Skin Care Review: Adrienne Arpel Caviar Collagen Kit

Rating
Adverse Effects

Benefits
These products are supposed to provide lift and smoothing to aging skin.

Drawbacks
All of the products in the kit feel greasy, from the Melt-Down cleanser to the make-up.

Details
I tried Arpel products when I was younger and living in a humid climate. They felt greasy and clogged my pores back then. Well, it's twenty years later and I'm living in a very dry climate and thought I'd give it another try. Surprise - the products are still heavy and greasy on me! I gave these products a 3 week trial and ended up with clogged pores.

The Melt Down cleansing creme is probably useful if you use the type of heavy, greasy make-up this product line sells. For me, I just didn't feel like my face got clean.

Caviar and Oceanic Collagen Protein Under Makeup Surface Repair and Makeup both felt like putting silicone gel on my face. The makeup sank into my pores and looked horrible.

The Morning Pearl Creme was the only product I actually liked. It was a light daytime moisturizer but doesn't contain a sunscreen.

The Industrial Strength Microsphere Night Creme with Caviar was not moisturizing enough for me.

The Industrial Strength Line Be Gone Minimizer 24-Hour Caviar and Concentrated Oceanic Collagen Protein Anti-Sag Extra Firming Eye Ointment was the consistency of chapstick. I couldn't wear it at night because it would migrate into my eyes. It felt sticky and heavy.

Platinum Elastilift 500 Instant Up Fiber Lifts - this is supposed to provide a temporary face lift - it did NOTHING!

FULL-FULLER-FULLEST Single Dose Lip Plumpers - made my lips feel moist when first applied, but I noticed after about a week that my lips were drier than ever.

Conclusions
Another disappointing attempt to find products that actually do what they say.

Price (paid by reviewer)
$78

Where to find it
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