Winter is here, and if you are anything like me, the
constantly changing temperatures are taking their toll on your skin. From the bitterly cold of the outdoors
to the muggy heat inside, let’s face it, our poor skin is going through a
lot of changes.
Moisturizers pile up my bedside table, copious cups of lemon water and peppermint
tea are drunk throughout the day, and steaming my face is a regular occurrence.
To no avail. Because of this, I was super pleased when I heard of Skinade. I was first introduced to the brand
at Charlie Cohen’s London Fashion Week show where there was a free Skinade
drink on arrival, something which led me to do a little research into the
brand.
Skinade’s concoction is a peach and mangosteen
(a tropical evergreen fruit) flavoured anti-ageing
collagen drink. It contains a formulation of active ingredients that boosts
your body's natural production of collagen and hyaluronic acid. This in turn
provides a perfect ratio of liquid to active ingredients to create one of the
most advanced, effective and bio-available anti-ageing skincare products on the
market today. The product sounded impressive, but all too often I had been
fooled into a product by the online spiel only to be disappointed by the
results.
I’ll tell you now, Skinade is not one of
those products.
I opted for a 30 day challenge which consisted of 20 bottles of drink and 10
sachets.
The bottles contain 150ml of skinade and are to be drunk once a day.
I stuck to a routine of drinking mine each morning when I woke up so as to not
miss one.
The liquid inside is a very bright yellow/orange colour (warning, it does
change the colour of your pee to this, so not to panic!) In terms of taste, I was hesitant as often
these supplements or plans aren’t the best, and lets face it, normally the
things which are best for you, taste the worst! However I was pleasantly
surprised.
Whilst I won’t say it’s the best drink I’ve ever tasted (If it was a cocktail
on a menu I would skip it) but it is certainly drinkable and rather a lot more
pleasant than I expected. I certainly didn’t wake up and dread the taste.
A further thing I was shocked at, was how quickly it began to work.
After only three days my skin was already feeling smoother and looking much
more radiant.
About a week in I did break out in a few spots, but after a chat with Skinade
they reassured me this was just all the toxins leaving the skin through the
pores.
These spots cleared up within a couple of days and by the end of the trial I
felt confident to leave the house with only a tinted moisturiser on as opposed
to my usual foundation. As a makeup advocate who has always had issues with the
look of my skin, this was a big development for me and I am surprised with just
how much confidence you can get from having one drink each day.
This is so much easier than having to take tablets each day (for the same
amount of collagen as you obtain though one skinade drink you would have to
take 20 tablets each morning!) or
faffing about with numerous creams and lotions.
30 drinks for £90 isn’t too bad (it works out at just £3 a drink) and it is
well worth it for the effect it has on your skin.
Whilst I wouldn’t be able to afford to take this every day of my life, it is
well worth it for a skin detox, skin revamp or if you have a big event coming
up where you wish to look your best.
Check out their website here and let me know what you think...
