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?

[squoosh]

Glowing skin is what I'm after, I'm not very wrinkly so don't give that much thought.

This mask is supposed to be hardcore for a home treatment I'm just worried about irritating my skin too much.

[RonaldMcDonald]

I use botox and have had fillers
As with everything a light touch is the answer. I can still move my eyebrows after botox and give a tiny tiny frown of displeasure

I have used retin A previously and found it very good to resurface but it is a difficult product because of the peeling
I find the same but to a lesser degree with glycolic products
I love bhas---I wish I had know about them in my 20s

I use a good spf and fragrance free products that protect my skin from the elements and provide a good base for make up

Not spending £££ on pots of guff and spending £££ on botox etc has shown a massive improvement in my skin

[Floisme]

I think 'obsessed' is a bit harsh. Young people are bombarded by such unrealistic, airbrushed images of older women that it must be a shock when ageing starts to bite.

But I do think - and I really don't want to offend anyone here - that thinking about it to such a degree can make people a bit, well, dull! It's the style and beauty equivalent of always banging on about your uni/punk/clubbing days. They're over people, move on

[consumersucker]

Flo, that's depressing I know what you're saying though and I do wonder if I would be so concerned about the natural aging process, if I wasn't, as you say, bombarded by unrealistic, 'perfect' images of what beauty is supposed to be. Ie, tight, firm and completely wrinkle free. We're all told to 'fight' aging. We still live in an anti-age society and imo, it's only going to get worse, for women anyway. Maybe I'm just weak I'd love to say I didn't care, but I do.

[Floisme]

Consumer you're not weak - you've just been fed a big fat lie that's all. I'm sorry if I sounded harsh - I just get angry at all these images of women who've been botoxed, fillered, photoshopped and airbrushed to within an inch of their lives. It's given young women a completely unrealistic idea of what ageing is like. I'm sure you look lovely by the way and will do so for years to come.

[consumersucker]

Flo, I didn't think you sounded harsh at all. I get annoyed at myself for giving a damn tbh.

[GinSoakedBitchyPony]

To answer the question, about ELANR, I see results the next morning.
I'm NOT claiming that it has any long term effect on my skin.

I'm simply saying that the morning after I use it, my skin looks better. I look like I've had a really good night's sleep and my skintone looks more even. I'm absolutely not saying it makes any wrinkles look less apparent.
Whatever it's doing, it's clearly a temporary effect because when I stop using it, I do notice a difference.
It's the only expensive product that I use, and I continue to use it because it doesn't irritate my sensitive skin at all, plus itmakes a visible, if short term, difference. When it stops making a visible difference I'll stop using it.
My advice to anyone who uses it and sees no improvement within a couple of days would be to return it.

[consumersucker]

Thanks Gin

I'll probably give it another couple of days. Simply because, well I'm desperate Maybe my expectations were unrealistic, because every morning I wake up and just before I look in the mirror, I get a little excited and wonder, maybe today, only to be disappointed.