Effaclar Duo + Unifiant Reviews

I've tried the effaclar duo and was super impressed with how it cleared up some of the spots on my skin that were hanging around, and when I saw this in the beautorium, I knew that I had to grab one tube.

This has pretty much the same ingredients as the effaclar duo, just with colour in it. The consistency is a little thinner in my opinion, but the difference is barely noticeable. I have this in light shade and this suits my skin tone (beige with red undertones) perfectly.

Like the effaclar duo, the unifiant is great at controlling hormonal breakouts or random spots on my face, if I use this consistently. The advantage of this over the duo is that this provides coverage over my red spots. It definitely does not cover them like a concealer or foundation does, but I find this perfect on days that I'm lazy to put make up on, or if I just want a little coverage on my bare face. This product also stays on my face throughout the whole day and provides sufficient long-lasting coverage.

The price point of this product is not the cheapest, but given the skin-loving ingredients in it, I will gladly pay for it.

This is a wonder product for anyone with those painful 'underground' pimples! I tend to get these horrible pimples alot on my chin and forehead and I have found that this product is fabulous for minimising them when they are just starting to form. You don't need to use very much and unlike other spot removal products, this one doesn't burn your skin. Additionally, with its light tint it covers the blemishes well and means you can use less concealer and foundation, which often block the pores further. I really love this product and would highly recommend it to others.

Ok, so before I start let me just say that technically this isn't a full review. Here's why:

I purchased this a while ago from the BH Beautorium in the shade Light. What I received however was Medium instead. This sucks because the medium shade was wayyyy to dark for my fair/light skin. I have the La Roche-Posay BB cream in Light so i know it's a good fit for my skin but i just couldn't work with this shade no matter how little i used (even mixing with the regular formula); It just looked dirty on my face. In the end it was just unwearable :(

I absolutely love the regular Effeclar Duo by itself though. It's one of my HG products because it doesn't break me out and it helps clear up my skin.

So because of the shade mix-up i was a little unsure of how to rate this as i wasn't really able to test the product out as i would have liked. The difference between the Light and Medium shade is massive in my opinion and i think there should definitely be more shade options for people who fall between, and knowing the effectiveness of the original Effeclar Duo i can't imagine this would be that much different as to give it a really low rating.

Kinda just disappointed and unsure with this one. 3/5 stars i guess.

*I will definitely be trying this product again in future (in the correct shade!) and update accordingly.*

THANK YOU, Beautorium! I likely wouldn't have discovered this gem had it not been on offer in the latest Beautorium. This type of product (BB, CC, etc.) has never worked for me in the past because the colour is always so far off. But at 25% off points value, I thought it was worth a try. It was definitely worth a try because it's perfection!

My skin tone is light with neutral undertones that lean more toward yellow than pink. All other so-called neutrals I've tried still tend to favour pink, which is a problem for me. But this product really hits the "neutral" target. The colour fits like a glove and the inclusion of Niacinamide is a real winner for me. While I'm enjoying a "good skin" phase, if history is anything to go by, once my baby is born and I start breastfeeding, the breakouts are imminent! So while I'm loving this for its light, barely there, my-skin-but-better coverage, I'm really going to appreciate it once the breakouts begin.

Another thing I absolutely love about this product is that as fantastic as it is for my almost-forty-year-old-skin, it's equally fantastic for my teenage daughter. Her skin is still quite good, but as a teenager whose skin can be fickle, a totally natural looking, skin loving, acne busting product such as this is ideal! Not to mention that at $29.99 (full price) from Priceline, it's easily accessible and affordable, which is great because this is one product I will be repurchasing again and again!