I'm 40 - odd and have always had an oily t zone, but in the last few years my pores have been craters. My chin was a sea of craters, red and blotchy, loads of open pores around my nose, around my number 11's - the only part of my face that was ok was my cheeks.
About 10 days ago I bought some Alpha H from ebay, just a 50 ml bottle rather than the regular size from QVC it cost about £8. I started using it every other night. Then I got a sample of the Clarins oils and put some of that in my Neils Yard night cream that I was already using and used this on the nights that I didn't Alpha H.
In the morning I use a glycolic cleanser that I already had and use a hot muslin to remove it, followed by a Garnier simply essentials toner £2 as MrsMartin keeps banging on about how alcohol free toner is so great. After the toner I bought Aldi double lift anti wrinkle cream followed by Aldi wrinkle stop on any wrinkles, I cant remember how much they were but not a lot. I also use Aldi caffenine eye roll on in the morning as it feels so lovely and cooling and my existing eye creme at night.
I've spent about £18 on all the new things altogether and honestly the results are amazing. My chin is much less red, the pores are much smaller and clearer. Overall my skin tone is more even and my t-zone is far less oily. I used to say that Bare Minerals looked terrible on my skin and made the pores look worse, but now I've tried it again today and it looks fab. All I need to do now is buy the Clarins oil as the free sample is running out.
I still hanker after a Clarisonic, but in the meantime for very little outlay and few premium brands I've made a huge difference.