I Glow in the Dark. (Liz Earle Brightening Treatment)

Member Name: shabbie

Product:	Liz Earle Brightening Treatment
Date:	25/10/01 (689 review reads)
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Advantages: Skin feels good

Disadvantages: A bit expensive

When I hear the expression, 'face mask', I immediately think of the ones you buy in the shops for halloween, with the elastic round the back of your head. So I suppose a Liz Earle face mask could be seen as something you put on which makes you look like Liz Earle; but alas it doesn't quite work that way. In fact when you put on any 'beauty' face mask, you usually end up looking more like Casper the friendly ghost, or an alien from outer space. So why bother?

To many of you big macho lads reading this, a face mask is just one of those obscure girlie things anyway, but you are quite wrong. A face mask is actually a deeper cleansing of the skin than you can achieve by using soap and water (which no-one should ever use on their face, as soap strips your skin of all it's natural oils), or any other cleansing lotions or potions. Depending on which skin type you have, a face mask can unclog, cleanse and tighten pores, feed and nourish the skin, and many other things which benefit everyone no matter what sex you are.

WHO IS LIZ EARLE?

Liz Earle was originally a beauty editor, whose job was trying out new cosmetics and skincare products. Now Liz is into natural ingredients, essential oils, herbalisms and the like, and she noticed that the ingredients she was coming across day-to-day weren't as natural and beneficial as she felt they could be, and that not everybody could afford the so-called top of the range products. So she set about doing some research of her own and then approached pharmacists and dermatologists with some ideas, which finally resulted in her own brand - using natural active ingredients and trying to keep the products affordable. She now has a range of products which tend to be very good for all skin types, but as a special bonus they also can be beneficial for those with skin conditions such as eczema, acne and psoriasis.

BRIGHTENING TREATMENT.

This is a skin "pick-me-up"
which works best when your skin is feeling particularly dull. It differs slightly from regular face masks, as the application time is only 2 minutes, as opposed to 5 minutes plus with others. It contains pure Aloe Vera and a blend of essential oils. You use only one pump, and apply onto a cleansed face. As with any face mask, do not use near the eyes or on sensitive parts of the skin. Leave on for 2 minutes and then dip your muslin cloth (you get 2 free muslin cloths with the product), in warm water and gently wipe off. You may get a slight tingling sensation, and your skin may be flushed looking. This is why many people are put off this product, as they believe this is an allergic reation, but this is in fact what the product aims to do. One of the minor ingredients in Brightening Treatment is Chinese Camphor, which has the effect of being a vasodilator. This is when the blood vessels widen, bringing more blood to the area, hence the tingling sensation and the flushed look. This effect does not last very long, but that short spurt bring extra nutrients etc., to the facial area, and really does make you feel more awake.

Brightening Treatment Ingredients
Water
Aloe Barbadensis Gel
Montmorillonite
Witch Hazel
PEG-20 Stearate
Silt
Sweet Almond Oil
Cetearyl Octanoate
Panthenol
Cetearyl Alcohol
Camphor
Fragrance
Phenoxyethanol
Methylparaben
Butylparaben
Ethylparaben
Propylparaben

MY EXPERIENCE OF BRIGHTENING TREATMENT.

The Liz Earle Range is not readily available in your local chemist, so it was not something I was aware of until one night I was flicking about on TV trying to find something to watch, (I am very hard to please), when I landed on QVC (the shopping channel). It had just gone midnight, and this is when they promote their TSV (today's special value) items. On this occassion the TSV was a goodie bag filled with Liz Earle products. It all sounded like good stuff
to me, so half an hour later I was back to looking for something to watch, and my order with QVC was being processed.

When my Liz Earle goodies arrived, I tried them all out one by one, and I must say I was very impressed. Brightening Treatment comes in a 50ml (1.7fl.oz) pump container, in the usual Liz Earle pale blue colour. The actual product is a pale greeny-grey colour, and smells pleasant and fresh.

The first time I tried it, I must admit I thought I was having an allergic reaction. A few seconds after application, my face began to tingle, then when I removed it with the muslin cloth, I was presented with a big red face in the mirror. Brightening Treatment, I thought, I'll glow in the dark! I immediately reached for another Liz Earle product from my goodie bag, the soothing skin toner, and walloped that on to try and counteract the effect. Within a minute ar two my face was back to normal, and I must admit my face did feel really good. Since then I have used this product about once a month, as I have quite a dry skin, but would probably use it more often if I had an oily skin.

CONCLUSION.

As an occassional product, Brightening Treatment has a good result, but at about £9.50 a time, I feel it is quite expensive. It probably comes in near the bottom on my list of Liz Earle products. If I find another TSV goodie bag of Liz Earle stuff, and this item is amongst them, fine, I'll use it, but I don't think I would specifically buy this product on it's own.

If you want to try some of the Liz Earle range, check out QVC for special offers, or go to the following links where you can buy online.

Regular QVC price, 2 X 50mls for £19 plus £2.45 P&P.

http://www.qvcuk.com/

Or you can try this other link where it sells for £9 for 50mls.(I don't know P&P)

http://www.brownsfashion.com/lizearleshop.html

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