Review: Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Face Creme 5% Urea Plus Lactate

Company: Eucerin
Animal Testing: Personal research suggests they do not perform any tests on animals
Product Name: Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Face Creme 5% Urea Plus Lactate
Amount of Product: 50 mL or 1.7 FL. OZ.
Price: Between $15 & $18

What The Product Claims: Eucerin Replenishing Face Creme 5% Urea replenishes dry and very dry, tight facial skin. It is suitable for use under makeup or after shaving. Non-comedogenic (doesn't clog pores). Contains no added fragrance or colorants to minimize the risk of skin irritation and allergies. The  light, non greasy texture absorbs quickly, The cream provides instant hydration and reduces skin tightness. The skin feels smooth and supple.

I started using this cream a few days ago, and with extremely sensitive skin, I was half expecting to get hives from this product, but I haven't and I definitely don't feel like I will any time soon (I can usually feel an allergic reaction from a mile away). I am on acne medication which makes my skin extremely dry, and have not been  able to find a product yet that both hydrates well and doesn't feel heavy or sticky on my face. Until I tried this.

This is an AMAZING moisturizer. I have very dry patches in the crease of my nose, my chin, and around my mouth. I put this stuff on at night before my acne medication, and my skin is smooth and plump with hydration in the morning, whereas usually I would wake up with dry patches being even more dry than during the day. I use a lighter moisturizer during the day to keep some oily spots on my skin at bay, and if i need extra moisture I will put this on the patches that need it. It feels very light on my skin and absorbs well within 30 seconds.

Get To The Point...

What's To Love:
-lightweight
-absorbs quickly
-moisturizes better than anything I've ever tried
-Not tested on animals!
-Pretty well priced for a moisturizer, especially in Canadian currency

What's To Not:
-Nothing, everything about this product is amazing and is done exactly what is promised

Final Thoughts
This product does everything that it claims and I will be repurchasing this until my dying day. Very glad I picked this up on a whim, and very glad it cooperates with my crazy combination sensitive dry oily skin.

If you would like to know more about the very strong benefits of Urea, I would suggest Googling it. There is a bunch of information about how amazing urea is for the skin and how it locks in moisture, and I don't want to write anything on here and be inaccurate causing confusion.

Review: MAC Fix +

Company: MAC Cosmetics
Animal Testing: Well known to be cruelty free
Product Name: Fix Plus, Fix +
Amount of Product: 100 mL, 3.4 US FL OZ
Note: They have a smaller bottle available, which contains 30 mL, 1.0 US FL OZ
Price: $24
Note: The smaller bottle is around $12

What The Product Claims: An aqua spritz of vitamins and minerals, infused with a calm-the-skin blend of green tea, chamomile, cucumber, topped off with the fresh, natural, energizing scent of Sugi. Adds radiance, finishes makeup. Spray it on, skin drinks it up!

This product is absolutely awful for setting your makeup. It doesn't work, and unless you're looking for an extremely, extremely dewy, to the point of looking almost greasy look, this will not give you a good finish. I know it seems convenient, and thats why I bought it. I thought to myself Wow, I don't have to use powders all the time now, getting setting powder all over the floor and my clothes. But no, you are going to still need setting and matifying powder after using this.

That being said, this product doesn't belong in the garbage just yet. It actually has some great uses otherwise, so all of you ladies with dry skin, listen up!

I absolutely love spraying this on immediately after applying facial moisturizer. It really helps amplify the effectiveness of your moisturizer, and helps lock it in all day long.

Now, imagine yourself on a hot summer day at the beach, the sun beating down on you, you're just trying to tan but you're starting to sweat, and frankly, you don't really feel like getting into the water, so, just pull this out of your beach bag and give your face, arms, legs, and neck a spritz. It is so amazingly refreshing, you almost wont believe it. I think it might have to do with the cucumber, but I'm not positive. You can even use it after going for a walk or run outside, or when the heat just gets too much to handle.

I also really like the scent of this product. I have really sensitive skin and scents usually are not a good thing, but this scent is so light it doesn't even matter.

Get To The Point...

What's To Love:
-Refreshing
-Not tested on animals!
-Nice light scent
-Locks in moisture, even on very dry skin
-Lives up to most of it's claims

What's To Not:
-Does not set makeup
-Can give a greasy look if used wrong
-If too much is used, it can begin to feel sticky

Final Thoughts
This product, over all, is pretty good. If you are a dry skinned lady, I would suggest trying this. If you're looking for a refreshing spray for the heat and summer time, I would also suggest trying this. If you're looking for a convenient spray to set your makeup, I would strongly discourage you from using this, it does not do that what so ever.