The Skincare Diaries (Entry 2)

It's been 2 weeks (ish) and so I thought I'd give a bit of an update to my skincare trial; in all honesty the first thing I noticed was a breakout in week 1.. now I can't in all fairness blame the products seeing as I treated my skin pretty badly over the festive period, so I did give these another chance and my skin is now as clear as it normally is (which is not completely blemish free!)  First impressions though:

Roc Retin-ox intensive anti-wrinkle night cream:
The roc is a little drying at first, I expected this from a retinol based product which is why I decided to use it with a serum. 

Dr. Organics Snail Gel Facial Serum
The snail gel serum however is very moisturising but with an extremely strong smell! It smells like lemongrass and it's not nessecarily bad but I do worry people can smell it on me. I've noticed that my skin is nicely soft and moisturised so long as I use the serum with the cream but not much else has happened so far. I am hoping that the serum isn't reducing the effect of the retinol; the main thing I want is to firm up the skin in my forehead and reduce the fine lines around my eyes and nose, but maybe I'm asking too much! 

The Skincare Diaries

New year, new me, and all the other cliches that come with the impending arrival of January 1st.... Where better to start than my skin

Skincare has become a bit of an issue for me.. It used to be a joy! Where I used to see gleaming bottles of hope and happiness I now see shelves upon shelves of decisions and confusion. It might be an age thing but I just feel like there is so much out there now I don't know where to turn; and I've used so many different things I can't remember what's reliable. So, seeing as I was trained to be a scientist at university I thought that's how I should approach skincare this year (I have to use those skill somewhere right?) so I have decided to conduct my own skin experiment and report the results here.

So far my trial is focused on two products:

1. Roc Retin-ox intensive anti-wrinkle night cream - I asked for a retinol based product for Christmas after hearing it is the one kind of cream that gives real results and that can supposedly reverse the ageing process (we shall see..) I think this particular one is from ebay as that tends to be where my mother purchases everything and the bottles says sample on the back!

2. Dr. Organics Snail Gel Facial Serum - I bought this after realising everyone else had bought it and thinking I'd better try it!

In order for this to work I need a before... I have scrutinised my skin to see my problem areas and I will be looking for real results! (Picture to come) 

If you have tried either of these product please do give me you thoughts and feedback I would really love to hear it! 

Xxx