little white truths

I've just run out of my facial sunscreen, which means that I've had to open this last little Alpha-H kit a bit earlier than I'd planned.

As you may know I'm on a spending ban and I've been running out of things left, right and centre, and while some of those I can replace with something I already have open (eg I'm using a hydrating primer as my day cream), facial sunscreen doesn't have a replacement so it's time to crack open something from my dwindling stores.

I picked up this Alpha-H Renew and Resurface kit last year, when I had a few extra dollars to stock up on skincare whenever I saw it on special.

Alpha-H is one of those brands that often has specials or some kind of GWP promotion going at one of the big online retailers (eg Adore Beauty or Activeskin), so I look out for deals and then buy up when I see a bargain on something I would have bought anyway.

I picked up a few of these kits last year and they've been a great way to sample different products from Alpha-H, which has quickly become my favourite skincare brand of all time because its products agree with my skin. I've found a few staples in the other kits I've used and I'm hoping to find more in this particular kit, which was a great-value purchase and one I can't wait to use.

The kit contains:

Its RRP value is $99 AUD but from memory I bought it for around $79 and received a GWP along with the kit.

I've used half the products before but three are new to me, and those are the ones I'm extra excited to try because I love discovering new favourites.

Alpha-H Balancing Moisturiser and Gentle Exfoliant

This is apparently a light, easily-absorbed moisturiser with the refining and smoothing benefits of 10% glycolic acid.

I do have a couple of Alpha-H glycolic acid products open at the moment and I mightn't be able to use this product along with them (it might be too much for my dry skin - I'll have to check), but I'll wait anyway to open this because those products are almost done and I'd like to test this one on its own so I can really see what it's doing.

Unfortunately I didn't love it because it's quite greasy and isn't hydrating enough for my dry skin to use as a stand-alone day cream, but I'll still use it for the SPF factor and when I've run out I might buy the SPF 50+ version, which is a much better product and one I really love.

Alpha-H Liquid Gold Smoothing and Perfecting Mask with Lavendar



Alpha-H Balancing and Pore Refining Mask with Jojoba