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The REN Wake Wonderful Night-time Facial truly lets you wake up with wonderfully soft and smooth skin!

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One of my favourite skincare products is the wallet-busting priced Sunday Riley Good Genes serum. This serum contains lactic acid as its key ingredient, and aims to smooth, clarify and brighten skin. I have used up one bottle, and I was close to getting another. Then, about 2 years back, I stumbled on the REN Wake Wonderful Night-time Facial serum. Naturally, I had to buy it way before it ever reached our shores LOL!

ren wake wonderful night-time facial serum

REN is a brand I often keep an eye on, because I’ve generally had mostly good results from using their products. There is something I like about their fomulations and also how my skin takes to them. Naturally therefore, when I saw that the REN Wake Wonderful Night-Time Facial serum contains lactic acid as its key ingredient, my spidey senses began tingling.

Might this be a more affordable alternative to Sunday Riley Good Genes? 🙂

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Being lured by the Leahlani Siren Serum into pure Hawaiian sunshine

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A while ago, I picked up a bunch of Leahlani skincare products. Leahlani is an indie skincare brand that hails from Hawaii, made with natural ingredients and with a holistic slant to the brand and its products. I told you before about their most popular product – the Leahlani Mermaid Mask. But there was another one I came across, that received a lot of raves – the Leahlani Siren Serum.

leahlani siren serum

The reason I was interested, is because the Leahlani Siren Serum says that it is for a radiant complexion. It is supposed to be a radiance-boosting serum, made of oils that are rich in Vitamin A and C, fatty acids and carotenoids that help promote cell regeneration and repair. It sounds promising. Besides, reviews were glowing. Pun intended LOL! 😀

Naturally therefore, I was very curious. I am always up to try something that promises skin radiance.

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Vitamin C is found in oranges but be warned, Paula’s Choice Resist C15 Super Booster smells nothing like oranges!

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I wouldn’t be a beauty blogger if I hadn’t heard about Paula’s Choice skincare. I’d come across it for years before I began blogging. But there have been various personal reasons that have prevented me from trying her products. Access is one, and ideologies are another. But hey, for the sake (or love) of Vitamin C serum, I put aside my prejudices and tried the Paula’s Choice Resist C15 Super Booster.

paula's choice resist c15 super booster vitamin c serum

I first came across this one on Tine’s blog (come back Tine!) and I believe that she has been using Vitamin C serums long before I have. I am about 3/4 of the way through this bottle, and I think I’m finally able to form some sort of opinion about it.

The first thing I should note, is the scent. Oh, what an interesting scent it has! 😛

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Genaissance de La Mer Infused Lotion – a hydrating Treatment Lotion but on steroids

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Some of you may remember that one of my favourite hydration lotions is the luxury branded La Mer The Treatment Lotion. I still enjoy using it, and a few people who have tried it on my recommendation have reported good results with it too. It always makes me happy to know that a product I love is also enjoyed by others, and last year, it was my pick for my MWS10 Anniversary basket.

But if the price tag of that lotion made you balk, best look away now, because the Genaissance de La Mer Infused Lotion is like The Treatment Lotion, but on steroids! And that includes its price tag.

la mer genaissance infused lotion

La Mer first launched its Genaissance de la mer range about 2 years ago. It started out with just the Genaissance Serum Essence. I had a bit of a slow start with it. I didn’t quite think very much of it until very recently, when I found that using the Genaissance Serum with Sunday Riley Luna oil gave me the most amazing skin – soft, smooth, and all-round good skin. People said I was crazy. I thought so too LOL! 😀 The reason is because if you thought La Mer was expensive, Genaissance sees you expensive, and raises you. We are in the realm of super-luxury here. This is not a range of skincare products that you will just pop out to buy on a whim. It must be a calculated purchase.

By way of refresher, the Genaissance de La Mer range uses Crystal Miracle Broth™, an essence obtained from the discovery of pure crystals forming in La Mer’s trademark Miracle Broth formula. It also contains the Genaissance Ferment, which is said to be a pure concentration of the Miracle Broth made by using a fermentation built around the Pom Pom Red Algae and combined with wavelengths of natural light.

In late 2017, they expanded the Genaissance range with The Infused Lotion and the Eye and Expression Cream. I love the packaging of the latter (the magnetic metal eye massaging tool is genius!), but the product itself doesn’t wow me. But much to my surprise, I fell head over heels for the Genaissance de La Mer Infused Lotion.

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