Empties Collective 2: Lush, La Clinica, Aveeno

Lush Buche De Noel & La Clinica Body Butter

I am imagining Vita doing a rubbing her hands with glee as she opens this post. Well I hope you opened this post! HAHAH.. I had these two things still sitting in my bathroom for ages. For those who haven't been invited to Casa de Lingy & Co. We have a small bathroom so I hate hoarding. And I also semi-hate it when my Mum does her big I will dump a ton of Unilever products that I purchase at staff prices to Casa de Lingy because she cannot get 1litre bottles of things there. Meanwhile these two things have been waiting for this blog post and I keep looking at them thinking I'll write when there are more. Well... there's never anymore is there!

Here are my thoughts ...

Lush Buche De Noel - I know what Lush is about and what it stands for. But seriously when I opened this box I thought... what on earth and how do I use this? It was a whole cake and I thought .. how do I use this? I had to turn to Twitter for help. I felt like I was rubbing seaweed and mud on my face to clean it. The truth is, this stuff is great! It left my face feeling clean and has gentle exfoliating grains. But there were little pieces of seaweed in there. Seaweed. I just can't go there!! Maybe I should look into the other more muddy sans seaweed concoctions from Lush next time. 

La Clinica Skin Relief Body Butter - I haven't had body butters in yearssss and I was sent this by La Clinica. The last time I used body butters was when Body Shop first came out with them. Do you remember the cocoa butter and Brazilian nut ones? My gripe with body butters are when you need them in winter, they are rock hard. In Summer you are scoop them out. I love the smell of this one which is a vanilla and rose hip scent. My personal preference is to use body lotion and not body butter. What about you? Anyone using butters?

Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief: This stuff works!

Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief Moisture Cream - I took this along to Singapore and I have to say that I am thankful we did. When we were at Singapore Zoo. Yeah we totes lived it up like tourists at the Singapore Zoo and did Breakfast with the Orang Utans. D calls it.. I went to lunch there and then saw these things (Orang Utans) points to them in the picture. I asked if he knew what those things were, he said no. Doh... Anyway at the Zoo, there is a kids water play area.. well adults can join in too and really you would want to! Mick got burnt like the foolish white gwailo tourist that he was but had slathered on some sunscreen on the boys. Because it was so hot yet deceiving not as harsh as Singapore, we got a bit complacent. The boys had turned red and looked like a red heat rash. Cue my Mum giving us the most evil eye and we used this on them and kept reapplying. The next day the redness was gone but we had almost finished the tube as we only had 1/2 left when we arrived. Which meant my Mum sent me to Google and pound the pavements to see if I could get this item in Singapore!

So expect another like 6 months before another empties post. Meanwhile the non-beauty readers heave a sigh of relief.

Review: Neutrogena Naturals Cleanser range

I was sent the Neutrogena Naturals cleanser range to review a few months ago before I left for Singapore. The first thing that hit me when I opened the pack was how good it smelt. When I was a teenager Neutrogena was the IT brand. The brown soap bar was the IT thing to use. I used to collect and read any American fashion magazine that I could get my hands on as a teenager in Singapore. Their ads were always clean, fresh and so chic. I remember this conversation with another girl about Neutrogena bar soaps even today! So I can say it was nostalgic to see that there is a Natural range face & body bar soap in the pack! Pictured above left to right purifying scrub, face & body bar, fresh cleansing makeup remover and purifying cleanser.

Makeup Remover Ingredients

Purifying Facial Cleanser Ingredients

Purifying Scrub Ingredients

Face & Body Bar ingredients

I have taken pictures of the ingredients listing as well as someone on the Facebook page had asked for ingredients list. What I like about this is there is an explanation of what the ingredient is derived from. Sometimes I am looking the ingredient lists of a skincare bottle and I feel like I need a science degree to understand it. This includes organic skincare ingredients, other than water they always sound very inorganic to me.

I have not used the soap bar as I do not have a container for it - lame excuse I know I really don't have one! I have been using the makeup remover to take even BB cream off. It does not soap and foam up, it is not a creamy texture either. I would say it's more liquid than a cream cleanser. I have been using a cream style cleanser for about a year now. And I must admit that I still miss the old foaming style cleanser. I have been using the purifying cleanser in the evenings as sometimes I just like that super clean feeling that foaming cleansers. I have been avoiding them as last winter I had really dry skin and switched away from foaming cleansers. The Neutrogena purifying cleanser leaves me a clean feeling and doesn't feel tight. Personally due to super dry skin in winter, I might leave this for Summer where I would love a good splash down cleanser. The cleansers fragrance reminds me of green apples and personally I do like it.

