La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo*

Corrective and unclogging spot treatment*

3ml sample size*

I can never say no to a freebie! If an email lands in my inbox telling me about a free sample, and all I have to do is sign up to the website, then I'm there! Of course it means my inbox gets buried in newsletter emails and like, but on the plus side it means I get to test out some fab products like the La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo.
This is one of the best quick spot treatments I've ever tried and, trust me, I've tried a lot. As I've mentioned before I've suffered from acne for the past five years so a lot of my top spends are on skincare which promises to clear your skin and leaving you blemish free. I've tried endless bottles of face wash, lotion, creams and toners and it's very rare that'll you find one that will consistently work for you. Now I'm 20 a lot of the highstreet ranges targeted at blemish prone skin are far too harsh for me, because they're designed for teenage skin which can face a bit more of the oil-stripping tendencies they come with.
This is the first time I've tried something from the La Roche-Posay range so I was excited when this sample landed on my doorstep. I've heard nothing but good things about the brand throughout the blogosphere so my expectations were high, and I have to admit I was not disappointed.
The Effaclar Duo is a targeted spot treatment designed to help unclog pores and correct imperfections. It has the same texture and consistency of a light everyday moisturiser, and I apply to this a particularly bad spots at least a couple times a day. Unlike other highstreet spot treatments it doesn't leave your skin feeling dry and tender, in fact my skin has felt much softer and smoother skin I started applying this cream. The light consistency also means I'd have no trouble dabbing this on over make-up if I felt a spot coming up in the day.

La Roche-Posay have just released a newer version of the Effaclar Duo, called Effaclar Duo+, which I can't wait to try. You can buy the new formula in Boots stores and online, or from the Escentual website.

Have you tried the La Roche-Posay range? What's your favourite product?

Beth xx

Origins super spot remover

Origins Super Spot Remover £13.00

Hello everyone, hope you're all well, looks like the nice weather has lasted past the weekend so I'm pretty happy. I didn't blog yesterday because in all honesty I was feeling pretty rubbish after the birthday celebrations (haha) and I had an assignment due that needed finishing.
Origins super spot remover is one of my all time favourite products and part of my night time routine. I have struggled with my skin for several years, it's oily, my make-up is always sliding off and I suffer with regular acne breakouts in my t-zone. I started medication for my spots when I was 15, and I'm now on my third treatment from the doctors and while I'll be the first to admit that my skin texture and type has improved vastly over the last four years I still feel that it needs an extra boost now and then and that's where this spot treatment for Origins comes in. Like most spot treatments it contains salicylic acid which speeds up the healing time, although it also means it might cause a slight sting on your skin, especially if you try and use it on open spots. It also contains caffeine to calm the skin and red algae to visibly reduce redness, super exfloiaters (whatever they are!) are also designed elminiate excess oil and skin blogging dirt. I am very impressed with this product as I find it really helps to attack and heal my skin in quite a short amount of time, I'm not going to lie and say that you can put this on in the morning and by the evening all your spots will be gone (if that was true I think it would be a lot more expensive!) but it will reduce spot size and redness over the day, and in a couple of days you will find your blemish fading. But even if it doesn't work in a few hours, I am still happy to invest in this product as you only need a tiny dab for each spot and it really does work in the end, unlike those spot treatments which claim to heal them within four hours.
You can buy Origins super spot remover online here, also available in some departments stores such as Debenhams, Beales or House of Fraser.

What is your favourite Origins product?

Beth xx