Advantages: pleasantly soothing, reduces redness and takes the sting from spots and stings
Disadvantages: is a bit pricey but so are all spot teatments

...in an open minded manner and judge by the results. In America it’s even harder to see through the bloated marketing claims but I itched so much I would’ve given almost anything a go but I was fairly impressed. Since then I have kept a small amount of this. The pen goes a long way as I don’t use it very often. Like a lot of women I get the occasional spot at times of stress or due to hormonal changes such as ovulation. It’s odds on that these will; turn up at the most inconvenient time and in the most prominent place possible, consequenlty they need to be got rid of as soon as possible. I’ve tried a wide variety of remedies in my youth including ridiculous ones: for example I recall being 15 (even though its quite a way back) and getting asked out on a hot date and as sods law will have it I had a zit of ungodly proportions rise up on my... Read review

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Advantages: Kills zits dead
Disadvantages: Can sting, expensive

...I am not perfect, nor is my complexion, however, there are little helpers to aid me in my never-ending quest for a perfect complexion. I have tried pretty much every zit zapper on the market, be it clearasil, oxy, clean and clear up to medicated stuff (never again!), neutrogena, tea tree oil to name but a few products with whom I've had a cheap fling in hopes of smooth, clear skin. But alas, none of them could help me as well as my latest partner in zit related crime fighting (drum roll please) CLINIQUE ANTI-BLEMISH SOLUTIONS CLEAR BLEMISH GEL! WOW! the crowd gasps, but is it really that great? Can it help me too? Read on to find out. What is it exactly? The spot treatment gel is just that; a gel which is applied directly to spots in order to treat them. Actually, more or less to destroy the little buggers! It contains... Read review

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Advantages: Covers zits!!
Disadvantages: Goes a bit funny after a while.

...a couple free samples which to be honest is sometimes nice than a stack of points. ------------------------------------- Value for money:- Its not amazing value for money as all it does it cover up blemishes and marks which, to be honest, a cheap concealer would also do that. But you are buying a name and the quality that comes with that name and of course none of cliniques products are perfumed so is ideal for sensitive skin. It is in the same sort of market as Dior, Lancome, Elizabeth Arden etc. and a would choose this any day. ------------------------------------- Quality:- It's quite thick consistency means it covers zits, blemishes etc. very well but can go a little heavy i you layer it on to much! Its very smooth and creamy aswell which is an almost must for any make-up. You can tell it is quite expensive buy... Read review

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Advantages: non greasy
Disadvantages: expensive

...I have always suffered from spots or zits whatever you want to call them, but over the last few years they have been a lot better. I am a big fan of tea tree oil products for use on my face and have been for a few years now. I usually use ones made by either Boots or from the body shop. One of my particular favourites is the tea tree oil moisture gel that is made by the body shop. It comes in a small 50ml green tube with a black screw cap on it. It has a black label on the front of it clearly telling you what the product is. This body shop tea tree oil moisture gel is made for people with oily or blemished skin. It is non oily gel which will sooth, soften and hydrate the skin without greasiness. The back of the tube gives a description of how the gel works. It says that Glycerin, pro vitamin B5 and sea plant extract moisturise... Read review

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Advantages: intellectual game which is still fun
Disadvantages: can be addictive and not for those with short attention spans

...Yes, it really happened.... the letters S, E and X appeared on my stand and my heart leapt. The word "ZIT" had just been played and with the aid of a triple word score and the additional joy of being able to make the word "OX" into the bargain and the game was all mine! Nothing stirs up the passions in our house quite like a game of scrabble. Indeed, my husband only learned his nickname whilst playing a game. Having played the word "ZITS" (that word features rather a lot) I was asked by my mother who was winning. "Bl@@dy Superman!" came the reply! Scrabble is a word game based loosely around a crossword format. Players draw 7 tiles from a bag and then attempt to make words on a board to score as many points as possible. Each tile has a letter which has a numerical value. The board contains "bonus" squares which can double... Read review

