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It could knock 5 years off your age !

(63 Posts)
NanKate Fri 13-Apr-18 15:10:15

Or so Boots say about their new Line Correcting Booster Serum ? It costs £38.00 ? I wish I didn’t feel tempted to use it on the two lines between my eyes. Anyone else likely to have a go or have you got more sense than me?

baubles Fri 13-Apr-18 15:13:40

I suspect a dilute polyfilla mix would do the same job. grin

Panache Fri 13-Apr-18 15:21:32

Well they certainly like rising up our hopes for sure!!
Only a few years ago they had hosts of females queuing up for their then new product "No7 Protect and Perfect" ...........I did give it a try years later, and I saw no difference to my facial skin, so am certainly NOT going to jump on the band wagon this time round.
Now if they could offer guarantees of turning back the clock a good 10 years I MIGHT be interested!!

Cherrytree59 Fri 13-Apr-18 16:49:08

Nankate if you decide to splurge the cash
Please report back.
I have the '11' lines between my eyes.
At the moment I'm hiding them behind a fringe.?

Baggs Fri 13-Apr-18 16:50:44

"could"

lemongrove Fri 13-Apr-18 16:58:08

Ah, those lines! grin Let’s all save our money and call them
Wisdom lines.

annsixty Fri 13-Apr-18 17:01:13

Does 75 look a lot better than 80?
I think not.

Greyduster Fri 13-Apr-18 17:05:36

I am learning to live with my lines - sometimes! There are mornings when it looks like a map of the rail network!

BlueBelle Fri 13-Apr-18 17:26:01

Never used any face cream so I won’t be bothering ta

hildajenniJ Fri 13-Apr-18 17:27:20

I've given up. I'm allergic to so many facial products, it's just not worth trying. I'll just have to get used to looking at my Granny whenever I pass a mirror. ??

MawBroon Fri 13-Apr-18 17:31:55

So could Tippex on your birth certificate hmm

1974cookie Fri 13-Apr-18 17:38:08

I absolutely agree with you annsixty. What difference does 5 years actually make ?
A flattering hairstyle will do far more for you than a face cream that purports to take 5 years off your age.
I will stick with my trusty Aldi face creams.

Ailsa43 Sat 14-Apr-18 00:57:07

MawBroon , that made me laugh out loud, thanks I needed that.. So true...

absent Sat 14-Apr-18 06:44:39

Nothing knocks any year off any age – you are still the same age. The product might – or might not – make your skin look smoother and how nice is that and why shouldn't you use it if you want to? But, whatever age you are, that is the age you look because you are that age. In other words, I am 67 and I am what 67 looks like because I am 67. Someone else who is 67 may look less lined, less white-haired and less skinny, but that is also what 67 looks like. Someone else, of course, might look more wrinkly, have coloured hair and be fatter and, nevertheless, still looks 67.

OldMeg Sat 14-Apr-18 07:02:05

These products only work (temporarily) on very fine lines. They won’t touch grooves ???

OldMeg Sat 14-Apr-18 07:03:35

A smile can knock years off!

M0nica Sat 14-Apr-18 09:04:58

But what does 70 (or 65 or 80) look like? By that age how people look is so various that how can anyone know that any particular cream has made you look 5 years younger?confused

Persistentdonor Sat 14-Apr-18 09:15:26

I already had those "two lines between my eyes" 5 years ago, so I guess it won't help me much. sad

amy2shoes Sat 14-Apr-18 09:15:53

Instead of paying 38 pounds why not use coconut oil instead each day and night, completely natural and certainly helps with moisturising the skin to keep wrinkles at bay

Lostmyglassesxx Sat 14-Apr-18 09:22:47

Please don’t ignore skincare whatever your age...
This product will work but it’s stuffed full of chemicals as well. Have a look at the Ordinary range and Niod from deciem ..it really is good and reasonably priced. I am not selling it but I use various products. - it has natural and scientific ingredients and it’s based on valid scientific research .. our skin deserves some care.... And wear SPF ..the sun gives you the wrinkles !

trisher Sat 14-Apr-18 09:25:51

For £38 I'd want a lot more than 5 years, now 15 might make me interested otherwise I'll stick to supermarket offers on Nivea etc.

Diggingdoris Sat 14-Apr-18 09:33:42

I agree with 1974cookie , having recently been told by many people that I look ten years younger after having my hair style radically changed. After all we cannot stop the ageing process permanently can we?

Carolpaint Sat 14-Apr-18 09:35:00

Whatever you choose, put on a moisturiser night and morning Boots Traditional Skin Cream is good at £1.59 for 200 ml, will not break the bank. However Lostmyglasses is right put on anything with a SPF in on top, usually your foundation has this, but I realise many women choose not to wear make-up.

PamelaJ1 Sat 14-Apr-18 09:38:39

Botox will get rid of those lines.
You can just have it in that area so it wouldn’t look unnatural.
Doesn’t hurt anything but your ?

Chewbacca Sat 14-Apr-18 09:42:50

I was bought a jar of Dior moisturiser for Christmas a couple of years ago. It cost over £100 a pot -- I checked--. It was absolutely no different in results or texture to Lacure from Aldi @ £2.99 a pot. But the Dior pot is lovely so I just tip the cheapie into it! grin