NeoStrata Foaming Glycolic Wash

As a blogger you get sent a lot of beauty goodies or pick them up at events (which I’m so grateful for), but a lot of the time I know they won’t suit me or fit in to my current routine so most of the things I get go into my blogger drawer which contains samples and full sized products I have yet to test out. A month or so back I reorganised the contents and came across the NeoStrata Foaming Glycolic Wash, it was in there for months and I’m raging that I didn’t try it sooner because this stuff is amazing.

It’s a foaming cleanser that strips your makeup off, exfoliates your skin, as well as unclogging your pores.

From the first time of using the facial wash I could instantly notice my pores had shrunk, which I had only ever seen from using facial masks. Pores are a big thing for me so anything that can shrink them into oblivion I’m all for. I only properly noticed that they were no longer there when I had forgotten to put my Benefit Porefessional on my face one morning. I usually can’t leave the house without it or my nose would be a holy mess, to my surprise my skin looked as perfect as it does when I usually have the primer on.

The product comes out like a foam which I rub between my hands and massage into my skin.

Another benefit of the foam was that it made my skin super smooth due to the glycolic acid in it, I now only exfoliate my skin once a week rather than every few days.

Don't hate the bunny onesie, this is me in all my night time glory and yes it does make me look like a giant baby :)

I am still a bit worried if I should be using it on a daily basis though as It does contain glycolic acid and lactobionic acid, it could just be the sound of acid making me wary of it but so far my skin is agreeing to it. However if you have any kind of cut or broken skin I would steer clear of it until it is healed. It feels like the gates of hell are opening on your face as the foam goes into your skin, the pain does go away very quickly though but for that second or two you will scream like a baby. Also if your face is in anyway sensitive I wouldn’t use it and it isn’t a cleanser that you can put near your eyes as well as the rest of your face so you’ll need to cleanse those areas separately.

Before on the left and After on the right. I use the Ziaja Sensitive Skin Micellar Water to remove my eye makeup. 

It is a little pricey but I definitely think it’s worth it, especially if you suffer from very large pores. It costs €24.95 and you can purchase NeoStrata in most pharmacies or on dolledup.ie

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Love Sarah xoxo

Glamglow Supermud Clearing Treatment Review

I have been wanting to buy the Glamglow Supermud Clearing Treatment for months now, I tried to hold off as long as possible and when I knew I was going to the states I decided to wait and buy it in Sephora as I would get points on my card.

I probably should have bought it in Ireland on reflection as its $69 but you can buy here for less than €50 depending where you shop but I really wanted my points on my Sephora card.

The Supermud is a 5-20 minute mud mask that is used as a clearing treatment. It can be used on any skin type but works especially good on oily skin which I have. It works by sucking out all the nasty oils and gunk out of your pores and if you leave it on long enough you can see just how much nasty stuff actually comes out.

It has all the good stuff that is needed for clearing your skin of acne and closing up pores such as salicylic acid and charcoal. As it’s great for spots the mud can also be used as a spot treatment. If a nasty bugger pops up just dab a bit on the spot, leave overnight and VOILA its gone!

I’ve been using this for 2 weeks now and I have noticed such a difference in my skin since I’ve started. I use it 2-3 times a week and the results have been as follows:

Reduced black and white heads

Smaller pores

No blemishes

Smoother skin

Brighter looking skin

These results didn’t happen overnight though, when I first started it did look like it made my blackheads worse but I think this was just all the bad stuff getting sucked out. I did use a Biore pore strip on my nose and chin so that helped get rid of any of the stubborn pores and since then they have shrunk considerably.

How grumpy do I look!!

I would say I have used it in total about 5 times in the last 2-3 weeks so it’s still a pretty new product but if it makes that much of difference in such a short space of time I can’t wait to see what it does in the future.

In the last few months it has become a lot more readily available in Irish stores, many online stores, hairdressers, beauty salons, and now even Clerys sell it. Do shop around though as prices can vary from store to store.

Glamglow have other masks available to so if you think that this isn’t your cup of tea then take a look on their website to see what else they have on offer.

Have you tried the Supermud? Have you had the same results? Have you tried any of their other masks? Let me know in the comments below!

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo