Liz Earle

Really nice cream cleanser. Love the spa-like smell and the texture. Gets your face completely clean without drying it out. The pump on the bottle is also very useful. Have repurchased on and off for years.

I tried this on a whim whilst walking past it in a department store. My initial impression was that of overwhelming pink pepperiness. I don't dislike pink pepper, but I find it can sometimes overwhelm a scent as it's so distinctive. By the time I left the store I noticed it started to transform into a more warm spicy fragrance - somewhat Christmassy; I detected cloves and cinnamon coming to the forefront which brought to mind mulled wine. I commented to the person I was with that I wasn't entirely sure if I liked the scent. However, I didn't entirely dislike it either. Mixed feelings. By the time I got home it had transformed yet again, but this time into a really nice vanilla'y musk which made me forgive it's initial spiciness. This isn't really my type of fragrance but I think I can forgive it as the dry-down is absolutely stunning.

This has now been discontinued and replaced by the vastly superior (and pricier) superskin serum. It’s great packaging, affordable and l can’t detect a smell. But it is sticky and did little for my fast-deepening 11 lines. After a few days of use l often get a pimple in that area. The new superskin serum pretty much eliminated those lines, so l’ll probably be switching back. I can feel the instant plumping, but can’t visually see a difference. It doesn’t play well with my other skincare and makeup, l end up applying it midday, when everything else has settled.