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Product review: Ginvera Marvel gel is marvel-lous!

Now my skin is not one of those that always looks flawless, and keeping it 95% spot free is generally down to hard work, daily exfoliation and a dose of Dianette. However I recently went on a long haul trip ( I know, poor me) and when I returned it was zit central. I'm talking breakouts, huge pores and really obvious pustules on my chin. Thankfully my role as beauty editor means I don't have to curl up in bed for three days, wearing a wide brimmed fedora, no I got pro-active and started testing spot remedies left, right and center. And I discovered this.

Marvel gel. It's not cheap, at £15 from Happy Babble for a tiny tube, but a little really goes a long way, and the results are sooo worth it. It's enriched with antioxidants from Green Tea, and you rub it onto dry skin in small circular motions. After two minutes it becomes a weird flaky paste, which apparently is the dead skin and blackheads you've removed. It's incredibly gentle to use and my skin was noticeably brighter after one wash.

After a couple of days the offending spots were really diminished in size and my whole complexion seemed visibly brighter. they recommend you use this daily, but I'd suggest twice a week, or whenever your skin needs a perk.

I love the fact that it's made from natural ingredients and the extracts of white tea, ginseng and Aloe Vera really nourish the skin, and make the exfoliation really gentle. It's definitely a hero product and I'll be taking this with me next time I fly anywhere ,a perfect skin rescue remedy.

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Posted by Zara Rabinowicz on April 22, 2008 in Blemishes / Acne, Green Beauty, Product Reviews | Permalink

Comments

if you have any friends in asia, you could easily get this for 1/3 the price. it's a pretty common product and even grandmothers use it.

Posted by: Victoria | April 22, 2008 11:53 AM

Good for the spots only, or also the pores?

Posted by: Helen | April 22, 2008 2:52 PM

£15?! I could probably get it at most £4 back home in Malaysia. Even with 17.5% VAT added, that is sure waaay off.

Posted by: Nina | April 22, 2008 6:28 PM

Hi, I am using the product. It is indeed marvelous. Not too painful a price to pay for a product that actually works! Everything is cheaper in Malaysia not just this...

Posted by: Simon | April 22, 2008 7:13 PM

My girlfriend absolutely loves this product! £15 or not, it works!!

Posted by: Wan | April 22, 2008 7:15 PM

This product is one of very few, that actually does what it says on the label! It gets rid of ugly blackheads, and at £15 I think it is a bargain, considering there are many more expensive products on the shelf, which simply don't deliver!

Posted by: Natalie | April 24, 2008 11:21 AM

I haven't yet tried this, but it sounds promising. Another tip for travelers: Some 6 months ago I found a range of amazing products from Eucerin, called Eucerin Impure Skin. My oily, zit-prone and blackhead-pestered skin has been clear and smooth since using their wash gel, toner and moisturizer every day. The results could be seen after few weeks of regular use, and now I would not use anything else. The Eucerin Impure Skin range is painfully difficult to find though: currently they can be bought at least from Finland, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Czech and Slovenia. It's incomprehensible why these products are not available in UK!

Posted by: Lumi | April 27, 2008 1:26 PM

oh you poor things, this costs like RM20 in Malaysia, which is about USD5

Posted by: Will | February 18, 2009 5:15 PM

no,this thing is not RM20 ,its usually reaching RM30,the green tea facial cleanser is cheaper,but its still in the medium price range.i have to admit that we are lucky in malaysia bcuz we have variety of product with super reasonable price,and products thats usually comes from japanese company usually deliver quality and results.i like kao's biore facial wash and nose strip,kao feather shampoo,biore sunblock,all of these product is really2 cheap here but works wonder.and this is the best shampoo i ever use http://www.kao.com/my/feather/ftr_careshampoo_02.html

Posted by: amylia | January 28, 2010 6:14 PM

hello i use this stuff but it doesnt help with my black heads =( does ur blackhead whitish seed jus come out?

Posted by: zii | February 2, 2010 9:10 AM