I will start by telling you what kind of skin I have.
I am of carribbean descent (Jamaican), and I have THE greasiest skin ever! I also have PCOS which means lots of skin problems (Excess Face/Body hair, volatile 'spotty', overly sensitive skin, and lots of pigmentation and scarring from various methods of hair removal!).
Until it tried these. (Okay, so they don't get rid of the excess hair growth!), but the effect on my skin has been amazing.
I have suffered from eczema on my face also over the years, leaving me with dark patches around my eyes and on my throat. But since using these capsules, it's as if they encourage your skin to heal. I look glowing, without being greasy (my face doesn't look like I dipped my head in a chip-pan by lunchtime!), my skin is baby soft and my skin looks clearer every day!
Now, I don't strictly use these every day, after 3 or 4 nights of continuous application, you find you can do without them for a little while, then just refresh your complexion when you need to. It leaves your skin looking very refined, it's nice to wash your face, put on a bit of moisturiser and look like youve had a facial! But it's the condition of your skin which will surprise you. I don't remember my skin feeling this fresh and springy since I was an even greasier teenager! And the way it helps to diminish your pores is just amazing.
However, don't expect to just use 1 a week and get away with it, you do need to maybe give it 2 weeks of a capsule every night at least, and one in the daytime if you have really upset skin. Just to get it on the right track. You will initially get a few little breakouts, but I think that as it helps yours skin heal, it just brings all the junk that is congesting your skin to the surface to be eliminated. What can't be dissolved and disposed of by your lymphatic system just comes out of your pores.
I am most pleased that I have found something that works which is so agreeable with my skin. Black skin is notoriously difficult to maintain if problematic, and I have tried so many different formulations that I really despaired of ever finding anything that really helped to keep me looking fresh as I get older.
And yes, I know that black skin doesn't age as easily as lighter skin, but trust me, if these can work for my nightmare complexion, I defy anyone not to get a good result. Barring some bizare form of hypersensitivity to the product,(which is almost practically unheard of in my experience with ANY Elizabeth Arden product!), you will not be disappointed!.