The best natural night cream around

I absolutely love the antipodes range. It’s very good value for money and this might cream is so thick and luxurious. It really hydrates tired looking skin in seconds. It works wonders and my skin feels hydrated and plum after use. It smells amazing too

Big difference, only recommended for dry skin types!

Initially I had been planning to give this 3 stars, because while I thought it did an amazing job, I didn’t like the smell, texture and I felt it left the oily parts of my combination skin a little oily. However, after seeing the before and after pictures I took, I’ve raised it to four stars, because I think I have to give this cream it’s due. It’s probably the most drastic difference I’ve seen in any product I’ve used (especially in such a short time). I start using this right as I finally gave up on using my Clarisonic, so my skin was in a bad state and within a few days, it did look better. After 11 days the difference in the pictures is more than obvious.

That being said, I wouldn’t recommend this for oily sky, nor would I recommend it full-time for combination skin as it really can make the oily parts more oily. I have to recommend it heavily for those with skin conditions or extremely dry skin, like my partner. Since I felt it was a very heavy cream, I tried it on his face for a few days and he got all of the positives from the cream, without the negative of leaving sections of the skin oily. So for people with dry skin (like him) this cream is an absolutely brilliant one. Within a few days his skin was looking totally normal. For dry and damaged skin, this is the best product I’ve seen.

It did also leave my skin nice and soft, but I feel the main focus of this cream is repairing skin and improving the skin-tone and helping it recover from damage. I did remove a star because I didn’t love the scent or texture. Texture-wise the only thing I can say to accurately describe it, is that it’s like a popular diaper-rash cream. It’s thick, white (slightly pearlescent) and when it goes on, it leaves your whole face white until massaged in well. You have to rub a lot to get it to absorb, so it’s important not to over-use it to make it easier to rub in. A little goes a long way with this. The scent is natural essential oils and while they have a nice smell, they just can’t do enough to cover the smell. Again, the smell is the same as a diaper rash cream I use, not very pleasant.

These products are natural and vegetarian, and I know that’s very important to some. On that note, they also come in a glass, not plastic, jar and even though the jars are small, you only need a very small amount.

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Summary
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Overall, this is an absolutely brilliant, natural face cream that is much more suited to those with very dry skin. Those with combination skin might see some breakouts or extra oil, due to the heavy moisturising quality of this. Those with oily skin will want to avoid this. The scent is natural and I didn’t love it or the texture, but I can’t argue with the results, which were great (even on my combination skin).

Pros:
+ Makes a massive difference in a short time.
+ Brilliant for dry or damaged skin or those with a skin condition.
+ Jar is glass.
+ Natural and vegetarian.
+ Improved skin tone, fine lines and general appearance.

Cons:
- Can cause breakouts or make skin more oily when it comes to combination skin or oily skin (not ideally suited to these, part-time use is better for combination skin in my opinion.)
- Natural scent can’t cover the smell of the product, which is not great.
- Texture feels hard to spread/absorb, like a popular diaper rash cream.

Recommended: Highly recommended for dry or damaged skin. Not recommended for oily skin and for combination skin I’d use caution.