And so another Friday rolls around. Skin care has been tried, it has been used and I am ready to talk about it. There weren’t a lot of changes this week, but there were a few. So let’s take a look and see what happened.
Daytime Skin Care
Deodorant: Native Powder and Cotton Deodorant
Cleanser: Korres Foaming Cream Cleanser Pre + Probiotics Greek Yoghurt
Toning Essence: Time Revolution Artemisia Treatment Essence from Missha (product gifted by brand)
- Currently on sale for 50% off ($27.50 instead of $55)
Serum: Lancome Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate
Eye Cream: Elemis Pro-Collagen Eye Revive Mask
Moisturizer: First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Oil Control Moisturizer
Eye Serum: Dior Capture Totale Super Potent Eye Serum (product gifted by Influenster)
Sunscreen: Volition Prismatic Luminizing Shield in SPF 50
Okay lets go down the list. At the moment the Native Deodorant is still working, but I will be picking up an antiperspirant for days where wet circles under the arms are a no go. Otherwise it is a really good product. The summer time is just extra sweat inducing.
This week I rotated in the Korres Foaming Cream Cleanser. I’ll be honest, the reason I put off using this is because I have the face mask from the same Greek Yoghurt line and I suspected it would smell the same and because of the dairy scent, my face wouldn’t feel clean. The cleanser however has a nice fresh clean scent to it. It is not as yoghurty as the face mask. It goes on to a damp face like a cream and then you add a little more water and it foams as you massage it into your skin. The cleanser rinses off cleanly with no residue left behind whatsoever and my skin felt clean and fabulous. I was very impressed with it’s first week of use and look forward to giving it the full test run to see how it performs for a month or even the length of the product as I suspect the tube will last longer than a month.
This week I was also really happy to have the Time Revolution Artemisia Treatment essence in my line up as well. While I have been adjusting my walk times to account for the sun and increased heat and I have been wearing sunscreen, there was a lot of sun this week. I also had some time spent in the garden which added to it. This essence felt fantastic on the skin after too much time in the sun. I have noticed that if I use it in the morning, I tend to use one or two drops and it absorbs in completely with no issue allowing me to move on with the rest of my skin care. At night however, if I have spent too much time in the sun. I soak one of my reusable cotton rounds with the essence and apply a thicker layer to the skin. Then I let it sit for about ten minutes before returning to the bathroom and the rest of my nightly skin care. This extra product and extra time really helps soothe the skin. And I’ll be honest, I don’t mind stretching out my nightly skincare for a bit of personal pampering.
This week has also made me realize that I need to pick up a gardening hat. If anyone has any suggestions send them my way as I will begin the gardening hat quest this weekend.
But back to skin care. You may notice that my Peach and Lily Glass Serum was swapped out this week. It will be returning soon. I received this Lancome serum sample in my Macy’s beauty box and the stopper was a little damaged. I think the seal is still okay, but it looked like something I shouldn’t leave sitting for long so I decided to roll it into the line up just to use it. I’ve been using it for almost a week and still have about three or four days’ worth of serum left. I had high hopes for this as I really enjoyed the eye cream from the same line and this serum has been raved about by those reviewing it.
To be honest, I wasn’t blown away. It is a good serum. There is no doubt about that, but from the reviews I expected fabulous. It isn’t. It’s good, but not fabulous. At least for me. While I will more than likely pick up the eye cream from this Lancome Line, I think that when this serum is finished, I will bid it a fond farewell, but it will not make the list of items to purchase in a full size.
And so now we look to the night.
Nighttime Skin Care
Makeup Remover: Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm
Cleanser: Korres Foaming Cream Cleanser Pre + Probiotics Greek Yoghurt
Toner: Time Revolution Artemisia Treatment Essence from Missha (Gifted by brand)
Serum: Lancome Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate
Eye Cream: Elemis Pro-Collagen Eye Revive Mask
Moisturizer: First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Oil Control Moisturizer
Eye Serum: Dior Capture Totale Super Potent Eye Serum (gifted by Influenster)
Neck serum: Dermelect Self Esteem Beauty Sleep Serum
Lips: Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask (in Maple), no lip scrub
.Night Mask: Bloom Effects Royal Tulip Nectar Night Mask
This week everything has been chugging along with the night time. All of the changes to the line up were also changes made during the day time line up so there is little to add for most. The Time Revolution is going to be a summer time favorite. After too much sun it is just really soothing on the skin as well as performing like an essence is supposed to and opening the skin up for additional skincare.
The Bloomeffects I used only twice this week. I had some blemish eruptions on my chin from stress, so I took care of them with some Peace Out Acne Dots and then just went with my current moisturizer. Twice a week added the extra moisture I needed and my skin cleared up. I am very impressed with the First Aid Beauty Oil Control Moisturizer. I tend to be hit or miss with First Aid Beauty but this was a clear hit. It provides the moisture my skin needs without feeling heavy or greasy. This is definitely one of the products I need to mark down to remember and reorder for summertime wear.
I don’t know if the photos show it or not, but my Dermelect bottle is empty. The Self Esteem serum is no more. I will continue to put serums and creams on my neck and chest, but I really liked having the Dermelect handy. Not only did it work well, but its presence reminded me that I needed to take my skin care down my neck. Seeing that red bottle was a really good visual cue not to miss that skin. Admittedly it was also a good product that I really enjoyed using. While it will be reordered at some point, right now I have a lot of new skin care to try out so I will be adding it to the list but refraining from repurchasing at the moment.
This week there is no other skincare to add to the line up. I skipped the Sunday Prism mask as I was on the phone hearing all about my brother’s move to a new home and I also forgot to use the retinol and oil this week as well. So there is no other skincare to add. Despite the stress and the need for the Peace Out Acne Dots, over all this was a really good skin week for me.
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