One thing that surprised me was the facial scrub. I squeezed this out of the tube and thought it was really grainy. I thought that it would feel rough on my face but it did not. I recommended this to Lianne from Food Made with Love as she had the winter dry peeling and she is still talking to me so I guess it went well for her. LOL! The moisturiser items are not available yet until June but there is also a lip balm in this range that is available now.

Price: RRP is $14.99 for all cleanser items including the scrub and $4.99 for the bar soap. The bar soap is 99% made from naturally derived ingredients and the others range from 84% (makeup remover) to 94% (scrub). Moisturiser items that are available from June 2013 in Australia will also be $14.99. Price wise and bang for buck, I think this is really good. Some lunch menus in the CBD cost $15 these days.

Purpose: The makeup remover was a gentle non-foaming cleanser and I did think my skin felt nice and not dry after. I was also surprised by the foaming purifying cleanser that did not leave a tight feeling but I would keep this one for Summer. The scrub grains were gentle and there were plenty of grains in there. I know there are some people who prefer a grainy scrub but personally I think I prefer one that is less and I can use it more often in a week. I would think the bar soap would be a better alternative to liquid in terms of costs and purpose too. Has anyone else tried the bar soap? Let me know what you think!

The Body Shop Moisture White Shiso BB Cream

The Body Shop Moisture White BB Serum 

I have to confess that this is the first and only BB cream that I have tried. So I pretty much have no basis of comparison. I know BB creams have been the rage for ages - where have I been? BB, CC, DD ... the only double alphabet I am very well acquainted with is AA. My bra cup size. True story. So when I was sent the Body Shop BB Cream in the post as a care package, I jumped for joy. Woohoo!!

I have been using this a lot since I received this. You can even see this in the first picture as the cap has marks on it, serves me right for not taking pictures prior to using. The comments from my friends include, you put on makeup today, it just makes you look like you have good skin, colour suits you quite well. So people have been noticing that I have used something different. Happy dance! The thing about BB cream is that it is so easy to use, I layer it on top of the serum and blend very easily and quickly. I usually pat on some face powder at mid day but overall I did not find it too oily as this is one complaint that I have heard from other BB cream users. 

Coverage of this BB cream is light to medium, I do see that it evens out my skin tone and hides any redness. But remember my weird forehead scar? You could still see a faint scar but it did not bother me. My skin felt brighter and it is light and was easy to blend by just using fingers. I had used it as if I was applying moisturiser and did not need much each time. The pump works really well and I was able to control very well the amount that I pumped each time.

The downside to this is there is only one shade. I am lucky that it works for me but if you were darker toned than me, I would swatch this in a store first. I also think that in terms of other BB cream in the market it is comparatively expensive at AUD $48.95 for 30ml. I do believe in paying more for a good product than buying a lot of cheap things that do not work. But if you are heading to Asia I can tell you that this is much cheaper in Singapore. It retails for SGD $38 so stock up while you are over there. 

Price: $48.95 for 30ml I do consider this on the pricey side - but then everyone knows I am a spendthrift on skincare and makeup but tell me what you think.

Purpose: I found it worked very well for me in terms of the colour shade and coverage. It is just easy to use and blended with just my fingers. It took no time at all and people did notice that I was wearing something. They also commented that it looks like I was wearing makeup or I had good skin. WOOHOO! I hope you can see the picture on the right after I had blended in the BB cream, the blue-ish veins were evened out and made it look smoother.

Review: Aveeno Skin Relief Moisturising Lotion

I was kindly sent this Aveeno Skin Relief Moisturing Lotion to review recently. What I liked about the product brief was what they called the Triple Oat Complex - Oat Oil, Oat Essence and Oatmeal Flour. Personally I love oat porridge, slathered in condensed milk..mmmm Oats. Ok back to body lotion.

I have been using this over the crazy hot days we had in Melbourne. Where is the cool change? Where is the mandantory 20-something degree day in the week where everyone complains that they hate Melbourne Summer? I also had a gross heat rash that I needed to see a doctor for! So I have been using this actively the last 2 weeks. 

