Clinique Scruffing Lotion

The picture on my Dooyoo profile (just before you all rush off to take another look at it) portrays a rather untruthful representation of my current self. Aside from the fact that the photograph was taken some eight months ago, I now look a lot older and sadly my skin condition has deteriorated from the smooth, pale complexion I appear to have back then. Recently my skin has become incredibly oily and littered with spots, deep red in colour – the type that have people remarking on how ‘sore’ they look. They seem to have a particular affiliation with the area of skin around my mouth and somehow delight in congregating there, giving me the appearance of ...  Read the complete review

A couple of Christmas's ago, my partner bought me a men’s grooming package from Clinique containing, facial scrub, soap, scuffing lotion, moisturiser and shaving gel all neatly packed in a stylish toiletries bag. 'What are you trying to say?' was my immediate reaction, incensed that she could suggest I needed grooming products. 'Am I not beautiful enough?’ Well, needless to say they stayed in their mock leather toiletries case for a number of months untouched, unused and unappreciated. I don't know what changed, maybe I saw the onset of age approaching, but I decided to give this mens-grooming lark a go. I read the ...  Read the complete review

I only use this usually if I have been on a night out and have more makeup on than usual. This is because it really helps to deep cleanse and get rid of makeup. The product is very gentle for sensitive skin which you would not think because it has alcohol in it like a toner. But the key ingrediant of this product is the witch hazel, which is perfect if you have spots and oily skin. The prducts comes in different strengths. I use the 2.5 one which is for medium oily skin but it does start at 1.5 and go up to 4.5 for really oily skin. The idea is you apply to cotton wool and rub gently over your face to remove all the dirt and make up (do not use on your eyes) and it ...  Read the complete review

The scruffing lotion is a gentle exfoliant and using it becomes quite addictive. Once you get used to removing the top layer of dead skin cells on a daily basis not doing so feels 'dirty'. There are plenty of methods of exfoliation but this one is pretty easy (I always seem to scrub off half my face and miss out the other half entirely with granule based products). I think my skin gets used to it which reduces its efficacy over time but as soon as I use something else my skin immediately gets worse (*sigh*). it's a bit pricey in the UK though. ...  Read the complete review