Time for another skin update I think! All is well and I’ve started introducing other products; not just masks but cleansers, toners and even the occasional moisturiser too, however, I always make sure that I’m on the Jan Marini routine at least every other day to keep my progress going, especially as I’m now hopefully on my way to receiving a course of peels. ย Here is my make-up free skin now:
I had my first peel last week and it all went really well. ย It stung a bit but nothing terrible and it was much, much more bearable than the N-Lite. ย I had an Advanced Jan Marini peel* which basically consists of a 40% Glycolic Acid Peel, mixed with a Retinol treatment. ย This is applied for about 1o minutes (after my skin is cleansed and prepped) and then a soothing, moisture mask is applied afterwards to nurse my skin back to health.
To give you some perspective, here are a couple of *extremely flattering* pictures of my skin around 4-5 months ago:
Regular readers will know that I’m not new to peels and I have had quite a few in the past. ย This one I’d say has had the most impact on my notoriously tough skin as I’m still peeling now, five days later. ย When I say peeling, I don’t mean that honking great chunks of skin are falling off, just that a few bits on my face feel rough and dry and are slowly lifting away. ย It’s really nothing noticeable if you’re not looking for it and it doesn’t hurt or interfere with make-up.
I wanted to upload some pictures of my face as I’m now completely spot-free and have been for a couple of weeks. ย You’ll probably look at the pictures and think “well she doesn’t look spot-free!” but all those lovely red marks are just acne scars and there isn’t a spot in sight. ย Therefore, I can get away with a quick buff of mineral powder to drastically reduce the appearance of the scars to the point where only a ย few show through. ย I’m not too fussed about those, but if I needed flawless cover then that would be easier to achieve with a heavier base.
So happy days again! Skin is still behaving, spots are still absent and my skin feels smooth, polished and (apart from the minor peeling) extremely well-maintained. ย I’ll be coming to the end of the Jan Marini review soon, but I’ll still be carrying on with using the products, I’ll just be able to be a little more relaxed in what else I use. ย It would be stupid of me to disown a routine that has worked so well for me, so even though the products are expensive, I’ll definitely be repurchasing again and again for as long as I have skin…
More info about Jan Marini can be found here.
Fantastic news that your skin is improving. I’ve been using glycolic and salicylic peels from a british brand (Bravura London) and seeing great results too. I couldn’t imagine my regime without acids in now lol x
Thanks Andy! I was trying to search for your posts about the acids as I know you mentioned a serum a while ago. After a while it becomes an essential doesn’t it? Glad to hear you’re seeing results too xx