The flush of youth (Revlon Skinlights Diffusing Tint)

Member Name: Coxy1974

Product:	Revlon Skinlights Diffusing Tint
Date:	11/04/07 (351 review reads)
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Advantages: Fresher, younger looking skin

Disadvantages: Need to be careful how you apply

As mentioned in some previous reviews my partner is always saying that I am an advertising mans dream with my attraction for special offers and bargains. I am a complete sucker for additional advantage points and free gifts in boots along with 3 for 2 offers or BOGOFs however, I think I excelled myself this time with the product this review is about.

I used to work in Nottingham and in the days before I was a trainer and required my car to travel to and from work I would bus it into the city centre so on the walk down to the train station I would pass Boots and vice versa on the way home.

Working in Nottingham and travelling on the bus was a nightmare for me as I spent a fortune! But that’s not what this review is about – I’d be tempted into Boots on my way home and take a look at the latest special offers and products they were offering.

This is how I happened upon Revlon Skinlights. I had no idea what it was so I stopped to have a look as the promotion was additional advantage points and an introductory price. Basically Revlon Skinlights is a Face Illuminator. I, by now had convinced myself that I had a sallow and sad looking complexion and quickly snapped up a tube after trying one of the testers on my hand.

There are a few shades to choose from and I have very fair skin so I chose the Natural Light or shade number 1.

Packaging

There is no box with the Revlon Skinlights. You get a cellophane sealed pink tube which contains 40 ml of the product. The writing on the tube is gold and proclaims the product in larger letters beneath the Revlon branding.

On the back of the tube is a blurb in English and 4 other languages which tells you a little about the product and how to use it.

The lid is a pinkish clear plastic which has the bar code label stuck to it along with a pull off piece to display the ingredients. I will not display the ingredients as I understand none of them with one of them being Saccharomyces Iron Ferment and another being Phenoxythanol but is does contains perfume and Ginseng.

The Claim

The bit on the back of the tube claims that this product will instantly illuminate your face and give it lasting luminosity. Well it convinced me.

The lotion

This product can be used either with or without foundation. It contains SPF 15 and IP 15. You need to shake the tube vigorously before using.

I peeled off the cellophane when I got home and took the lid off. Shaking the tube I then pressed the pump and nothing happened. You need to press the pump several times very firmly to start the product coming up the tube inside. Once it does and it comes out you have a very small amount of the lotion on your fingertip.

It is pink in colour (that was just my shade I can’t comment on the colour of the other shades as I didn’t try them) and when rubbed in loses the pinkness.

Into the bathroom I went and rubbed all over my face. My god – I looked like I’d been covered in fairy dust my face looked so bright and was a kind of iridescent shade of pink. It looked terrible. Washing it off I sat down to ponder where I had gone wrong.

Trying again I pumped another small amount of the product into my hand but the time instead of spreading all over my face like some demented idiot I placed strategic splotches – similar as to what you would do if you were applying a foundation and the got a damp make up sponge and blended away.

The result was completely different. My face had it’s natural colour however, you could see the difference the product had made. My skin looked fresher, more illuminated and had an almost luminous quality to it. I looked younger and more awake, not as if I’d just spent 8 hours sat in front of a computer approving peoples credit card applications.

Result

I now use this as a shader when I wear foundation to compliment my concealer. I smooth a little of the product beneath my eyes and underneath my eyebrows. This gives the illusion of me having larger eyes and more defined eyebrows. As it contains light reflective particles I also smooth a little around my eyes to reflect light away from those little crows feet that have started to appear since I turned 29+3.

The result that I see is that my skin looks so much fresher and younger when I have used this product than it would have done normally. It is perfect for if my skin is looking tired and I’ve been burning the candle at both ends.

Value for money

I paid £6.99 for my tube and it contains 40ml of the product however, I’ve had the tube for what seems like forever. It now retails for around £12 in Boots but I’ve seen it cheaper in the Revlon cut price shops such as McArthur Glen for around £8.

As you need to use so little of the product to achieve fantastic results then I believe that this has worked out to be one of the most value for money products that I have brought. I think I actually purchased it back in 2001 so it probably needs updating now but there is still plenty of the product left in the tube.

One thing that I have done every now and again is to unscrew the cap and remove it and the attached pump tube inside. When rinsed under warm running water it clears out any build up of the product in the tubing thus ensuring that each time you pump you get purely new product instead of stale left overs from last time you used it along with ensuring that the tubing doesn’t get blocked.

Recommendation

I think you’ve guessed by now that I am going to recommend this product – if not for the results then for the sheer value for money.

Availability

Boots
Superdrug
Major Chemists
Revlon cut price shops
www.revlon.com

Summary: Brilliant product that I use when going out after a long day training to brighten up my skin