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What do I do with these products?

(31 Posts)
Urmstongran Thu 15-Feb-24 15:16:30

Keep the tiny bottle at the front! The Estée Lauder night serum. It’s costs about £50! Use that. Put it on early evening (dab around the crow’s feet area) so it has chance to sink into your skin. Apply too late at night and you’ll just rub it off on your pillow!

Grandmabatty Thu 15-Feb-24 15:09:02

My local rotary club take unused cosmetics for homeless women. Maybe yours do too?

Poodlemom Thu 15-Feb-24 14:40:59

I think the general rule of thumb is to use anything of a more liquid nature underneath any creamy products. You seem to have quite a mix of brands there so maybe go onto their various websites for instructions how to use. Also, if you haven't used skincare for a while, a mix of brands might possibly cause breakouts/reactions - and you won't always know what's causing it if you're mixing brands.

M0nica Thu 15-Feb-24 14:39:16

personally, i would donate all the unopened ones to a worthy cause and throw the rest away.

I manage with lots of moisteriser massaged into my face in the morning and a touch of night cream in the evening , any brand will do for both,

I am 80 and was grilled at a museum last week as to whether I was really over 65. Personally I think the elderly bloke behind the ticket machine was just wearing the wrong specs.

crazyH Thu 15-Feb-24 14:38:36

Sorry grannyactivist - I have no regime at all, though I do use a prescription moisturiser on my face, hands and legs every morning and evening. I mainly cleanse my face with baby wipes. If it’s good enough for babies’ tender bottoms, it’s good enough for my face. I’ve been told I look good for my age (late 70s). I have allergies, so I have to be careful what I use. Not much help am I ?

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? 🙏🏻