Apart from receiving a Christmas gift pack of body goodies a couple of years ago, I'd had no experience with Mary Kay products, until recently when I was fortunate enough to be chosen by
beautyheaven to trial the TimeWise Plus+™ Volu-Fill™ Wrinkle Corrector in early July. Actually it almost didn't happen - my parcel was lost in the post, but the lovely Beth from bh was kind enough to send me a replacement. I've been including it in my skincare routine morning and night since the 30th of July, which means
29 days...
Remember that figure (29), because it's highly significant. Till this magical serum turned up on my doorstep, wrinkle reducing products have had little visible effect on my face. I had considerable cosmetic success with the L'Oreal Revitalift Magic Blur back in
March and
April, but of course it washes off, and a three month regime of
Lapureté gave the fine lines around my eyes a bit of a nudge, but had minimal impact on the deep creases...
But before I start writing anything about Mary Kay TimeWise Plus+™ Volu-Fill™ Wrinkle Corrector, they say that a picture says a thousand words, so I thought I'd show you some unretouched photos of my trouble spots, before and after using the serum. In this first pic, you can see the deep frown furrows between my brows, and a horizontal crease at the top of my forehead - yucko! Is it any wonder I cover them all up with a long, full fringe?
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| Photo taken end of March 2014 with primer and foundation |
The photo below was taken a few days ago under the same lighting conditions (and with the same camera) after just over 3 weeks of use, and as you can plainly see, most of the crease on the left is barely visible, the one on the right doesn't look anywhere near as deep, and the line further up has shrunk...
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| Photo taken 24/8/2014, bare skin |
Moving on to the lower part of my face, here's the awful crevasse on the left side of my mouth as it was back in March. You can also see some razor sharp vertical lines just above my top lip...
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| Photo taken end of March 2014 with primer and foundation |
And here's the same crease (and top lip) as it is now, far less distinct and deep. Actually the texture of the skin directly above my mouth where I've been faithfully applying the serum looks smoother in general - hey, perhaps I should be plastering this stuff all over my whole face!
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| Photo taken 24/8/2014, with what's left of my foundation at the end of the day |
Ok so now I've covered the photographic evidence, I guess I can sum up my experience with this wrinkle corrector in one word - wow!
Not in a million years would I consider botox, but after this, who needs it anyway? This serum is a wonder of the beauty world - it contains retinol and hyaluronic acid, and I suspect these are the two most significant ingredients responsible for the changes in the depth, length and sharpness of my lines. I've been applying it twice a day before my usual serum and moisturiser, and have had zero ill effects - no dryness, flaking, stinging or redness. I made sure I used a day cream and primer containing a high sun screen, plus my my usual foundations are either SPF18 or 20, but other than that, it's been business as usual....
The cream is thick and dense, and has a mattifying effect the instant it touches the skin. It feels a bit tacky at first, but once it completely absorbs (in a matter of seconds), the areas where I've patted it on and gently spread it around feel soft and silky. It has barely any scent, and the only niggly thing abut it is that it's quite difficult to extricate the cream from the tube. With only 15g of product, at first I thought it wouldn't last more than a week, but there seems to be enough serum remaining to keep me going for another 10 days or so...
Quite frankly, I'm staggered to see such results in a short period of time. The changes were so gradual from day to day that I almost missed them - thank goodness for cameras! It's fairly safe to say that once I've scrounged every last molecule from this tube, I'll be getting my hands on a truckload of this powerhouse - mind you at $88 a pop, I might have to mortgage the house, but compared to what I can only imagine must be the terrifying cost of botox injections (not to mention the side effects), it's an investment I'm not hesitating about for one second. Yay for Mary Kay! My beautyheaven review is here, along with those by the other members of the trial team...
So gals, are you tempted to try this amazing Mary Kay product?
Take care of you,
kats xxx
