Description:

There’s no better way to resurrect your skin than with the deeply nourishing properties of pure 100% Avocado Pear Oil, full of antioxidants and vitamins E, A, B1, B2, C and D. Avocado Pear Nourishing Night Cream also features Calendula; oil from the petals of the marigold flower which is highly regarded throughout history for its healing and repairing properties. Manuka honey serves to soothe and moisten your skin and the warm and mystical aroma of sandalwood both purifies and uplifts your skin.

Only a stock image of the product this time (I don’t normally use stock images in product reviews) because I was given sample sachets of this cream to try out. Lucky me, I was given a very generous amount of samples which came up to 25ml of the night cream. And that’s a lot!

I depotted all the sachets into one jar

I had mixed feelings about this night cream. On one hand, I’ve read rave reviews about Antipodes, and this was a great opportunity to try it out. On the other hand, the night cream looked and felt really rich on the skin. I was impressed by the ingredients in the cream; manuka honey, 100% avocado oil, sandalwood and marigold flower, the smell of aromatherapy herbs … I mean, doesn’t that just scream spa and zen to you? No? It did to me 😛 So I bit the bullet.

Sigh. I should learn to listen to my gut more. And not be carried away by thoughts of spas.

Unfortunately, after just a week of using this only at night, and very sparingly too, it started giving me skin issues. First of all, it was obviously too rich for my oily skin, and the T-zone was shiny the whole time I was asleep. In the mornings, when I swipe the sides of my nose, I would get a LOT of oil on my finger.

Worst of all, it gave me lots of tiny bumps just above both cheeks, and I started to get them on the forehead too. It was a sure sign of clogged pores. After I stopped using it, and went back to my regular moisturiser, the bumps disappeared. Process of elimination brought out the culprit, all right.

Oh well, never try, never know.

Still, I wouldnt’ slam this night cream down altogether. Despite the excess sebum secretion and tiny bumps on the skin, it did moisturise the dry sections of my skin (e.g. lower cheeks). I would still recommend this for dry skin. For those with oily skin, I think you’d be better off with a lighter moisturiser.

Antipodes Avocado Pear Nourishing Night Cream retails at AU$54 for 60ml and is available at David Jones.

What I like about it: Moisturises dry skin well.

What I did not like about it: Not suitable for oily skin, as it clogged my pores and made the oily skin even oilier.