La Roche-Posay Effaclar K review

Yes my packages are dirty, cos i use em!

Tag line- it works kind of.

Well well well. Effaclar K, you served me well but it's going to be a no.  La Roche Posay has a great reputation and in the UK its products now easily availaible in Boots are fast becoming "cult" classics. I used the sunscreen a couple of years ago and then hopped on the Effaclar range bandwagon.

What i liked:

It got rid of three clumps I had on my cheek that weren't spots, i don't know what they were but they were tiny and only effeclar moved them.  I also felt that my cheeks were kept relatively clear

However my head would not respond and the breakouts there just continued unimpeded. I also want sure how to use it. It has a tiny amount of retinal in it, so I choose to use it at night only. It says it's a good base for makeup but it's not clear what it is exactly. I also wasn't impressed with the ingredients. For the price it's a whole lot of filler, and though i don't greatly mind filler, i'm not paying £20 for it.

I think if you have very mild spots and pimples and by mild i mean mild it'll work for you. But its not a strong treatment lotion.

Alba Botanica Leave-in conditioner

Now the only hair moisturiser I use. Creamy, moisturising and thick. Yet affordable. Over here in the UK most natural leave-ins imported from the states will cost in the double figures. If you have a lot of hair or are a frequent washer it just won't make any financial sense.

Thats why i love this product.

For years I have been searching for a moisturiser I can get easily at a good price and that performs well and thats what i've found. Anyone with natural afro hair/very curly hair, who likes a thick emollient cream with fantastic ingredients, this is it. The only downside according to my sister is that it "smells like bum". I have no problem with the odour and my hair definitely doesn't smell like bum, the natural smell disapates in seconds lol, so don't worry about it. If you prefer heavily fragranced products this probablky isn't for you, but i love it. I've repurchased it three times and will continue to do so. I LOVE THIS STUFF!

It costs £6.29 at bath and unwind 

 Bath and unwind

Serums, Serums and more serums

It is now winter, so dry skin is a given for many people. For the past couple of months I have been experimenting with serums.  Although serums have been around for a while, us skincare muggles have probably only heard about them recently.  To be honest I was sceptical about them, aren't they just ANOTHER product being touted as a "necessity" for women.  I still don't know if they are a necessity and some sort of brilliant product but I have seen some small yet noticeable differences. 

Serums are a skincare product that has a higher amount of certain ingredients whether that be anti-age, acne and so on. The molecules are smaller so can penetrate the skin better. Apparently.

I have dry skin, so I usually buy skincare products that are targeted to the mature age group. I don't care who its targeted to as long as it works. I actually picked up my first serum because as an acne sufferer it contained Niacinamide, a great ingredient for spot prone skin as well as, just a great overall skin care ingredient!   

Tesco  Skin Wisdom age delay treatment serum  is £7 for 30ml, I however purchased it during a half price sale.

It comes in a pump format and looks quite pink and shimmery when you first disperse it onto your skin. However this shimmer does not appear on your skin when you rub it in and it goes on smoothly and has a pleasant fragrance. My routine was wash>rosewater glycerine>serum>moisturiser.  I used this   for around three months and would have repurchased it, but my local Tesco doesn't really stock the same thing twice. 

In terms of results, I definitely feel that  my skin held moisture in, and also my hypo pigmentation has been reduced ( light spots).

The only reason I didn't reuse it, is because it was no longer available on store ( I was not about to order it online.online. I don't need Tesco knowing even more about me) and because I am now following a more "intensive" I guess skin care regimen ( which I will be writing about with pics soon!)

After not being able to find the Skin wisdom serum, I instead bought L'oreal age perfect extraordinary serum. I bought it because it was £5 on offer down from I think the usual is about £11-13.

I liked the fact it came in a dropper format and came in a  darkened glass bottle. I didn't like the smell which was sour and if you accidently put too much it becomes greasy. It also irritated my  skin if i accidently put too much on and I didn't see any visible difference to my skin.  It's not bad, but it's not great.  I will not be repurchasing and will give this to my sister.

Tesco skin wisdom ingredients: 

Ingredients: Aqua,Cyclopentasiloxane ,Niacinamide ,Glycerin ,Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate ,Polyacrylamide ,Dimethicone ,Phenoxyethanol ,C13-14 Isoparaffin ,Calcium PCA ,Polysorbate 20 ,Oleyl Alcohol ,Mica ,Pentylene Glycol ,Imidazolidinyl Urea ,Dimethicone Crosspolymer ,Disodium EDTA , Lactobacillus/Cucurbita Pepo Fruit Ferment Extract ,Parfum ,Laureth-7 , Dimethiconol ,Sodium Hyaluronate ,Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract ,Glycine Soja Sterols ,Tocopheryl Acetate ,Sodium Hydroxide ,Rhodiola Rosea Extract ,EDTA , Butylphenyl Methylpropional ,Limonene ,Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde ,CI 77891 ,CI 77491

L'oreal extraordinary serum ingredients: