Hello, ladies!
You know I've been raving about how oily my skin gets and how it sucks to have combo skin... Well that doesn't mean I don't have my dry skin patches. I often get dry skin patches and flakiness around my cheeks and mouth. My skin still needs a lot of hydration so one of my daily skincare staples is the moisturizing day cream from Elmiplant who claims to balance skin's moisture and to provide long lasting action.
First of all the packaging is really nice: large glass jar with a light green lid. I must say that for how inexpensive this moisturiser is, I was expecting a really cheap packaging.
Elmiplant is one of my favorite Romanian cosmetic brands and I tested many of their skincare and bodycare products to know that they are getting strong on the market. I am amazed how much I enjoy this moisturizer as the formula is really light, non-greasy, great for combo skin as it won't enhance my oily T-zone. The majority of moisturisers are adressed to dry skin types so finding a moisturizer that won't make me look like a light bulb is kind of hard.
Even if it's a day cream, I often use it at night, after applying a BHA exfoliant as I feel it works better this way, in the mornings I wake up with my face really soft and no dry patches in sight. The only downside I find for tihs moisturiser is the fact that it doesn't contain a SPF so I can't use it on its own during the day.
Being so fast absorbing makes it great as a makeup base especially when I'm in hurry. Even my boyfriend uses it as a moisturiser, he says it reduces its fine lines and dark circles under the eyes :D.
One thing that makes us loving it so much is the smell, it literally smells like quince nectar, which is one of the main natural ingredients, very fresh and fruity.
For being such an inexepensive moisturiser, I have to say that I won't look for another alternative for quite some time, as I don't feel like going after a high-end product or a more expensive drugstore moisturiser when I have this one at hand.
Love at first brush