Autumn is the perfect time to switch from light vibes to nourishing creams. The BeautyHack editors tested the best of them and made their own independent verdict.
Face cream Hydra-Essentiel, Clarins
Tested by BeautyHack Editor-in-Chief Karina Andreeva
In the autumn-winter period, which for me personally begins in October, I change a light moisturizer for a more nutritious one. My requirements: the skin after it should be moisturized, but the texture of the product should not be too oily. I found all my wishes in the Clarins cream: I apply in the morning before jogging in the forest with massaging movements all over my face.
Its texture is airy: the cream really does not leave a greasy film, but at the same time it nourishes as well as oil. It contains Kalanchoe extract, a plant from Madagascar (stimulates the synthesis of hyaluronic acid and is responsible for moisturizing), and extract of kallikarp, a Chinese plant (in traditional medicine it is used as an anti-inflammatory agent; in cosmetics - as a component that protects the circulatory system).
Usually, as soon as the cold sets in, my skin begins to peel off: I use the cream for the second week - so far there is not a single hint of such a problem. Hopefully we can do without them this season! In the meantime, enjoy hydrated skin with Hydra-Essentiel Nourishing Cream.
Price: 3 850 rub.
Rejuvenating cream for dry skin Premier Cru The Rich Cream, Caudalie
Tested by BeautyHack Senior Editor Anastasia Speranskaya
What does it take for me, a lover of light textures, to be impressed with a nourishing cream? First, the dense consistency should melt on the skin, and not “sit” on top of it in a stuffy veil. Secondly, the texture of the skin should be smoothed - you know this feeling of the skin filled with moisture, as if you are 16 again? So I'm waiting for him. And thirdly, there can be no question of any peeling in the problem area.
The cream from the anti-aging Premier Cru line has done well on all fronts. At first, he won me over with the spatula that came with the kit for application - no need to "dive" into the jar with your fingers. The consistency of the cream is so dense that it seems like you are scooping up butter. It melts on the skin, but it is not absorbed quickly - you need to give it fifteen minutes for this. It is because of this that I often use the product as a night care: in the morning the skin is moisturized and so smooth that it seems polished.
Thanks to the rich composition for this: resveratrol (aka the molecule of youth), grape seed polyphenols (where can we do without them in Caudalie?), Vegetable oils, ceramides with peptides and hyaluronic acid (you can read more about this component here)).
Price: 7 565 rub.
Universal nourishing cream Skin Food, Weleda
Tested by Beautyhack editor Yulia Kozoliy
The Weleda company was founded in 1921, and one of the first face creams of the brand was created in 1926. So Skin Food cream is an updated version of exactly that remedy, invented at the beginning of the 20th century. Its main task is to soften and protect the skin during the autumn-winter period.
The cream is nutritious, which means it is dense and greasy (in the second and fourth place in the list of components of sunflower and almond oil). At the same time, the product does not lay down with a film, it is not immediately (but quickly) absorbed and works well with problem areas: local peeling, rough skin on the elbows, knees and heels (for this reason, the product can be kept on hand even in summer).
Herbal aroma with pronounced notes of calendula and rosemary are the main components of the product that soothe the skin and fight dullness. And Skin Food is also good because it can be used not only for facial care. First, it replaces the primer for a healthy glow. And secondly, the cream will save chapped lips, dry hair ends and help out if you run out of cuticle oil!
Price: 870 rub.
Nutritious Cream Pudding with Pomegranate Juice, Frudia
Tested by BeautyHack Editor Natalia Kapitsa
Fruit vitamin "cocktails" from the young Korean brand Frudia - love at first breath. When you open the jar, you immediately want to taste the contents (I know that I'm not five years old) - the fruity aroma reminds of a summer garden and forest berries that you can eat right from the bush.
Cream based on pomegranate juice is a vitamin extravaganza with a light gel texture, excellent nutritional properties and an unobtrusive sweet and sour aroma. I apply it to the skin after a citrus tonic of the same brand. "Pudding" is perfectly distributed, and the skin thanks to the velvety and even color. The cream has no matting effect, but it perfectly replaces the highlighter - the face simply shines, making others wonder what kind of miracle remedy you are using to create such an effect.
