Are their product is as good as they say ?

[Grizelda]

It amuses me to see some presenters telling us how good their products are and how their product will prevent wrinkles , get wrinkles less visible and make you look younger.
So why do their foreheads look so smooth and shiny ?
Why don't their facial muscles move
Why don't they have laughter lines or even a trace of a teeny tiny frown?
The face that comes to my mind straight away is Judith Williams.
Her face was not that tight and shiny when she first came to QVC.
She hasn't got a single wrinkle.
If it is due to the products I will be buying a bathtub full
I have bought her products especially her moisturiser which was good but it did not get rid of my no 11s
Having said all that, we do need a good moisturiser to prevent the oxidative stress caused by the sun exposure (ultra-violet rays) and air pollution. In winter we have the cold outside and heating from inside, playing havoc with our exposed skin, mainly our face.
We also face the harsh lashing cold wind and the dirt it brings.
We all need a good cleanser if we use make up, to remove the make up and also to clean the pollutants from the outside. We need them to clean out the grit from blocking our pores
I like Elemis' moisturiser and Oil of Olay's original moisturising fluid and Aldi's moisturiser too they are all good .
I like Liz Earle's cleanser ( hot cloth)
If I see a person (usually a female with a tight and shiny face with not a single frown mark) I don't listen to them

There is no such animal as 'anti ageing' skincare. Maybe a product can temporarily plump up some wrinkles, but the results will disappear. Judith Williams is a (nice looking) joke. Abbi Cleaver is also a (fairly nice looking) fibber. Their products will clean and moisturise your skin, but that's all folks!

 

[Grizelda]

I absolutely refuse to buy any skincare from anyone on QVC who has a tight shiny wrinkle free face. I mean, that woman flogging Perricone! She's gotta brand new face fgs! And she ain't the only one.

She gets younger looking every time she's on. And her hair gets longer as well. She's a fake a*se.

 

[Grizelda]

Menopause does a number on everyone. I don't have wrinkles, but menopausal mayhem brought hollowing under the eyes, no dark circles, just displacement of the fat pads from undereyes to the bleedin' jawline. Skincare can't do a thing about that, if it could it would have to be tested and classified as a drug. Frankly, apart from moisturising, skincare, no matter the price point, cannot alter the effects of hormonal loss. I get so pissed off at the nonsense spouted by the people representing these snake oil manufacturers. Put it this way, cosmetic surgeons aren't going out of business any time soon. And that's a fact you can moisturise till the cows come home...

I haven't stepped in any cow turds recently, so the cows have not come home.

 

[rubia]

All my grandmother used was ponds cold cream and had lovely skin

My sister and I were just talking about this cream our mother used this cream all the time and when she died in her ninetes her skin was still beautiful.

 

[donna255]

The companies have weaponized the idea that women get older as if it is something to be ashamed of. The tabloids papers are just as guilty, endless sidebars of this actress from the 80s looks totally different. Well, of course 40 years later they will not look like a 20 something. Or the famous oh look at X her face looks so smooth.

There is a campaign to ban the term anti-ageing in the beauty industry.

 

[ERICS MUM]

I absolutely refuse to buy any skincare from anyone on QVC who has a tight shiny wrinkle free face. I mean, that woman flogging Perricone! She's gotta brand new face fgs! And she ain't the only one.

Yes Karra Beck. Took me a couple of minutes to recognise her last time she was on air. I don’t care what they do to their faces but I don’t like the way they “imply” that their potions are responsible.

 

[candycane]

I've just been in the pub tonight and it was a bit depressing as most of the folk in there were between 18-22 years old. I know we all age but we're constantly being pressured to stay young, stay slim, no grey hair, no wrinkles, no saggy necks, no nothing. It's to get our cash (which could be better spent on cosmetic surgery ).

CC

 

[mina]

I've learned to live with what I am after a long time thinking that what I was, wasn't good enough. But then I realised that I was only being judged by someone else's prejudices, and who needs that? so my hair is greying, my wrinkles and sagging skin are what they are, and I enjoy life as much as I can.

So, beauty industry - I moisturise with stuff that suits me in order to protect my skin against skin cancer, (as advised by a dermatologist) but other than that, I'm not bovvered. Try the next one in the queue who can be persuaded to believe in snake oil. You won't make a profit here.

