Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair Moisturizer SPF30

The term 'Holy Grail" is not a term I through around loosely. However, I have found my holy grail product to decrease the appearance of post acne scarring and other pesky spots that seem to take forever to go away or linger forever. 

I rarely break out (and I knock on wood every time I write that), but when I do it always tends to occur in the same spot - usually in between my cheekbones and the corner on my mouth - these breakouts always leaves me with a cluster of post acne marks that never go away and are tough to conceal.

I purchased Neutrogena's Rapid Tone Repair Moisturizer SPF30 (the day time version) 5 months ago (there is also a nighttime version, without the SPF). It claimed to diminish the appearance of spots and it had added bonuses of vitamin c, retinol and SPF30 - the perfect day time moisturizer in a nutshell. 

In all honesty, I had little hope that this would do wonders for my marks - but for $20, I purchased in anyway. 

I am pleased to report that after a month of use, my acne marks were barley noticeable. My skin tone is now more even. I have been skipping concealer around my problem areas completely for the past month and a half - 2 months.  I can't really report to much about what the retinol is doing for my skin, but it is a nice added ingredient. 

Onto the product itself - the packaging is nice and sturdy in the moisturizer's glass pump container. It's travel friendly as you can twist the pump shut. 

The texture is light which is somewhat of a con (for me). I do have drier skin and it does take some more product to feel my skin is adequately moisturized. This would be great for oily skin because it sinks in really nicely and doesn't leave and oily appearance. The texture also makes this product ideal to wear under makeup. The high dose of SPF also surprisingly does not leave a white cast over your face either. Below is the product almost completely rubbed in. You can see somewhat of a white shade, but once you completely let the product soak it, that disappears.

The scent is nice, a little citrusy but nothing too strong.

Overall, I do deem this my holy grail spot correcting product! My spots have diminished significantly. I love that I don't need to use a separate product with SPF in it during the daytime, and it's a 'comfortable' moisturizer to wear without it feeling heavy at all. I am definitely going to repurchase this moisturizer in the future.

Have you tried the Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair Moisturizer?

MAY 2013 Favorites

And another month goes by and we are 6 months from Christmas. How crazy is that LOL. Okay I don't want to get so ahead of ourselves so I will go on with my favorites !

I purchased the Paul Mitchell Deep Cleansing Shampoo at a beauty supply store for $7 when my hair had that 'it needs to be cut 'feel. I don't know if you ladies can relate, but my hair can tell when it's ready to be trimmed. It doesn't feel clean when I wash it, it has build up, and the ends don't cooperate when I style my hair The Paul Mitchell Deep Cleansing Shampoo really helped my hair look and feel clean. The shampoo washed the buildup away and my hair looked healther than it actually was . This shampoo also has a nice lemony scent to it which I love also. 

tarte tipsy blush: Aside from this being a beautiful blush, Tarte's products are cruelty free which is a major plus for me. 

Tarte's Amazonian Clay Blush in Tipsy is a stunning matte coral shade that lasts all day. I went away to Dewey Beach a couple of weeks ago and this was the only blush I packed. It lasts all day, is totally bendable, and the color is just stunning! (full review to come)

NYX Cherry Cheese Cake Lip Butter Gloss - this opaque orange lip gloss has been pairing perfectly with the tipsy tarte blush. These non sticky, buttery glosses feel really smooth on the lips and are really comfortable to wear. The orange shade is rally great for summer as well. You can read some more about the NYX butter glosses here

Bath and Body Works White Citrus Body Lotion - I hadn't been in a bath and body works in, probably years, until recently. I was looking for a citrusy lotion and I found the White Citrus to be perfect. The scent has a hint of grapefruit and lemon and is not overpowering whatsoever! The Triple Moisture Body Cream leaves my skin felling really nice and smooth without that greasy feeling some lotions leave behind. 

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer in Neutralizer - I did purchase this when every blogger was raving about it and frankly, I did not like it at all and had no idea what the hype was about. However, I gave it another chance and think it was a matter of me using it improperly. Anyway, now that I am getting enough product out of the tube I am enjoying it much more. I find it lasts all day and does not crease! The neutralizer shade is a great shade because it conceals and brightens under my eyes. 

Real Techniques Powder Brush - I love this brush when I don't want to buff a bunch of powder on my face with a kabooki. The Real Techniques powder brush is really nice and fluffy. The bristles area so soft and it applies powder really nicely to set my makeup