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Advantages: Gets rid of spots fast
Disadvantages: None

...I have always had pretty good skin. I don’t very often get spots and I have always looked young for my age, so I’m told. Sadly, though, I very rarely go anywhere to show my good skin off. It’s almost guaranteed, though, that the minute I decide to do anything even remotely special, I’ll get a crop of monster zits on my chin. It’s the law. The combination of oily T-zone and stress causes volcanic eruptions of Pompeii proportions on my face. These very circumstances came to pass the day before I was due to go to the Ciao meet in Birmingham. Sure enough, the pre-meet collywobbles worked their magic and my poor chin became home to a rash (haaaaa) of very red and very sore, shiny new pimples. Pizza face. Luckily my dear friend KarenUK came to my rescue by cutting a little piece from her Lush... Read review

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Advantages: all kinds of uses, topical antisceptic, inexpensive, really works well
Disadvantages: none

...Witch Hazel Gel is one of those things that you come across one day and think – “I wish I’d discovered this years ago” It does not have the huge advertising campaign of the likes of Clearasil, Biactol and the rest, but it REALLY does do the trick if you or your children suffer from spots and blemishes. You know what it’s like, we’ve all been through it. Zits all over your face, just like a moonscape or a volcanic eruption. Usually just before that big date! OK, So I cannot tell you that this is a magic remedy that you smother onto your face and five minutes later….yippeeee all my spots have gone! There is NO SUCH PRODUCT – Clearasil, Biactol, Garlic Vinaigrette – NOTHING WILL DO IT. I have had facial eruptions throughout my teenage years and at different times during manhood... Read review

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Advantages: Normally an excellent range
Disadvantages: Overcrowded, badly staffed, logistical probs at preston

...over.... By and large, apart from some of the obvious logistical problems which Toys R Us experience (and they are significant), the store is actually a good one, stocking (usually) a huge range of toys and games, competitively priced. However, the customer service assistants in there are generally of the zit faced, moronic, Currys staff type and are both stupid and extremely unhelpful and I've never been exactly impressed by them. The store is often crowded, making it very difficult to get around, and the customer pick up point, though a good idea and the only real way of handling things, does get very, very congested at times, and tempers often get extremely frayed. I'd only go in places like this when either I'm completely desperate or it's deserted. I have never known it to be deserted, however, so it's desperation measures... Read review

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Advantages: see op
Disadvantages: see op

...I have always been blessed with perfect skin. Throughout puberty I was very fortunate not to get spots ever!!! And that is God honest truth. Boy am I paying now! Even throughout my pregnancy with Zach, my skin was fantastic but since then, boy oh boy!! My friends say it serves me right when I used to tease them as teenagers. You could guarantee when we were due to go out for a disco or something, one or more of them would have a zit breakout! In the last couple of years I have been getting really bad spots on my forehead but especially on my shoulders and chest. I don’t mean little spots I mean great craters that glow bright purple!!! Although the oil levels in my skin seem to reach a high at certain times of the month, my skin is generally quite dry and sensitive so finding a product that did all the jobs required was quite hard... Read review

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Advantages: I don;t have to have zits any more.
Disadvantages: I got older.

...that again fills me with dread. 6. SELFISHNESS I think that all teenagers go through a period where they are the centre of their own universe. It is part of learning who you are. Until you find someone that you love more than yourself, how can you not go through selfishness. I detest selfishness though I think as a teenager, you don;t even see it, let alone have enough experience to recognise what you are doing and how it affects people around you. 7. LEARNING TO DRIVE Boy I would not like to go through this horrendous experience again. It was bad enough last time. At 40 odd years old, I had to learn not only to drive on the other side of the road, but to drive a car that had its steering wheel on the wrong side. I would hate to go back to not knowing how to drive, and the punishment of driving lessons. 8. THE ZITS I would also... Read review

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