Since taking the IOMA diagnosis, which showed that my skin was lacking hydration, I’ve been making a point to only use products that somewhere in the name say “moisturizing.” I know that this time of year hydration is key and I thought I was doing enough (I’ve been drinking about 100 oz of water a day!), but clearly my skin wants even moisture so I also now have my trusty Air-o-Swiss humidifier on 24/7. As much as I like it, I’ve replaced the Elizabeth Arden night cream ($132) I was using with Orlane Super Moisturizer Light Cream ($165). I got a sample of the Orlane cream awhile ago, but it was only these last two weeks that I’ve been using it regularly. It’s definitely hydrating, but I don’t find it to be any more so than the Arden cream I was using before and the hydration seems to dissipate faster. Also, it doesn’t work to fight wrinkles like the Arden one does, but it is lighter in texture for those who don’t like heavy creams. Personally I prefer thicker textures (I should have opted to try the Concentrate…), because my boyfriend seems to complain more about my face being “sticky” when I lather on anything lightweight. The good thing about the lightness however is that you can use it as a day cream if you mix it with SPF and you can follow-up, need be, with a concentrate or combine it with a serum by night.
Like all the other Orlane products I’ve come across the smell of this cream is soothingly light, but I’m planning on saving the rest of what I have left from my sample for my Miami trip next month. It seems like an ideal hydrating night cream for when you’re in warm weather and want moisture without heaviness rather than a winter-time cream meant to be used in harsh climates.
I’ve heard a few people say that drinking more water doesn’t keep your skin from being dry (because the outer layer of skin is dead and drinking more water won’t affect it, etc). I don’t know if that is accurate or not, but maybe that’s why drinking 100 oz of water a day isn’t helping.