Primark PS Q10 skin care range

Primmark is on everyone’s lips. Why so? Well not only are they known for their purse friendly fashion, but now have they are taking a stand in the beauty market.

Within their beauty umbrella, they have introduced their premium Q10 range, consisting of following 4 easy steps to achieve that fresh face! The concept behind this mini beauty regime, is to introduce a no fuss method to giving your skin that oomph! In the Q10 range, you have a roller eye gel, serum and Day and Night Cream packed with super ingredients! The icing on the cake is that the range won’t blow a hole in your budget, costing you no more than £4 a pop!

Step One: Roller Eye Gel

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The Uplifting Eye Gel is packed with Green Tea and Guarana; to sooth your tired eyes and reduce puffiness.  The applicator has a small silver ball at the top of the tube and the idea is to roll the product, whist giving it a little squeeze to release the gel around the eye area.

When applying, it does give your eyes that cooling effect you will need when you have been suffering from late nights/ poor sleep or general fatigue. The downside, however, is that the silver ball doesn’t always roll and you can feel the plastic edges around the silver ball dragging on your eye area, giving you slight discomfort.

Instead, what I do is that I squeeze the gel out and pat the gel with my fingers, around the eye contour and then go over it with a silver ball applicator to give it at cooling effect.

(This is the applicator I use)

Green Tea and Guarana are both ingredients that contain cafeeine. With Guarana, it is widely written that the components of this fruit fight fatigue and is anti-aging, as it ‘wakes up your skin’. Similarly, with Green Tea, the ingredient is meant to sooth the eyes and tighten the skin.

Having used this product for a couple of weeks, it did sooth and cool my eyes, but did it reduce my dark circles? No, it did not. 

Step Two: Anti-Ageing Serum

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Like most anti-ageing products, serums are notoriously expensive. This serum however, will cost only you £4! Containing Kakudu plum extract, this fruit is reported to have the highest source of Vitamin C; giving your skin radiance and rejuvenation.

The bottle contains 50ml of the serum and has a pump to release the product. It is easy to use and the serum is a white/transparent gel like consistency. You will find that one pump is enough for your entire face.

So how does Vitamin C help your skin? Dubbed as an anti-ageing superstar by beauty experts, the ingredient is reported to brighten and smooth out your skin tone and provide it hydration.

For 50ml you do get a lot for your money. Having used the serum as part of my morning beauty regime; the serum does give your skin that extra hydration it needs when it is thirsty. The serum leaves a smooth matte finish, leaving your face prepped for the next step.....

Step Three: Day Cream

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The Day Cream proclaims to diminish fine lines and winkles. It contains SPF15 and Hyaluronic Acid and comes in a 50ml jar.

Again, with a 50ml jar and at £4, you get a cream containing top quality ingredients that you will find in high end premium face creams.

Hyaluronic Acid is another buzz word in the beauty industry. Proclaiming to give instant hydration to your face, it is reported to make your skin look firmer and ‘plump’ your skin, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles?

So does it work? The cream has a soft light weight consistency and on application, it does leave  a white residue. I suspect this is the SPF, but it easily disappears when you apply the cream in a circular motion. The day cream has no offensive smell and absorbs well into the skin. It does leave my skin moisturised.

But does it reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles? As I do not have fine lines or wrinkles, I cannot comment, but one of the main causes of this is dry skin. The cream does leave your skin moisturised and soft. 

Step Four: Night Cream

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Primark state that this 12-hour night cream will keep your skin moist whilst you sleep, making your skin ready for that fresh face in the morning. Containing complex Q10, Green Tea and Vitamin E; this night time formula should replenish your face during your sleep.

So what does the formula do? Experts state that Q10 regenerates the skin by stimulating your skins natural cell to help dry skin and loss of collagen by giving your skin intense moisturization. It helps you skin to smooth out wrinkles.

Vitamin E, again is another ingredient that helps your skin to replenish, by adding moisture.

So, does it work? 

The Night Cream has a soft yet dense consistently. It does leave the skin hydrated but it does not always last 12 hours as it all depends on how my skin decides to behave!!  In some mornings, I have found my skin to be dry, thirsty for extra hydration! In others, it is perfectly fine. It’s all down to how your skin takes it on the day.

I’m a firm believer in that budget skincare regimes can be just as effective as the high ends ones. When it comes to it, what makes a product worth it is the ingredients it has. And this PS range has all the hallmarks of a high end premium skincare product; with elements such as Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin C & E, Q10 and many more, but at a fraction of the price!

Primark is setting itself up as a serious competitor in the beauty market, but with an extra sparkle of purse friendly prices. What do I think?? Watch out luxury brands, Primark is set to take on the beauty world by storm!