[unpaid/sample] It’s rare for me to get excited about skin care – I see so much of it and with only now and then exceptions, it all feels and looks the same. I was using And Begin (now Renew + Me) for a long time because it suited my skin so well, but I stopped because I have to, and want to, try other things. Just when I was mulling over what I’d like to try over a longer term than a day or a week, the answer landed in my lap in the form of PERS. I wrote about the PERS Glow Balm as the personification of French minimalistic chic a couple of weeks ago, which led me (yes, I basically influenced myself) to try the Rich Cream and the Light Cream. In short, I love them.
In honesty, it’s the rich cream that has stolen my heart. It’s a consistency and texture that I don’t remember coming across in a face cream before – a foot cream, yes, a hand balm, yes, but this is something different for the face. It’s a stiff feeling texture that has both the properties of a balm and a cream that feels immediately cooling on the complexion. PERS Rich Cream is a comfort cream that actually does comfort the skin without stickiness or residue – they say ‘the balm formula acts like a cosmetic bandage’ and I can’t say it any better myself. It’s rich but light, heavy but airy and the formulators should be jumping for joy at their achievement.
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In the mix are peptides, allantoin (often used in healing balms and creams) and panthenol that in the longer term supports collagen and elastin and regenerates the skin but I think the thing you’ll find so gratifying is the immediacy of the comfort. My skin – after only a week – is in heaven – it loves this stuff and shows me by being glowy, soft looking and feeling and at a perfect point of hydration. I’m also using the Light Cream – it’s pleasant enough and a workhorse under make up (in fact, it makes my foundation look better) with hyaluronic acid, allantoin and panthenol.
There are several other options from PERS, including a Vitamin C Cream, a Retinol and an Eye Cream but I don’t want to commit to a single brand routine in case there’s something else I want to slip in there. Also, why complicate things – this is amour in its early stages; we can talk about an open relationship later ;-). You can find PERS Rich Cream HERE for £90 (sorry, it is expensive).
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