L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Laser Renew Anti-Ageing Regime Reviews

Wow, I felt so lucky to receive this set for testing. I'm not yet 40 but I do suffer from dry skin, after having tried these on for a few weeks I can definitely feel that my skin is less drying and more supple, will definitely continue using these and plan to re-purchase!

Oh L'Oréal, why mess with a good thing?

The normal L'Oréal Revitalift came in little white glass pottles with eye cream, night cream and day cream. The scents were powdery, comforting and fresh. The day cream had the appearance and smell of the old formulation of oil of ulan - which to me is a glorious scent.

The new and improved X3 Revitalift comes in flashy spa quality ruby red coloured glass vessels.

For this range L'Oréal have introduced a serum and gylcolic peel pads into the regime alongside a day cream and night cream. The scents are all very similar so soft and subtle and hardly detectable. The consistencies of each product were good, and better than expect when it came to the night cream. Overall my experience was good with this regime mainly because I love a DIY spa session.

But, a few little things - I don't understand the serum, or the need for it, or the glycolic peel pads for that matter. I read the claims but the size of the test groups are too small to claim statistical accuracy of anything. However they do make the process feel like an extended pamper session, but I am not sure these extra products are really necessary for a daily regime.

I would love to see a daily range that has a cleanser option included, or a mineral tinted moisturiser with sunscreen added. Also, a no tears - non sticky version would be great as everyday the X3 moisturiser film would migrate into my eyes burning them to tears and every night my face would be glued to my bedding. I have put individual reviews on each of these products if you need more detail on that.

One other thing I did notice is that the outer packaging warns sunscreen must be warn during the day and I was surprised it wasn't an added ingredient in the day cream, or serum. I was annoyed that there was yet ANOTHER step to complete in my otherwise busy morning routine.

However, I did enjoy trying it, but couldn't help but feel the overall experience could be improved. I honestly don't think these products, or regime work for me as a daily routine, being a busy mother and full time worker. But for a quick weekend feel good pamper session with the girls I would be happy to recommend

Positives: Lip lines reduced, large scar through my lip less noticeable, neck firmer, freshness to the skin. Negatives: Can sting, pores can clog at times and cause a bit of irritation. Overall though, it has definitely given me some improvement to my appearance. I worry as always that my skin will develop a sensitivity to one of the products as the slight itching a couple of times makes me nervous. Will keep it up for a bit longer. Just wish they could combine the products in some way as I have so little time and using lots of products is just not my jam. Am I happy? Yes. Has it given me a but more confidence regarding my scar and lip lines? Absolutely.

The products: The day cream on its own is lovely thick and rich, but seems the wrong consistency for a day cream somehow? The serum is lovely and has a texture that’s easily absorbed, and a little goes a long way. The night cream has an interesting ‘springy’ texture to it and feels surprisingly more lightweight than the day cream. However I didn’t like the way this felt on my skin in the morning. I liked the wipes but they are very strong, too strong for every day as recommended.

The regime: I felt for me personally that if I’d been using the night cream, glycolic and serum I didn’t really need the day cream too - felt like overload for my skin, which is a bit oily and sensitive. I was pleasantly surprised that it performed quite well under makeup though ( I use bare mineral Barepro) and I think it lasted nearly as long as when I use a primer as a base. Using the combination of products I think has improved some of the fine lines around my eyes in the last few weeks. One big drawback of the day cream, and of the whole set, is that there is no product containing SPF, which is odd considering the glycolic pads in the set advise you use one. So that means buying an extra product to add to the system. It would be nice if the day cream was lighter and contained SPF. Overall I found the system not quite right for me, though I would use a couple of the individual products, the serum and the wipes again.

I have discussed what I thought of these products individually. As a regime I found them expensive for most people. The regime was too much for my skin, it became too oily especially with the night applications. As a new regime, I followed them for a couple of weeks to see if there was any visible changes (other than the oily nature of my skin) then I adjusted the regime to the following Morning - serum + day cream Evening - serum + day cream I found my oiliness reducing and a smoother softer skin imerging, the regime I went to was more manageable and cost effective for budgets and far better for the outcome of my face. I started to get spots and a greasy feel to my face, now with the serum and day cream my skin is thriving and the spots are reducing.