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WARNING: I have babbled on...ooops! But so much to say...get a brew and come back!
There are a tremendous amount of reviews on the beauty cult
products from Liz Earle. I have used some of the Cleanse & Polish (C&P)
range for about a year so hopefully you’ll agree that I can give an honest
review. My skin will be different to yours; your skin will be different to
mine. So my review is based on my experience and thoughts on the products.
I came across Liz Earle products after a bad experience of
acne treatments on prescription from my GP. She gave me some tropical based
solutions and creams to reduce the amount of break outs I was getting. But
instead, they burned my face off after 3 days of using them. Subsequently, they
left me with some mild scarring, and very dry to extremely dry skin.
Annoyed with the reaction I had, the following day I went
back to my pharmacist and complained. She told me to stop using them
immediately. Then, she warned that any oil based skin products, mainly the
moisturiser I was using, was intensifying the reaction making it worse. She also told me to change my skin care
routine.
Gutted!
She recommended that I invested in some skin care that had
more natural ingredients or products that contained eucalyptus. After 10
minutes of talking she gave me a list of brands to try and recommended Liz
Earle.
This weekend I went back to Leeds to visit family and
friends. And, there just happened
to be a window of opportunity while waiting to meet a friend in town to do some
shopping.
I knew there was Liz Earle shop that opened last year in
Victoria Quarter so I popped along to repurchase some old favourites.
…sorry for any waffle!!!
Honestly now, I do rate this product quite highly. Having
used it for around a year (on and off of course) there’s always something that
brings me back.
The smell makes me happy and relaxed. I love the smell of eucalyptus
or anything menthol. Other blog reviews I’ve read say that the smell is a down
side and they hate it! Each time I use C&P it leaves my skin feeling
cleaned and refreshed. I absolutely love anything menthol for skin. As I do
suffer from really bad hormonal acne, this definitely calms redness from fresh
spots and breakouts. So I would highly recommend for anyone with dry
combination skin or mild acne to give this a go.
I use this day and night. One pump should be enough to cover
your entire face. Each bottle contains about a months worth for me
However, I do have some issues. Firstly, I wouldn’t say it’s
fabulous at removing make up, especially mascara. Not that I use the super long lasting waterproof stuff or
nothing but I really struggled to remove any mascara with the product and
muslin cloth. Very frustrating when you think you’ve thoroughly washed your
face to look in the mirror and face a panda! Thank godness for proper eye make
up remover.
Secondly, and this is only a minor thing, you cannot see how
much of the product you are using or how much is left. Nowadays, I can usually
tell buy the weight when it’s about to run out. Though, if you were a first
timer it would be difficult to tell.
This has fast become my favourite toner. I used to be a big fan of the Clinique
Clarifying Lotion 2 and Clinique Anti blemish Lotion but I found them to be
rather drying and slightly harsh during the winter months.
A received a sample of the toner in November after ordering
online and used it while of holiday. I was certainly impressed and only just
got around to finishing it. So, I’ve repurchased!
Again, I like the smell of the product. It has a light floral scent that's very smoothing
and complements the other products in this range. It also enriched with Vitamin E so its caring to the skin. No complaints there!!
I apply it with a cotton wool pad and work in small circular
motions on my T – Zone. Its good
at picking up any make up left on the skin and wipes all that pollution away.
The only problem is I cannot apply this to my cheek area. It burns like hell!
So I would say this is a major down side for me.
This has not caused any spots or blackheads and I am
satisfied that it keeps any hormonal breakouts smoothed and less red.
Final Thoughts...
Overall, it's difficult to say whether it deserves its claimed ‘holy grail’ of
all skin care products. The
C&P has won a sting of well-deserved awards and accolades over the years as
being one of the best products for skin care out on the market today. For me,
it works wonderfully with my skin type and I find it difficult to sway onto
other products. Therefore, I would have to agree with some of the hype it’s
given. Really, my only issue is the lack of….’umffff’ of removing make up. If
they would improve the formula of the C&P to sufficiently remove all make
up whilst keeping it mild – THEN – I would agree with this ‘miracle’ product.
I'm liking the Skin tonic too. As I've said it complements and works well with my skin to keep a calming balance. I will continue to use this product anyway though there is no doubt that I'll try others in the future. It would be interesting to see if I come back.
I have also thoroughly review the moisturiser that works as a trio set for the skincare range. Please click on this link to read: http://ragerwagerbeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/review-liz-earle-skin-repair.html
Please let me know in the comments below what you're thoughts are.
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