MY THOUGHTS ON THE ORDINARY SKINCARE

Having bought four products from The Ordinary last year, whilst

in the UK, I thought it maybe of interest to you if I did a post 

on my overall thoughts and hopefully it can allow you to make

more informed choices about these serums.

Now... I understand that trying and using only four products is not a huge

deal in the bigger picture of the products they have to offer, but I 

feel its given me a good overview and understanding of why there have been
so mixed reviews since it burst onto the beauty scene

 a couple of years ago.

You can read more about the origins of the brand etc by reading my 

first post from a year ago.

My Ordinary Haul

I'm going to link my full reviews in the order that I posted

  enabling you to read my original thoughts and understand each 

product better.

1.

Caffeine Solution 5%+EGCG Review

The Ordinary claim that this combination of Caffeine and EGCG can help reduce

 puffiness and dark circles in the eye contour. 

Nearly a year down the line I'm still using this serum under my eye creams 

either am or pm or both, so it has worked out to be extremely good value in terms

of price and with regards to effectiveness I stand by my original review

where I mention that it all depends on the cause of the dark circles, as to how well

you feel that this product works.

Is it a product I need to have in my life?

Yes and No 

(which I understand may not help you greatly in your product 

decisions)

I do enjoy using this eye serum and hopefully it is helping to reduce puffiness

and lessen my dark circles, but I'm only going to really know

once I stop using and to be honest for the price it's not worth me

 excluding it from my daily routine, however I'm not going to go panic if 

I can't re-purchase however if I'm going overseas 
i'll most probably pick up another bottle.

2.

AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution

Out of the four serums that I tried this is without doubt my favourite

and is definitely a "gem" and I will be re-purchasing.

Again I've still not finished the bottle, so it offers excellent value both

on the price front and in terms of effectiveness.

I would advise caution when using this product as they advise 

not to leave on the skin for longer than 10 minutes.

Over this past year of using I forgot the one occassion and left mine on for 
10 mins and I could feel the intensity building of the tingle and the burn, which was the panic alarm to remove quickly.

I find that my max tolerance time with this chemical peel is around 8 minutes.

3.

Matrixyl 10%+HA

Matrixyl was the most difficult products to give

you feedback on, as it's a Peptide serum with Hyaluronic Acid, that silently

 works away and doesn't give you

any obvious quick results, it's a long term ongoing treatment.

I stopped using this serum, as I really didn't enjoy the formula,

so I won't be re-purchasing.

4.

Hyaluronic Acid 2%+B5

The HA serum review was only posted couple of weeks ago,

as I kept going back to the product to basically give it another chance to

impress me, but sadly it didn't.

This is one of the Hero products from The Ordinary and the one that everyone 
seems to raves about, but for me it was another fail due to the texture of the product 
and I wouldn't re-purchase.

 My reviews are like so many others that I've read as its 

of a mixed bag, of likes and dislikes.

The one factor that works in this brands favour is the price

and to be honest if you buy a product and it's not for you then you haven't

wasted too much money.

On the other hand I bought 4 products and I only found one that

is a real keeper in my beauty regime. I found it was often the sticky texture of 

the serums on my skin that let them down, they seemed to lack a 

refinement that other more expensive brands offer and to be perfectly honest

I would rather fore go the cheap price for a quality product that I will actually
 apply and enjoy.

However after saying that I would recommend that you give 

The Ordinary a try, as you may find a little gem as I found in 

product no.2 the AHA Peeling Solution.

This brand has, without doubt gained some very loyal followers

but its also been shrouded in controversy and 

if any of you have been following 

Deciem The Abnormal Beauty Company

 on Instagram you will know all about the strange and somewhat 

confusing rants by its founder and CEO

Brandon Truaxe.

The price point of their products is amazing and its allowed

previously prohibitive serums like

Retinols,Hyaluronic Acid,Vitamin C and so many more to not only

be more easily accessible but also extremely affordable.

But I have to say its left me feeling rather doubtful

about The Ordinary brand as a whole, as its lost some of its 
initial "serum sparkle" and in my opinion is over hyped.

Let me know what your views on this brand and what products
you have tried...