Mandatory Swatch Shot

Mandatory Smear Shot LOL

I am a body lotion fiend. I used body lotion everyday even when I was pole dancing. Girlfriend here had grip of steel as I never used to "cheat" with gripping lotions or anything. I cannot skip body lotion! But the one thing that I require is that my body lotion does not have that white goopy mess that takes a long time to rub in. This is a light yet it feels like I have worn something if you  know what I mean. It is also fragrance free and would not interfere with your normal perfume. It does deliver on protecting against dryness from the heat and air conditioning. 

My thoughts on Aveeno Skin Relief Moisturising Lotion:

Price: $12.99 for 354ml. I do think this is on the pricier side for supermarket brands. Chemist Warehouse is selling them for $10.95, compared to say Johnson's 24hr Body Rich Lotion $6.99 for 400ml at Priceline. It is slightly more than the usual brands. This is probably going to influence my Buy again factor. 

Purpose: Delivers as a moisturising lotion. It is a light easy to apply lotion and has no fragrances if you hate strong smelling body lotions. I did like the feel of it and I found that it was 'heavier' than the usual body lotions like Nivea in terms of staying power. My itchiness issue was a heat rash and I had to take steroid medication for it! I joke with Mick that I will start talking in a deep voice and be all manly soon. 

I have to make special mention for the smart design of the bottle. I am not sure if I am just a noob or something but I liked that you can twist the top and close the pump top. So this means no mess if you are travelling with the bottle.

Let me know what you think of Aveeno. This is the first Aveeno product that I have tried and the boys are also using the baby range which I hope to talk about soon! 

Review: Sukin Body Wash and Lotion

I was kindly sent these 2 Sukin items for review on the blog. As you would know, I have been interested in organic skincare for awhile. I had also looked at ingredients in my old face washes and thrown out the ones with parabens. The reason for my sudden if you would call it paranoia was my cheek developed a weird red and itchy patch. It was so bad that I was pretty sure I needed a paperbag to go into work.

Sukin's philosophy is "Skincare that doesn't cost the earth". They believe in being

• Vegan and cruelty free
• Grey water safe & biodegradable 
• Use only recyclable packaging and
• Are certified neutral carbon

I told Nat from That Blonde Moment that I am reviewing Sukin. She said how much she loved their products, that they smell amazing and she was really excited. Which got me kind excited to open the box when it arrived. I opened the bottles immediately as I had finished the body wash that I was pitching from the boys and had no other organic alternative yet. 

I know smells and fragrances is a personal preference. But I like citrus smells and this one delivers a light citrusy scent in the body wash and lotion. The body wash is clear transparent and it is low suds which suits me perfectly. Honestly citrus smells are my favourite in body wash and lotions. So this one is a big winner for me. Ingredients listed just to name a few include Aloe Vera, Tangerine oil, Mandarin Oil, Vanilla, Lavendar oil and extract. That explains the yummy citrus smell that I love.

Body lotion "swatch" lol

The body lotion is a light formula which is what I prefer. I do not like lotions that leave a streak. You know those ones where there is a white patch? And you have to keep rubbing it in continuously or the streak still remains? The smell is the same as the body wash. Again a light citrus lime fragrance. It doesn't overwhelm you and it will not leave you smell like a lime the entire day. It did not interfere with my perfume either. I also wore it on hot days and did not feel sticky. It might need another application again later in the day as it was one of those hot and dry days in Melbourne as I felt a little dry in the afternoons from spending all day in an airconditioned room.

My thoughts on the Sukin body range:

Price: I think it is cheap for an organic and "earthly choice" product. Priceline Online has priced $11.99 for a 500ml of Body wash and $19.95 for the 500ml of Body Lotion. Correct me if I am wrong but My Chemist/Chemist Warehouse usually have promotions and discounts on this. It is not as cheap as other supermarket brands like Nivea but I believe it is good value in terms of organic skincare. Care to debate this with me?

Purpose: I think it does deliver to my preferences. Low suds, easy to apply body lotion, light fragrance which I love (personal choice) and feels like a special and luxurious product.

Buy again factor: These were sent to me by review from Sukin (thanks!!) but after these are finished, I will buy it again. Once I cleared out all that lotions I have!

Watch out for these if I do another empties post. They have been used daily!

