This month, a new product landed at The Birchbox Shop (and in some of our subscribers’ Luxe Birchbags, too!) and to say we’re excited about it is an understatement. Promising to fade wrinkles, smooth over pores, and tighten the complexion, the Roloxin Lift Instant Skin Smoothing Masque sounds like a Christmas miracle! To see if it really does live up to the hype, one of our lovely stateside staffers, Benedicta, took it for a road test…
I may be too young for a facelift, but at 41, my skin is definitely showing signs of age. My crow’s feet and laugh lines are beginning to deepen, and the delicate skin of my décolletage is getting ever more crepe-y. Always on the hunt for wrinkle-busting creams and serums, I started testing Roloxin Lift.
Roloxin Lift is a topical treatment applied like a mask. After massaging the product in its single-use foil packet to activate, you apply like any other mask to clean skin, and wait 7–10 minutes for the product to do its thing. As it dries to a white powder, it tightens over your skin, producing a slightly itchy sensation that makes you think, Those active ingredients are kicking into high gear! What are they? Hydropphilic and hydrophobic silica particles, which form a kind of latticework on top of the skin to create a smoother appearance.
After rinsing and applying moisturiser, that’s when you’ll notice the difference – the effects are immediate and last up to 24 hours, though I saw best results in the 12 hours following application. Roloxin didn’t miraculously shave 10 years off my face, but then nothing short of a serious surgical intervention could (and, frankly, I don’t want to look unnaturally young). What it did do was slightly soften those laugh lines; noticeably reduce the appearance of my pores, especially the ginormous ones close to the bridge of my nose; and improve my skin’s overall texture and tone.
When I followed up with my usual make-up routine, my pores were invisible and my face looked brighter. At the equivalent of £7.90 a packet, I can’t afford to use Roloxin on a daily basis. But on days when I want to look and feel my best, the price is more than worth it. And compared to the cost of an actual facelift, it’s a steal.
– Benedicta Cipolla
