So when does Estee lauder Advanced Night Repair actually start working?

[consumersucker]

Hello

I'm almost 30 and over the past year or so, I've really noticed my skin has started to age......quite rapidly and so I thought I should start upping my skin care routine.

I've been using Olay Regenerist serum and moisturiser with spf 30 for a couple of years now, but thought maybe I should start using night cream. I heard about the ANR and it got really good reviews. I heard they give out free samples, so I went to a Estee Lauder counter and got one. I got about 3 nights use out of it and yeah, I could definitely see a difference and then I was kind of locked in, so I ordered a bottle, which I was excited about receiving. Anyway, I've been using that for about a week now and my skin has gone back to normal Is this normal? Does it go up and down? Or am I using it wrong?

I don't put anything over the top, as I was told this would be enough to use on it's own. I use about 3 big blobs of it and massage it in for about 20 or 30 seconds. No idea really if I'm doing it right, but I would have thought this was ok.

So how has everyone else got on with ANR?

[consumersucker]

Bump

[madmomma]

I use about half a dropper full over face, neck and backs of hands. Then moisturiser/ nightcream over the top.

I would say if your skin doesn't look better in the morning then take it back and ask for a refund. It should (does, for me) make your skin look smoother and slightly plumper in the morning. Definitely use moisturiser on top though.

[DrNick]

creams dont work! Everyone knows that!

[madmomma]

Oh and I've used it for about 5 yrs and it's the one expensive product I will always buy. I've got an asian friend who says it does nothing for her skin though, so maybe some skins benefit more than others, despite claims to the contrary

[consumersucker]

mad, it definitely feels smoother, but then no more than I don't normally wear anything at night, so I'm pretty sure the smoothness is just down to the fact I'm wearing something, as apposed to it being specifically that......... if that makes sense

Like I said, the first few morning with the sample pack, I definitely saw quite a big difference. I got a fair few comments and I had a glow. I felt like I could have not worn any foundation too, which was definitely a first for at least 5 years. So I'm not really sure what's happened. It's almost like the tester and the bottle are two completely different serums.

Dr, do you know what does work then?

[consumersucker]

Ok, that first sentence made no sence. *it definitely feels smoother, but then I don't normally wear anything at night, was what it was supposed to be.

[consumersucker]

*sense! Grrrr

[madmomma]

hmm difficult to say really.
It's a lot of money to part with for something you're ambivalent about, and EL are brilliant at taking things back if you don't like them. Maybe you're just not craggy enough to see a difference! xx

[FoxyHarlow123]

There isn't a cream on this planet that will make the slightest bit of difference to ageing skin. NOTHING! It might make it feel a bit smoother but that's about it.

[consumersucker]

mad, oooo I hope that's why, but I suspect not

Tbh, my skin isn't in bad condition overall. It just looks a bit dull and face masks etc don't really seem to have any effect anymore. Also, over the past year or so, I've noticed those nose to mouth lines become more and more prominent. I was hoping this might help smooth those out slightly........wishful thinking?

Foxy shit

[ElBombero]

Consumer sucker, have you thought about dermal filler and Botox, now that's where you'll really see a difference. I have these plus some staple products for my skin care regime and without blowing my own trumpet I have perfect skin, no wrinkles.

Day cream : elemis marine cream
Night : EL ANR with either rosehip oil over top or dermalogica Super Rich Repair.
2x weekly I exfoliate and use Dermalogicas multi bit mask

Also a primer before you make up will make a huge difference

[consumersucker]

El, I have thought about fillers, yes. Only for the nose to mouth lines, which I really hate, I have to say. My dp really doesn't like the idea of me having fillers, 1 because she doesn't think I need them (ahhhh love is blind ) and 2 because she's worried that it'll go horribly wrong and I'll end up with that famous 'duck face'. I have to say, I'm pretty concerned about that too.

Can I ask how old you are El ?

[SirChenjin]

It doesn't - it makes no difference to my skin whatsoever. MIL gets bottles of the stuff as one of their most valued customers in the whole wide world (I only exaggerate slightly, she spends a fortune at the EL counter) and passes them onto me. I use them if I've got nothing else, but wouldn't spend my money on it.

The only things that work are fillers, botox, and plastic surgery, none of which I'd have.

[ElBombero]

I'm young at 30 but it's what I call preventive maintenance :) fillers these days is super safe, made of hyaluronic acid which is a naturally occurring product that we all make so very good safety record. If you find a good practitioner and explain exactly what you want you won't look exaggerated, filler is instant results so can be tweaked during treatment....

[SirChenjin]

30?? Of course you don't have wrinkles - you're only 30 fgs!! Unless you have overdone the sun, or have bad genes, or smoke, then you really shouldn't have anything more than a couple of tiny faint lines

[FoxyHarlow123]

I agree. Fillers and Botox are the only thing that work but you really shouldn't need them at 30. I had Botox for the first time at about 34 and I've had fillers once, about 14 months ago for nose to mouth lines. Brilliant stuff.

[DrNick]

yup - creams - nada

[ElBombero]

Should of said this is my profession, I'm an aesthetic nurse so often model for training etc. will always have Botox though. I disagree that people don't have wrinkles at 30, I spend my days analysing skin...

[SirChenjin]

So you work for the cosmetic industry and you have fillers/botox at 30? Yeah, that figures

[ElBombero]

OFFS. I'm a nurse with a dermatology background, I work in a hospital which amongst other things offers an aesthetic service. I'm saying fillers and Botox work for reversing the signs of aging. That's all.

[lurkingaround]

SPF. the only anti-ageing cream that works. It prevents wrinkles. We live in hope re the rest but really, it's a heap.
Botox is preventative for dynamic lines (stop the action, stop the wrinkle), fillers don't reverse the wrinkle just fill it out and camouflage it.

SPF is it.
Don't smoke, eat well, drink well.

[lifesgreatquestions]

In my family the women who work hard outdoors have aged quickly and the two or three who have had desk jobs and used creams have not.

As for ANR though I used it for a bit and then passed it on to a friend. To my thinking it's any cream/tonic/whatever, so long as it suits your skin.

[SirChenjin]

Of course they reverse the signs of ageing - providing they are done well. Otherwise you just end up looking like a 50 or whatever year old person with fillers and botox which is not necessarily a good look.

If you are nurse you'll also know that prevention is more important, so no smoking, drinking in moderation, exercise, plenty of sleep, no sunbeds, plenty of sunscreen etc etc.

[ElBombero]

Yes of course, and a good SPF as already mentioned.

[madmomma]

elbombero which spf do you use?
I hate all of the high factor ones I've tried, and I'm looking for one that feels nice on the skin - not heavy and claggy.