Arbonne RE9 Advanced Skincare

GUEST REVIEWER - THE BEAUTY BITE'S MUM!

I was a bit sceptical when I was first asked to try Arbonne's RE9 Advanced skin care range. Mainly for two reasons: Firstly, having reached my 50s, I've already tried many anti-ageing/anti-wrinkle products with limited success and, secondly, I would have to institute a regime using 5 products in both the morning and evening. I wasn't sure if I would have the patience for that. The packaging promised "visible results in 24 hours", so on the Monday I buckled down and began my 16 day trial.

Arbonne RE9 system includes a renewal serum, corrective eye cream, smoothing cleanser, regenerating toner, day creme and night creme.

I was extremely surprised on Tuesday morning when there was already a definite reduction in the fine lines around my eyes. Encouraged, I carried on with the trial and was really pleased with what happened over the next two weeks. The skin around my eyes became much smoother, the bags under my eyes were significantly reduced, plus the dark rings disappeared. The general tone of my skin improved - I do tend towards redness but after a few days of using RE9 the redness was gone and my skin tone was beautifully even. The area above my upper lip where I have vertical wrinkles (the ones I consider the real sign of ageing) became full and plump - and after 7 days, the pesky lines had disappeared completely! Furthermore, the crepey skin on my neck improved considerably and, by the end of the trial, was hardly noticeable at all.

Before I started, my only concern had been having to use 5 products twice a day, but like all routines it became routine and, after the first few days, hardly took any time at all. In fact, I came to quite enjoy the process, finding it a soothing and relaxing way to start and end the day.

After I finished the trial of RE9 I was very eager to buy it, but this proved to be surprisingly difficult. I went on the website to order it and found that I would need an Arbonne ID and PIN number, which I could get from a Consultant. I entered my details to "find a Consultant near you", only to find out there wasn't one in my area but there was a number I could call. I phoned on Monday morning, explained the situation and was told that someone would call that evening. Well, no-one called that evening. Or on Tuesday or on Wednesday. I phoned again on Thursday and a Consultant did ring me that day. She said I had arrived by an "unusual route", which was why I was having difficulties. She wasn't in my area but said she would send me an e-mail with information about how to get onto the website and buy the products. The e-mail, which was auto-generated, invited me to become an Independent Consultant, which wasn't what I wanted. I rang the Consultant and after a bit of a chat, finally managed to get the situation sorted out.

RE9 is an excellent product but if my experience of it hadn't been so good I would probably have given up trying to buy it because the overall purchasing process wasn't easy. I hope someone at Arbonne takes note. As for you, if you were interested enough by my review to try and get hold of RE9 don't be put off by my difficulties. Maybe I was just really unlucky...

So, would I recommend Arbonne's RE9? Absolutely.

Will I go on using it? Most certainly.

I can honestly say that it has worked for me. The fine wrinkles have gone and the bigger ones are clearly reduced. My skin tone is more even, my face looks much younger and my skin feels much smoother. Arbonne RE9 is an excellent product and I'm delighted to have found it.

STAR PRODUCT: If you fancy buying just one product from this range, I would highly recommend the eye cream.It really does work.

Arbonne RE9 Advanced is available from your local Arbonne consultant and the Arbonne website (prices start at £26)

*this product was a free sample obtained by the Beauty Bite*