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It’s rich in smoothing fatty acids.
Perhaps it’s because I’ve shared hundreds of recommendations with my 71-year-old mom over my decade-long beauty writing career—but she’s extremely picky about skin care. And, while she rarely makes sweeping superlative statements about particular brands as a whole, she has praised every Elemis skin care product she’s ever tried. Her skin is also excessively dry—hence why I’m buying her the brand’s Superfood Midnight Facial—which fans deem a fast-acting, soothing, and plumping treat for rough, dry skin.
Another testament to its effectiveness: More than 3,000 Amazon shoppers have purchased the highly rated cream in the past month alone.
Elemis Superfood Midnight Facial
$58 $54 at Amazon
The Elemis Superfood Midnight Facial is a hydrating, suppleness-inducing, anti-aging night cream that also functions as a plumping overnight mask. Hailing from British-born skin care brand Elemis, the formula is as effective as it is luxurious—which is to say extremely—thanks to its blend of nutrient-dense ingredients.
For instance, the moisturizer contains cocoa butter—a seed extract that leaves skin supple and smooth thanks to its richness in fatty acids. Furthermore, the lipid-rich ingredient seals moisture in the skin overnight, leaving it smooth and plump in the morning.
Finally, the formula features protective properties thanks to antioxidant-rich camu camu, shielding skin from free radicals found in the environment; in turn, it prevents premature signs of aging like hyperpigmentation, wrinkles, and crepey texture.
Shoppers are impressed by Elemis’s luxurious overnight skin-plumper. One shopper, who is on their “second or third” jar, says their skin feels “so soft” in the morning after applying it at night; plus, it “plumps” their complexion quickly, and has “reduce[d] wrinkles” over time, they said. Another fan, whose face was “dry and flaking so badly” prior to trying the cream—with images to prove it—said the product made a major transformation in only two days, and left their skin “so soft and healthy” as a result. A final reviewer, who called the cream “the best” moisturizer they’ve “ever used,” said it leaves skin feeling like “pure silk.” And ultimately, who wouldn’t want that?
For a plumping, replenishing, overnight solution to dry, withered skin, shop the Elemis Superfood Midnight Facial at Amazon—and consider more smoothing skin care solutions, below.
Bioheal Probioderm 3D Lifting Cream
$40 $28 at Amazon
Olay Retinol 24 Facial Moisturizer
$30 at Amazon
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Night Cream
$32 at Amazon