Effaclar Duo & Nip and Fab Glycolic Fix

After my recent foundation disaster left my skin in a seriously poor state I quickly dashed to Boots to pick up some new products to help it on its road to recovery. I picked up two products, the first of which  was  Effaclar duo, a blogger favourite  and secondly Nip & fab's Glycolic fix serum. Together they sounded like they were going to be the perfect skin fixing duo.

Effaclar duo

I had such high hopes for this product. I've lost count of the amount of positive reviews I've read and I was really hoping it would help shift those horrible little under the skin bumps on my chin. I decided to use it on just one half of my face, in the evening, and see how well it worked and whether or not there would be a difference between each side after a couple of weeks use.

A couple of days in I woke up with a couple of sore,pretty large bumps under the skin. They weren't blemishes as such but they were very angry and red and looked like they could develop in to blemishes. Nevertheless I continued with my routine as I just put this down to a purging phase, which honestly I was expecting. Unfortunately my skin didn't improve at all. The sore bumps kept getting bigger and more sore and after 2 weeks it had made my skin so bad that I had to stop using it. It had actually become painful to apply foundation, remove make up, and wash my face etc. I was so disappointed as I had read such glowing reviews and in theory it is a great product  but  I  guess it is another example of different things  for different people.

I'm still unsure whether what I experienced was just an extreme purging phase or if something in the ingredients was aggravating my skin but it's safe to say I won't be using it again!

Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix serum

I hadn't heard too much about this product before I bought it but designed with 4% Glycolic acid  to resurface and smooth out the skin it sounded promising. I've been using this after cleansing and toning each evening on areas where I have larger pores and it's been working well so far. It's taken a couple of months use to see noticeable results but my skin is more even and my pores are smaller and less congested. Not a miracle worker but it works..