Serums

I have rarely seen the point of serums but times change, one gets older, fine lines appear and the inevitable happens. Serums have happened to me and I'm wondering why I waited so long. Whereas I'll spend a small fortune on Karl Lagerfeld branded cleansers, somehow I become a little more cautious about serums. They are just not that exciting and I have splashed out on the Clinique one and not seen any visible difference. So I decided to spend less.

I recently finished an Olay serum. This one:

I liked it very much. I mean, I finished it. It takes me forever to finish anything but I religiously used it every morning and it lasted a good three months or so. Seeing as how I liked it, I of course then replaced it with something else. This one:

As recommended by Sali Hughes in her Guardian column. It's ok, it's a bit runny which I find annoying. I prefer the Olay one and it was cheaper so lesson learned there.

Serums provide a great base and help moisturiser sink in better. I think of them like polyfilla.

Both are available at Boots.

5 comments:

Jenni said...

still in love with Chanel HydraSerum. Absolutely the best I've ever used. Sinks in instantly. And it smells divine! Oh, and I got Pebble yesterday - love it!x

Cover Girl said...

You've just reminded me that I did have that - my friend gave me hers and it was wonderfully good. IT appears to be £59 though.

Cover Girl said...

Knew you'd love Pebble!

Jenni said...

It is indeed a very large amount of money. So it's either a Birthday or Christmas gift, and even then it's either Duty Free or when House of Fraser have a 10% off all beauty products offer (which is quite often). I often find I can forego moisturiser with just this miracle balm on my face!

MissDisco said...

The Clarins Double Serum is also fabulous (I got a GWP size) but a rather hefty £55

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