After hearing a lot of blogger hype about the Caudalie BE, I bought it at the end of April and have used it everyday (usually twice a day) since then. I featured it in my April Favourites, as I was really loving the scent and the zingy freshness my skin feels after use.
After each use, my skin feels refreshed and hydrated. When I first started using it, I didn't notice the positive benefits to my skin that many others had and it even made me wonder if I was using it wrong... (I use it after cleansing and spray a few spritzes over my face and pat it in - What does everyone else do?). However after a few weeks use, I noticed that my skin felt more nourished and I may have just imagined it, but I felt my skin looked brighter. Any dry patches I may have had on my skin were also kept at bay.
It is claimed that the rosemary would help breakouts, however I had the mother of all breakouts throughout May and the beginning of June and I didn't notice much change in the length of time I had the blemishes. I did find, however, that as the blemishes healed, they weren't as dry and flaky as usual.
The scent is rather strong. The peppermint scent is the most obvious and while I love the pepperminty smell, I know a lot of other people don't.
I remember reading somewhere that Victoria Beckham uses this after applying makeup to look dewy and glowy. I tried this a few times, but I still preferred using it before moisturiser as a toner. After watching one of Lisa Eldridge's videos (I forget which one), I also learnt her technique where you can spray it onto your palms and inhale, before patting it onto your face. I have to admit, I never tried this but I imagine on long journeys, this would be a perfect minty pick-me-up for the skin and senses.
The Caudalie BE is quite expensive at almost £10 for 30ml, but I would definitely recommend this product. Have you tried Caudalie Beauty Elixir?
Thank you for reading. xoxo, Joy
I have thought about trying this multiple times, but everytime I look and the ingredient list and see that alcohol is the second thing .. It puts me off a bit, but still. I'm very temped to buy it! :D
ReplyDeleteEven though it has alcohol in it, I have never felt that it's dried out my skin. You should get it, it's brilliant! :) xx
DeleteI wanted to like this product so much. I remember buying it so many years ago and felt it was too strongly scented but I'm sure the formula has changed since then. I hope to try it again soon. I love the beautiful bottle it comes in.
ReplyDeleteThat sucks that you didn't get on with it before. Maybe give it another whirl? Your senses may have changed since before and you might like the scent now? Yes, the bottle is lovely! It feels so luxurious :) xx
Deletethis is absolutely a stunning product! i just ordered it and I'm waiting excited to receive it. thanks for the review :)
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That's ok! I hope you like it as much as I do when you get it :) xx
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