2 posts in one day, whatever have you done wrong to deserve this?! As promised I have decided to do a review on the Clinique 3 Step Anti Blemish Solutions Skincare Set. This was a trial set that I bought and is intended to last 2 weeks. It includes a Foaming Cleanser (Step 1), a Clarifying Lotion (Step 2) and a Clearing Moisturiser. It retails for £30 and claims after one week skin is glowing, looks clearer, less oily and make up is going on smoother too. Although intended to last 2 weeks I actually still have about half of the moisturiser and cleanser left over so you do get a reasonable amount of product in each bottle (or I haven't been putting enough on). I have oily to combination skin and despite keeping my brushes clean, testing various types of foundation and all kinds of skin crèmes I just don't seem to be able to clear up my skin so I thought this would be worth a try. Here is a very scary picture of me before starting the trial.
As you can see I get quite bad breakouts around my jawline and chin area which can be really annoying and quite noticeable. I have been using the 3 Step System for just over 2 weeks and whilst my skin feels softer and breakouts aren't lasting as long, I don't notice a major difference.
I'm going to review the products separately as there are some I like more than others and all 3 products have their pros and cons.
Foaming Cleanser
I have to say, this is probably my least favourite of all 3. Whilst I really like the idea of a gentle foaming cleanser with a pump, it doesn't feel like the product is really doing anything. The foam melts away as your massage it in to the skin which leaves you feeling like there isn't really anything on your skin when your trying to clean it. This could be down to my own personal preferences though, as I am a huge fan of St Ives Apricot Scrub as I feel it gives the skin a really good clean and is amazing at removing any excess dirt or dead skin cells. I found that the smell of the product was very clinical like something a doctor would use to clean a wound. Furthermore, when it came to using the toner after I had washed with the cleanser there was still a lot of make up coming off on the pad despite using a remover wipe before washing.
Clarifying Lotion
I really quite liked the lotion, when applied with a cotton pad you could really feel it working on the skin and got a lot of dirt, oils and excess make up off. There was a very slight tightening/ tingling sensation on the skin after application which reassured me that it was working on clearing out all the pores on my face. However, I think without the moisturiser it would dry out any dry patches or areas you may have on your skin as it is quite strong.
Clearing Moisturiser
Your probably going to cringe when you hear this but I never usually apply moisturiser. Since I have oily skin I have had some bad experiences with other moisturisers in the past but this one was quite good. It has a nice silky soft feeling when you first apply it to the skin and it dries in reasonably quickly so your not left walking around with a shiny, sticky face. It seems to have a soothing agent in it as I found a lot of my breakouts looked much calmer and smaller the next day. Also worth mentioning is a I have some dry areas either side of my face which causes my foundation to go quite patchy half way through the day but the moisturiser really hydrated these areas and my make up looked much more even after this.
Overall, I would say the set is OK. It is really good for prolonging make up and making breakouts look less angry and sore but it doesn't get rid of them all together. Perhaps if I keep using it, it will eventually all come together but right now I think I would only reinvest in the Clarifying Lotion. For the price of the products I really don't feel like I got the results I wanted. Have any of you had any experience with this product? Did you think it was good, bad or just OK? Let me know!
Thanks for reading!
Lots of Love
Kirsty
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