The product consists of 63% pomegranate juice - it has excellent regenerating properties. A note for skeptics: if you try to apply regular pomegranate juice on your face, you will not achieve the effect: the molecules must be hydrolyzed in order to successfully bypass the epidermal barrier. The cream is ideal for my oily skin - it removes dryness, but at the same time does not provoke the characteristic shine in the T-zone. This jar will definitely fall into my personal list of "centenarians" - the second one will be bought immediately when the first one ends.
Price: about 1 900 rubles.
Nourishing Face & Body Cream, Dove
Tested by BeautyHack editorial assistant Arina Zarudko
This is undoubtedly my leader among nourishing creams. I have preferred it for many years. Dove is always the embodiment of tenderness in a completely simple jar and consistently impressive results after use. I turn to the dense texture with the onset of cold weather and pamper my skin with the nourishing components of the products.
Dove face and body cream has long become a classic, so I stock up on a can of the largest volume and a smaller package - so that there is always a "life buoy" in my purse. The product will delight all those fighting for the softness of the skin, which in the cold season is very susceptible to the influence of external factors. Preventing dry skin is my mantra, so I use it on my hands as soon as I am indoors, and on my face I apply it in a thin layer after an evening wash. Thanks to the paraffin wax and glycerin included in the cream, it intensively nourishes the skin, leaving a feeling of softness for a long time.
Price for 75 ml: 128 rubles.
Revitalizing cream for dry and sensitive skin Cold Cream Marine, Thalgo
Tested by BeautyHack SMM Manager Alexandra Grishina
Get your sleigh ready in the summer - or at least in the fall! Although we are now catching sunny days, the wind, rain and autumn "in all its glory" are not far off. And this cannot but affect our skin: dryness, redness, peeling This is not a complete list of adversities that we find in the autumn-winter period.
If you are the owner of dry skin type, you cannot do without a good nourishing cream. So take a look at Cold Cream Marine. For sensitive skin, there is a bonus here - there are no allergens in the composition. But it contains the Cold Cream Marine complex, containing wax and algae oil, delicately regenerating and soothing the skin. Enriched with organic white lupine extract and wheat germ oil, the formula is able to correct lipid metabolism (!) And protect against dehydration.
And the execution is as if you are holding a piece of ice in your hands. At first it seems that a blue gel is waiting for you inside, but in fact, under the lid there is a white thick cream with a pleasant scent of rose and musk.
Price: 3 780 rub.
Protective cream Derm Acte Anti-Pollution 365 UV Screen SPF 50, Academie
Tested by Beautyhack editor Yulia Kozoliy
Before trying the remedy, I studied the history of the French brand Academie. The company is 128 years old, in 1895 its creators have already opened the first salon in Paris, and in the 20s of the XX century they began to do the first beauty massage sessions in it. Then - the century of development, the first patent (by the way, Academie was the first to add collagen to the composition of the face cream) and what the brand has now - a huge series of face and body care, make-up products and techniques used by beauty salons around the world …
Derm Acte is an anti-age series, therefore the main components of all products are hyaluronic and glycolic acids and vitamins. For such a high SPF (50!), The cream has a very light, even liquid texture. Due to this, it spreads easily and is immediately absorbed. Don't let the anti-age mark bother you either - the age category of the cream is 25+. It's great to use it in the summer (comfortable in the heat and high humidity), so I'll put it off until the New Year holidays. But in our latitudes, it is good: it moisturizes, replaces the base for foundation and protects the skin from city smog.
Price on request
Moisturizing Botanic Cream "Flower Honey", Garnier
Tested by BeautyHack Senior Editor Anastasia Speranskaya
"Pot of Honey" is not at all exaggerated expectations of Winnie the Pooh, but a nourishing and regenerating cream from Garnier. Honey in cosmetics is not so common, but in vain - its moisturizing and tonic properties have been praised for more than one century.
