What recommendations did you get from Mumsnet that actually work? I’ll go first

[cosietea]

I hardly post in this topic but read it frequently and thought it would be interesting to see what recommendations you got from here that turned out to be great. I always prefer to come here instead of reading reviews that could be paid for. These are the two I’m forever grateful for

Ancient & Brave true collagen- seeing results after 5 months, will continue

Dermatica- completely eradicated acne that I had for 30 years and tried every blood cream and diet going!

This M&S red dress - I bought it late at night having seen it on MN and it’s been sold out ever since. I have had lots of compliments on it and it was only about £30!

Tubing mascara also, which as I understand it forms little tubes around the lashes and comes off with just water and sort of slides off. I love removing it with just water in the shower. It’s quite satisfying

Revlon blow dry brush
Tretinoin
Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue

I did buy OPI Nail Envy based on threads here and it ruined my nails.

I've bought a few One Hundred Stars pieces too, until the last dress which was overpriced and terrible quality.

Hair and me hair tablets. Phillips lumea. Linen everything. Halará stretchy waist band jeans

Thanks!

I so wanted to use this as it sounded right up my street. Bought a tube and it reacted to my sensitive skin. Had to give it away ! Boo .

Bloody hell so many many things.

skin acids (anyone remember the schizzle)
Paula’s choice BHA
olaplex

Oh yes, these are really fab. I have in the dark blue and keep trying to decide if I need black as well.

Any particular brand people recommend?
i use mascara everyday but ive never actually looked into the different types of them. Thanks in advance

Works well on teenage boys too! 🤣🤣

Something i do if my tops smell of armpit smell even after i wash them, i put some listerine on the armpits area of the top, where the smell is. Let it works its magic for 10 mins and then just wash as usual. All lingering smells are gone!

Bare Minerals foundation. I was wearing it on a video call and I actually checked I hadn't accidentally enabled the 'soft focus' filter as it made my skin look so smooth and bright. 😆

I did actually see it on a thread about a mum complaining about her stinky son 😂 haven't looked back. It can be a little drying on the skin, but I always slather myself in moisturiser after a shower anyway.

There was a v long thread about it in S&B some years ago. It's basically about layering with toners, serums and essences etc. I do think it's made my skin look more dewy. There's so many Korean products to try, it would totally depend on what kind of skin you have as to what might be good for you. I recently asked Chat GPT to design a Korean skin care regime for me ( which you can try for yourself ), and I was already using a lot of the products recommended!

The most amazing dress from Wolf and Badger which I get compliments on every time I wear 😍

Molke bras. They’re the best I’ve ever tried, so comfortable and give me the silhouette I had at 20!

Kerastase shampoo and cond.

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First learned of it here about 5/6 years ago. It's £££ but gave it a go and wow! Tried to wean myself off it several times - sigh. Literally just ordered a load more. Nothing is as good !
Bloody Style and Beauty

Bloody love this thread.... does the Philips lumea hurt?!

I wish I could find my original post so that I could thank the MNer who recommended Face Theory Azaliac Acid for my post menopausal pustular rosacea. I was distraught a few years ago, suddenly getting spots, but this works brilliantly.

I’ve tried a LOT of these including high end brands and the best one for me is ELF Xtendr - it’s about 7 or 8 quid.

@cosietea ditto Dermatica, it’s been life changing and saving a fortune! What results have you seen from the collagen

There was a tubing mascara kn the m&s advent calendar. I had to go out and get micellar water to remove it

Protected Species raincoats.

If you wear red knickers and bra under white they don't show. I tried and it works!

Not much unless you keep doing the same spot in quick succession rather than moving on. Hurts negligibly compared to waxing.

Which dermatica products do you reccomend or is it a skin and me sort of thing x