Review: Yves Rocher Derma soothing day moisturizer--a dupe for Clinique moisture surge intense skin fortifying hydrator gel-creme

Yves Rocher Derma soothing day moisturizer is definitely a dupe for Clinique moisture surge.

YR's moisturizer is housed in a small portable jar with a pink lid. The jar looks small though it contains 50 ml.

The moisturizer is supposed to be a day time moisturizer without spf. I checked the ingredient list and did not find any sunscreen ingredients so I think you can use it in the night time as well.

I do not understand why some products claim to be day cream but with no SPF in it. I mean why bother it if it's just a moisturizer which can be used anytime anywhere?

The texture of Yves Rocher's Derma Soothing day moisturizer is gel to cream. It's lightweight, yet moisturizing.

 

You can see from the picture above, the textures are similar between the two. Clinique is a little bit (just a very tiny little bit) watery than YR. But when you apply it on the skin, you can not feel the difference. They are both light weight, hydrating and they do not irritate your skin at all.

Both of them claim to be suitable for sensitive skin, however, they do have some very light scent to it. Clinique is with a chemical scent while YR is floral. But the scent is really not detectable and it disappears immediately once you blend the cream into your skin.

All in all, if you like the texture and the feeling of Clinique moisture surge and do not want to spend more than 50 dollars for a jar of 50ml gel cream, give YR a try. At the price tag of $27 CAD it cannot go wrong--especially when it's 50% off!!

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Review: Estee Lauder ESTEE LAUDER Futurist Age Resisting Makeup

I have been owning this foundation for more than 2 years. I recently rediscovered it from my drawer. This foundation is probably one of the foundations live up to what they claim.

The foundation is with SPF 15 and the active ingredient is octinxate.

The shade I got was soft ivory. It is a bit darker and pinkier than my skin tone. But once I blend it well it look OK on my skin. The shade is close to Japanese OC 10 shade. 

The foundation is light on the skin. It's silky and liquid-y but not runny. You feel you are wearing moisturizer instead of foundation. 

The foundation is super easy to blend, I applied this foundation with my fingers and it looks even on the skin.

The coverage is very good, it's medium to full coverage. The finish is not as matte as double wear. It's full coverage with luminous finish, which I like so much. 

When first applied on the skin, it does not look as beautiful as other foundations. But as time goes by, the finish become more and more beautiful. It does not transfer and the lasting power is superb. 

it does not settle into crease 

If you dislike the disadvantages of EL Double Wear but love its staying power and superb coverage, you can give this foundation a try. The foundation has a pump (which DW has not), it contains SPF 15 (DW has only spf 10, and it looks like the new formula has none at all), it is light and easy to blend (DW is harder to blend), it does not settle into crease (DW is too dry for my under eye area), and the finish is flawless and natural radiant. 

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