This post is going to be particularly interesting for Norwegians, but bare with me and I’ll come to that below. If you’ve read the blog for a while you know I’ve been struggeling with acne since I was 19-20 years old, and I’ve tried everything! All the exclusive skin care products you find in beauty salons and skin clinics, laser, chemical treatments.. you name it, I’ve done it.
Ironically I think where I have gone wrong in the past is choosing very strong products for acne prone skin which eventually just end up drying out the skin. It’s great for breakouts you already have, but it also encourages your healthy skin to produce more sebum which will build up and clog the pore, and that’s how an impurity is born. What the skin will actually benefit from is moisture, collagen stimulant and c-vitamins to rebuild the tissue.
The game changer
I’ve been asked a lot recently if I’ve changed my skin care routine and what products I’m using, and which products I chose to bring to London. This thrills me as I have indeed changed my skin care routine! I purchased Ole Henriksen Herbal Day Creme just before Christmas to see if there were some truth to the hype around the Ole Henriksen products which I see everywhere I turn like in Vogue, Elle, and all over the internet. To my big surprise my skin cleared up massively within only a few days. Cross my heart, I’ve never seen results like this from a moisturiser before.
The Ole Henriksen Herbal Day Creme feels wonderful on the skin and contains SPF which protects against both aging UVA rays and burning UVB rays, it also protects against environmental aggressors due to it’s high level of antioxidants, and it smells fantastic! My skin loves this!
Get it here: Ole Henriksen Herbal Creme SPF 15 - £31 with free worldwide delivery
The garden lagoon
After I saw the amazing result with the Ole Henriksen Herbal Day Creme (and I already got feedback from you guys without you even knowing I had changed my routine) I got the award winning Ole Henriksen African tea foaming cleanse and Ole Henriksen Truth Serum Collagen Booster. Not only does this range clear up my skin, but I can finally fight signs of aging at the same time, what a treat!
The first thing to mention about Ole Henriksen African tea foaming cleanse is the extraordinary smell. It smells what I imagine a summer walk in a fruit garden with soft pillows and balloons thrown around would smell like. The cleanser is enriched with anti-aging botanical extracts like naturally antioxidant-rich african red tea and Vitamin C. Its soothing, non-drying formula is strong enough to remove makeup, but gentle enough for even the most sensitive skin like mine. Did I mention it smells divine?
Ole Henriksen African Red Tea Foaming Cleanser - £26 with free worldwide delivery
The Truth
Serums are often mistaken as a luxury and not a neccessity in skin care, but believe me, Ole Henriksen Truth Serum Collagen Booster is a must have. It contains Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, which is key to the production of collagen, a protein that aids in the growth of cells and blood vessels and gives skin its firmness and strength [source: WebMD]. Vitamin C also helps create scar tissue and ligaments, and it helps your skin repair itself [source: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center]. It is also loaded with antioxidants to fight off environmental aggressors, and moisture-binding ingredients to keep your skin nourished and protected. It’s absorbed instantly and penetrates to the deeper layers of the skin, but can make the skin feel a bit sticky so be sure to have a moisturiser as well as this isn’t enough on its own. Sensitive skin prone to irritation will benefit immensely from the calming properties of this oil-free serum, trust me – it’s the TRUTH (serum)! :D
Ole Henriksen Truth Serum Collagen Booster - £47 with free worldwide delivery
All Mr. Henriksen’s products are natural, not tested on animals and free of nasty parabens. Celebrities love them and apparently there is indeed truth to the hype – I’m completely sold and can’t wait to expand my skin care range!
Special offer not to be missed:
Buy any Ole Henriksen products for £50 or more & use TRUTHVIP at the checkout and you get a free full 30 ml deluxe bottle of Truth Serum Collagen Booster worth £47!!! How amazing is that?? Offer ends 28th Feb.