Flower Honey is the hit of Garnier's Botanical Creams. The composition of the products is 96% natural, which means that you can count on the high efficiency of the nutritional components. Delicate yellow like melted butter, the cream intensively nourishes the skin, enveloping it in an invisible soft blanket. What you need if, after meeting face to face with the autumn wind, you feel tight and uncomfortable. The texture of the product is quite liquid, so it is absorbed quickly - paired with an oil-based serum in the cold season it will definitely work wonders.
Price: 294 rub.
Nourishing face cream Cera Routine Nourishing Cream, It’s Skin
Tested by BeautyHack editorial assistant Arina Zarudko
This square jar will delight dry skin. By the way, all Cera Routine products are designed specifically for dry and very dry skin.
How will Cera Routine Nourishing Cream make you fall in love? Firstly, it gently moisturizes the skin and solves the problem of flaking and cracks in the skin. In the composition, you can find a complex of ceramides, which retains moisture in the skin, keeping it soft. Secondly, the cream evens out the tone and gives the face a healthy look. Thirdly, it reliably protects the skin from harmful environmental influences. The cream is absorbed quickly enough and very little is required for application - definitely enough for the cold season.
Price: 2 290 rubles.
Protective cream for very dry skin Coldcream, Weleda
Tested by BeautyHack Editor Natalia Kapitsa
There are such funds that you can take with you wherever you go: even to the North Pole, even on an expedition to Altai (I don’t know how it is there, but they say it’s interesting). Weleda's Barrier Cream is just that. A dense, but not heavy product will save you from peeling, and from irritations, and even from small rashes - I say hello, owners of combination and oily skin.
The cream owes its "superpowers" to almond and peanut oil, beeswax and glycerin - in Veledov's way "homeopathic" solution to the problem. In the summer, it saved my lips on the beach, soothed my skin after sunburn and helped to "pacify" red spots from post-acne no worse than an acid peel. It's autumn now, which means it's time to think about how to please the skin in the season of solar deficit. There is definitely one candidate for a place in the cosmetic bag! And you can choose a cold cream for your baby here."
Price: 690 rub.
Moisturizing cream for dry and very dry skin Moisturizing Cream, CeraVe
Tested by the special correspondent of Beautyhack Daria Mironova
The cream from CeraVe has an unusual consistency: it is unusually thick for a regular moisturizer and looks more like a balm. I have oily skin, so I was worried that the product would clog my pores.
It turned out that the cream is very quickly absorbed after application, and the skin immediately becomes soft. With prolonged use, thanks to the cream, the dry areas of my skin have become closer to their normal type - the problem of peeling, accentuated by the foundation, has been resolved by itself. The cream, like the rest of the brand's products, has a light pharmacy aroma. The makeup fits perfectly on top of it, so I use it with pleasure every day.
Price: 375 rub.
Face cream Jeju Cactus Moisture Cream, Secret Nature
Tested by BeautyHack SMM Manager Alexandra Grishina
And here is a cool jar for those who, in addition to nutrition and hydration, need a portion of anti-aging action. Jeju Cactus Moisture Cream is a smoothing face cream that actively fights wrinkles, eliminates flaking, improves skin elasticity and helps protect it from temperature extremes (perfect for fall!).
As you already understood from the name, the composition contains a cactus, more precisely, its extract. It fills the skin with moisture and actively removes irritation. But adenosine in the list of ingredients is the main one for wrinkles, namely, for their elimination. As a bonus, it gives a lightening effect to the skin. The product contains no parabens, mineral oil, animal fats and artificial colors.
I apply this cream pointwise - on the wings of the nose and cheekbones (the skin is combination, and I try to avoid the T-zone). Due to its dense texture, you need a pea of cream and a little time for the product to be absorbed.
Price: about 1 440 rubles.