Empties Collective

Vita has been egging me to do an empties post. Empties post? I said that it will be a very long wait as I do not have a lot of products. I never know how people post empties monthly whereas I never seen to go through anything fast enough. I guess everyone isn't from the same line of genetics as me. My mum would always buy the biggest bottle of any product she can get hold of. It's more worth it lah, she will say. Why you buy the small perfume for? Only 50ml, anyway the airport say they don't have 50ml. Sure Mum, the Singapore Changi airport duty free shops did NOT have 50ml of both Narcisco Rodriguez and Stella McCartney? Thank you Mum. Just take it, do not argue. She will then proceed to bring out the 5 bottles of 1litre shower gels she brought with her for us. Mum: Australia here don't sell these big bottles one. Me: Ok... thanks Mum. Again just take it, do not argue.

Vita said just do a family empties as she would like to see what products the boys use as well. Then I realised that the problem with me was not so much that I did not have empties. I had to rescue this several products out of the bin to take pictures. You see, I had been throwing them out immediately. Yeap.. that's where I went wrong. 

Gardeners Hand Therapy

Mick asked if I could buy some more of his hand cream for him. He received this from a customer as a gift and had been using it most days. I can always tell when he has used this hand therapy cream. His hands feel softer and it feel somewhat like a 'protective' layer if you know what I mean. This is well and true empty by now. I asked him what brand this was as I did not look at it. He yells out.. Crab something.. Right.. It's Crabtree and Evelyn. LOL! Reordering this from Bath & Unwind site. AKA the stressful site, it's so filled with good stuff that I get overwhelmed and stressed. True story.

Dior Addict 554

Hurro my name is Ling and I am a Dior Addict. Where do I sign up? Seriously I am a Dior Addict. I cannot go back! I just cannottttt.. I love the sheer colours, I just do. Until recently I have been stuck in a vortex of sheer colours. But now I have Mac and I am more balanced now. But still... Sheerrrrr oh sheerrrr pink lipsticks. Come to Mama.

Korres White Tea EDT

Did you know that Korres made fragrances? Yeah like totes.. and I'm so with the times. This was bought from the Singapore ION Korres shop. I WENT ZOMG KORRES.. runs in. Tested this and thought oh yummyyyy.. Mick bought it for me and I think it was $50. Now I was in a mild state of panic half a year ago  about being close to using this up but I found Bath & Unwind while searching for Korres fragrances. I told you this site had everything and the kitchen sink! But I will not reorder for awhile as you can tell in the first paragraph. Mum bought me not 1 but 2 giant bottles of perfume recently.

Pact Colour Defence

My diva stylist formulated this for me when he put what he called Asian highlights in my hair. He was threatening to make me walk out with yellow hair. I don't know what percentage was what, but he started pumping conditioner and all these different coloured shampoos in this. As you can see, I am running veryyyy dangerously low and out. I haven't been able to book in with him until mid next month because we are both divas. Can you imagine? I am going to truly have Asian blonde hair! WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

La Clinica Wash Gel and Cleaner

I had originally bought the Organic For Baby wash from La Clinica for the boys. But I ended up using it as well as I went through this phase of having itchy skin. I had to fish the facial cleanser out from the bin as I threw this out before I took a picture of it. The cleanser has been replaced by the anti-aging range. As you know from a previous post, I need them urgently. Whereas the body wash has been repurchased!

The message is loud and clear

Ya know the universe is trying to tell you something when all of a sudden you have an influx of one thing. Well for me, it was anti-aging products. When you cannot think of anything worse on a weekend night than going out to some club where you pay $20 just to enter. You rather sit on your couch with a cup of tea instead and watch 1) bad reality TV 2) SATC for the 2000th time 3) some cooking show that you are catching up on 4) anything is better than standing around at an overpriced club with 18 year olds. Boom... the universe told me. You need anti-aging products Ling. No longer will normal range cut it.

La Clinica Anti-Aging range

First to land on the door step was the La Clinica Anti-Aging range. I am very excited about this because the cleansing oil and milk cleanser smells amazing. I would describe the smell as sweet-ish and floral but not overpowering. It doesn't give you a OMGAWD what is that overwhelming smell type of feeling. But I am my Mother's daughter. I cannot open a new thing if I do not finish the old one. This was kindly provided by Rita-Marie from La Clinica.

