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Best For Intensive Overnight Cream- See my full review
First off, I don’t know what to think about this product. It’s more of an “experience” than a moisturizer. I went online and was looking for comparable products to Creme de La Mer. Someone’s blog recommended this as the number 2 dupe. I spent quite some time just trying to figure out what it is, or does. After my first application, my dog sniffed me for about two hours. Clearly we were both intrigued and trying to figure this out. Good? Bad? I don’t know. You decide. I’ll post what I liked and didn’t like.
1.) The Smell-has a strong smell of mineral oils with a slight residual beeswax smell and some other undertones which I can’t figure out. Overall I would say the smell is oily or medicine-y (making up words LOL). If you are sensitive to smells at all, this is not a good product for you. You’re not going to put this on and feel fresh and smell pretty. Consider this more like a therapeutic treatment.
The good thing, there’s no added artificial fragrance. You are really smelling the natural ingredients, strong as they are.
2.) It’s oily/greasy. The first little bit that came out of the tube had A lot more oil around it then did the rest of the contents of the tube. Do not let this freak you out. I imagine some of the oil floats to the top of each tube. When you initially rub the product in, it is shiny and greasy from the natural oils. If you continue to rub through this, you will then get to a texture that feels soft and has somewhat of a beeswax feel. This is where we talk about the benefit of this product. As you rub the natural oil’s into your skin, it will then be sealed and locked in by a barrier of beeswax. If you can get past the strange smell and weird texture at first., and can appreciate what this is doing for your skin, you will like this product.
That being said, this product is best used as an intense nightly moisturizer. A little goes a long way. The oily, greasy consistency allows it to spread nicely covering a lot of your skin easily. I would not recommend wearing this product on your face as a daily moisturizer or underneath your make up.
For the price, and the benefit for your skin, this is a good buy. Just do not plan on this as a daily moisturizer, which is what I thought I was getting.
January 2019 · Beauty and Personal Care · verified purchase