Nivea My Silhouette

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I spotted the Nivea My Silhouette Gel-Cream immediately. The tube is packaged in a cardboard box and it claims to "Slim and Reshape your Silhouette". Obviously I could not resist such claims so at a price of about £10 I purchased the 200ml tube.

On opening the box at home it revealed a lovely mint-green tube with a slim lady on the front and states that it contains Bio-Slim Complex (whatever that may be!). The product ...
...will have dual effects on the skin. The gel makes claims of measurable slimming results after 4 weeks and more toned and elastic skin.

There is a long list of ingredients including perfume but full details can be found at www.NIVEA.com

That evening I decided to give it a go. the gel should be applied once or twice a day. I squeezed some into my hand and proceeded to rub it into my stomach. The gel is a pleasent pale ... more

I am making a determined effort to improve my health and loose some weight. With this in mind I have also been trying to look after myself better as well. I have been using scrubs and moisturisers and generally going in for a bit of pampering. However I do feel that the skin around me legs and stomach is definately looking a bit sad and could do with some help. With this in mind I set out to have a look through the shelves at Boots.

I spotted the Nivea My Silhouette Gel-Cream immediately. The tube is packaged in a cardboard box and it claims to "Slim and Reshape your Silhouette". Obviously I could not resist such claims so at a price of about £10 I purchased the 200ml tube.

On opening the box at home it revealed a lovely mint-green tube with a slim lady on the front and states that it contains Bio-Slim Complex (whatever that may be!). The product states that it has White tea and Anis Extract which will have dual effects on the skin. The gel makes claims of measurable slimming results after 4 weeks and more toned and elastic skin.

There is a long list of ingredients including perfume but full details can be found at www.NIVEA.com

That evening I decided to give it a go. the gel should be applied once or twice a day. I squeezed some into my hand and proceeded to rub it into my stomach. The gel is a pleasent pale green colour and it has a very pleasant aroma, not too perfumed but quite fresh smelling. The problem came in actually trying to rub the gel in. It does not sink into the skin very well at all. I seemed to be rubbing for a long time and the skin still felt greasy. I decided at this point that it would certainly produce inch loss on my arms because of all the effort required! I also tried some on my thighs and eventually went to bed with my skin still feeling tacky.

The next day I tried it again after my shower. I still had difficulty rubbing it in but I had used much less so it didn't take as long.

I tried to use it twice a day (but sometimes I forgot). After about a week I did notice that the skin on my stomach did actually feel smoother. I don't know if this is due to the ingredients in the gel or the regular massage effect. However I was pleased with the feel of my skin.

I did try to persevere for the four weeks required to decide if this actually produced slimming results. However I found the greasy residue left on the skin a nuisance when I was trying to get ready in the mornings so I gradually forgot to use it. Having come across it in the cupboard today I think I may give it another try because it would be great if it really worked so maybe I just need to try harder.

Overall I would not really recommend this product. It makes great claims but it is not overly nice to use, the smell is nice but the greasiness isn't. If you are the sort of person who always remembers to use their skin products you may get good results if you are determined!

 

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