*26.03.16 COMMENTS CLOSED DUE TO OVERLOADING (AGAIN) :)
Well it would appear we broke blogger's comment system. The original requested reviews post (here) has so many comments that it is impossible to reply to them all, so I thought I would list them here - along with the ones that I won't be reviewing with a brief reply as to why. I will keep the comments on this post tighter so that we can have a conversation - sorry - I know it's frustrating. Most requested reviews will start soon - ones that I'm not reviewing are also listed:
- CeraVe - lots of votes for this - I've already bought it and started using. So far so good, although I avoided the heavier face moisturiser due to its mineral oil content.
- Drunk Elephant Glycolic Serum - ordered from the States, on its way
- GOOP - ordered the entire range - this is arriving next week
- Glossier - can't get this in the UK - will have to get shipped over from the US (head's up Jordan!) ;)
- Retin-A Cheat Sheet - this is coming along with retin-a/retinol recommendations
- Honest Beauty - more in-depth reviews on individual products as opposed to the original overview - these are coming
- Fresh products
- Kat Burki - I have these, they're on the review list
- The Body Shop Drops of Youth and Oils of Life
- Facial tools - Foreo, Clarisonic etc. I'm not a fan of either of these, but it's worth mentioning that I have lots of readers that love them.. to each their own
- Herbivore
- Nuance by Salma Hayek - will try and get from the US
- OSKIA
- MV Organics
- Dennis Gross MD Serums
- Bare Minerals new skincare
- Verso
- Mizon Snail products - too grim. Not for me.
- philosophy Purity Made Simple - too drying IMO
- Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye and Night Cream - too thick, both very sticky and similar to the original Magic Cream. Although good for extremely dry skins IMO. Great for making dry/dehydrated skins look glowy really quickly, other than that, too heavy.
- Natura Bisse/La Prairie/Sisley - may do the odd product but in general I don't tend to review things in the multiple hundred of pounds (I know there has been the odd exception in 6 years, but as a general, no-one has £££ to spend on skincare). I talk about how much I would be willing to spend on products in this post: cheat-sheet-top-tips-for-great-skin
- OM Skincare
- SK-II
- All asian skincare - will review as and when I come across it but I don't intend to particularly seek it out, it's not really new, just new marketing for the big European market etc
- Bravura
- Clark's Botanicals - I like this brand. Most of what I've tried is good.
- Medical grade skincare - mostly love. Some is a little harsh for me, but will review. This includes Obagi, NeoStrata, Exuviance etc - but it is worth bearing in mind that everything is considered over the counter unless it comes with a prescription. Whether a brand chooses to only retail to clinic/salons/spas/doctors is their choice, but calling it 'medical grade' is a little spin on marketing.
- Biologique Recherche products other than P50 - probably won't do, I literally only use the P50s. I didn't particularly like the other products whe I was training.
- Origins Maskimizer Mask Primer, Night-a-mins etc
- Paula's Choice
- Kiehl's - probably won't review. It's ok, just not earth-shattering.
- Indeed Labs Vitamin C24 - this was too silicone-y for me. Didn't sit well underneath moisturisers.
- January Labs moisturisers
- Mario Badescu - won't be reviewing, have mentioned previously, not a huge fan. I have a couple of items I can review, but that's about it.
- Sunday Riley Tidal/Blue Moon - not in my plans to review
- Sarah Chapman - not in my plans to review
- Rodial - won't review. Disagree with the ethos and the product names. I have softened towards Nip+Fab purely because they are hugely more affordable than their parent company and accessible to a lot of people.
- Eucerin
- Cetaphil - the cleanser can be drying on the wrong skin and is certainly not good for removing makeup
- Olay - mostly like and the reviews are coming
- Dermalogica - I feel similiarly to Dermalogica as I do about Kiehl's. I don't 'dislike' them, I'm just not wowed.
- La Roche Posay
- Rodan & Fields
- Peter Thomas Roth - yes, have lots of this, need to review - will get on it
- NIOD - major overview from NIOD already on the blog, I can look to review once I've worked through them
- Murad
- DHC
I think that's most of them. If you have any others please do let me know. I've closed the comments on the original post to save confusion.
Reviews incoming. :)
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