In other words, if you buy the Ole Henriksen Herbal Creme SPF 15 and Ole Henriksen African Red Tea Foaming Cleanser you will get the serum for free, a total cost of £57 instead of £104 for all three products!! That makes a massive difference! I will definitely take advantage of this offer as I would love to stock up on this serum and expand my skin care range. Next on my list is night cream, eye cream, mask, peel, scrub, and toner – I’m going to build my very own little Ole Henriksen home spa :D
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Moro at du skriver om disse produktene! Jeg var nemlig så heldig å vinne “The whole truth” gavesett med dagkrem, serum og øyekrem fra feelunique
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Oi, her kom visst bare halve kommentaren min med.. Så rart! Jaja. Flott at du har funnet produkter som virkelig fungerer for deg!
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I love Ole Henriksen products! They truly do leave your skin feeling clean and refreshed. Have you also considered a Clarisonic? It’s a very worthwhile skincare investment and they have brushes tailored to suit acne-prone skin or even delicate or sensitive brushes, which would help avoid further irritation to inflamed skin.
Have a wonderful weekend!
I literally can not praise Ole Henriksen products enough, they are amazing and my skin loves them. I too struggle with acne breakouts that seems to only get worse when I treat them using products products specifically for acne. This past summer I had a facial and skin analysis and they told me what to look for in face products and what to stay away from. Oddly enough the products that I was using at the time were only making it worse, as you said they only cause your body to produce more sebum further clogging your pores. I had heard about Ole Henriksen from a Norwegian blogger (they aren’t as popular here in the US) and on a whim I decided to just go out and purchase them. I purchased the truth serum collagen booster and couple that daily with sheer transformation (this stuff is amazing, my skin drinks it up) and on occasion use the lemon strip flash peel. Ole Henriksen are the only facial products that I have actually liked enough to use up completely and repurchase. I am definitely going to have to try out the herbal day cream and the African red tea cleanser. Loved this post!
Amanda
Wow, what a great offer! All three look like great products, and with skin issues similar to you, this was a welcome post :) while I was reading, my first thought was to check them out at the tax free store when I go to London (booked my flight just an our ago, iiik), but with that offer, I couldn’t wait, had to buy them now! wee :D
Utrolig bra at du skrev om dette! Jeg har selv lurt på Ole Henriksen en stund, og du har nettopp overbevist meg! Er generelt fornøyd med serien jeg bruker nå, organiske produkter fra Island (Soley) Utrolig bra det også!! Super fornøyd. Men nå som jeg holder på å gå tom, tror jeg tiden er inne for å teste Ole Henriksen! :)
Kjempebra at du skriver så detaljert!
Ha en super helg! <3
I’ve wanted to know your skincare routine for a long time!! Thanks for sharing… I feel so tempted to try these products now… :)
I also love the products from Ole Henriksen, especially the walnut scrub!
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Perfect timing, Celina! :)
I used to have perfect skin as baby does, but about two years ago I starting suffering with oily skin and acne, ugh!
I can’t tell you enough how much it bothers me, I’m always self-conscious when i’m talking to someone…
I was suggested to use Clinique Three Step for oily skin as it was described as a little acne curing miracle, but now I must add these creams to my to buy list. ehehe :) xoxo
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Don’t get the Clinique 3 step, anything will be better!!! The products are so strong you can clean your house with them!!
Really? I actually thought they were one of the best for acne problems..
I guess I’ll go looking for the Ole Henriksen ones then!
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Really really! I’ve worked with the brand amongst others and actually seen Beauty SAs clean with the products, it’s really bad! Ole Henriksen is based on natural ingredients and focus on strengthening the skin rather than drying it out. Even if you decide on not trying Ole Henriksen (although I really recommend them), anything is better than Clinique! xx
OH products do se, as if they are worth the money. I have heard though, that collagen applied topically is not really as effective and beneficial as skin care brands claim, because collagen is too large to be properly absorbed by the skin or something like that. It does work, but not as well as taking gelatin internally. I have heard a lot of people claim that takin gelatin regularly (in the form of homemade stock, jelly etc.) visibly reduces and softens wrinkles. That is prett cool.
