My skin had been looking a bit lacklustre of late (boo hoo). I find that every time I come back from Canada my face decides to rebel horribly. They must have cleaner air or something...
Anyhoo, I'd heard about these Elemis 'Skin Bliss' capsules before and figured they were worth a go. I bought mine from Time To Spa although you can probably get them on eBay and the like.
As the pic shows, you get a tub of these things - about a month's worth in total. The pink ones are used in the morning and the green ones at night. They contain oils which I'm assured by the blurb on the website will work wonders! I'm not one for remembering the names of the magic ingredients - if it works I'll buy it again, otherwise I'll end up using it on another part of my body to finish it!
I'm on day 20 of using these now and I've religiously used them day and night. The little capsules are easy to break open and the oil is squeezed out. Rub it between your palms to warm it and massage on to your face and neck. Voila!
On the plus side.....I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that my skin wasn't oilier than usual (yes, this is a positive!). I've used facial oils at night but never dared use them in the morning for fear of walking into work looking like a super shiney lollipop. The oil sinks in very quickly and leaves your skin feeling soft, and you can apply makeup etc on the top aftewards (although I tend to leave it for 15-20 minutes before adding my normal moisturiser on top).
Another plus is that......it smells nice and feels luxurious (and so it should for £58!!). *cough*
On the downside...I didn't notice much of a difference. Oops. I haven't given up altogether - I'll try these again at the tail end of winter when my skin does get a bit dry, but this time around I can't say anything has changed dramatically. Once I've finished the tub, I'll see if anything worsens and will let you know. For now, I'm basically saying that after my ramble above, I probably wouldn't recommend them - not for use in the summer anyway. The one thing they're definitely useful for is to take on a 'plane - you can rehydrate without having to drag an entire tube of cream with you.
Nevermind, eh?!!
pity they didn't work! they look lush too. Maybe in winter they might work better.
ReplyDeleteAnd why I am not surprised hearing the price because yesterday my younger sis who herself is a professional in all this, sold some one a facial of about 300$ :-).
ReplyDeleteHope the cream( can I say it a cream) works for you!
Aman....
@ Deborah - Indeedy :o( But I'll try again when it's colder. I won't give up that easily! :o)
ReplyDelete@ Aman - Wow...that must've been some facial!! :o)
Wow...that must've been some facial!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes , it really is and if you would ask my sis, she brings so many "benefits" to supports its price as well :-) .
Aman....