Staff Picks: The Best Moisturizers, Ever
Dry, oily, combination, troubled - doesn’t matter what your skin type is, you still need to apply moisturizer regularly! As a dry-skinned gal, my need for it is quite obvious but if you’re oily and worried about looking like a greaseball, you actually oil up less if your skin is well-moisturized. Choose from a traditional cream formula or the more lightweight gel; both work fine. You can get some pretty good ones for less than P600 but if you can afford to splurge, we encourage you to do so! The ingredients are normally a lot more potent than cheaper versions, and they’re great for pampering your skin, too.
Liz: Kanebo has this amazing concept called double moisturizing. It involves applying a lotion - something that mimics the water-soluble hydrating particles in our skin cells - and then sealing it in with an emulsion or cream to prevent the moisture from evaporating from the skin. It's genius! Currently I am mad about the Kanebo Impress Lotion II and the Impress Emulsion II together. These are quite pricey, but their new line - just called Kanebo - has less expensive yet similar versions.
Den: I love the Laneige Water Bank Moisture Cream_Ex but since going on a skin care diet, I’ve been using the Juice Beauty Stem Cellular Anti-Wrinkle Moisturizer. It feels a tad bit heavier in comparison but I don’t mind because my skin has been feeling drier than usual. I like the mild plant-like scent and the hygienic packaging mechanism that pumps out the amount I need instead of having to scoop it out of the jar with my fingers!
Stacie: I tend to switch from product to product often but my moisturizers should always be in gel form. For the past year I have been loving the Mamonde Rose Water Gel as an all over moisturizer. I use it on my face, body and even hair! I like that it's not sticky yet it moisturizes enough to fit my needs. It also has a fragrant non-artificial rose scent!
Angela: I really like Garnier Light Complete Multi-Action Whitening Serum Cream. It has consistently worked for my skin ever since I was a teenager. It lightens my dark spots and helps prevent my skin from getting pimples. It never oils up on me but actually makes my skin look like it has translucent powder! I just wish it's more moisturizing because I tend to have tight skin around my eye area due to lack of sleep and the cold weather. When I experience that, I switch to Burt's Bees Anti-Blemish Solutions Lotion which I really love as well. It's surprisingly super moisturizing and it has never caused my skin to break out.
Kim: The Bliss Triple Oxygen+C Energizing Cream is the most amazing moisturizer ever! While I was on this stuff, I admired my skin every morning for how soft, radiant, and bouncy it was - that must be what it was like to have K-idol skin. It plumps and perks my skin up like a charm, and it's surprisingly light and non-greasy despite being richly moisturizing. It's a pricey number but it did last me five months of day and night use.
Crystal: I am loving The Body Shop Vitamin E Aqua Boost Sorbet which I got in a limited edition packaging. I have super oily skin so I need a moisturizer that really leaves no greasy feeling whatsoever, and this feels like I have nothing on! I like the mild, soothing scent, too. I will definitely repurchase.
Claire: I love how The Body Shop Vitamin E Aqua Boost Sorbet melts into my skin. It's a sorbet that somehow has a gel-like consistency. Combined with its refreshing scent, it has easily become my favorite moisturizer so far. I can't vouch for its 48 hour claim, but I can say that it works well on both the dry and oily areas of my face.
Gett: Lightweight gel moisturizers are the way to go for me! I love how light they are on my oily skin while still leaving my face moisturized. My faves are Nature Republic Fresh Green Tea 80 Cream and Aloe Vera Soothing Gel.
Charlie: Nature Republic's Aloe Gel has been my favorite moisturizer since the day I tried it. I've already emptied several tubs of this because it's so refreshing to use and it works well with my oily skin. I love that it dries easily (so I can use it day and night), and that it's not sticky. I stock up on this whenever I can.
Marielle: My fave is the StriVectin Multi-Action Restorative Cream. I can feel how it creates a barrier on the skin, but it doesn't feel heavy or sticky. There's almost a balm-like texture to it, making for a great night cream to seal the rest of my skincare in!
Katsy: My first real moisturizer love was The Body Shop's Vitamin E Moisturizer. I was obsessed! I must have gone through at least 5 tubs of it, and that's just for the night cream. Then the whole I-want-try-more phase kicked in and I've been trying different moisturizers since. I will still go back to TBS in a pinch though! Currently I'm on Laneige's Water Bank Moisture Cream. Used alone, it's okay but with the Laneige Essential Power Skin Refiner Moisture and the Laneige Essential Balancing Emulsion Moisture, my skin feels super moisturized! The routine was able to withstand negative degree temperatures in Korea last November. My skin didn't peel or feel parched at all.
Jenn: Back when my skin was super oily, Laneige Water Bank Gel Cream was my Holy Grail. It was like a tall cool drink for my skin. I'm loving right now my Merphil Multinutrition Moisturizer. My skin absorbs it quickly even though it's not gel type and it makes my skin feel plump and healthy. During bad breakout days, I turn to the reliable Avene Skin Recovery cream to calm my skin.
How have you been keeping your skin nourished and healthy? What are your favorite products for treating dry patches and other dry skin concerns?