To think face creams make no difference? Or am I using the wrong ones?!

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I’ve tried a lot. I still look old and haggard and the lines are still very much there (I know they won’t go entirely with a cream). I’m 42. What do people make of face creams?!

I've started double cleanse, toner and retinol in the evening, cleanser, Vit c, moisturiser and sun cream in the morning and have noticed a massive difference. Less bumps, no spots and my skin feels clearer. I keep asking my mum and dh am I different because it feels huge to me. But not to them 😂

They help improve the look of my fine lines and make my skin feel more comfortable. The ones with brightening agents can pep me up a bit too.

I’m loving Origins at the moment. The Plantscription and Ginzing ranges are great.

Creams can’t take wrinkles away, though. Only Botox and fillers can do that.

Tretinol is the only thing that is proven to work on fine lines.

You re using thenwrong type.

as previous PP said: double cleanse in the evening, then moisturiser (thicker onenfornthe night), morning cleanse, retinol if you re 45+ and then put A LOT of sun cream but you dont have to use retinol, vitamin C, moisturiser (i use laroche posay) but 7 from boots is very good too, sun cream ALL
YEAR ROUND, let it sets for 10mins, then make up.

you WILL notice the difference after 3 weeks

It doesnt have to be super complicated or expensive, but you do have to be religiously doing it.

i had bough augustus binder thingy for eyebrows thickening as I have lost a lot during chemo. Didnt really use it everyday for 3 weeks, I was really sporadic. Didnt see a difference because I wasnt consistantly using it and therefore wasted £110+.

my BFF who used it everyday felt the difference and when insaw last month i was blown away. I may try again but then again, i dont know. It seems an expensive secind experience 🙄

My friend is a dermatologist and besides the usual high SPF factor, he tells me to slap on the serums as they are more bang for your buck.
I use the aldi and lidl anti aging serums for a decade and am constantly told my skin is fab for 60. As they are inexpensive I really can slap them on.
My skin absorbs them very quickly .
My daughter who is 18 loves them too particularly after a shower, light but highly absorbant.
Worth trying with other stuff.
Oh I use vitamin C too.
Keep it in a dark spot though, not in full sunlight.
Again I use the Boots range or The ordinary or Inky list.
Budget all the way here.

but heavy duty Vaseline can fill in the little ones (wrinkles)

I use tret, a peptide serum from timeless, sunscreen, double cleanse and vaseline moisturiser. My skin still can’t tolerate vitmain c tbh. My skin is ok, I have acne scars and some texture. But tret probably makes the most difference to me.

Reading with interest - my skin is crap at the minute. 47, peri...

Dry patches, blotchy and just rubbish. But then so is my skincare.

Cerave face wash and moisturiser and that's it. I definitely need to change it up!

Reading with interest - my skin is crap at the minute. 47, peri...

Dry patches, blotchy and just rubbish. But then so is my skincare.

Cerave face wash and moisturiser and that's it. I definitely need to change it up!

Retinol makes a big difference for me. Start slow - my skin is sensitive so I use a very gentle Beauty Pie one every other day. That's enough to really improve my skin.

The things that have made a huge difference to my face are not creams but acids. BHA, AHA, hyaluronic, vitamin C. They just brighten up my skin dramatically. I really notice when I get a bit lazy with skincare.

I'm about to start tret once I'm back from my holiday as it seems to be the acid that people claim makes the most difference.

I'm also 42 and look bloody haggard. I think I'll try the serum

Boots serum is good, if I run out of it I notice difference very quickly

I was sceptical but been using cream with retinol every night and good day cream with sunscreen and seems to have really helped

I’m 54 and my skin is better now than late 40s. I don’t spend a lot on a moisturiser- I currently have a Beauty Pie one(£18) but use Boots, L’Oreal , Aldi sometimes. The important routine for me:
Night - cleanse, revitalist retinol serum, Niacinimide (The ordinary) and moisturiser. Retinol eye cream.

Morning- wash my face with warm water and muslin cloth. Vit c serum with hyalaronic acid plus under eye cream, moisturiser and factor 50 spf over the top. I have a good Beauty Pie one called featherlight. Have also used La Roche Possay and L’Oreal do a good spf 50 serum

I always wash with a non perfume face wash & then moisturise with a L’Oréal age perfect cream ..
I also take revive beauty complex with collagen , the one for skin , hair & nails & it’s 👌 & omega 3 ..
I Find I have good skin , I think everyone has to take something that will work from the inside out ..
I drink a homemade smoothie every day aswel & always try to eat well..
I find the combination of all these things definitely work for me 😊

I also never sit and face the sun.Always in sunglasses and a hat if sitting outside for a while or I will put back to the sun. Never try to tan. I use Bondi Sands daily tanner every other day from now throughout the warmer months. I use tan luxe drops in my moisturiser for my face.

I’ve tried loads of combos and now Use L’occitaine face wash, toner and serum and then Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream.

I got magic cream for Christmas and it was lovely but now it’s finished. Too pricey for me and not enough of a difference from cheaper stuff. Revolution Pro do a reasonable dupe.

My oily/combo/open pores skin (early 50’s) massively improved when I started using single ingredient products about 10 years ago - Vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, Glycolic acid toner, niacinimide, retinol (Boots own brand or Inkey List are inexpensive) alongside very bland moisturiser - I love Cerave. Also double cleansing - balm (Superdrug or if feeling fancy Elemis) to take off makeup followed by foaming cleanser (at the moment loving Superdrug own brand salysilic acid cleanser). I use LRP SPF every day I’m going to be outside for any length of time.

I can remember a dermatologist on tv years ago saying that it’s all mostly expensive and clever marketing. The only thing you need to do is moisturise with a cream containing spf to guard from sun damage. But ‘wrinkle creams’ are just a waste of money. He explained the only thing that gets rid of lines is something that fills out that line from underneath. ie fillers and Botox to paralyse a wrinkle causing muscle.
I have had filler once a year for about 8 years and have no lines. I do swear by the spf moisturiser though and never wear make up except a bit of lippy.

I can remember a dermatologist on tv years ago saying that it’s all mostly expensive and clever marketing. The only thing you need to do is moisturise with a cream containing spf to guard from sun damage. But ‘wrinkle creams’ are just a waste of money. He explained the only thing that gets rid of lines is something that fills out that line from underneath. ie fillers and Botox to paralyse a wrinkle causing muscle.
I have had filler once a year for about 8 years and have no lines. I do swear by the spf moisturiser though and never wear make up except a bit of lippy.

Yes I think I saw that tv show. Basically he said any moisturiser helps skin retain moisture and that’s it! Big message on SPF was what I took away. I’ve never had injectables. Where in your face do you have the filler? I have 11s that I dislike but hey I’m 54!

When did you start? If you just started you’ve started way too late.