The Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II Serum

With a new year brings new skin. I’ve always been someone who likes to look after their skin, and so for Christmas last year (that’s feels strange writing that!) my very thoughtful mum brought me a cult skincare item that I’ve been lusting after for years: The Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II Serum. This serum has been a beauty editors favourite for decades, so I’m so exciting to finally have it in my collection.

First up, the serum is great to use, the glass bottle feels luxurious to the touch, the pipette allows you to dispense the right amount of product with ease and the product feels like the quality you’d expect.

One of the reasons why I was so drawn to this skincare product for so long is that it isn’t a specifically ‘anti-ageing’. In my early 20’s turning back the clock isn’t my main concern, I would rather a serum help restore my skin to the best quality it can be in at this time and help fight against ageing as it happens.

The Advanced Night Repair Serum is packed full of antioxidants and repairing agents, giving the skin the once over with a little added nourishment. There’s many vitamins to help restore skin to its natural radiance, plump and even help with the odd fine line as they form.

Beauty lovers might well know that the Synchronized Recovery Complex II recently replaced the old Lauder Synchronized Recovery Complex. The brand updated their cult serum with the addition of propanediol to aid penetration into the skin which is great, and hydrolysed align as a thickener which is a bit ‘meh’, not really changing the experience dramatically.

I was surprised at first at how quickly the Advanced Night Repair Serum sunk into my skin. I thought I’d have a bit of play time to massage it into the skin. But this isn’t really a downside, rather a stamp of the ingredient quality. In the majority of ‘moveable’ serums there’s a lot of silicone, which although might give you lots of time to massage the product in and give the skin an instant softness, doesn’t really have any long term benefits. This is something I love about this skincare, there’s nothing there that doesn’t need to be; there’s no fancy colouring or scent – just ingredients that will get down to business!

I’ve been using the serum for about a week now and I can already see an improvement in my skin, which is a very quick turnaround for a skincare item. My skin is brighter, clearer and more even in texture. I must admit, I didn’t have awful skin to begin with, but I’ve seen the Advanced Night Repair Serum do wonders for refining it. My skin is also retaining moisture so much better that before.

Have you tried the Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II Serum before, or is it on your wishlist? Let me know in the comments below!

P.S: If you’re wondering about my dressing gown, I wrote a whole post on this gloriously snuggly thing and my nail polish is coming up in a post very soon!

P.P.S: I seriously hope I didn’t scare you all off going makeup free in this post! Thanks for reading!

Sam

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