I have absolutely zero experience with luxury skincare. I have never used it. All my life I have washed my face, never used a face moisturiser, I can feel the shudders from women for whom self care is a given.

I have recently given up a 10 a day, 40 year smoking habit and as a reward my daughter in law suggested I try these products she’d got from Dr. Marko Lens. She said “try them, I think you’ll like it”

I’ve been using them for a week now. I am not completely sure what the difference is between the “Tea Shot” which is a combination of 5 different teas, don’t ask me it’s scientific apparently, put together to fight the damage done from poor air quality on our skin, they use a lot of words like rejuvenate and revitalise in the marketing.

She told me to apply to my face, neck and chest area once a day in the morning which I have been doing and I don’t know if I am going a bit batty but the texture and appearance of my skin does look better. It’s not remarkable or super dramatic and it could be psychological but the new self care habit in the morning has replaced my cigarette and cup of coffee out side which used to be how I started my day.

As I have aged I have developed quite a few larger pores especially on my nose which can get clogged. The other magic drops are supposed to sort this out, clarifying the skin so I am rubbing a few drops in every day as well and time will tell if the combination of quitting my smoking habit and some extortionately expensive beauty products can turn back the clock.

Don’t keel over when you go and look at the prices of this stuff. Each little bottle of magic drops is going to set you back over £100 unless you can find it elsewhere secondhand, discounted stock.