Evian Affinty - Containing No Water.. (Evian Affinity 2 Sided Cleansing Pads)

Member Name: ChemicalRomance

Product:	Evian Affinity 2 Sided Cleansing Pads
Date:	02/06/09 (98 review reads)
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Advantages: Good for your skin, moisturising, and cheap..

Disadvantages: The pads keep falling off your fingers..

I have had problem skin since I can remember, there hasn't been a day for a long time where I have seen my face without at least one spot or breakout poking its ugly head out and making me sad. So I've been trying potions and creams or anything that could possibly bring down the nasty critters.. Having found one or two that have worked for a while I have finally had to change my face wash because it was just making my face sore!

That face wash by the way was the freederm face wash that is advertised a lot on the television but it made my spots ten times worse..

So I had been using an Avon version of this product for a few weeks before I picked up this one, and I found it dried my spots too much, so I decided to find some new facial cleansing pads, when I had a look in Savers I saw these perched on the shelf so decided to take a packet, and at £1 who could really blame me! Tomorrow I shall also be taking a walk into town to get some more!

~*~ What Are Evian Affinity 2-Sided Cleansing Pads? ~*~

These pads, are little pads that have finger holes, wipe away impurities, make up and those nasty oils that give you a shiny face, which is something I do not like seeing when I look into the mirror.. Meaning I need to use all that extra facial powder!

These pads have 2 different actions;

1. Cleansing action - the exfoliating side of the pad lathers and helps to remove dead skin cells, wipe away the oil that causes shiny skin and to cleanse pores..

2. Purifying action - to use after cleaning your face, this side of the pad, helps to condition and purify the skin and give it a more matte look and hydrated feel..

The pads themselves have a two different looking sides, the first side, the cleansing action side has raised lines across the pad and little raised dots between them that may look quite big and high on the pad but on your face they're surprisingly small.. The purifying side have lines across the back of them that are slightly wavy but look like they would make no difference to your skin at all..

~*~ So How Do You Use Them? ~*~

Well they come with little holes to put your fingers in so you are able to sweep them across your face but they are a pain in the bottom to keep on your fingers..

Directions for use;

1. Place your fingers in the pouch, and run the cleansing side underwater - it doesn't specify whether you put it under cold or warm water, but having tried both I have found they lather better once run under warm water..

2. Clean your skin in upward motions - which means I have been using these wrong for the past week, maybe I should read these things a little more carefully..

3. Afterward, place the toning side under the water, and then massage the skin in upward motions, when your done rinse your face and enjoy the results..

This process takes literally 2 minutes, its much easier than using face wash!

~*~ Do They Work? ~*~

Well I am not going to say they are perfect because no face wash is ever going to be perfect enough to give us all the perfect skin, but as something that is not all that expensive I am not going to say that they are not worth the price.. Given that they are only £1 a box I am not going to complain..

The first day I used them I felt a complete difference in my skin, the bumps and lines on the pads that look quite large are actually quite small, especially when you rub them on your skin they don't feel like they are really doing a lot for your skin.. It is only when you rinse off your face and rub your fingers over your skin that you notice, that a lot of that dry feeling has gone and you are left with more moisturised and supple feeling skin.. That is just after one use!

The next few days went along and I used the facial pads once a day to keep the shine at bay, and my skin stayed soft and felt very moisturised, the usual dry patches on my skin were a little less dry, so it means I am having to moisturise less - saving me money and time! The first time you use this the shiny patches do not disappear straight away they just become a little less obvious however after a few days they seem to be almost gone on my face, so I am not applying as much make up to cover over them meaning my skin is fresher because it is not blocked up with foundation and powder..

I've been using them for almost two weeks now, and my skin does feel a lot smother and more hydrated than I expected it to, however depending on your spots will depend on how good these pads are at saving your skin from blemishes. I have quite bad spots some days, as a giant red one will pop up in the middle of my forehead but with these I am seen the frequency of the big red blighters significantly decrease, as the spots I have had have dried up and almost completely gone - and that was in the first few days.. There are always going to be little spots under the surface on my face, but these pads seem to stop them getting any bigger and without drying them out. However the blackheads do seem to have almost disappeared and considering they were the biggest problem on my face I would definitely keep buying these for that reason entirely..

So two weeks on they are not showing any signs of letting up and letting the spots under the surface from rearing their ugly heads.. I am not professing that they are going to give you clear skin because if there was something out there that gave us clear skin then it wouldn't be £1 a box in Savers..

My only little problem with these pads is the fact that the pads have finger holes, but the finger holes seem like they are made for people with really small hands to be honest.. I cannot really use them sometimes without them falling off into the sink, which is quite annoying because I then get bits on the pad that I am going to put on my face! So I end up putting my thumb on it, which I don't like doing because it means you get all the soap in your thumb nail which gets right on my nerves!!!!!

~*~ Would I Recommend Them? ~*~

Definitely, because given how busy we all are during the day they are quick and easy to just pop under the tap rub on your face, rinse off and your done.. The benefit of the moisturisers mean that you spend less time moisturising your face, and hoping you aren't left with a shiny face.. They defiantly are good to pop in your suitcase for a holiday too because they come in a little box which on it's side would slide between some shoes or clothes in your suitcase.. Considering they contain no liquid you don't need to worry about them leaking all over your clothes either!
The pads have no distinct scent either, which means, you can use them and not worry about having get used to some fruity of flowery smell under your nose when you have washed your face..
For only £1 a box in saver, can you go wrong?
Not really!

Summary: Good facial pads, great price, just fall off your fingers!!!