Beauty Tips For Body Care
So, I had to post this after only two nights of using The Ordinary Advanced Retinoid 2%.A little background: I have struggled with acne since I was 11. The first decade + involved little care or interest on my part and mostly involved St Ives Apricot Scrub and TN Dickinson's Witch Hazel toner (14% alcohol!). I was 26 when I discovered Paula's Choice. I've had almost entirely clear skin since I started using her Clear Regular Strength BHA & BP products.But like quite a few skincare nerds, I started to fall out of love with Paula. Mostly because of the higher and higher prices of her anti-ageing products (which I am interested in now I'm 30). Here in Australia, her 1% retinol serum is almost $80 AUD. FFS. I will probably always use her BHAs, BP and SPF (Resist Super Light SPF user for life) but dammit if her anti-ageing stuff was just getting too effing expensive.So I jumped on The Ordinary. I got some warts burned off my face three weeks ago, meaning I could not stick to my BHA routine of switching up the 2% & 4% PC BHA's I normally used, and I also cut back on my BP use while my face healed. I also went back on oral birth control, and my skin kinda lost it's shit. Acne on my cheeks, red and yucky in a way I had not seen in years. Now you have a backstory of what my skin was like when I tried it, here's my little review:The Ordinary Advanced Retinoid 2%: Lovely liquid gel, light yellow, easy to use with a dropper. No smell or texture problems, heaven for people like me with oily skin who are wary of using heavy serums. I applied this to my angry, pimple-strewn face (I literally had a southern cross formation of pimples on my right cheek), dotting some along my orbital bone under my eyes too. There was no stinging or redness. I woke up the next morning to the best overnight healing I can remember since I started using BHA, BP & AHA. My pimples were almost gone, and my eyes were fine - no signs of redness or irritation on my under eye area. I repeated my routine last night and most of the traces of my most horrible breakout in recent history is all but gone this morning. It's hard to impress me with new products as I am kind of a very bitter sceptic, especially when it comes to acne and anti-ageing products. But for $18 AUD, this serum has been one of my better buys this year. It's worth noting that Paula's Choice Clinical 1% retinol serum did not have the same effect on my skin in terms of acne. Time will tell if this product is good for anti-ageing, but I was so amazed with what it did for my acne I just had to post this.Vitamin C 23% Suspension: I was prepared for the gritty texture, I was mainly worried that the serum base was too heavy for my oily skin. After using it for a week, I can happily report that it is not clogging my pores and my skin is brighter - but most importantly, it's helping fade the marks left over from the warts I had burned off my face. For $9 AUD, I will keep buying this one for sure. I used to use Paula's Choice C15 Super Booster, which I loved (water based serums are my friend) but it was quite expensive at around $60 AUD and I struggled to use it all up before it expired (it has a shelf life of just 3 months).I ordered from Victoria Health, which took around 2ish weeks (standard shipping from the UK to Australia) and Deciem, which took just 24 hours as they have a base of operations in Australia.
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