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Høres veldig spennende ut! Jeg har og lenge vært plaget med acne. Har brukt en Muradkrem med c vitamin i det siste. Vært veldig fornøyd med den! Jeg har tidligere prøvd to produkter fra Ole Henriksen som jeg har vært skikkelig misfornøyd med. Hadde bestemt meg for at jeg ikke skulle kjøpe mer fra merket, men nå fikk jeg lyst til å prøve allikevel!
I can’t wait to try this, as I have extremely sensitive skin as well, and breakout from a variety of different factors. I found mini versions on the Sephora website in bundle packs, which I like so I can test the product.
Me for the moment for the acnee problems I use BHA ou AHA exfoliant from PaulasChoice with a moisture with SFP daily and I don’t use anymore products with irritants:parfum,natural extract with irritant potent,etc.
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Coucou miss,
I just wanted to tell you that i’ve read so many very positive things about the clarisonic brush…
Since it was so positive, i decide to buy one, i’m getting it on monday…maybe you should try this out and whatch reviews about it…
I’ll let you know how ot works for be. Please have a lot and let me know what you think lovely Celina!!
PS: are you living in London forever? );
Gros bisous beauté!!
I wondered if you ever had facials?
Where have you found in London for treatments or are you happy just to treat your skin at home?
For ett herlig tilbud! Har akkurat begynt å prøve ett par produkter derifra selv..jeg har en sykdom som også angriper huden min så har hatt problemer med å finne noe jeg tåler..men disse er utrolig deilige! Skal absolutt benytte meg av tilbudet å prøve flere :)
Jeg elsker Ole Henriksen produktene! De har reddet huden min også, begynner faktisk å gå litt tom så dette tilbudet må jeg benytte meg av! Mye bedre priser enn i Norge, gud så flott! Tusen takk, Celina!
Thank you so much, have to try this! But I cannot seem to find that offer on feelunique..?
It’s an exclusive offer for my readers. Just click any of my links and add the coupon code and the serum will be added automatically.
Fantastic! Thank you for making my day :)
I just talked to customer support at feelunique.com and they told me that they were not allowed to make offers on Ole Henriksen products? I just ordered the things using the code yesterday but they just told me the serum wasn’t in the package.. I’m confused
I literally just did myself so I know it’s working. Did you order Ole Henriksen products for over £50 and use the code? When you used the code, did it say in the basket that the serum was added? I’m not sure what you mean by “not allowed to make offers on Ole Henriksen products”?
The lady from customer care just called me back a second ago to tell me that she made a mistake and that the free gift has been included in my order :)
I think what she meant with “not allowed to make offers on Ole Henriksen products” has something to do with that they for instance don’t include Ole Henriksen’s products when choosing your “VIP brand” at feelunique.com.
But thank you so much for the review and the code! :) I’m looking forward to your next post!
Ah, that’s great!! I’m happy to hear it’s resolved :D
Takk for gode råd. Jeg aboslutt elsker Ole Henriksen. Huden min har virkelig forandret seg til det bedre etter jeg begynte å bruke produktene hans.
Dear lovely Celina,
THANK YOU so very much for this post, Ive been wanting one like this from you for ages, esp the bit about antu-aging fro twenties skin. You’ve always been anything but selfish with your finds and reviews. You are one amazing lady, have a great weekend.all 3 of you.xxxx
Love this post! I would really like to try this brand! I’m currently using the dermalogica ultra calming series, although my skin has gone better, it’s not yet at the best it can be. I have a little question about the serum; how much of its “activity” or positive effects is said to come from the vitamin c? Are the other ingredients as important as the vitamin c according to ole henriksen? I would love to try the serum as well, but I’m asking because vitamin c has no shelf life what so ever :/ Vitamin c is stable in its powder form, but once put in a serum or oil or your daily cream, the molecule will break down within a week. I do have vitamin c powder at home so I guess I could just add some to the serum. The offer you mentioned is too good to pass on!! Now I’m off to feeluniqe :P Btw, I just had my first go with the john masters products! Can’t wait to see if I get any results! And I would love to try their hair mask, I’ve heard it’s supposed to be really good :) Have a nice saturday!
