Skin care, Drugstore Beauty Finds, Product Reviews – Boots No. 7 Restore and Renew Beauty Serum; Philosophy Purity Made Simple One Step Cleanser; Philosophy Kiss Me Very Emollient Lip Balm in Clear
Sun, 10/21/2007 by Karen | Posted in: Drugstore Beauty Finds, Product Reviews, Skin Care
Christmas came early, ya’ll
Feast your eyes upon the early Miracle that is Boots No. 7 Restore and Review Beauty Serum!
For the last four months I’ve been scouring Target (“Tar-ghay”) for this alleged miracle cream from across the pond. And every time I go it’s always out of stock, boo! But yesterday the stars were aligned and for the first time ever I was finally able to get a tube, yay.
Blind me with science, please
Women all over the UK went buck wild after a program on BBC, Professor Regan’s Beauty Handbook, showed scientifically that No. 7 Restore and Renew (known as “Protect & Perfect in the UK) repaired photo-aged skin and improved the fine wrinkles associated with photo aging. After the show aired, sales increased by nearly 2000%, with 13 bottles being sold every minute.
I’ve only used it one night so I can’t give a thorough review quite yet, but I was so happy to finally get a tube that I thought it was worth a big fat shout out of blogger joy. I have high hopes for this one. $21.99 for a 1 fl oz tube.
Danger and Ecstasy: A visit to Sephora
Right next door to Target is a Sephora, which is a recipe for both danger and ecstasy. I picked up two goodies from Philosophy, Purity Made Simple One Step Facial Cleanser and Kiss Me Very Emollient Lip Balm in Clear.
I have adult acne that’s mostly cured, but lately my skin has been acting a little nuts. I’m breaking out on my cheeks and on my forehead. In addition to the breakout, my skin has also been tight and dry. Everything I’ve been using to wash it with lately has been leaving my face feeling tight, even my good ole’ standby Cetaphil.
I read an article on Jeni’s blog over at Savvyskin.com on how she cured her adult acne and one of the products she raved about was Purity Made Simple cleanser.
This is a no-foaming cleanser that:
- deep cleanser pores and eliminates makeup build-up
- hydrates
- contains mild cleansing agents and natural oil extracts to help condition skin
- has a light, slightly herbal/lemon scent
I used it for the first time last night and this morning. It doesn’t leave my skin feeling tight and cleanses thoroughly. The only negative so far is that it did not remove waterproof mascara. Other than that I’m liking it so far. I hope it doesn’t break me out! $10 for a 3.5 fl oz large sample tube.
Kiss me!
The change in season is also wrecking havoc on my lips, which are flaky and dry OVERDRIVE. Ugh. It seems like every three or four days I end up peeling half my lip skin off (gross, I know). I’m glad I picked up this tube of Kiss Me Very Emollient Lip Balm, does a fantastic job of moisturizing my lips.
Kiss Me also comes in Red (sheer berry) and Pink (sheer rose-pink). I love the Red, which smells and tastes like oranges, but can’t stand the Pink. Pink has a weird, pepperminty taste and gives my lips an uncomfortable tingle.
I keep a tube on my nightstand and slap on a thick layer before I go to bed. In the morning my lips feel super soft! $10 for a 0.5 oz tube.
This weekend went by so fast! It was beautiful here in the north bay. I went running yesterday and went for a long walk today around my neighborhood. I know these sunny days are numbered, so I feel like I have to spend as much time as I can outside before it starts to really get rainy and cold.
I hope you had a great weekend and that it was both relaxing and productive.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
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1. Christine said, on October 21st, 2007:
I didn’t know we could get Boots here! Good to know. I feel so out of the loop for not knowing.
Renee Rouleau makes such a fab cleanser – I really loved it when I was testing it for a week. I loved that it had the jojoba beads or whatever so it made me feel extra cleanly!
2. jeni said, on October 22nd, 2007:
I hope you end up liking the Philosophy Purity Made Simple! Yeah it doesn’t take off my mascara either:( I don’t like the scent of it, but it works great, and it doesn’t break me out at all!! If you end up not liking it, you could probably return it.
3. kia said, on October 22nd, 2007:
i love purity made simple!
4. Vanessa said, on October 22nd, 2007:
Haha I saw that in the paper this morning the restore and renew, let me know how you like it, as I heard people were going nuts over it and was thinking about purchasing it, but thought id wait since it’s $22…and wanted to get the MAC Strobe Cream instead…lol.
5. Karen said, on October 22nd, 2007:
Yeah, I like exfoliating cleansers in the summer time but not so much in the fall. My skin has really been changing and everything seems to dry it out.
Jojoba beads sound nice though, like it would be very soothing.
6. Karen said, on October 22nd, 2007:
Hi Jeni,
It does have an usual smell, kinda like lemon pledge meets herbs from the garden. I bought the smaller bottle just in case I didn’t like it.
Next on my list? Clinique Moisture On-Line!
7. Karen said, on October 22nd, 2007:
Hi Kia!
8. Karen said, on October 22nd, 2007:
ha ha ha, Vanessa! I’ve been wanting to try Strobe cream, too! Let me know how the glitter is…I’m too old for disco glitter, lol.
9. jeni said, on October 22nd, 2007:
Ahhh Clinique Moisture On-Line is the best if you have dry skin!!!
10. Kathryn said, on October 22nd, 2007:
I really want a tube of the Boots stuff because it’s so popular, but I don’t know if I need it. Even if it works well, does it do anything for younger skin?
11. Karen said, on October 23rd, 2007:
I couldn’t find it at my local counter, boo.
I think I’ll order it On-Line (pardon the pun!) when there’s a bonus or something.
Instead of the moisturizer I picked up the Mild Toner. It gets lots of raves on makeupalley.com so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
12. Karen said, on October 23rd, 2007:
Hi Kathryn,
Hmmm, I dunno yet. If you are young, seriously, the best anti-aging advice I can give you is to start wearing sunscreen now. Don’t skimp on it, either! And don’t forget to put it on your neck…
I’ve been slathering the Boots on for the past few nights and can’t tell if there’s any difference yet. It’s supposed to take four weeks though. We’ll see! Keep your fingers crossed for me (and for the rest of womankind! We all need a miracle cream!)
13. Christine said, on October 24th, 2007:
I’ve really found the Renee Rouleau cleanser to not give me that tight feeling or dry out my skin. Sometimes after I wash my face, it feels immediately like it needs moisturizer. Ugh, thanks a lot winter.
BTW, make sure you remind me about our AM date on the 10th. I keep randomly remembering it, “Oh yeah!” moments.
14. Karen said, on October 24th, 2007:
Yah girl! I’ll have you know that I’m NOT a morning person, ha!
15. Christine said, on October 24th, 2007:
I’m a morning person, but not THAT morning. I consider that still night
Both the boy and I were wide awake come 7am today, it was awful. I was like, I WANT TO SLEEEEEP. We were bemoaning our inability to sleep and eventually crawled out at 7:30 after thoroughly trying and failing!
16. Karen said, on October 24th, 2007:
Aww, poor thing! I FEEL YOUR PAIN!
I’ve resorted to taking sleep supplements, like stinky Valerian Root, yech!
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