Exfoliating Treatment Cleanser. This stuff is really cool. It's an exfoliating powder. No really! (see pic. on right)
You mix it with a little water, or B.E. Purifying Cleanser, to create the perfect facial scrub. The powder is much finer than I was expecting,and after a few tries I got my ratio down and realized that even though it doesn't feel gritty and harsh on my skin, it was in fact exfoliating it really nicely!
My skin can be really sensitive at times so I only use this every few days, but so far I love how gentle it is but still manages to do it's job.
Active Cell Renewal Night Treatment. The Olay Regenerating serum that I use in the daytime is more of a gel whereas this one is a thin liquid that you take out of the bottle with an eye dropper. It's very thin and glides of the skin and a little covers quite a lot of area. It doesn't really have a scent but I can see why this is a night treatment only. It leaves the skin slightly sticky to the touch. Nothing you'd want to put makeup over. But once you get a lotion on top, your skin feels nice and smooth and soft.
I replaced the Olay serum with this for nighttime because I wake up with great skin after using this. I can see it fading my dark marks and my skin feels more hydrated the next day.
Purely Nourishing Moisturizer in Combination Skin. I've used this lotion in the Normal to Dry through the summer and loved it. But this Combination Skin version isn't hydrating enough for me, so it will most likely go to my sister who doesn't suffer from such dry skin as I do.
Lastly, Pure Transformation Night Treatment in Clear. This powder treatment is something you put on as your very last step of the night.You buff into your skin just like the regular Bare Minerals Foundation. The jar packaging contains a brush that is attached to the lid. You shake the jar, open and tap off the excess and then buff it into your skin. There is no tint to this version, but it does come in a few shades, light, medium and tan.
The brush is slightly stiff for my liking and I found that I got it on my skin much better with a clean Flawless Application Brush.
I haven't used this enough to completely love it because the times I've used this was with the Cell Renewal Treatment which I think is doing more work than this is. I'm going to try to use this more and see if I love it or if I notice any changes, but so far, I love the Cell Renewal Treatment more than this.
Olay Pro X Hydra Firming Cream $45 in drugstores, $27-37 at online retailers. After the Cell Renewal Treatment, I use this cream all over my face, neck and collarbone area. Considering the shape of my skin when I purchased this, I needed something in a jar that was so think that it simply couldn't go through a pump or squeeze bottle. I was expecting a thick opaque cream but once opened, it looked far more serum-y than I expected.
The first night I put this on over the regenerating serum, I was underwhelmed. At first. I didn't feel hydrated in the way I was used to. No shiny skin. No slick forehead. No greasy hands. None of that! This was completely new to me.
After about an hour, my skin was completely different. It was soft and unbelievably moisturized! It was like, some slow acting magic trick! My flaky forehead was smooth and and my cheeks were so soft I wanted to touch them constantly!
The jar it comes in isn't glass but does feel heavy, which is a negative for easy travel but not a deal breaker. The top clicks closed so you know the inside is safe from outside elements and that part I like.
After changing up everything but my cleanser, my skin is no longer flaking or peeling and feels soft to the touch. My dark spots are fading and I can see my skin getting smoother. I've washed my face at night more often since I got these products because it feels so nice to wake up to noticeably nicer skin, which is the point!
It may seem like a lot of products for just one area of skin, but it's not just skin, it's my face. And somewhere down the road my face will thank me for going through all this trouble. At least, I hope so. I can't wait to be an old lady, but it would really suck if I started getting major wrinkles next year after doing all of this. I'm not even gonna lie.
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