Hi Celina,
Totally unrelated to this post but I just saw this amazing ysl rings on sale here: http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/312992.
I thought you might like them and I would like to see how you incorporate them in your outfits.
Have a nice day,
xx
I am intrigued! Is this available for U.S.?
Samii
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Yes, it is. In fact, I am not sure, but I think the brand is made in the USA. The founder lives in LA.
Anyway, I have tried this brand a few years ago, and I was not so impressed. OK, the products (among them Vitamin C serum) were not bad, they were okay, nothing extra special, but I did not see any difference after 2 months of using them. So, I did not want to repurchase them. It was actually a travel set. I am glad you have better results than me.
Tusen takk for gode råd og et utrolig bra tilbud! For bra til å ikke kunne slå til. Dessverre var dagkremen utsolgt, så det ble to med skum i stedet på meg til å begynne med. Så får jeg etterbestille dagkremen når den kommer inn igjen :) Elsker at du deler interiørtips med oss, skal selv flytte ut i egen leilighet utover våren og er på ingen måte noe flink med interiør. Da er det veldig herlig å kunne få inspirasjon og tips fra andre, som deg :D Ha en flott helg!
Å. Herre. Gud. Nå ble jeg litt småirritert (ikke på deg, selvsagt)! Jeg bestillte AKKURAT den kremen, og AKKURAT den cleansen fra AKKURAT den hjemmesiden tiidlig i går. Hadde jeg bare hatt den koden da! *skriiiiiiiik*
Men så ble jeg litt glad, for jeg var litt redd for at jeg hadde kjøpt dyre produkter som er hype bare fordi det er dyrt og “hollywood”! Håper det funker slik for meg også, selv om jeg har et annet serum (Matis sitt mot urenheter) på vei i posten sammen med OH-produktene :)
Åh nei!! Så utrolig typisk :/ Send en mail og si at du glemte å skrive inn koden som du fant på siden min så kanskje de får ordnet det for deg? Verdt et forsøk ihvertfall :) Du har gjort et bra valg av produkter i hvertfall, jeg er helt i skyene over å endelig ha funnet gode produkter! :D
Kan du ikke skrive et innlegg om foundation-rutinen din også? (primer, foundation, pudder osv) Er så nysgjerrig på ysl foundationen som du så vidt har nevnt, siden du har skrevet at huden din lett reagerer med urenhetet. Det gjør min også, og jeg er på jakt etter ny!
Jo, det kan jeg gjøre :) Jeg tenkte jeg skulle begynne å oppsummere alle månedens favoritter i ett innlegg i slutten av hver måned slik jeg gjorde tidligere.
Thanks for the recommendation. Very interested to try this now.
Happy New Year !! xo
I was going to give you my review on it since I got it around December too..I know we spoke about it in the comments section about a month ago
I love it as well!! I currently got the mask and the scrub and I love them!! I also want to own all the products. My skin is responding sooo well.
I was wondering what you did different with your skin. It was specially as glowy..(which I know is because you’re very happy :)
Lots of Love
Krystle xxoo
Så bra at du har funnet produkter for funker for deg. Jeg elsker nye produkter og har nesten aldri kjøpt et hudpleieprodukt to ganger::) Skin insulator fra OH har jeg dog kjøpt to ganger. Den var super da hunden min var tørr da jeg var gravid. On the go cleanser og Truth serumet er også favoritter.
Jeg tror jeg skal teste rensen du anbefaler. Jeg har lenge hatt lyst på Invigiorating night gel, så den blir nok også med i handlekurven…
Takk for en kjempebra kode!!
Thank you for sharing the offer :) I have not tried the Ole products yet but want to. I am new to your blog, let me know if you need any help in London :)
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