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Serum: What The Heck Is It, & How Are You Supposed To Use It, Anyway?! ♥
March 10, 2010

Face serum is often touted as the holy grail of the cosmetics world: read any interview with a Beauty Editor and it's inevitable that the product will shimmy itself into their 'must-have' or 'sweet-merciful-crap, this-stuff-is-AMAZING!' list. But what IS it, exactly? And further more, how the heck are you supposed to USE it, anyway? (If you guessed for roasting chicken, you're the teeniest bit off the mark.) I had absolutely no idea, and then, as if the Fairy Godmother of All Things Beauty intervened, I was sent a bottle ofTrilogy's Age Proof CoQ10 Booster Serum and presented with one very excellent opportunity to find out! Here's what I discovered:

x So, what is face serum? It's an antioxidant rich potion designed to aid skin repair, collagen reproduction and regeneration. It's essentially an ultra-potent moisturiser, working to provide you with a more radiant and youthful complexion, while minimising the appearance of lines and wrinkles. (Gosh, it's a busy little thing, isn't it?!) It helps to support the skin's natural moisture barrier, and may be used as a replacement or supplement to your morning and evening moisturiser.

x It smells like a combination of freshly mowed grass and oranges. Not particularly unpleasant (in fact, it's rather refreshing!), but it MAY cause your loved ones to slightly recoil with horror/surprise upon accidentally catching a whiff of you.

x It's exceptional. Seriously. If things are quiet around here for the next few days, it'sprobably going to be because I'm too busy sitting at home writing love letters to it: it's THAT good. Why? Because even if you've never formally introduced some kind of care routine to your skin before (ahem), your skin will magically start looking as though you've been cleansing, toning and moisturising (and possibly eating strictly organic food) for YEARS. Even if you don't. (Cough.) Even if you enjoy a very occasional frequent glass of red wine.(Double cough.) Perhaps it has something to do with all those deliciously natural ingredients that they've thrown in, such as jojoba, macadamia, blackseed and rose oil.

x You'll be tempted to stop wearing make-up. Or at least, foundation. A few days into applying it with my daily swipe of sunscreen and I actually have, and considering that I'm the sort of person who wears a full face of make-up to the beach or even to walk the dog, this is HUGE. But its effect has been truly astonishing: my skin seems to be constantly glowing, and I don't feel the need to apply 10,8677 layers of concealer and foundation to the dark circles under my eyes anymore because um, hello, they appear to have gone missing! 

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The verdict? It's a winner. Any product that can provide the miraculous perception of health and sleep will always receive my love and affection and this little number is a STAND-OUT.

xoxo

(Image thanks to Thread New Zealand.)

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