Comments on: Are They Dupes?: The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion VS Indeed Labs Retinol Reface?

By: Gio

Gio — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:27:55 +0000

In reply to Marianne. Marianne, thank you so much for your sweet comment. So honoured to be your go-to source for skincare.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 18:24:42 +0000

In reply to Kat.

Hi Gio

Absolutely love your site. Thank you so much. It just helps to make the right choice.
It has helped med so much getting the right The Ordinary product.
I dont buy skincare without consulting BWB
Love Marianne

By: Gio

Gio — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 09:32:39 +0000

In reply to Kat.

Kat, thanks so much for your support. So glad my blog is helping you making sense of all this skincare stuff.

Let me tell you that I much prefer your approach of using something different every night rather than layering everything at Ince, as that can overwhelm skin.

The main change I’d make is to use Ascorbic Acid/Ferulic Serum in the morning instead of HA because the antioxidants can maximise the effectiveness of your sunscreen. But you can layer HA in between if you find your skin gets drier in the day without it.

At night, you can most definitely alternate between 1, 2 and 3 routines if you’re not comfortable using all these products at once. Alpha Lipoic Acid and EUK are great antioxidants and your skin can never get enough of those. Niacinamide + Zinc is a great product for oily skin too. And the Vichy has the retinol, which your skin needs too.

In other words, you’re using all the right ingredients. Some people prefer to layer everything at once but your approach works well too.

At the end of the day, if this skincare routine is working for you, why change it?

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:38:07 +0000

Hello Gio! I have recently found your blog purely by accident , and boy, I am so happy it happened! I totally love the content you publish and it helped me understand what really sits inside all those pretty bottles at the drugstores. You convinced me to change my skincare routine, however I am still learning what would work the best for me. I am still not sure if I am missing something or whether I should avoid / not mix some of the ingredients- also to be absolutely honest I am afraid I will overload my 30-yr old combo skin.

So far in the mornings I am using The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2 + B5 Face Serum followed by moisturiser with 30 SPF. Evenings after cleansing I am randomly switching between using either 1) EL Advanced Night Repair (old favourite before I found your blog) followed by Vichy Liftactiv advanced filler 2) Ordinary Alpha Lipoic Acid 3) The Ordinary – Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% followed by EUK 134 or 4) Ascorbic Acid/Ferulic Acid serum followed by moisturiser. Does it make any sense? I feel l bit like I am running in the dark and would appreciate any tips from you whether something in my current approach that is missing or too much? Thank you for all your great work and can’t wait for more posts from you 🙂