12/18/2017
The Blue Lotus Essential Daily Moisturizer contains white tea, soy proteins, and algae extracts and is broad spectrum SPF30, claiming to offer superior sun protection without an annoying white cast. The lightweight, nourishing formula promises to protect against premature aging and promote healthy, smooth, and soft skin. Aside from the assortment of UVA/UVB filters, this moisturizer does have some notable ingredients, including vitamin E (tocopherol acetate), Lupine Protein extracts, an assortment of plant extracts and fragrant oils, and more soy protein to help smooth, soften, and maintain skin bouncy-ness. The scent is very "Banana Boat", if you catch my drift - it smells exactly like those sunscreens your parents used to slather on you at the beach when you were a kid. It's very, very strong, and it lingers. Boy, does it linger. For hours. Scentsitive peeps, you might not like this one - I'm not at all sensitive to fragrances in my skincare, and even I get a headache after wearing this for a few hours. Blech.
How it worked for me: As far as hybrid sunscreens/moisturizers go, I don't normally use them. Especially not ones that are less than SPF50, because ya girl is vampirically pale and I need all the UV protection I can get. I did manage to try this one out on a few cloudier/rainy days, and it's...just okay. The texture is nice and smooth, but I find that it does leave a bit of a greasy film behind that I wasn't a fan of, although it did sink in after about 10 minutes. It's quite hydrating and leaves a matte finish, but I found that my skin (particularly my t-zone) got a bit oilier faster than it normally does while wearing this, and somewhere in the middle of the day I realized most of my makeup just sort of...rubbed off. I've heard that this moisturizer/sunscreen can be used as a primer, but to be honest it makes a piss poor primer and I feel lied to (would someone really do that? Just go on the internet and tell lies?!). Just kidding, it's not that bad, but I'd be lying to you if I said it helped keep my makeup in place. I think the Essential Daily Moisturizer would be good for someone who doesn't always wear makeup and just wants a moisturizer and sunscreen in one to speed up their morning routine, since, for most skin types, I think this would be moisturizing enough on its own. The product does what it claims and has a very elegant formula that is comfortable to wear, but it isn't a high enough SPF for my personal comfort, and the scent combined with the $55 price tag is going to make me have to pass on this one. In the words of Simon Cowell: "It's a no from me".
The Blue Lotus Essential Daily Moisturizer contains white tea, soy proteins, and algae extracts and is broad spectrum SPF30, claiming to offer superior sun protection without an annoying white cast. The lightweight, nourishing formula promises to protect against premature aging and promote healthy, smooth, and soft skin. Aside from the assortment of UVA/UVB filters, this moisturizer does have some notable ingredients, including vitamin ...
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