Face cream Tolederm Riche for dry hypersensitive skin, Uriage
Tested by BeautyHack project manager Anastasia Lyagushkina
With the onset of cold weather, my skin becomes dry and sensitive, and I exchange light vibes for denser creams. The bestseller Uriage Tolederm with a light natural scent nourishes the skin with a dense consistency and instantly soothes redness.
The tube is convenient and compact - the cream is easy to dose and apply the required amount (too much moisture is also bad). Great as a night cream: in this case, I apply it in a thin layer, and in the morning the skin is moisturized, soft and at the same time not oily. If the cream is used as a day cream, it prepares the skin well for applying makeup, does not roll off. The complexion becomes fresh immediately after application, and redness and irritation are removed "one-two".
Price: 1 490 rub.
Nourishing cream for deep recovery of dry and very dry skin Nutritic Intense Riche, La Roche-Posay
Tested by BeautyHack editorial assistant Arina Zarudko
When fighting flaky and dry skin, I advise you to take a closer look at La Roche-Posay Nourishing Cream. It is perfect for those with dry, sensitive skin. The main function of Nutritic Intense Riche is to restore the hydrolipid mantle, which, in turn, normalizes the level of hydration.
Shea butter, which is part of the product, increases the protective function of the skin and makes it softer. And vitamin E, as a powerful antioxidant, actively nourishes it. The cream fights not only dryness, but also irritation of the skin, and it can also be applied both during the day (as a makeup base) and in the evening. It does not clog pores at all, has a delicate, melting texture, and the smell pleases with notes of sandalwood oil.
Price: 1 803 rub.
Day cream anti-wrinkle to smooth the surface of the skin, Yves Rocher
Tested by BeautyHack editorial assistant Anya Khobotova
The main "trick" of Yves Rocher is to benefit from plant extracts. The company fought over the series for natural skin radiance for 8 years. Experts have created three treatment programs at once: a natural radiance against wrinkles and for smoothing the skin surface, restoring elasticity - to renew the synthesis of collagen and hyaluronic acid, a lifting effect - for modeling contours.
The Natural Radiance program is based on the crystal mesembriantemum (in other words, the plant of life), its extract activates the production of mTOR protein and stimulates the fight against deep wrinkles. It also contains a plant extract of rice, which restores the process of oxygen metabolism and enhances the natural radiance of the skin. It is better to use the cream from the age of 30, but I decided to test it on myself. The aroma of the cream is gorgeous - sweet-floral. It is absorbed immediately after application and hydrates the skin in a gorgeous way. I use it in the morning and as a make-up base: all day long the skin is velvety, smooth and fresh. An excellent budget tool for daily use.
Price: 1 049 rub.
Nourishing cream Youth Xtend, Artistry
Tested by the special correspondent of Beautyhack Daria Mironova
The packaging of the product is a classic round jar with a twist-off lid, that is, the most classic. I usually use light moisturizers, so a nourishing cream for skin rejuvenation is something new for me personally. I used it at night to regenerate my skin while I sleep.
Lately, I've been a little worried about peeling that a regular moisturizer couldn't handle. Nutritious Youth Xtend has dealt with this problem perfectly. I advise you to pay attention to it for those who are looking for the perfect cream both for nourishing the skin and for its elasticity.
Price: 4 325 rub.
Nourishing cream "Aloe and Vitania", Himalaya Herbals
Tested by BeautyHack project manager Anastasia Lyagushkina
I have been familiar with the Himalaya Herbals brand for a long time, and for me this is an excellent value for money. The remedy that I tried is completely universal: it is suitable for both the face and the whole body, and it is very saving in cold weather.
The cream is dense, even a little oily - it nourishes the skin well when it becomes dry and dehydrated. The aroma is floral and pleasant, but at the same time unobtrusive - felt upon application, but quickly disappears. The cream spreads easily, is well absorbed and does not leave a greasy film, despite its density. At the same time, it both nourishes and moisturizes the skin, and is also suitable as a makeup base. The consumption of the cream is economical, and the price cannot but rejoice.
Price: 99 rub.
