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Beauty Serum

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Allegretto Wed 06-Jun-18 07:58:00

I’ve never been one to use a wide range of beauty products, sticking mostly to one good moisturiser. Yesterday I was in a beauty salon and the therapist put a few drops of a new (face) serum on one of my hands to let me see what it would do. It made a noticeable difference. Now I’m considering buying the product. It’s very expensive and it’s a bit of a departure for me to spend so much on my skin. Do other grans invest in expensive products for their skin? Am I being too careful with my money to think twice about this?

annep Fri 08-Jun-18 20:49:12

sodapop ?

Luckylegs9 Sat 09-Jun-18 07:38:47

I was persuaded by a very convincing sales assistant, to buy the advanced serum, new wrinkle corrector, day and night cream etc. I have never spent so much on face creams, it was two hundred pounds before I had finished, I can honestly say after, 6 months if faithful use it has not made one iota of difference to my skin, I am going back to Oil of Olay, people have always commented on my good skin, mainly down to genes and moisturising morning and evening, but lines are beginning to appear. Have you seen the untouched photo on a certain magazine of an untouched up Helen Mirren, the face of L'oreal, which says it all. I am not going to stop the lines coming whatever I use, so I have got to love this face as its changing.

seacliff Sat 09-Jun-18 08:51:17

It's not about how much you pay. It's how often you use it, and also of course genes, diet and sun exposure.

Daddima Sat 09-Jun-18 19:06:20

My old GP was a dermatology specialist, and always told me that all skin required was moisture, as skin was designed to keep stuff out, so it was a waste of money buying expensive products.

Willow500 Sun 10-Jun-18 06:39:00

I think the sun exposure is one of the worst for our skin - the creams with UV protection are probably the best to use in summer if you're outdoors a lot. £200 is a huge amount to spend Luckylegs9 - the sales assistant must have been very persuasive grin