Origins Super Spot Remover Review.

 

Hello Readers,

It's finally October! As some of you may know, October is National Blogging month, otherwise known as "Blogtober". Blogtober is a challenge in which a blogger has to try and post everyday in the month of October. (Pretty self explanatory, I know) I have decided to try and attempt this challenge although I really don't know if I'll do it haha. For my first Blogtober post I will be doing a review of the Origins Super Spot Remover.

I've had this product since March so I've been using it long enough to have formed an opinion on it. I'm not really a skincare person at all so I don't tend to experiment much with products. Prior to picking this up I had never tried a Origins product before, I knew of the brand but never bothered to look at any of the stuff they did. I hadn't even heard of this product until one evening when I was watching a video from Youtuber DollyBowBow and she recommended this product for dealing with spots. I was having a bit of a bad time with my skin and thought I would pick it up. This tiny little bottle retails for an eye watering £14. I was in 2 minds whether or not to purchase this as £14 is a lot of money for such a tiny little bottle. However I decided if I should splurge on something, surely it should be skincare.
 

*Sorry for how dirty the packaging is, it was in my make-up bag previously*

This is Origins Description for their Super Spot Remover;
Red PMS blemish? Bad joke breakout? Heal, fight and fade it fast. Just dab on a dot and feel blemish-busting Salicylic Acid instantly help speed healing while anti-spot technology helps visibly correct post blemish darkening. Skin-calming Caffeine and Red Algae help visibly relieve irritating redness. And to help keep skin looking spotless, super exfoliators eliminate excess oils and pore-clogging debris.

First let me start of by saying that you get 10ml of product within the bottle and surprisingly it does last a long time. Like I said, I picked this up in March of this year, we're now in October and I'm just over half way so that's quite impressive. You don't need to put much of this on at all as a little goes a long way with this one, which is just as well considering the tiny sized bottle.

This is a gel treatment so after dabbing a bit of this on a blemish it will harden within 5 minutes and begin to dry out the imperfection. I personally found that on certain blemishes, in particular spots that were quite big or angry looking, they did tend to sting after I had applied this product. The stinging would only last for a few moments and stopped after the gel had began to harden. I'm not sure if everyone who has used this product has experienced this, I've read a few reviews where people have mentioned nothing about it and others where they have stated that they also experienced the same slight stinging sensation. This product has quite a strong scent to it which at best can be described as a sort of medical scent. It was quite overwhelming at first however the more you use it, the more you become accustomed to the scent and now it doesn't faze me whatsoever.

Despite the occasional slight pain, the product does do what it's meant to do so in that sense I don't mind it too much. This product drastically reduces a spot in size and also reduces the redness of a spot very quickly. However I try to only use this when I have quite severe spots which prove to be stubborn, sore or big as I feel it's a bit harsh to use on a regular basis and on tiny little blemishes which will easily go away within a day or so.

I personally have found that if I apply too much of this for too long the Salicylic Acid in it actually causes my skin to peel. Salicylic Acid is a chemical which is used for a number of different skin conditions including psoriasis, warts etc. It's used as it softens the outside layer of the skin therefore allowing it to shed and peel. So I'd advise you to be very careful with this product as for me the peeling skin was more horrific than the spots I was trying to get rid of. The skin that peeled off took about a week to heal and during that time It upset me quite a lot as there was nothing I could do to hide it or make it look a little less obvious. If I covered it with makeup, halfway through the day it would look absolutely horrendous as my makeup was peeling off too. So for me that side effect of the product really got me down, however I have learnt my lesson and am now more responsible with how much of this product I apply and how often.

I personally found it to be quite a powerful spot remover and therefore I believe it's too harsh to use on a regular basis. I now use another spot treatment to treat any slight blemishes I have and only ever use the Origins one on spots that are quite stubborn or large, like I said earlier on in my post.

I hope this review has been somewhat useful to any of you who are looking into picking this product up. Have you used this product? What do you think of it?
Let me know in the comments as I'd love to hear some other opinions of this product!

I hope you're all well.

Paige.

 

 

 



My Skincare Routine.

 

Hello Readers!

 

Now today's post is all about my skincare routine. I have had this skincare routine for a few months now, but previously to that I never had one. Some of you may find that totally shocking but I just never really had a set skincare routine that I would follow religiously. My skin was fine all through out secondary school, I never had a problem with it, until I reached year 11 and all hell broke loose!
I suffered with spots really badly but thankfully my skin has since calmed down and is now pretty clear apart from the odd spot every now and again but that's normal!

This routine of mine is pretty simple so it means that there is minimal effort required. I use a variation of 5 products, 2 of them being spot treatments, however I only use these upon occasions where I actually need them.

 

This is the Boots Botanics Gentle Cleansing Cream. I use this at night to take my makeup off, and I use it on lazy days where I don't shower, to cleanse my face. This product is calm enough to be used on sensitive skin, which I seem to have. I've really struggled to find a suitable cleanser, as most of them seemed to only irritate my skin and cause breakouts. I didn't get on with the Clean and Clear cleanser, I didn't get on with the Soap and Glory Hot Cloth Cleanser and I also didn't get on with the Simple Kind To Skin Cleanser. I picked this up on a whim when I was in Boots and I haven't looked back since! This removes all traces of makeup from my face, apart from my eyes as I use a baby wipe on them instead. It leaves my skin feeling clean and free of all impurities.

 

This is the Boots Botanics Rosewater Toning Spritz. I use this both in the morning and the evening, after I have cleansed my face and before I have moisturized. I've never used a toner before as I was never really sure what they actually did for my skin. Apparently it helps to cleanse impurities and freshens the skin. I definitely agree with the statement about it freshening the skin and cleansing impurities as it always helps to take off the very last traces of makeup!

This is the Simple Kind To Skin Vital Vitamin Foaming Cleanser. I use this in the mornings, when I'm in the shower as this would just be too messy trying to use over a sink. Or at least I think so anyway! I love the fact that this product is a foam, rather than a gel based gloopy product as it's so much easier to use and is so quick to wash off. This leaves my skin feeling really lovely! I'd also just like to add that this is my second bottle of this stuff, that's how much I love it.

 

This product is probably the most expensive skincare item I use. It's around £13 which isn't too much I know but for just one little tiny bottle of spot remover it does seem rather pricey! This is the Origins Super Spot Remover, and when in times where I have really bad skin, this is the product to treat any blemishes! Now I will warn you that it can seem really strong, almost overpowering both with scent and feeling when you first use it, but over time you will get used to it. The only thing I will say is that I wouldn't use this as an everyday spot treatment as it can be a bit drying to the skin. But this is a fabulous spot remover and is so worth the money!

 

This is the Simple Spotless Skin "Spot Zapper". I use this more regularly than the other spot treatment as this one is less harsh and doesn't dry my skin out. It's a clear, scentless gel which goes on very easily and helps to calm spots down. This little tube was only around the £ 3 - 4 mark and has lasted me for months!

I hope you find this somewhat interesting and hopefully it helps you to discover some new products!

Paige.