Beauty Sleep! Lancome Renergie Nuit Multi-Lift Night Cream Review

Lancome Rénergie Nuit Multi-Lift $145.00 available from www.davidjones.com.au

Night creams are usually the wallet clincher in every woman's skin care routine, big price tags for very small pots of cream promising face lifts overnight. But are they really worth it? 

Usually a night cream will contain a more concentrated formula with higher amounts of the active ingredients which promote moisture and skin plumping, so they will generally hold a higher price tag because of the ingredients. Or just because they are like the prada of skin care.

Lancome's Rénergie Nuit Multi-Lift is the first luxury night cream I have ever used, usually one for some rose hip oil or a natural serum. When I think about Lancome night creams it conjures up very mumsy thoughts, and I have to admit the smell of this cream is a really full on powdery floral mum scent. 

So here is what Lancome promises Renergie Nuit Multi Lift will do to your skin and how I have found using it: 

- Unique firming and anti-wrinkle effect helps visibly smooth and plump skin

My wrinkles are still there, but my skin does feel plumper and more firm.

- Decreases the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while improving skin’s firmness

Is it just me or is this the same as the first line but just worded slightly differently hmmmm, yes my skin is firmer.

- Overnight, surface cell renewal is accelerated so skin looks reenergised and well rested

It depends, if I apply this cream and then have had 8 hours of good sleep then I wake up and look freaking amazing, glowing. But if i apply the cream at 2am after working for 14 hours and have a shitty sleep and wake up at 10am I look terrible. So yes if you use this cream and sleep 8 hours and exercise and eat right you will have beautiful skin, but like women this is a rare occurrence for me.

- Over time, skin is visibly tighter, smoother and younger looking

SHUT UP LANCOME! AND THE REST OF THE SKIN CARE INDUSTRY THAT IS CLAIMING 'YOUNGER' SKIN! WE DO NOT WANT YOUNGER SKIN! 

I want to have the best possible skin that I can have as a 29 year old, I am happy having 29 year old skin on my face and I would look pretty stupid with 12 year old skin on my face. My skin does feel smoother though, it's actually very soft and feels hydrated without leaving a gross film on my face that goes all over my pillowcases.

Does it work? Yes, it does work. It hasn't removed my wrinkles but it hydrates my skin plumping it up and leaving it very soft. I hate the smell of it, its very old fashioned and highly fragranced and I would not recommend this to anyone with active breakouts on your face. But if you have a spare $145 to spend on a night cream and are into a little luxury skin care then I would totally recommnend Rénergie Nuit Multi-Lift.

                                   

                                       

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xxx Nella

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Personal Skincare #1

(Sorry about my straight outta that shower Margret Thatcher 'do)

My face has never been a mystic pizza full of pimples, nor have I ever had any problems with hyper-pigmentation. It's relatively normal to oily only on my nose and chin most of the time excpet around the time of the month I am 'Surfing my crimson wave' as Cher Horwitz puts it. When I was 25 my skin started to change, so in the past 2 years since my concerns changed and as the teenage pimples stopped and my pores spread and became larger, which is a real pain when applying make up.

As a teenager I would scrub the hell out of my skin stripping it with Clean and Clear foaming cleanser, and I don't even think I used moisturizer till I was in my 20's super oil-phobic that it would give me pimples.

The below is not going to be my definative routine of my late 20's like all the magazine have those 'What to use in your 20's' articles blah blah blah, I doubt it will remain the same for the next month even. I'm a total slut when it comes to products, easily swayed by reading beauty blogs and watching raving YouTubes about some new found holy water of a serum, but I will continue to buy products with the same ingredients in them.

1. Cetaphil -  Normal to Oily Cleanser $15.40

Liv Tyler said she uses this once in an interview -  she is beautiful  - Therefore I think I will magically turn into Liv Tyler using this. Obviously I wont, but it does take off a full face of heavy make up with a bit of warm water and a gentle rub. It doesnt have any real benefits you arent going to glow after using it, but you will be completely clean of any make up.

2. Clarisonic Mia $134.90 (Will do a full post on the Clarissa-on-it!) & Dove cucumber cleanser $6.00

So this is the most extreme part of my routine and one which most people think I'm crazy for using -  Meh people have always said I'm 'crazy in a good way' which is really insulting and I actually hate - so my skincare is crazy also who cares! This is my second cleanse it brushes at a super sonic rate. After 2 months (it will take you 2 months for your skin to adjust to it properly) my pores have become smaller and more isolated to my T-zone, the tone has evened out completely, and my blemishes heal really quickly. Even though the peeps at Clarisonic say it isn't an exfoliate - it totally is. I usually use this only once a day either morning or night, which ever I have time. If you are desperate to find out about the Clarisonic I suggest watching these YouTubes:

Tanya Burr's 'Pixi2woo' Clarisonic Mia Review

Goss Makeup Artist's Clarisonic Experience

Stuff I Bought's Clarisonic Tips

3. Physicians Formula moisturizer - firming anti wrinkle SPF 15 $29.00

WOOOOP WOOOOOPPPP Priceline thank you for getting this line of moisturizers from Physicians Formula. I tried this stuff last year in Hawaii, it is my favorite daytime moisturizer of all time. Lets talk all weird science for a minute about the ingredients: 2.7% Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA's or Glycolic Acid) - this is what will make your skin J-LO glow, it is a resurfacer which breaks down the top 2 layers of skin which are dead and flaking- leaving glowing fresh skin. Ever had an amazing Glycolic Peel facial and your skin has been really red? They just use an ultra concentrated Alpha Hydroxy to take off dead skin. If you use moisturizer containing Alpha Hydroxy you MUST use an SPF, that fresh skin needs to be protected. When I get a zit the red sore part is usually not my main concern its the flaky dead skin around it which makes it hideous, this moisturizer softens and dissolves it. There are lots of different brands with similar ingredients, this is my personal favorite. It also smells really good, not natural at all kind of like new toy smell when you were little. 

4. Korres Wild Rose 24 Hour moisturizer - SPF 6 $35.00

The benefits of Rose products for your skin have been well documented in history Cleopatra bathed in Rose water, the Greeks made medicines from it because of its antibacterial qualities. I've read lots of reviews on this moisturizer, first I tried it under my make up - which was a big mistake it made my skin so oily and by midday I had patchy foundation and was just a hot mess. So switching it to a night cream was ideal, its very healing and hydrating. Waking up in the morning after putting this on at night it feels like you have given your skin a big drink of water. If I am feeling particularly like a sultana or have had 3 too many glasses of wine then I will use Rose Hip oil under my eyes, cheek bones and temples. 

Honerable mentions:

Sudocream $4.70

Zinc gets rid of pimples : FACT! Alot of acne specific products have Zinc as a main ingredient, but it is really drying so unless you are actually 15 with an acne problem you wouldnt want to use it all over your face. This is for nappy rash but its got 15.25% Zinc Oxide in it, just pop it on a stubborn spot and it will be on the mend by morning.

Bioderma $35.00

This gets off even the sluttiest of smokey eye make up,  if I've had fake eyelashes applied this is great to take them off too. Just soak a cotton round with it and hold it on your eye and gently wiggle them off.

Lucas Paw Paw Ointment  $4.40

Another product that has been in my life in some capacity for forever, my Mum used to lather it on my bum for nappy rash. It was put on mozzie bites, scabby knees and now I just it on my lips, elbows, cuticles, heels and any dry patch. I am truly emotionally attached to this product and would be lost without it.