Skincare Update & WIWT

You may recall that some four months ago I was asked to review some beauty products by La Roche-Posay & was so impressed with the results & products that I ended up ditching my beloved Bobbi Brown & promptly swapped all my skincare over - you can see my full post here.  

So you can imagine my delight when they recently got back in touch to see if I'd be interested in trying out a couple of new products - a daily moisturiser & also an eye make-up remover.

Their Redermic C10 Moisturiser is an intensive treatment that is designed to target loss of firmness, wrinkles & lack of luminosity, which is we're being honest is probably something most of us can identify with & would probably like sorting out.

It contains 10% pure vitamin C together with vitamin E & hyaluronic acid to create an intensive corrective daily treatment that can either either be used on it's own or with your normal skin care & is even suitable for use on sensitive skins too.

La Roche-Posay Redermic C10 Moisturiser £29.50

Now if you take a peek at their website you'll see they claim that after a week your skin will look plumper & firmer with a reduction in the look of wrinkles as well as a more even & luminous complexion.

I've now been using the cream for a couple of weeks & whilst I didn't think I'd notice that much of a difference in my skin, as I was already so pleased with how it was looking, I can honestly say I feel it's looking even better than before I started using it.  Even hubby has said that I look like I've got more of a glow, which seeing as I've been working such long hours recently & surviving on little sleep can only be a good thing.  And upon looking more closely in the mirror (which is never one of my favourite past times.....such a scary concept the older you get isn't it?!!) yes my skin does look smoother & a little tighter.  I also really like the fact that the cream is lovely & light & instantly sinks into your skin.  I don't know about you but I just hate creams that are thick & heavy & you can feel on your skin, as it always makes me worry that it will cause breakouts.

Now as I've already mentioned the other product I was sent was their eye make-up remover.  

You may recall in my previous post on skincare I said how I used Oil of Ulay & having in the past tried various eye make-up removers I was convinced with one was the best out there.  However, since my fringe has got heavier & blunter my eyeliner has got thicker & heavier & I've had to apply more & more of my existing remover cream to remove it all & to be honest there's been some mornings when I've woken up looking a little *a lot* like Alice Cooper.   So I was quite intrigued to give the one sent by La Roche-Posay a try.

La  Roche-Posay Physiological Eye Make-Up Remover £11

Having used a cream eye make-up remover for many years the first thing I noticed about the new make-up remover was that it was lovely & cool & refreshing, especially when applying to my constantly tired eyes.  Secondly having applied the remover to a cotton wool pad I now only need to gently wipe my eye lids & lashes to remove my make up as opposed to my existing cream, which I tended to rub into my eyes, which when you're constantly told that to not rub your eyes due to the delicateness of the skin was always something that worried me & like my previous remover the Physiological remover also removes waterproof make up too.  So yes I'm sold on this new product & will have to add this to my list of 'must haves', which if you're interested I've included as a separate tab here.

Back to clothes now & here's what I'm wearing today.

Dress - H&M

Jacket - Mango
Bag - Designer Exchange

Shoes - Boden

Dress - H&M £39.99

Necklace - Pia Jewellery £70

Jacket - Mango £89.99

Shoes - John Lewis £25

As I've already mentioned I've been extremely impressed with the results from all my La Roche-Posay products & since my initial introduction in May I've continued to keep all my skincare with La Roche-Posay.  In fact I'd go as far as to say that I don't think my skin has looked or felt better & since my last post I've even swapped hubby & son's beauty regimes over too.  Needless to say these two new products are also firmly now on my radar & will be replaced as soon as they run out.  Plus not only am I delighted with my new regime I'm also saving a small fortune compared to the price of my Bobbi Brown products & I've only just started to have to replace my original items so not only are they cheaper they last ages too.  

I really can't recommend this brand enough & would love to hear if any of you lovely ladies also feel the same.  Perhaps you were tempted to try some of the products I've previously reviewed?  If so I'd love to hear how you've been getting on & what you think about them.  I know for anyone experiencing breakouts due to hormone changes with the menopause then their Effaclar range is highly recommended (see here).  Or perhaps you feel the same way about another brand?

As always I love reading your thoughts & comments.

Right I'm off to get cracking with work.  Hope everyone has a fab day & I'll see you tomorrow.