Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief

Finding a certain product which is holy grail is pretty hard these days and part of the problem may be that there are so many options out there on the market. Too much, in some cases. I rejoiced when I found my perfect night cream – Bocassy Hydrating Night Cream is the one for me. My ‘it’ micellar solution is still Bioderma Sensibio H2O. Best exfoliant I ever found is Alpha-H Micro Cleanse and Alpha-H Liquid Gold is on the tight second position. Caudalie Vinosource SOS Serum hasn't caught my attention at first but overtime it has proven itself to be the best for my skin. These skincare gems are hard to find and when I do, I highly appreciate them. I think I've hit another jackpot – totally unexpected. 

Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief (50ml | £32) is nothing new in the skincare world but I haven't had the chance to try it until recently. I have read the raves but a high price point is what has been putting me off. Luckily, thanks to what I do with my blog, I have been fortunate enough to be sent this moisturizing cream to test – and I'm so glad that's the case! It isn't easy to recommend pricy products and expectations are always higher but I honestly do believe that this one justifies all of them (if you have similar skin type as mine, of course).

Packaging is a standard jar made of high-quality plastic which mimics glass so well – the added benefit is that the jar is lightweight and travel-friendly. Although of a simple design, it looks beautiful on a vanity. It's a very simple cream with a sole purpose – to hydrate. And it does so in such a beautiful manner, I'm in love with how it feels on the skin. It's fragrance-free but smells very fresh. The first time that I dipped my fingers into it, I was simply amazed as it felt like water. It's of a serum/gel texture which does contain silicones but it doesn't feel dry, too slippy or chunky mattifying like most silicone creams do. It absorbs so fast, and is the only gel-like cream that hasn't dried out my skin after a long-term use and I've been using it for over two months! My skin is combination and rather dehydrated and it addressed all my issues perfectly.

Its non-greasy formula smooths out the skin without leaving a film, allowing the skin to breathe. I just love how my skin looks and feels when I use it – it makes it look youthful and refreshed! I use it as a day cream but you can use it as a night cream as well, since it doesn't contain SPF. It's a fab makeup base – I apply a thicker layer, wait for it to sit for a few minutes and my makeup applies flawlessly. It's also a wonderful face mask when also applied in a thicker layer – I do this after I come home from a night shift and it makes me look radiant even when I've actually only had a few hours sleep.

I don't think it suits dry skin at all (it'll just make skin tight, you need an emollient) but if you have oily, combination, dehydrated and perhaps lightly dry-ish skin it will be perfect. I would highly recommend it to people with oily skin in need of hydration as it doesn't disturb any congested areas and it doesn't make skin shiny more than usual (even on the T-zone).

• Pronaci proizvod koji bi bio HG materijal je prilicno tesko danas a dio tog problema je zasigurno i prevelika ponuda na trzistu te se lako izgubiti i tesko snaci u svemu tome. Bila sam presretna kada sam otkrila svoju HG nocni kremu – Bocassy Hydrating Night Cream je ona prava za mene. Moja omiljena micelarna je jos uvijek Bioderma Sensibio H2O. Najbolji eksfolijansi za moju kozu su Alpha-H Micro Cleanse i Alpha-H Liquid Gold tretmani. Caudalie Vinosource SOS Serum me na pocetku nije toliko dojmio ali vremenom se pokazao najvise odgovarajucim od svih koje sam isprobala. Rijetko se u potpunosti pronadjem u proizvodu a kada se to desi, te rijetke primjerke izuzetno cijenim i ostajem im vjerna. Mislim da sam neocekivano naisla na jos jedan pravi dzekpot.
• Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief (50ml | cca 90KM) nije novitet u svijetu krema ali ja je nisam imala priliku isprobati, do nedavno. Citala sam sve silne pohvale na racun ove kreme ali visoka me cijena na neki nacin odbijala – nisam znala vrijedi li investicije. Zbog svog posla na blogu sam prava sretnica i nekada imam priliku da isprobam proizvode poput ovog i bas mi je drago sto je ova krema u pitanju! Nije lako preporuciti nesto sto mnogo kosta a i ocekivanja su visa cim i cijena raste ali zaista vjerujem da ovaj proizvod opravdava sva moja ocekivanja (veoma moguce i vasa, ukoliko vam je koza slicna mojoj).
• Pakovanje je standardna teglica koja je napravljena od kvalitetne plastike i vjerno imitira staklo a nije teska i pogodna je za putovanja. Iako je jednostavnog dizajna, prekrasno djeluje u kupaonici ili na stolicu. Ovo je veoma jednostavan proizvod sa jednom namjenom – da hidrira kozu. I to radi na divan nacin, potpuno sam odusevljena time kako moja koza izgleda dok je koristim. Ne sadrzi parfeme ali je jako svjezeg mirisa. Prvi put kada sam je osjetila na prstima iznenadila sam se koliko je lagane, hladece i osvjezavajuce teksture – poput vode! Tekstura je poput mjesavine gela i seruma. Sadrzi silikone ali za razliku od vecine krema sa silikonima, na kozi ne ostavlja onaj osjecaj suhe, matirane koze i nije ‘hrapava’ pod prstima (ne trusi se). Brzo se upija i jedina je gel-krema koja tokom duze upotrebe nije isusila moju kozu a koristim je duze od dva mjeseca! Moja koza lica je mjesovita i dosta dehidrirana te osjecam da je ova mazalica potpuno odgovarajuca njenim potrebama.
• Nemasna je i lijepo zagladi lice a ne ostavlja sloj na povrsini i ne ‘gusi’ kozu. Odusevljena sam kako lijepo hidrira i osvjezi kozu. Vecinu vremena je koristim kao dnevnu kremu ali, posto ne sadrzi SPF, mozete je koristiti i tokom noci. Odlicna je baza za makeup – volim je nanijeti u malo debljem sloju, pustim je da na kozi odstoji koju minutu i tek onda nanosim sminku koja tako divno ‘sjedne’ na lice. Super je i kao maska za lice – kada kuci dodjem iz nocne smjene ocistim kozu i nanesem deblji sloj a potom idem na spavanje. Tokom dana koza izgleda odlicno i niko ne zna da sam spavala samo par sati tog dana, sto mi je od velike pomoci.
• Ne vjerujem da bi ova krema odgovarala suhoj kozi (mislim da bi je zategla i vama sa suhom kozom u kremama trebaju emolijensi). Ali ako vam je koza masna, mjesovita, dehidrirana i mozda blago suha – biti ce savrsena. Pogotovo bih ovu kremu preporucila osobama sa masnom kozom kojoj treba hidratacije jer uopste ne smeta bubuljicama, ne pogorsava zacepljenja koze i nece ciniti kozu sjajnom (cak ni na T-zoni) vise nego inace.

Ingredients list |  Lista sastojaka:

wateraquaeau, dimethicone, butylene glycol, trisiloxane, glycerin, betula alba (birch) bark extract,] silybum marianum (lady's thistle) extract, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, saccharomyces lysate extract, sucrose, aloe barbadensis leaf water, trehalose, thermus thermophillus ferment, sorbitol, oleth-10, tromethamine, caffeine, hydrogenated lecithin, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, palmitoyl oligopeptide, caprylyl glycol, glyceryl polymethacrylate, peg-8, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, carbomer, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, red 4 (ci 14700), yellow 5 (ci 19140)

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