Okay, I was wrong...

I hate admitting that! Especially when it's about a product I was so convinced of up front. But no, the L'occitane Angelica Hydra Vital Gel was a fail to me. I talked about how excited I was to try this in my very exited post on the Crème Radieuse or Hydra Vital Cream. After I finished that jar, I immediately rushed to the store to buy the gel for my then nearly spotless face, only to turn it into a miserable landscape of pimples again.

 So, if I liked the cream so much, why did I go and try something else? Exactly: don't do that! When you finaly find something that works for you, don't switch to something else, especially when you have a face that clearly has some serious issues, like mine (I think it might be autistic and hate change, is there a cream for that?). Anyway, my reasoning when I got it was that it would help even better for my oily face because of its texture. Especially in summer, when I hate anything creamy on my face. The Hydra Vital Cream doesn't leave an oily feeling though, so actually there's no need to switch.

Anyway, after doubting my choice again at the store, my curiosity for anything new won me over and I took a leap of faith, buying the Hydra Gel for a little less (€29) than I paid for the Hydra Cream (€33). Advantages? There are some in general. For example, you need less product to cover your face. This gel will probably last you a lot longer than cream. Another plus is that if you keep it in the fridge, it really cools your face nicely when you put it on. I'm afraid that's everything positive I have to say about it.

About 3 days after I first started using it, I noticed a few tiny pimples. I wasn't alarmed and thought it was just a hormone breakout, but after a week I got larger pimples and the rashes came back. Moreover, my face was back to its oily self, and didn't feel hydrated for hours, like when I used the cream. I gave it another week just to be sure it wasn't a hormone thing. Then I switched back to the vital cream to see the effect and indeed, two weeks later my face is looking a lot better again. Still not as great as before I started using the gel, but I'm getting there.

I'm sorry for betraying my cream, I'm sorry for wasting 29 f-in' euros and I'm sorry for ruining my face, but hey, how should I know? It's the first time I've taken care of it and apparently, it's not a fan of hydrating gel.

Keep in mind that this might just be my face, maybe it works for other people perfectly, I haven't looked at any reviews yet. But judging from my case: I'm going to stay away from this as far as I can. It took me weeks to get my face to look okay and only one week to ruin it again. I'm not taking risks anymore. For now, only Hydra Vital Cream for me, because I still love that one!

What a pain, my first negative review. I'm sorry money!


Lots of light,

Sloppy D.