Hands down the best moisturiser I’ve ever used. I don’t want to like this moisturiser. It costs more than any item of clothing I own, it’s made for an extremely dry skin of which I am not, I’m not sure that I really believe it goes beyond surface hydration. But oh the surface hydration. I find moisturisers incredibly difficult to buy. Thick ones or powdery ones (especially matte) make me itchy, most make me greasy by midday, most lighter moisturisers leave my skin feeling dehydrated as soon as I put them on. A few don’t work under makeup, a few leave me dry. None can transition the seasons. But this moisturiser, which I first discovered in the travel kit (thankfully, as I’d never have purchased this otherwise with my combination skin), is entirely perfect. It hydrates and moisturises so deeply without ever feeling greasy, absorbs beautifully whilst still leaving just enough presence that you don’t feel taut and matte, is a wonderful base for makeup, doesn’t clog my pores or make my skin itch, doesn’t ball up. I first used it in the Mauritius in 35-degree heat and it was perfect then, light enough in the heat but effective enough to hydrate skin after sea and sunshine. Being a person that finds moisturiser tricky anyway, the season change to winter plays absolute HAVOC with my skin - and if it does yours you’ll know the feeling of being dry, flaky and greasy at the same time, with nothing that can ever touch the sides of your dryness. This is absolutely the only moisturiser I’ve found that can adequately hydrate my skin this time of year without breaking me out. And that smell! Maybe it’s just the smell I now associate with great skin. I wish I could buy this all the time. I wish I could bathe in the stuff.
