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What do I do with these products?

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grannyactivist Thu 15-Feb-24 14:20:57

I’m 70 and have given my skin little to no attention over the years. Friends and family have obviously noticed this because I now have an impressive array of skin products I’ve been gifted, but I don’t know what to do with half of them.

So my question is this, in what order do I use these things? (See photo.) I also have an exfoliating face wash, but I do know that has to be used first. I just don’t know when/how to use retinol for eyes, where does the Revitalift filler go? I also have a bottle of face oil - huh? What do I do with that? Does the Advanced Night Repair go under or over the moisturiser? Same with the retinol eye cream, under or over? With night repair or not?

Would someone who has a day and night regime let me in on how they use their products please? 🙏🏻

Curtaintwitcher Fri 16-Feb-24 06:47:42

The New Year is when many of us scour the charity shops looking for donated Christmas presents such as yours. So, if you have no use for them yourself, give them to a charity shop. Someone else will welcome them.

Whitewavemark2 Fri 16-Feb-24 06:57:35

The most important cream to use on your face and body is sun screen, everything else is nice but not essential really.

What a lot of generous, kind friends you have though! Skin stuff is not cheap.

Casdon Fri 16-Feb-24 07:15:43

The Estée Lauder advanced night repair is a fabulous product, it’s one of the best serums on the market for hydrating your skin. Just put a thin layer on (pea sized amount) before using a moisturiser cream before you go to bed, and it will really make a difference. It looks like the middle pot in the tall stack is Estée Lauder night cream, so if you use that as the moisturiser you’ll get great results.

Visgir1 Fri 16-Feb-24 08:24:53

Also.. See if you can get a free beauty trial in a large Store.
They will go through the process with you, you don't have to buy anything, just tell them you're thinking about it, see how your skin feels reacts 24hrs later.
Then use your products to match the advise.

grannyactivist Fri 16-Feb-24 11:55:21

WWMk2 - yes, I do have some generous friends. I am quite sure that none of these are re-gifted to me (something I have done myself so no judgement). Two of the expensive gift sets were given to me by visitors as a thank you when they left and other products came from close family members who just want me to try without going to the expense of buying them.

On the basis that it’s no skin off my nose I’m quite happy to have a go and see if I (or anyone else) can see any difference. 😂

MayBee70 Fri 16-Feb-24 12:02:11

I’ve just bought some retinol for my eyes having noticed that my right eyelid now droops over my eye unless I consciously raise my right eyebrow all the time sad