Charcoal nose pore strips and eye gel patches

Charcoal Nose Pore Strips

I've used other nose pore strips before but these looked a little different than the other ones. This is probably because of the charcoal which makes them black. They work the same though with the same type directions which are wetting your nose and applying the strip, leave it for 10-15 minutes then gently peel it off. The results for me where good and removed a lot from the sides of my nose. They do leave a black mark around the outside of where the strip was but it comes off easily with water. I didn't see any difference in these charcoal strips then with the normal ones I've used before. I thought maybe they would draw more out or something but the result although good were the same as I usually get with other strips. They were only €1.50 so for that price I recommend giving them a go as they do work and there is 6 in the box so works out as only 25 cents per strip. I bought these in Mr. Price as well as the eye gel patches which were also €1.50

                                                   Eye gel patches

Was so hard to take a photo of them on they are so slippy!! 

These are something I've been dying to try for ages. They seem to be everywhere lately but that doesn't always mean they're good or they work. I've seen some online that are really expensive but sound exactly like these ones so I got these to try. They look and sound great but when I opened them the feel of them almost put me off, but I kept going and tried them anyway. Basically you put them on under your eyes on clean skin, leave them for a while and remove them. These ones are anti-aging and hydrating. It's the hydrating part I'm after, my eyes are so dry and puffy lately from the winter weather kicking in. The night I used them I was really tired and my eyes were so sore. I found these really cooling and strangely comfortable. I don't know what I was expecting they just seemed really strange at first until I put them on my face. My eyes were definitely less puffy after using these and they still looked like that the next morning. They suggest using them often which would be handy for tired eyes.

Nose Pore Strips

I picked these up as an impulse buy not knowing how good they are but they where only €1.50 for 6. They are described as cleansing nose pore strips for removing blackheads and unclogging pores. 

The directions say to apply to a clean wet nose, and then to smooth the srtip  over the nose to get ride of any bubbles. They suggest that it should be left on for about 10-15 minutes. By this time it feels rock hard. Next is to remove it by slowly pulling it away from the skin on the side of the nose. My skin is sensitive and I wasn't very gentle removing it the first time so it did sting a bit. The second time I was more carefull and it didn't hurt. The results can be seen instantly on the strip. So if you suffer from backheads in this area you should see quite a lot like I did. The skin on my nose felt so soft afterwards. 

My nose is an area that is oily and I get a lot of blackheads here as well as my cheeks just beside my nose. I wanted to see if the strips would help me with the blackheads on my cheeks too so I cut one in half and applied it in the same way and yes it worked great. 

I have used these twice now on my nose and can really see a difference. I hope by using them more often like twice a week as they suggest I can improve the look of the pores on my nose.

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