The Foul Monty, just doesn't do it for me: Soap & Glory - The Fill Monty (Soap & Glory The Fill Monty)

Member Name: foreveramber

Product:	Soap & Glory The Fill Monty
Date:	11/01/09 (604 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: None

Disadvantages: Price, doesn't work

While wandering around Boots a few months ago, I came across a stand full of products I'd not seen before. The brand was 'Soap & Glory' and they hail from the US. Their unique selling point appears to be based on the 1950's era. The products are heavily advertised with large display stands for their products. Packaging features pictures of 1950's women with clever and original captions guaranteed to attract the attention of gullible females.

I stood contemplating these intriguing products for some time, while dithering whether or not I should let myself be taken in by this persuasive advertising. I was. I took a chance on purchasing 'The Fill Monty', a 'dab on instant wrinkle filler' for £8.99.

After patting a small amount where needed, the product claims it will blur the appearance of fine lines while you watch your crows feet miraculously disappear! It can be used after moisturising and on top of foundation. It contains ginseng, royal jelly extract, centella asiatica (whatever that is) and silicone spheres.

It 's packaged in a cute little glass pot with an aluminium screw top lid. The sticker on the lid instils confidence in my purchase by claiming it features 'virtual retouching technology'. Hmmm, virtual? This doesn't sound like the 1950's at all.

Anyway, upon opening the pot there is a smooth, white, paste like cream. The smell is barely detectable, but I can detect a faint paint like odour. It's certainly nothing to cause offence.

The instructions are simple enough. Just apply onto your wrinkles and hey presto, wrinkles filled. I carefully applied the cream over my lines. It doesn't disappear immediately and you need to dab away at it for a while until it's completely absorbed.

Results. Practically nothing. My lines are still there in all their glory (well they're not that bad). However, I can't see any difference and this remains my verdict even after using it over several days. I suppose I just really wanted this to work, or at least do what it claimed to do. What I don't understand is that there are some positive reviews out there for this product. Maybe it just works differently on various skin types or maybe those reviews (in newspapers) were on commission or something.

I'm sorry I wasted my money on this one. I won't even be using it until it's finished as it would be a pointless exercise. So it's into the bin it goes. I won't however, discount the rest of the range based on my experience of this one product. I think I was probably silly expecting miracles, but really, this did very little to improve my facial lines and I'm not at all happy with the claims on the product packaging that 'crows feet miraculously disappear.'

You can get the gist of their marketing style from the US website at http://www.soapandglorycosmetics.com/.

Summary: Catchy name, but don't be taken in.