Antipodes NZ AntiAging kit

I had read about Antipodes NZ from several beauty blogs. It is featured as empties in a lot of their blogs and I thought oh wow... they have a RT competition on Twitter. So I RT and I fell off my chair in excitement as I won this pack. But.. I forgot that it was also an Anti-Aging pack that they were giving away. Oopss.. By this stage, I thought c'mon I am not aging right?? And proceeds to stare at myself in the mirror. Asian genetics and lack of eyelining plus eyeshadow use means I still look like a bit of alright?? Don't I?? Thanks to Antipodes NZ for this kit!

The final reality check... 

The final reality check came in the form of this freebie they were handing out at David Jones. I was out with Emma and Norlin at David Jones. Of all of us, the SA handed this to me first when we were walking towards the escalator. Ok I am not sure if this was because I am a purebred Singaporean Chinese and I gravitate towards anyone handing out freebies. Plus genetically I can smell a freebie being handed out from metres away. I looked down at the little tube after she gave it to me. Time Zone. Anti-Line/Wrinkle Eye cream. Ok seriously. The message is loud and clear.

Sanctum Body Therapy VIP Event & La Clinica Giveaway!

What a fantastic weekend we had in Melbourne recently. I wanted to do a Stalk my Weekend post but I got tied up with a Claw post. I'll catch up one day.. as I now have more exciting news. I have a GIVEAWAY!

Anyway, on to the great news. I had received a Sanctum Body Therapy invite to a VIP event and to experience a Glycolic C 15% peel. I asked Ling from The Best Beauty Blog if she was available to attend with me. I love being able to return a +1 favour to an event.

Product Shelving at Sanctum

Sanctum is an exclusive stockist of La Clinica products and only uses their certified organic products for your facial and body beauty treatments. They also stock Jane Iredale makeup and Tuscan Tan products. The last time I had visited them for the signature facial - please make sure you book this in if you visit them. They were in the old salon in Bullen. So check out their beautiful new home in Templestowe. The new salon is at 2/132 James Street, Templestowe.

Nail stations filled with yummy finger food and champers

The salon is divided into sections. There are 4 nail stations now compared to the 2 that they had in the old salon. To the left of the reception desk when you enter is a the 3 IPL, spray tanning and waxing rooms. On the left are the product displays shelves and waiting area.

Hallway to Beauty or "Quiet" treatment rooms

And the above is a sort of tucked away hallway where the 3 quiet treatment rooms are located. The ladies have kept the decor to minimum, dark grey in the hallway but bright and white in the treatment rooms. Happy to report that I was not red after the treatment and do not require a bee keeper hat like Samantha from Sex and the City. It was a gentle treatment as the Glycolic Acid 15% peel active ingredient is derived from sugar cane. Cost of this peel is $52 or $208 for course of 5 (1 is free), it is recommended that you have one peel each week for 5 weeks.

Giveaway: La Clinica Clear Skin Kit

So this brings me to the La Clinica Clear Skin Kit giveaway! :) Yayyyy... Winning!

I received a Clear Skin pack from Rita-Marie at La Clinica when we were discussing the Clear Skin MultiFruit Acid serum. You know how I love my serums right? So I thought it would suit my makeup/skincare BFF at work. She had bad pimples and bumps under her skin were visible under makeup, her skin was red and 'angry' as she calls it. She used the pack I gave her twice and bought her own. Retail price for this pack is $80! Yeap everyone you read correctly. Every single item in this range is only $20.

The Kit Includes:
Clear Skin Anti Blemish Face Wash Gel - 200mL
Clear Skin Intensive Spot Serum - 50mL
Clear Skin Intensive Oil Control Day Cream - 50mL
Clear Skin Intensive Oil Control Night Gel - 50mL
Clear Skin Anti Blemish Exfoliating Scrub - 100mL
Clear Skin Anti Blemish Facial Mask - 100mL
La Clinica Facial Cloth
La Clinica zip lock toiletry bag 

TO WIN: Email me at porkchopsnest@gmail.com and tell me what your skin type is and why you want to try this kit. Competition closes on Friday 26th October midnight Melbourne time and I will announce the winner here on this post. 

Conditions: Open to Australian Residents only, decisions are final and are judged by myself, winner is not drawn at random but is based on the answer they provide. Winner has 1 week to respond to me on their mailing address.

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This giveaway has ended and the recipient is Shaunnagh. There were a few entries that sounded like they really needed this pack and the decision was really difficult. This is an extract of Shaunnagh's entry. 

