Review Detail
5.0 58 0.5
winning with Pond's Age Miracle products
(Updated: July 09, 2015)
Overall rating
5.0
Price
5.0
Quality
5.0
Effectiveness
5.0
Today is day 5 since i started using the full range of Pond's Age Miracle products.
when i collected my package from the post office i was pleasantly surprised to find that i had been sent FULL SIZE packages of everything - i expected sample sizes, you see. so thank you Pond's for that.
The products come in beautiful packaging, really lovely and a pleasure to see on my bathroom counter. However, someone needs to do something about the day and night cream jars - they are SUPER difficult to open the first time. i almost gave up - then i had a brainwave and used a knife to pry the jars open. That shouldn't be necessary though, so i hope something is done about that. moving right along....
the products feel great on my skin after application - yes, all of them. the cleanser is non-drying even though it is a foaming cleanser which i was a bit sceptical of, since i have dry skin.
The cleanser and toner have very slight scents which i like, barely noticeable at all.
Next is the eye cream - which comes in a divided jar so that half the jar is for the under-eye area, and the other half is for the upper eyelid area. I'm not sure how i feel about this: i suppose it makes you feel like they put extra care into formulating these products, but i don't know - i kept forgetting which is which and i don't have time to read the instructions before every application - sometimes all i want to do is fall into bed, not be reading the tiny fineprint on product jars. know what i'm saying?
so how did i like the products?
i love love the serum. it goes on smoothly and leaves a nice light glow on my skin - it's not too matt nor too oily so i like it. however, by midday i do have A LOT of shine (more than when i dont use the serum) so there is that. My biggest problem is fine lines on my forehead but since i began using the Age Miracle products, these are looking better and better. My skin was also a bit rough, no matter what scrub i used, and it's now clear and soft.
The night cream works fine, but since i forgot about it a couple of nights (i'm terrible at sticking to an evening face routine *slaps self on wrist*), i'm a bit wary of attributing any of the changes i noted to the night cream.
i used the eye cream two nights in a row then put it away because i noticed that it was making my under-eye area puffier than usual - and no thanks no puffy eyes. maybe i'll give it a try one day but for now i'm leaving it alone.
The day cream - ah, the day cream. i do not like the day cream at.all. why?? i'm dark-skinned, milk chocolatish complexion, and that cream had me looking like a ghost. it gave me a grey-whitish cast which i thoroughly disliked. the first day this happened, i applied makeup over it because i was running late and couldn't wash it off and re-do. i also thought maybe i'd applied too much cream. the next day i took a tiny amount and again with the white cast. no siree bob, not a good look, so the day cream receives a thumbs-down from me. That said, it works great under makeup, the makeup doesnt slide off as with other creams. i don't want to HAVE to wear makeup every day so i guess the day cream wont see regular use from me, unless i'm planning to wear makeup too.
The night cream though = winning. my skin looks refreshed and moisturised in the morning.
and the serum - oh how i love the serum - it's definitely a keeper!
the toner and cleanser also get thumbs-up since i've not noticed any adverse reactions.
bottom line: try the Age Miracle range, and hopefully you'll see an improvement in any fine lines, like i did.
i've seen these products in the shops and they are more expensive than i like, but i'll definitely buy the serum. i'm still on the fence about everything else.
i'll post another review at the end of the 7days, and do a side-by-side comparison of the wrinkle test, so watch out for that.
Buy now: http://www.ponds.co.za/buy-now/
when i collected my package from the post office i was pleasantly surprised to find that i had been sent FULL SIZE packages of everything - i expected sample sizes, you see. so thank you Pond's for that.
The products come in beautiful packaging, really lovely and a pleasure to see on my bathroom counter. However, someone needs to do something about the day and night cream jars - they are SUPER difficult to open the first time. i almost gave up - then i had a brainwave and used a knife to pry the jars open. That shouldn't be necessary though, so i hope something is done about that. moving right along....
the products feel great on my skin after application - yes, all of them. the cleanser is non-drying even though it is a foaming cleanser which i was a bit sceptical of, since i have dry skin.
The cleanser and toner have very slight scents which i like, barely noticeable at all.
Next is the eye cream - which comes in a divided jar so that half the jar is for the under-eye area, and the other half is for the upper eyelid area. I'm not sure how i feel about this: i suppose it makes you feel like they put extra care into formulating these products, but i don't know - i kept forgetting which is which and i don't have time to read the instructions before every application - sometimes all i want to do is fall into bed, not be reading the tiny fineprint on product jars. know what i'm saying?
so how did i like the products?
i love love the serum. it goes on smoothly and leaves a nice light glow on my skin - it's not too matt nor too oily so i like it. however, by midday i do have A LOT of shine (more than when i dont use the serum) so there is that. My biggest problem is fine lines on my forehead but since i began using the Age Miracle products, these are looking better and better. My skin was also a bit rough, no matter what scrub i used, and it's now clear and soft.
The night cream works fine, but since i forgot about it a couple of nights (i'm terrible at sticking to an evening face routine *slaps self on wrist*), i'm a bit wary of attributing any of the changes i noted to the night cream.
i used the eye cream two nights in a row then put it away because i noticed that it was making my under-eye area puffier than usual - and no thanks no puffy eyes. maybe i'll give it a try one day but for now i'm leaving it alone.
The day cream - ah, the day cream. i do not like the day cream at.all. why?? i'm dark-skinned, milk chocolatish complexion, and that cream had me looking like a ghost. it gave me a grey-whitish cast which i thoroughly disliked. the first day this happened, i applied makeup over it because i was running late and couldn't wash it off and re-do. i also thought maybe i'd applied too much cream. the next day i took a tiny amount and again with the white cast. no siree bob, not a good look, so the day cream receives a thumbs-down from me. That said, it works great under makeup, the makeup doesnt slide off as with other creams. i don't want to HAVE to wear makeup every day so i guess the day cream wont see regular use from me, unless i'm planning to wear makeup too.
The night cream though = winning. my skin looks refreshed and moisturised in the morning.
and the serum - oh how i love the serum - it's definitely a keeper!
the toner and cleanser also get thumbs-up since i've not noticed any adverse reactions.
bottom line: try the Age Miracle range, and hopefully you'll see an improvement in any fine lines, like i did.
i've seen these products in the shops and they are more expensive than i like, but i'll definitely buy the serum. i'm still on the fence about everything else.
i'll post another review at the end of the 7days, and do a side-by-side comparison of the wrinkle test, so watch out for that.
Buy now: http://www.ponds.co.za/buy-now/
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