little white truths

If you haven't heard of Estée Lauder's Advanced Night Repair, you may well have been living under the proverbial beauty rock.

I remember trying this when it first came out, and I've since been through two or three 7ml trial sizes of the original version, and this is my second trial size of the new version.

I have to say, I don't notice much - if any - difference between the two versions, and if you have a look at what Paula's Choice has to say, there isn't a big difference between them anyway in terms of ingredients, so that's probably why.


Estée Lauder claims/product details:

• Reveal a smoother, more radiant, younger look
• Wake up to more beautiful skin every day
• Tested and proven: Advanced Night Repair dramatically reduces the look of all key signs of ageing
• It maximises the power of skin's natural nighttime renewal with our exclusive ChronoluxCB™ Technology
• Lines and wrinkles look significantly reduced
• Skin feels smoother, hydrated, stronger
• Skin looks younger, radiant, more even toned
• In just four weeks: more than 75% of women felt their skin looked more youthful; 82% felt their skin was immediately hydrated; and 83% felt their skin looked healthier, fresher, more rested 
• 25+ Patents and Patents Pending Worldwide
• To use: apply on clean skin before your moisturiser; use several drops; smooth in gently all over face and throat
• RRP $95 AUD for 30ml

Verdict

I do like this product, but I liked the first bottle I tried much more, so it may be that I've been lucky enough to try better products in the interim, and therefore this has faded into the background a bit.

It's quite a thick serum with a yellow/brown colour and it smells like raisins. It absorbs well and feels nice on the skin, and I find that I do need to use more of this than I do other serums to get any kind of effect happening, which may just come down to the fact that it's thicker than the average serum so it doesn't spread as well.

While that's not a major issue, it does mean that I get through this product more quickly than I do others, and it's not cheap to start with so that just adds to the overall expense.

What I like about it is that it has an immediate brightening and plumping effect, and it pairs well with any night cream I've used so it does add something to my skincare routine - at least temporarily.

When I first used this I remember noticing a difference in my skin the morning after using it, but I don't notice that anymore and I'm not sure whether it's because the original version worked better for my skin, or whether it just doesn't work as well for me now that I'm a bit older and my skin needs heavier duty products to combat dryness and fine lines.

On the product claims: I do think this temporarily makes my skin look more radiant; it does hydrate well; and I think it has an effect on fine lines too. I haven't noticed any cumulative effect over time - even when using back-to-back trial sizes - so while I do like this product, I think better products exist for my skin.

All in all, this is a good serum but it's no longer one that works wonders for my skin, and therefore it's not one I would buy. It may be that, as with all products, it works better for some and less well for others. I would recommend testing this before committing to the full size.