 

[Ostrichkeeper]

The one face that I find very, very odd is the guy that’s BA for Skinn products. He looks more like an advert for some cosmetic clinic somewhere. There’s no way that his products caused any of that.

 

[Grizelda]

The one face that I find very, very odd is the guy that’s BA for Skinn products. He looks more like an advert for some cosmetic clinic somewhere. There’s no way that his products caused any of that.

There's something about his face that is not quite human. His voice is nice, though and he gives the impression he knows what he's talking about, dazzling us with 'science'. The 'clinical studies' so many of these skin care producers talk about are meaningless. The study could have been done in someone's front room with a few friends trying out a new product.

 

[ERICS MUM]

I absolutely refuse to buy any skincare from anyone on QVC who has a tight shiny wrinkle free face. I mean, that woman flogging Perricone! She's gotta brand new face fgs! And she ain't the only one.

Let’s “face” it. Any brand of topical skincare that could produce a result like this would be absolutely priceless, putting Botox and cosmetic surgery out of business.

Yet they imply that their smooth line-free faces are due to their products alone.

 

[ERICS MUM]

The one face that I find very, very odd is the guy that’s BA for Skinn products. He looks more like an advert for some cosmetic clinic somewhere. There’s no way that his products caused any of that.

Is that the man in his 60’s ? The smooth face at that age is a bit creepy on a man.

 

[Clothescloth]

Yes he’s in his 60’s. As well as all the work he’s had done, I also expect there is sympathetic lighting in the studio, and filters on the camera when he is presenting ! With the before and after pics, they rarely tell you the time scale between them - an hour, a day, a month, a year? Who knows?

 

[Battiola73]

Sorry but a lot of the sellers on QVC of so called beauty products have really obviously had surgical procedures. Reminds me of the Dad’s Army episode when they tried to appear younger by using embalming fluid from Frazer’s undertaker business.

 

[MercuryAT]

Yes he’s in his 60’s. As well as all the work he’s had done, I also expect there is sympathetic lighting in the studio, and filters on the camera when he is presenting ! With the before and after pics, they rarely tell you the time scale between them - an hour, a day, a month, a year? Who knows?

I've always wondered what the time scale was between before and after photos.

Are they not allowed to say or is it because the time scale is far longer than the average viewer would anticipate and results won't be seen with just the one pot of goop?

 

[Grizelda]

I've always wondered what the time scale was between before and after photos.

Are they not allowed to say or is it because the time scale is far longer than the average viewer would anticipate and results won't be seen with just the one pot of goop?

I've always wondered what the time scale was between before and after photos.

Are they not allowed to say or is it because the time scale is far longer than the average viewer would anticipate and results won't be seen with just the one pot of goop?

I think the 'after' photo is taken immediately after the model has applied the cream because the favourable results don't last very long. They don't want to say because some customers may believe that the results are permanent.

 

[MercuryAT]

I think the 'after' photo is taken immediately after the model has applied the cream because the favourable results don't last very long. They don't want to say because some customers may believe that the results are permanent.

How misleading.

Why are they allowed to hoodwink customers?

 

[donna255]

I was reading The Guardian online I think at the weekend and an article about Isabella Rossini. She was the face of Lancôme for many years but sacked suddenly at 42 for being too old. Now, Lancôme were using her to promote anti-ageing face creams, which is the age she should have represented. She was replaced by a 20 something to push the creams. Now I remember this and Isabella was gorgeous, it left a very sour taste with many women who bought the products. She was still walking the catwalks of Paris, New York etc for some very couture brands. Other beauty brands jumped at the chance to hire her. The kicker was Lancôme begged her to come back, which she did in the end because of the money offered and continued to work for them for quite a few years.

I will say Nassif does look his real age and does not seem to have had work done. So his products seem more honest.

 

[Grizelda]

How misleading.

Why are they allowed to hoodwink customers?

They are very careful with their wording. For instance, they say that the cream will give 'the appearance' that lines on the face/'neck are diminished. They don't say that the lines have disappeared. What I particularly dislike is when the presenters say the cream will help you' fight the signs of ageing'. Jilly H says this often and I consider it not only an untrue statement but condescending, ageist and downright rude.

 

[Peppermint Patti]

Sorry but a lot of the sellers on QVC of so called beauty products have really obviously had surgical procedures. Reminds me of the Dad’s Army episode when they tried to appear younger by using embalming fluid from Frazer’s undertaker business.

Oh I remember that one it was hilarious.