Which product should I spend on?

[onlyconnect]

I'm in the lucky position of going to London shopping next week for the first time in ages. I've saved up a bit and want to get a foundation, a serum and a face moisturiser. I can spend about £120 in total on all three.
I'm mid 59s with dryish but quite good skin.
Which would you spend most on? I could split it roughly equally or splurge more on one.
Any thoughts in this first world luxury "dilemma"?
I quite fancied a Bobbi Brown foundation because I like their tinted moisturiser but I guess that'd be £££

As you are going to London Id recommend an Armani foundation (Designer Lift or Luminous Silk) and a good serum.
Moisturiser and primer can be cheap as chips and do the job.

@onlyconnect

I have had Lancome Genifique before but always buy it in gift sets just after Christmas when I can get it cheaper.

That's when I treat myself to Hydra Zen. It's always good to look on the individual company websites too. When I bought my Clarins Double serum I got a free 200ml cleanser which retails at £20 or so. Same with Clinique, they were offering deluxe samples and I got 200ml after sun.

I raided my cupboard and found I have the rose oil, the pineapple vit c serum, and the glycolic pads. I just need to use them.

I'll look out for the other thing, hyaluronic acid is it?

Thank you all very much. I've written all the recommendations down and look forward to hunting them out next week.

Can I just add, even if you are using a cheaper moisturiser, it's well worth having a stand alone spf product on top, for daytime.
Or buy a moisturiser with spf 30 in. Not necessarily expensive, but protects your skin for daytime.

@picklemewalnuts

I raided my cupboard and found I have the rose oil, the pineapple vit c serum, and the glycolic pads. I just need to use them.

I'll look out for the other thing, hyaluronic acid is it?

HA is a big buzzword. Frankly, I don't think it does much. I've used ones from the Ordinary, Vichy, and Hada Labo and once I've finished the HL ginormous bottle won't bother again with a standalone HA. Most generic serums contain it anyway. Advanced Night Repair is HA based and I think Genefique and Clarins Double contain it too.

Btw, Clarins have just started a 30% off promo on their own website if anyone fancies the Double Serum. I'm on the EU website but am guessing the UK one is the same.

I can't see that on the UK site at the moment but there's 15% off in the John Lewis sale

www.johnlewis.com/clarins-double-serum/p3297280?size=75ml

It could be a pre-sale for subscribers to the Clarins Club thingy. Worth signing up for possibly.

Ahh yes, could be. I love Clarins but I absolutely hate the website. Not sure if it's a mobile/android thing or just the website but I find it really slow/clumsy to navigate I'd rather buy their stuff off more responsive sites!

I agree! I log in for my lovely discounts and freebies, then it puts things in my basket and makes me think it's not taken the discount (it seems not to until the very final payment page) and bounces you back to the "join the Clarins Club" a hundred times, so I log out and start again etc. Gah!

Kinda glad I'm not the only one!