FRIDAY FOLLOW-UP {NOVEMBER 2019}

Its been many months since I wrote a Friday Follow-Up post to let you know

how I feel about some of the products I have previously reviewed.

Sometimes I have extra to add to my review, on other occasions I grow to like

a product more with time, which is the case with my 1st product.

My 2nd was simply that I missed the way my skin looked and felt when using the product and Black Friday discounts came along that swung me to order the product..

1.

CAUDALIE

GLYCOLIC PEEL MASK

To read my original review

I first reviewed this product back in March 2019 and despite saying in my review that

I wouldn't re-purchase, well guess what, I have repurchased.

As the months went by I found myself reaching more and more for this Peel Mask,

I also discovered that if I left the mask on for the recommended maximum time of 

10 minutes it really came into its own and its proved to be my favourite peel.

On my skin, it starts to tingle around 9-10 mins of being on and that's my cue

to remove.

It leaves the skin incredibly soft,smooth and brighter, which is what Caudalie

claimed it would do, but I simply wasn't leaving it on for the full 10 minutes to experience the full peel effect, so thankfully

I did eventually discover the absolute wonders of this mask.

 2.

GIORGIO ARMANI 

SILK FOUNDATION

 To read my original review

I only recently reviewed this luxury foundation in the form of a 7 day supply that I

was sent by Armani Beauty and whilst I enjoyed the sample and couldn't fault the product

this is what I had to say:

"From my experiences with both high and mid priced foundations, they don't seem to offer much more nowadays in terms of formulation,coverage,luminosity etc. than some of the very good drug store foundations.

As always I prefer to invest my cash into anti-ageing skincare products than 

high end makeup"

Whilst I still stand by what I say in the above I'm going to make an exception

re this Silk Foundation from GIORGIO ARMANI, as I surprisingly missed using this

foundation once my 7 day supply had finished, so much so, that I have ordered one today

from overseas, on a Black Friday 25% discount, which softens the cost somewhat.

Call it my Christmas treat to myself...

CAUDALIE GLYCOLIC PEEL MASK {REVIEW}

 I have used an exfoliator/scrub/polisher/peel whatever you like to call it, 

religiously for the past 40 years.

 (Yes 40 years and that's longer than many of you reading this have been around.)

I was first introduced to the importance of this process of manually or chemically removing that surface layer of those drying, dulling dead cells early on in my beauty therapy training. It's a vital part of a good skincare regime and I just wished more people understood that.

It's one product that will instantly smooth and brighten the skin, whilst activating skin cell renewal and allowing for better penetration of any products that follow and all without too much effort. 

My first "proper" exfoliator was the Clarins Doux Peel that I started to use weekly way back when I was working part time in salon whilst also at training college and it's still a product I alternate with today. 

(However I have just realised that I've never written a review about the Clarins Doux Peel in all my nearly 7 years of blogging, so I will have to rectify that very soon)

As you can imagine I have tried so many exfoliators in my time and I'm always on the look out for new ones to trial.

Depending on the type of exfoliator and brand determines whether I use once or twice a week, but rule of thumb is to aim for once a week and you will be amazed at what a difference this one addition will make to your "Skincare Journey".

As I'm on a roll with Caudalie at the moment I had to include my thoughts and opinions 

on their Gyclolic Peel.

I've included this peel in my current skincare regime 2 times a week for the past month as per recommendation. 

Apply this facial mask twice a week to dry skin, avoiding the eye contour area.Leave on for 10 minutes then rinse with water.

Can be used on all skin types

This non-drying, creamy mask delivers a 10-minute instant home facial, that gentle buffs away dull, dead skin cells and brightens dark spots to reveal a brighter, smooth complexion. Natural, time-release glycolic—an alpha-hydroxyl acid (AHA)—gently exfoliates dead skin cells,revealing a softer, smoother skin.

 Viniferine® is a secret brightening ingredient that is clinically proven to lighten dark spots 62 times more than Vitamin C. The formula is enriched with papaya enzymes to invigorate and illuminate. Together, these powerful ingredients support natural cell turnover and collagen production. 

 Formulated with 85.7% natural origin ingredients, this quite luxurious, non-irritating and gentle mask was perhaps a little too gentle for me, however that being said I did find my skin, post use, to be significantly brighter, smoother and softer, but I find that with most good exfoliators, so it didn't do anything for my skin that was exceptional.

Overall I do like this mask and I'm enjoying using it, but I doubt that I will re-purchase in the future, as with time I've progressed onto more active peels etc.that I can do at home, but that being said I highly recommend this  gentle product as an intro to exfoliating products.

If you don't currently include an exfoliating type product in your regime then now it the time to start doing so...
as 10 minutes can make such a difference.

Dermatologically and ophtalmologically tested.

As with all Caudalie products it contains no parabens, phenoxyethanol, phthalates, mineral oils or animal-derived ingredients are used.

Caudalie

Glycolic Peel

75ml

R
Available at Skins Cosmetics Sandton
Unfortunately their website is still so I don't have a price
for you. 

£

22

$

39

€

20