Not Worth The Splurge #1

Today I’m sharing my thoughts on skin care products that have received their stamp of approval in the blogosphere but didn’t made the cut for me. I would love to point out that these products are loved and adored by a great amount of people so it’s not that they are necessarily bad but they either didn’t work for me or weren’t worth the price. I’ve created this series to share my honest opinion and if this helps you to save you some pennies I’d be glad to do that.

INDEED LABS – EYSILIX

This has been Caroline-approved so I couldn’t imagine myself not loving it. She claimed this to be the equivalent to any other expensive eye cream but with added peptides which sounds more than promising. Unfortunately we did not get along. I found this to be too sticky and it would also ball up with every application. It even broke me out but that’s not the main raison why I didn’t like it. It was overall not a pleasant experience to use.

MARIO BADESCU – DRYING LOTION

Everyone and their mothers seem to be raving about this product, a miracle in a bottle so it seems … The pink solution at the bottom is calamine lotion which is mainly an astringent and an antiseptic, the clear solution on top is a mixture of salicylic acid, water and alcohol. Take a q-tip, without shaking the bottle, straight to the pink solution at the bottom and dot it on in the evening as an overnight treatment. This is supposed to make your spots vanish overnight or at least reduce it significantly in size.

I’ve had high expectations but they were far from fulfilled. I’ve used it on and off on different kind of spots (big, small, white, red, … you name it) without getting any result. I’ve really tried my best to like this but in my case my spots even kept on growing. I despise spots so badly that’s undoubtedly the last thing I want. I’ve held on to this product in the hope to like it one day but I think it’s high time to let it go … Goodbye Mario.

SUNDAY RILEY – CERAMIC SLIP

Sunday Riley is a backstage favourite at fashion week but it’s definitely not stealing the show in my bathroom, unfortunately. It’s a gel-based clay cleanser that promises you to do a load of things: Withdraw impurities, tighten pores, balance the skin, keep break-outs at bay, stimulate collagen, … The list seems to be everlasting. I thought that this would be the one but unfortunately that wasn’t the case. First of all, I prefer to use any other type of cleanser over this: cream, balm, oil cleansers, you name it. The main reason we didn’t get along is because it stripped my skin leaving it very tight and very uncomfortable. I have tried it over and over again in the hope to like it but I need to face reality and it’s not gonna happen.

So tell me your opinions and whether they were a hit or miss …

August 14, 2014 by Alice Yeh | 13 Comments