Aldi have some new products out in their Lacura
range and I was sent this gift set to review for them. I have broken it down
into each product as you can buy them all separately (which I will be doing
from now on!)
Although they recommend 40 – 60 age group, in my
opinion the products are suitable for all skin types and those with dry,
sensitive or dehydrated skins would benefit especially from using these due to
the main hydrating ingredient being Glycerin. The marketing statements below
are very generalised and it would be nice to know more about their star
ingredient Snow Algae and the other great ingredients, but after doing some
research I found the Aldi website very informative and would advise you to take
a look if you wanted to know more. If
you want to then click here.
Packaging
The packaging screams quality. If I didn’t know it
was from Aldi I would never have guessed. The silver and blue reminds me very
much of Elizabeth Arden or La Prairie. The sliver box is well structured and I
like how on the inside of the packaging it tells you what each product is. The ingredients
are well labelled and there is some information about each of the products on
the back of the box. I’m so pleased to see a full ingredients list on the box,
but it would be nice to have them listed on the website as like most people I
know, I bin the box almost immediately when I buy a product and sometimes it’s
nice to know that they are listed elsewhere should you need to find them again!
The items themselves are in foil sealed lidded
glass jars. The silver glass jar is the day cream and the blue glass jar is the
night cream and the treatments are in small glass vials. They look expensive
and well thought out to be eye catching. I wouldn’t mind having these jars on
show on my dressing table!
Caviar
Illumination Day Cream SPF15 50ml
Let me just start in saying that I love this Day
Cream. I am already in love with the Lacura Q10 Day Cream, but after trialling
the Illumination cream this has beaten the Q10 for the top spot. The Jar is
just beautiful to look at and looks very high end. Although jars aren’t very hygienic
in terms of having to dip your fingers each time, maybe Aldi will look at
adding a little spatula into the set to make this much more hygienic. The cream
itself is lovely and soft to apply and has a very clean smell. It reminds me
very much of the Nivia Crème in its smell and consistency. The SPF 15 is a nice
touch and after trialling it with a camera, it didn’t leave a dreaded ghost
face on photographs. Brilliant!
Marketing Info –
LACURA® Caviar Illumination Day Cream SPF15 offers the
ideal anti-aging protection for day time. Light in texture it can be worn under
make up to help rehydrate and protect skin from external environmental
influences. In conjunction with caviar extract it contains the revolutionary
snow algae extract which stimulates collagen synthesis, effectively
counteracting the skin aging process and therefore the visible signs of aging.
Recommended
age group: 40-60
Additional anti-wrinkle caring
benefits include hyaluronic acid and an anti-aging active complex to pamper and
intensely moisturise your skin as well as SPF 15 UVA/UVB for protection against
the sun’s damaging rays
Ingredients
As stated above the main hydrating ingredient is
glycerin, which is fab for dry, dehydrated and sensitive skins. Other good
ingredients are the caviar extract and also sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic
acid) which has the ability to help hydrating ingredients penetrate further.
Some iffy ingredients would be the citric acid, fragrance, cetyl alcohol and
linalool which can be irritants, but they feature very low down on the
ingredients list and this product isn’t for you if you are against parabens.
Overall the ingredients show that the product is
very hydrating which makes is a superstar in my book. There are no cheap hidden
nasties such a mineral oil.
Caviar
Illumination night cream
This night cream as with the day cream is lovely
and soft and non-greasy on the skin. It too also has the smell and texture of
Niva crème, but with much better ingredients. I’ve found with continuous use in
my usual routine that my skin tone looks more even and more hydrated and I’ve
found that during the day my makeup sits better on my face.
Marketing Info:
LACURA®
Caviar Illumination Night Cream offers deep
skin hydration whilst you sleep. Its rich texture ensures intensive
regeneration of the skin to improve suppleness and prepares the skin to help
fight daily environmental influences. In conjunction with caviar extract it
contains the revolutionary snow algae extract which stimulates collagen
synthesis, effectively counteracting the skin aging process and therefore the
visible signs of aging.
Recommended
age group: 40-60
Additional caring benefits
include hyaluronic acid to help increase moisturisation and prevent water loss
as well provitamin B5 to help soothe and repair damaged skin. Your skin looks
recovered and relaxed in the morning.
Ingredients
As with the day cream the main hydrating ingredient
is glycerin. It also contains mostly the same ingredients as the day cream
minus the SPF as it’s not required in a night cream, but it does have a few
more hydrating and nourishing ingredients such as coco-caprylate and simmondsia
seed oil. An iffy ingredient is the Hydronated palm glycerides. Sometimes this
can come from an unsustainable source and can be quite controversial. It’s used
as it can be a good antioxidant component and contains a lot of fatty acids,
but it would be nice if Aldi would pop onto their packaging that’s it’s derived
from a sustainable source (which I know it probably has!).
Day/
Night Intensive Treatments
These are just taster samples. If you bought these
separately from the gift box, they come in a 7 day treatment pack. The vials
are quite substantial and I found them fab to massage into my skin. I used these
in my “serum stage” of my routine and I applied the appropriate day/night cream
afterwards. They don’t particularly smell very nice, but that’s because they
don’t contain any fragrance which is great. In my opinion all the best oils and
serums smell horrendous! it did take a while to sink in but when I applied the
cream on top it did help it along, although I don’t think I would use the day
treatment on my makeup days as my makeup sat awful on top of this, but on my
days off I will definitely use this! The vial packaging is actually very useful
as sometimes you never know if you’re applying the right amount, but with this
it’s just one vial each time. Perfect! This is a lovely serum option and my
skin did feel softer and more hydrated with use.
Marketing
Info:
LACURA®
Caviar Illumination Intensive Treatment is a highly
concentrated skin care regime for day and night. It offers an ideal solution
when skin has been put under additional stress and extra care is needed. With
every ampoule, skin is lavished with high concentration of anti-aging
ingredients including caviar extract and the revolutionary snow algae extract
that stimulates collagen synthesis, thereby counteracting the aging process of
the skin, helping to reduce the visible signs of aging. In addition, a dual-effect
complex consisting of an anti-aging peptide and heart-leaved globe daisy
protects the skin and stimulates the skin's own defence system. Your skin is
left feeling refreshed and smoother.
Recommended
age group: 40-60
Use day ampoule with provitamin
B5 to combat external environments factors and night ampoule with duo
hyaluronic complex to help keep skin moisturised throughout the night.
Ingredients
Each of the intensive vials has slightly different
ingredients but from my untrained eye there doesn’t seem to be any nasties
there. As with both the day and night creams the main active ingredients is
glycerin. The caviar extract appears much higher on the lists that they do in
the day and night creams, which although they don’t state it, makes me think
they are in a higher quantities in these treatments.
Overall this would make a fab Christmas present.
The expensive looking packaging and the good hydrating ingredients without the
cheap filling agents all make these brilliant products that are suitable for
all skin types. They also sell each of these products individually so this
would make a great starter set to try everything out. Get yourselves down to
Aldi quick before they sell out! Such great value for money!
