PRODUCT REVIEW: CLINIQUE MOISTURE SURGE 72-HOUR AUTO-REPLENISHING HYDRATOR

As I have mentioned several times, Clinique is one of my favourite brands, and the very first luxe brand I started using when I started an after school job. And to this day, I still use so many of their products. So when the new Clinique Moisture Surge 72-Hour Auto-Replenishing Hydrator* landed on my desk to put to the test, I couldn’t wait to try it. The Clinique Moisture Surge 72-Hour Auto-Replenishing Hydrator promises to;

• Instantly hydrate the skin and continue to do so for 72 hours, even after washing your face. It also contains an Auto-Replenishing Technology with caffeine that helps trigger skin’s own rehydration system, and Hyaluronic Acid fragments and Activated Aloe Water to plump skin with moisture. It also contains a mix of humectants and polymers help reduce water loss and seal in moisture.

• The moisturiser has a gel like texture, and it immediately feels so lovely an nothing on the skin. It also absorbs into the skin quickly and easily, without any greasiness or stickiness, leaving it feeling so soft and dewy. 

• It doesn’t contain any SPF, so it is suitable for use both morning and night. But I also love that it can be used as a moisture mask, by applying a thicker layer, leaving it on for 5 minutes before wiping if the excess, or even as as a hydration boost, applying it over your original moisturiser, or even over makeup. You can even use it on dry cuticles, elbows or to mend the dry ends of your hair. Speak of a multi-tasker. 

• With my combination skin, I love that it is non-acnegenic and oil free, and so light on my skin, not clogging up the pores, making the skin congested or cause breakouts, which is often the case with intense moisturisers. Rather it feels so lovely, both under makeup, but also to give my skin an extra boost of moisture during the night, especially now that it is winter and even my combination skin tends to become a little drier.

• It has always been a problem for me finding a suitable winter moisturiser for my mature, breakout prone combination skin, and I admit that I would probably have been too scared to purchase this myself, again thinking it would be too rich and heavy for my skin, but I’ve been so pleasantly surprised. My skin is absolutely loving it. It has made it look so much plumper, softer and smoother, and I also dare say that it has helped minimise minor lines and wrinkles in the process. I am also loving how it is making my skin fell so silky soft and simply look so more glowing and radiant. 

• I am not sure my skin will need this in the warmer months when it tends to become a little greasier, but that said, it would be great to still have at hand to give the skin a weekly moisture mask or use when needed, for that extra softness and glow. 

Clinique Moisture Surge 72-Hour Auto-Replenishing Hydrator - RRP: $60 / 50ml
Available from Clinique Online, and Sephora


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