I have combination skin prone to oiliness on the t-zone and redness on the cheeks. As a mature woman I don't use foundation, just tinted sunscreen and a dusting of translucent powder (concealer where needed)... and this is a perfect moisturiser for that. It seals in the serums nicely and then provides a matte base/primer. I also like it at night after my retinol. Very soothing and with a lovely finish.

I don't mind the packaging much. Love the feeling and my skin looks good. I use it after NIOD CAIS and MMHCIs it hydrating enough. Unfortunately not for my very dry skin.

Really didn't like this at all. Not hydrating and just a silicone texture. Least favourite product in the line.

Firstly I must say that the packaging is awful and NIOD should include the spoon that they now sell as it's essential for hygiene reasons and ease of use. I use this after serums and before moisturiser. It has a silicone feel which makes your skin feel velvety soft but I can't say it provides any hydration, I don't notice any difference when I don't use it. I doubt I'd buy it again.

I bought this, disliked it at first because I don't usually want or need a primer, nor do I want the mattifying look this gives (others might like that though). It also will pill up on your face if your other products don't play nice with it, and/or you use too much. However I did notice it was soothing, and non-irritating, so I figured I'd find a use for it eventually. And I did... a few weeks ago, with a face that was dry and sore from sleepless nights with a nasty head cold - it was one of the very few things I can put on my face, around my nose, when my skin was stressed out and virtually every one of my usual products stung around my nose, but it was crying out for moisture. So in the morning, I'd breathe in warm steam with HA on, then layer this lightly over. At night, I'd use this again, but then layer a few drops of marula oil OVER it (it gets super rich-feeling, if you don't like that, I don't recommend. But dry winter air + sore face + dry skin, I was loving it.) Something about this formulation + an oil makes this incredibly rich feeling on the face, and I'd wake up in the morning with skin that felt like it got at least SOME chance to recover overnight, redness around my nose gone, and it helped keep flakiness/irritation at bay at least somewhat. While I'm not sure I'd buy it again (pretty situational), I was really grateful for it. Very gentle on a stressed-out face.