Beauty Product Reviews

This is going to be a very honest review...

To start I am 48 and take extremely meticulous good care of skin and I do not skim on anything that touches it. I follow all the rules; sunscreen, retinol, vit. C, fragrance free, exfoliate etc. I was extremely excited to hear that CT was finally being introduced to the USA via Beautylish (who I love) and that have ways to allow you to afford these higher end products ( Thank you). For a year I followed this particular line that is commonly used in the UK and through Wayne Goss reviews- I couldn't wait to try them- I figured I would start with the Wonderglow. To start, it is light, non greasy, feels airy and soothing on the skin ( to my surprise), dries quickly and is easy to work with but....and this "but" is a big one...upon close up inspection I noticed this lotion has glitter sprinkles! Glitter sprinkles!! I am truly disappointed as glitter is not something that should be on olde skin- with that said, if I wear it under foundation you can't see the glitter and it does seem to give a slight sheen- don't know about the luminosity part as the foundation I use already provides a soft natural glow- with this under it does give it particular look almost like a candlelight look-quite beautiful actually ( glad I tried it this way and did not just returned it like my 1st instinct was to do just that at the price it costs) now I don't know about the longevity of this glow and how it holds out during the day- I don't think its a powerhouse in that area. I would not by any means or recommend this product be used on its own or over foundation as anyone looking at you at close range will see you light up like a disco ball, but under foundation or with some subtle powder foundation it works. I do love the way it feels once on, the anti-aging peptides and hyaluronic acids get soaked right in immediately leaving no greasy over the skin feel at all. No sticky feeling either- because your skin drinks it up, for that reason and that reason only- I will keep this highlighter/Wonderglow lotion. Still I am torn at the fact that it shows glitter specs and feel it should had been totally fragrance free- as anything containing fragrance will overtime breakdown the collagen making properties of the skin. It is not overpowering it seems to be a natural scent probably from the ingredients in it. It also does have excellent ingredients that do benefit the skin and the formula is spot on as most of this type tend to lay on your skin, feel greasy, and heavy. Well, I hope this helps someone. I must say that all skin is different and this just might look and work totally different on nice firm young skin VS the older, lined and starting -to- lose -elasticity skin. All in all do I think it was worth such a high Price-No. Will I try another CT product- most likely. Yes- I probably would. Dying to see how the foundation turns out. Good luck, girls. I hope it is the miracle fix to you all- for me , it is just a good lotion.