Last week at the Trafford Centre I thought I'd purchase a products I've been wanting for quite a while;
Dior - Forever Foundation in shade 020 (£29.50) and Estee Lauder - Gentle Eye Makeup Remover (£18.00)
The reason being that I already have quite a few foundations some from high street drug stores and other high end foundations that I will later review, however I have been told by friends that Dior Forever range is very long lasting with good coverage and works well with the skin to provide different areas of the skin with a different treatment so that dry areas will be moisturised and oily areas will be matifyed. As soon as I heard this I wanted to give it a try and although It is pricey It is a fantastic product! The Eye Makeup remover is one of the best I've used however I usually go for cheaper brands for this type of product, It is very good and a very small amount of the product is needed on a cotton wool pad to remove eye makeup.
Moving on to cleansers: I have problems with my skin and It's impossible just to use any cleanser going so I have to use cleanser's specialised for oily skin I have found that if the cleanser is specifically for this type of skin it will cause me to break out :( However these are a few of the cleansers I have tried out and are some of the best apart from one of the products which i have ranked last:
- 1st - Clinique - Liquid Facial Soap - Oily Skin Formula (combination oily to oily) (£14.00)
- 2nd - No 7 - Beautiful Skin - Foaming Cleanser - Normal/Oily (£8.00)
- 3rd - Simple - Oil balancing Exfoliating Wash (£3.99)
- No 7 - Beautifully Balanced - Purifying Cleanser (Oily/combination) (£8.00) - NOT A FAVOURITE OF MINE
All of the products above worked brilliant with my skin aside for the No 7 beautifully balanced cleansing gel; this product states that is specifically for oily skin, however this seemed to make my skin oilier and I had lots breakouts prior to this :( But after using and being un-happy with this product I still carried on using other products from No 7 and decided to use the new skin care range The Beautiful Skin - Foaming Cleanser and I couldn't be happier, The product is retailed at £8.00 in Boots however I had a £5 off No 7 voucher so for £3.00 this is the best bargain I've had in my skin care products, I would even put in up at the same level with my all time favourite Clinique - liquid facial soap.
Thanks for reading this blog post, I would definitely recommend the products I have mentioned aside from one of the cleansers. Is there any products you would recommend for oily skin?
Many Thanks
xxx
