I haven't written a blog post for a very long time because I wasn't really inspired by anything enough to wax poetically about it. But! The past year I have tried several skin care products, and I felt that I should talk about some of them, as they have really made a difference to my rosacea-plagued skin. Thus, here are a few quick reviews for products I've recently used and really liked for the most part:
✿✿✿ 1) Start Over Eye Cream by Sunday Riley ✿✿✿
This is a quite pricey eye cream, however, the bottle is 30 ml which is double the amount that almost all eye creams have.The texture is not thick, and very pleasant to apply. I didn't notice any reduction in lines or crows feet, however, my under eye area felt fresh and very hydrate after each application. All in all, a worthwhile purchase in my opinion.
✿✿✿ 2) Effaclar Duo by La Roche-Posay ✿✿✿
Many beauty bloggers have sung the praises of the Effaclar Duo and not undeservedly. It's a treatment for blemishes but doesn't feel harsh on the skin. It can be applied topically, but when my face is particularly pimply, I like to apply it all over. This product definitely works over time, but I don't think it's something to be applied on a daily routine for a very long time as it probably has some very potent ingredients, but for emergencies it's great. It needs to be followed by serum or moisturizer because it's drying, but those with very oily skins could probably get away with applying it solo in their night time routine and then going to bed.
✿✿✿ 3) Ceramic Slip Cleanser by Sunday Riley ✿✿✿
This a very nice cleanser; it doesn't foam very much, and it doesn't have a great scent, but it has some good ingredients that promise to refine pores and boost collagen. I don't think my pores will ever be refined (they are *that* big), but this cleanser definitely brightned my skin (probably because of the Vitamin C), not to mention that it didn't aggravate my redness in the slightest. Love!
✿✿✿ 4) Red Alert by Medik8 ✿✿✿
This is an oil that helps with the inflammation in sensitive and redness-prone skins. I was hesitant to try an oil, but at some point my rosacea had flared up with a vengeance, so I caved in and gave this a go. I did have a pimple or two when I overdid it with this, but the benefits I got in terms of calming the redness were great. It does calm the skin, and I find that I get better results (pimple-wise) when I apply it sparingly and not saturate the skin. If you have a very dry skin you'll probably have to follow up with a moisturizer, but if you suffer from rosacea, inflamed, and angry skin, you should definitely give this a try.
Do you have any recent discoveries (or long-term affairs!) with any skincare products? Do share!
