Hi Dolls,
Hope you are all wrapped up at home in your cosies. Looking at the current weather here in the UK, all it makes me want to do is hibernate at home in front of the TV!
Its no secret that as you are getting older, your skin needs more looking after. Its the first place to show signs of neglect and ageing and vice versa, especially in the colder winter months. I think I can safely speak for the rest of us when I say it is primarily during the winter months that our skin tends to play up the most.
I am always on the lookout for new skincare products, I love my regular products but felt like trying something new particularly as I do not really have a solid regime when it comes to skincare (terrible I know!)
REN Skincare is one that I happen to come across all the time and is often hyped about in the Blogging world, that too with nothing but positive reviews of their products.
One of my many new years resolutions in terms of beauty was to really start paying more attention to my skin care regimen this year and with that, I was very excited to try out my two samples of their T Zone Balancing Fluid* and their Invisible Pores Detox Mask* from the lovely people at REN skincare. After informing them that I had combination skin, I was happy to have received these samples from their Clarimatte range especially designed for combination skin.
On their site, they describe their Clarimatte range as "Includes cleanser, moisturiser and a treatment mask to leave your skin looking beautifully balanced, mattefied,clear and radiant"
Seeing as I received 5ml sample sizes of both products, I only managed to get a weeks use of them so it wouldn't be fair and accurate to give a detailed thorough review. However, lets talk about first impressions atleast.
The very first thing I loved about their T -Zone Balancing Fluid was that it had a lovely lightweight texture that seemed to absorb fairly quickly onto my skin. Due to the small quantity of the product, I used a small squirt just around my T- zone area and it did instantly feel matte although I have to say, I am not a sufferer of excessive oily/combination skin. My skin also did feel nice and soft straight away upon first use.
This is generally great for combination/oily skin for its mattifying and balancing properties and perhaps those with Normal skin can get away with using this too if you like that 'quickly absorbed' feeling, yet I am not so sure it will work equally well for those with excessive oily skin simply because I do not think it is balancing/ mattifying enough.
I quite liked the fact that this didn't have that overpowering strong scent as most products do, it smelt quite botanical and spa like, very similar to Elemis products. A full sized 50ml bottle of the fluid retails at £21.00 on their site.
I was very excited to try their Invisible Pores Detox Mask as it has been a while since I have tried anything for my pores in terms of a mask. REN describe this product as " A detoxifying clay mask designed to reduce the appearance of pore size and leave the skin purified, smooth and toned." and it sounded like exactly what I needed!
I only managed to get one use out of this. I was particularly wanting to focus on the T-Zone areas such as my nose and chin area . REN suggest using this at least three times a week if desired. I applied a generous amount of the mask on the areas I felt needed it most
and let it soak in for 25 minutes as recommended before washing off in a rubbing motion with warm water.
The mask application was like a thick white cream that didn't irritate my skin at all thankfully and hardened like clay after a few minutes then became creamy again when washing it off. Again, no off putting strong scent although there was a faint lavender scent if I remember correctly.
I am not sure if the one time was enough in drawing out impurities and reducing the size of pores and blackheads sadly, however my skin did feel very smooth after. A full sized 50ml pump bottle of this retails at £18.00.
If you are new to the brand or simply want to try some of the products before buying full size, REN offer the Clarimatte travel size range for an affordable £12.00.
Truth be told, initially, I was put off their prices for most of their products, however REN products are no doubt full of natural extracts, high quality ingredients with no nasties whatsoever so you can be assured you are not putting any rubbish into your skin. What's more, they are all free from parabens, sulfates, mineral oils, synthetic fragrance and colours and so on. (Basically all the bad stuff) so surely the products are worth their price? After all, it is your skin that will thank you for it.
Have you tried any REN skincare?
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