A few weeks back, the lovely Naomi at Biotherm dropped me an email informing me that they had a new range – an “anti-fatigue concentrate Skin.Ergetic” and being that I appeared to lead a busy lifestyle, would I like to try them? Being a girl who likes beauty products and more importantly being a girl who loves freebies, I said “Yay! Yes please!” My boyfriend said “Do you not find it offensive that they think you have tired skin?” I smacked him. What does he know?
From the Skin.Ergetic range I will be testing out the “Energy Up Complex” Skin.Ergetic Concentrate which is a type of serum for the skin and the “Anti Ox Complex” which is a moisturiser / day cream. They have also sent me the “Celluli Laser D.Code” which is an anti-cellulite cream. At the age of 25, I don’t think I really have any orange-peel yet, but I will try it out, especially as I like the tag line “Defy the laws of cellulite.” It sounds suitably threatening, especially for such an elegant looking box. Take THAT, cellulite.
The Skin.Ergetic range particularly appeals to me, partly because I do feel that my skin often looks slightly grey due to tiredness and partly because of the ingredients used. The serum contains preserved broccoli and soy and we all know that broccoli is extremely good for us, so why not use it in a beauty product? The very first thing I do is smell the serum and it smells delicious! I can’t really pick out the broccoli in it and I would say it smells slightly fruity which is very pleasant. I find that some products can smell like plastic, so this is a plus. Closer inspection of the ingredients reveals apple, lemon and sugar cane and now I want to eat it.
The serum is for application underneath moisturiser, so it’s rather handy that I can try the two together. The serum is a good consistency, not too runny and it rubs into my skin nicely. It doesn’t feel greasy at all after application and feels refreshing on. Be careful of the eye area – I accidentally rubbed some in my eye and it hurt.
Now for the moisturiser / day cream. Oh my god, now I do wish I could eat this. It smells like I imagine peaches and cream ice-cream to smell, which is rather good when you consider that many of us aspire to a peaches and cream complexion. Again, an excellent consistency and it feels refreshing. You only need to use a little bit of this moisturiser – it feels slightly greasy on application but my skin felt wonderfully smooth after rubbing it in.
So where do I stand on these products after a first test? They smell great, they feel great and they make a very convincing case for using fruit and vegetable infusions. These products will be part of my daily routine for the next week and I will report back next week with details on how my skin looks and feels.
In the meanwhile, do check out the range here. The products are expensive, but as you only need a little on each application, I think they will last a long time.
Anti-cellulite cream will be reviewed soon – watch this space.
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