Face Creams & Treatments

My dessert island must have!!

Advantages: Miracle cream, pure wonderfullness!!!!!
Disadvantages: Taste (not that anyone other than me would try a smidge)

...This is the only Elizabeth Arden product that I own. I brought my Eight Hour skin protectant cream in Debenhams last year whilst on holiday for around £17. The one I own is in a small cylindrical pot and is a limited edition 80's style. I loved the design, fun and cheerful looking. I personally prefer this packaging to the original but both have the same contents. I can't see the amount on my pot but I have a feeling it is around 30ml. I was recommended ...
...about it prior to buying it and even read about it in my beauty bible (see review). This product is of orange/brown in colour and is rather waxy in consistency. It does not really feel or look like a cream. I really must stress that a little goes a long way. I was a little uncertain of the price but to think mine has hardly gone down and I use it all the time just shows how small an amount is required. I would not have brought this product based ...

laurajeantinks 11.03.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream

Made No Difference

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Ineffective, Requires long term application, leaves skin slimy

Having like so many others I bought this product after reading its fantastic claims and somewhat mixed reviews and all I can say is IT DONT WORK!!. Now let me tell you why, I have a small red mark on face (telangiectasis) and got this to help with it. I used it for 8 months (following the instructions) and after all the time it made absolutely no difference. So if you’re considering purchasing this take the manufactures claims with a pinch ...
...positive thing that can be said about it is that it you can use it as a moisturiser (although I found it somewhat slimy). As a final note: after further research it seems that there is no cream or product that has been proven to effectively remove unsightly veins etc.. and the only effective methods are laser surgery and the likes. ...

Trent1717 14.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Skin Doctors Vein Away Plus

Skin Doctor's Gamma Hydroxy Forte

Advantages: It really does what it claims!
Disadvantages: It's a bit pricey

...am 34 with rather oily skin and the occasional breakout. According to what I read on the net, this cream was originally designed to treat acne scarring, but it proved to also reduce fine lines and improve skintone. In short: I love this cream. My skin has gotten very smooth and I rarely have breakouts anymore. My sunspots have nearly gone too. I do find that if I do not use the cream for a few days my skin returns to it's old state, so beware, ...
...and leaves my skin feeling smooth and soft. I use it at night, as it tends to make my oily skin a bit shiny. The smell is quite unique. I like it, it's rather herbal. My husband (who loves the smell) says it reminds him of pipe tobacco. Okaaay. The cream also comes in Forte. It's recommended that you use the original cream for a few months before switching to the Forte, but I started using the Forte straight away. I have noticed no side effects, ...

MiriamOz 29.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Skin Doctors Gamma Hydroxy Skin Resurfacing Cream

Boots protect but not so perfect serum!!

Advantages: Velvety feeling on application
Disadvantages: Didn't really see any difference in my skin for the price.

...spent over £20 on other Boots No.7 products, and received a free gift pack of other No.7 products of which there was a sample size of the protect and perfect serum. I began using the serum and was amazed at the velvety feeling it left on my skin almost immediately. I was so keen on the velvet feeling that I went out and bought a full sized tube a week later. I read the package which said within a few weeks my skin should look much better and believed ...
...as the weeks passed I didn't notice any difference in the appearance of my skin. I continued to use the tube, thinking that maybe it just needed some more time for my skin to get used to a new product. When the tube finished I quickly bought a new one to continue the regime. After 2 months of use, I could see no difference in the way my skin looked, despite the lovely velvety sensation. I don't know if it is just my skin type, but in my opinion, ...

lucci14 28.02.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Boots No.7 Protect and Perfect Beauty Serum

Bio-Oil- Does it help get rid of those stretch marks?

Advantages: It works. Does not irritate skin. Makes skin soft.
Disadvantages: Does not make them disappear all together. Is expensive.

...experiment with Coca Butter and Bio-Oil and I found these products to be very expensive. However, since having my daughter I started buying Bio-Oil and I find that it is reducing the stretch marks and making them feel like skin instead of indented lines. What do you think? Good product? Too expensive? Applying the cream in the morning and a night and any time after a shower or bath seemed to help me get smoother skin and great results! I also used ...

gailanne1 23.02.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Bio-Oil Face Cream