Lancome Absolue Premium Bx Absolute Replenishing Cream SPF15 ($130, $160)
After ten weeks of testing Premium Bx cream, I’m completely sold. I still can’t pass for a 20 year-old, but this stuff is seriously good at making my complexion fresh and dewy.
What’s all the fuss about: “Absolue Premium ßx SPF 15 Cream revolutionizes skin replenishment by combining two advanced discoveries in one luxuriously rich cream: Pro-Xylane™, a patented scientific breakthrough: an exceptional and precise molecule, restores essential moisture deep in the structure of skin’s surface. So skin regains youthful substance, firmness, and radiance – as if signs of aging are visibly repaired. The intensely replenishing ßio-Network™ – wild yam, soy, sea algae and barley – helps enhance performance for visible rejuvenation.”
Putting science aside, I can tell you with confidence that this moisturizer delivers quite good results. It cured my dry patches, hydrated, smoothed, firmed, and balanced my combination skin, while smelling nice and being lightweight at the same time.
Premium Bx sinks into skin in no time, has luscious and silky texture, doesn’t crease, and works perfectly under makeup. It’s very concentrated and rich, but not greasy, and I managed to get by with a very small amount for both my face and neck. I also tried to pat some under eyes, and it didn’t irritate that sensitive area either.
I simply loved it: it kept my skin supple, well-hydrated, didn’t cause any breakouts. Although it has an SPF15, I still applied additional sunscreen, because I’m always paranoid of not wearing enough. You may not like the price too much, but as my husband puts it, “nothing is as expensive as plastic surgery”.
