Time for a change
I’ve been a cosmetics addict since I was about 13. I loved the beauty pages of teen magazines and followed their “tips” on spot treatment religiously. Not always with the best results of course. My mother was none to impressed when she had to wash toothpaste out of my pillows!!! I started using Clinique when I was on work-experience from university in 2002 and I’ve been swayed by good advertising and fancy packaging since. That is, until now. I’ve decided that enough is enough. Surely I can survive without all that stuff, my face wont fall off if I put something that costs less than €20 on it…or will it? Well, we’ll see. As my department store brands are used up, I’m planning on replacing them with cheaper alternatives and I’m going to post about my adventures, good and bad here.
First off….Cleanser.
Over the years I’ve tried Clinique, Lancome, Chanel and Clarins. I can’t say I’ve had any issues with any of them, they’ve all done what it said on the bottle. But I just wasn’t convinced that I needed to spend €20 (for the cheapest, Chanel was closer to €30) on a cleanser. I picked up this one in Boots from their Botanics range for €7.50.
I’ve been using it every night to remove make up, but not around the eye area so I am using a separate eye make up remover. In the past, some cleansers have made my skin dry and tight but not this one. I can’t tell any difference in my skin from using this as compared to one of the bigger brands above, you don’t have to use too much of it either so it should last for a good while. To be a bit scientific about it, the first few times I used it, I swept a damp cotton ball over my face to check that all make up had been removed and I can report that my face has never been more clean. I will definitely be buying this again.
Saving so Far €13.50.
Marian you’ve inspired me, ran out of cleanser tonight, it’s payday tomorrow so was planning what I was going to buy but think I’ll try this instead, have looked at it loads of times!!!
I used to use witchazel or rosewater from the chemists when I was a teenager. Big bottles, quite cheap. They were fantastic for oily skin… Don’t know what the cost would be these days though, or if any chemists sell the stuff any more!
Never ended up buying this cos Boots near me had none left, so got Aveda purifying facial wash (I think it’s called that), very nice indeed and the skin is liking it methinks!!!