I'm sure I've mentioned it in posts recently but I've been having so many problems with my skin. Before I started university in September, I had pretty much clear skin apart from the odd blemish here or there I was pretty much happy. However, most noticeably more recently, my skin has been terrible. It probably doesn't seem terrible to other people but in comparison to how my skin used to be, it feels terrible to me. I've started getting several blemishes on my nose at a time, I've had a couple of spots on the top of my cheek which are refusing to budge and then either side of my chin, I've started to get a load of spots under the skin and also a lot of surface blemishes. Its been really getting me down and I've found myself piling on more makeup to make it look better. I feel too old to be getting hormonal spots at 19!!

Anyway the other day I found the famous Caroline Hirons blog (www.beautymouth.com), very well known amongst the blogging world, I can't believe I haven't found it sooner! Now I'm not going lie, she recommends a lot of expensive products but as she says why would we spend more money on our clothes when we have to have this skin for life? Makes sense right! From her blog I've worked out my skin is oily but very dehydrated, I knew it was oily before but I had never even thought about the fact it could be dehydrated. I've always had problems with foundation not lasting on my t-zone, especially my nose and Caroline says that  this is a common sign of dehydration.

One big change I am making is Fish Oil!! Caroline swears by stuff and so I am taking a 1000mg capsule a day (Caroline recommends 9000mg but I'm a little scared at this amount, so I thought I'd start of small and increase it if i feel the need to). I've also purchased the REN Clearcalm 3 Clarifying Clay Cleanser, La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo and Hydraluron. These three products alongside the Alpha-H Liquid Gold and a Clay mask a couple of times a week, I hope will sort my skin out!

In the past I've always relied on cheap, high street products so I'm hoping this will kick my skin into shape! I'll keep you guys updated!!

p.s. sorry for the longg post!

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Alpha-H Liquid Gold - £31.50 at Cult Beauty*

I was beyond excited to receive this little beauty from Cult Beauty!! After reading plenty of other reviews it was firmly at the top of my wishlist. Having suffered with mild acne and blemish marks for years I was delighted that there was actually something that could potentially reduce them, however I was slightly dubious I have to admit; could a product really be that amazing?

Well, I have used this a total of 5 times so far and the difference in my skin has been crazy! It is described as an 'overnight facial' and I couldn't agree more, this stuff seems to melt away any imperfections leaving skin so fresh. I apply it as it says on the bottle; saturate a cotton pad and wipe all over your face, then leave it without a moisturiser during the night. The first time I used this I noticed a slight blurring of imperfections but nothing to shout about, however since then the results have just got better and better. The pigmentation around my nose has virtually disappeared, the blemishes that were starting to appear around my mouth have completely gone and the acne marks on my forehead have been blurred.

I find the results so hard to describe but this overnight serum just leaves my face with an almost airbrushed look, everything just looks brighter and smoother!

I have been using this every alternate night for the past week like it says on the bottle, however I did feel a slight tingling last night when I applied it and despite the fact I liked the tingling, I am probably going to only use this 2/3 times a week from now on.

I would highly recommend this, trust me, the results are seriously better than I could put into words. Despite the rather large price tag of £31.50 I would definitely re-purchase it! I'm so excited to continue using this and will definitely give you guys an update in a few months.

xxx

Remember you can use my free shipping code 'BEAUTYMIST' at Cult Beauty for all orders over £20

(That means you can get this little gem shipped for free, get ordering!!)