Thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my latest makeup tutorial, you guys seriously rock! But please do be assured that that particular video was filmed on a good skin day, which happens once in a blue moon as today I am nursing a rather large boulder that’s erupted on my chin. Luverly. I have a few skincare saviours in my arsenal though that I deploy on occasions like today, so let’s have a chat about them…
One of my more recent purchases is the Aesop Control Gel, which I picked up when I had my crazy Aesop spree. In all honesty this is probably the most disappointing purchase, it feels sticky on the skin and I don’t find that it did anything to my spotty areas. Not showering it with a lot of praise here, but thought I’d mention it as a few people had asked what I thought about it, but it’s not really for me. However on the contrary, a sample that the Aesop lady gave me – the Chamomile Concentrate Anti-Blemish Masque has worked wonders and is something that I’m definitely going to pick up a full size of when I’m next in there. It’s a clay mask that I dab onto my spots with a cotton bud just to really target specific areas and leave it on for as long as I can (sometimes overnight, whoops), and then gently remove it with a warm muslin cloth. I find that it helps to bring all the gunk to the surface, calm the inflammation and speed up the whole healing process. A definite thumbs up for me! Something I’ve been using for a while is the gel-like Origins Super Spot Remover. This is a classic spot fighting formula packed with loads of anti-bacterial tea-tree and salicylic acid that gives a nice little sting when you apply it to the affected area. I did a review on it a while ago now (link here), and it’s still something that I like to shove on my spots overnight to kill them off a bit. Finally a product that’s better for when your whole face needs clearing up is the Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair (full review here). I have the tiniest trickle of this left but save it for when my face seems congested and spots are cropping up everywhere; a layer of this all over after cleansing and toning seems to do the trick.
So there’s a run-down of my spot-fighting army. I would definitely recommend the combination of using the Aesop Chamomile Concentrate Anti-Blemish Masque as part of your evening skincare routine with the Origins Super Spot Remover as an overnight treatment. That’s what seems to be moving on this gigantic red bobble on my face right now! Any spot-zapping tips that you have? What products do you rely on?