"My usual skin care routine involves cleansing with a mild cleanser and using high strength Benzac AC Cream in thick layers at night to keep my skin "exfoliated" and clear. I long to be able to use products like Aesop etc that smell amazing and make you feel pampered but they don't work for me. If I do break from my usual routine for a couple of days, my skin reacts.

 

I used Proactive for a few years but found it really harsh on my skin and it took 12 months for my skin to recover after I stopped using it. It would be great to try out a new product line that would work for my skin type as well as make me feel a million bucks."  

I am hoping that the La Clinica Clear Skin pack will help you.

Miracle relief required! And answered!

For a few weeks, I have been walking around with a red itchy dry patch on my cheek. I don't even remember how it started.. it just appeared. Not realising what it was at first, I thought oh yeah I need moisturiser. Mmmm let me layer on my Mario Badescu as that is thicker. Back and forth I tried Korres and MB, tried SKII .. nope .. maybe it was SKII that caused it? It would be stingy and hot when the heater was on so I started hating winter. I am normally ok with winter. We are not friends but we are civil.

So I thought ok this is not working, I ran out and bought rose hip oil. Surely this would work right? Nope, other than a greasy face as I was using it morning and night due to said dry patch. I think it was helping the other areas but it just sat and did not absorb well for me. Then something click when I was reading a forum thread that it might be eczema. DOH... why did I not realise earlier. At my worst last Wednesday, my work BFF asked what happened to my face. This either meant put a paperbag on Ling or oh dear you better get that looked at. I like to think it was the latter.


The lovely Rita-Marie read my cries - more like constant complaining - on Twitter and said she would send me the La Clinica sensitive skincare range. I thought they would be sample sizes and was really thankful that someone I had been chatting with on Twitter would offer this. The package arrived on Friday just past and it was this full sized pack! I was so excited to try this on. I had been using prescription eczema cream on my face as it was so bad for 2 days. And it reduced it but it was still red and looked sore. Lots of suggestions from the lovelies on Twitter to try Dermaid as well and I will get this next time. eta: I actually have tubes of this stuff lying at home!

Miracle yes indeed

Listen up.. this is a miracle relief oil. I used to be really red and in hindsight I should have realised it was irritated skin on other areas. After 3 uses of the cleaner, serum and balm my skin was so much calmer. It was soft and smooth, I could not stop touching my face. Mick noticed a difference too and told me to order the Mens kit for him. He wants to look after himself too he say ;) I ran into the office on Monday (note I had only used this over the weekend for about 3 days) to see work BFF and she said oh that is MUCH better and completely healed.

Oh hello SOOTHING!

Disclaimer: These products here were received for free but the results are real and the people are real. Dum dum..(like in Law & Order) :) no in all seriousness it did work for me and I am telling anyone that would listen to me for 5 minutes.

New Skincare Routine

This is my new daytime routine. This is quite a lot for me therefore please put up with it.

I was a LUCKY girl and won the SydneyShopGirl La Clinica giveaway. Look at that! Face mask and serum. WINNING! When I opened the package, the lovely essential oils hit me. Oh this is new I thought.

So I have added the La Clinica serum to my little duo in the morning. I use the serum first and then slap on the Korres Pomegranate gel and last the little sample sized Neutrogena sun block. I grabbed this from promo people at Doncaster ages ago. I have to admit that I am lazy in putting on sun block. I take the Chinese sunblock method which is not go out!

I think I have been using it for about a week? I have to report back on the effects – probably takes longer than a week. J But I do notice that my skin is clearer and heals faster. I am a bad naughty picker!

This is my new daytime routine. This is quite a lot for me therefore please put up with it.

I was a LUCKY girl and won the SydneyShopGirl La Clinica giveaway. Look at that! Face mask and serum. WINNING! When I opened the package, the lovely essential oils hit me. Oh this is new I thought.

So I have added the La Clinica serum to my little duo in the morning. I use the serum first and then slap on the Korres Pomegranate gel and last the little sample sized Neutrogena sun block. I grabbed this from promo people at Doncaster ages ago. I have to admit that I am lazy in putting on sun block. I take the Chinese sunblock method which is not go out!

I think I have been using it for about a week? I have to report back on the effects – probably takes longer than a week. J But I do notice that my skin is clearer and heals faster. I am a bad naughty picker!