Garnier Nutritionist Omega Skin Daily Renewing Serum (Why do skin care items have such long names???? ) June 28, 2010

I have never used a serum before, but rather stayed to using oils, such as Trilogy rosehip oil and a hydrating moisturiser. I wanted to try a serum for ages but it wasn’t until I had a bad reaction to a facial oil I was using did I decide to try this one out.

I had gotten a little sachet of this Garnier serum in a magazine, and was surprised when my sensitive skin had no adverse reactions to it. When I was on the look-out for it in Tesco, I saw it on offer for 7euro. I decided that the Gods were favouring me that day and that I needed to buy it!!!

I have been using it for approx. 5-6 weeks now and am thrilled with it. The first two weeks of applying it morning and night underneath my moisturiser, I saw absolutely no difference to the skin on my face and neck. Regardless, I decided to continue using it, even if it was just to use it up rather than seeing it go to waste. From week 3 onwards, I noticed my skin wasn’t as flaky or red, I didn’t need to use as much of my moisturiser when applying it or apply moisturiser as regularly.

In fact, I would go as far as saying that my skin was glowing and lately, my skin care routine has been simplified to just cleansing, applying serum and sun cream, as my skin is hydrated enough from using these products.

If you are still unsure about buying it, see my pro’s con’s list below:

Pros:

• Light, non-greasy texture
• Dried quickly
• Lovely fragrance
• Doesn’t irritate sensitive skin
• Hydrating
• Product dispensed by a pump, so little product is wasted.
• Good value for money

Cons:

• Product is dispensed by a pump, which doesn’t allow you to scrape what product is left at the end, when the bottle is used up

I really like this serum and would definitely re-purchase it which is saying a lot from me. It is a lovely product with an even lovelier price tag. Definitely watch out for those offers in supermarkets on Garnier products, to save yourself a few euro.

I’m really interested in trying out the day and night cream in this range. Has anyone tried them, and if so, what are their thoughts?