Cost & Packaging

Facetheory skincare is in the low to medium price range as the products start at around £11.99 and go up to around the £24.99 mark for a decent face serum. I signed up to their referral programme so have a  20% off code to offer my lovely readers! (their referral programme has now changed, see further down this page). This brings the price of this particular cream down £11.19 as it’s currently for sale at £13.99 for 50ml.

One of the top reasons I like Facetheory is because they send everything out in eco-friendly packaging. They use amber glass jars with aluminium screw-top lids for most of their products and a metal tube for sunscreens etc. Everything I’ve bought from them came in cardboard and paper. They also use A LOT of natural ingredients and they offer non-scented versions of most stuff, which is another reason why I rate them – they’re not just pretending to be environmentally friendly, they’re actually doing it.

Facetheory is also a UK-based brand (Sheffield), and everything is Leaping Bunny approved, which means it’s cruelty-free.

Application

As with my other moisturisers from Facetheory, the top of the jar is screw-top and easy to get off. There’s no cardboard/foil seal that you usually find on moisturising creams, which strongly suggests that there are no artificial preservatives (another brownie point from me).

To apply, you use your finger (or a small spatula) to get the product out of the jar. As with my other Facetheory products, only a small amount is required as the skincare products from this brand contain a high concentration of actives. I usually dot a few small dabs of the cream around my face before gently rubbing in (see the landscape video below of me applying it).

The first few times I applied this, I felt a tingly sensation (that might be the retinol). The moisturiser is easily absorbed and felt natural on my skin, i.e. it didn’t feel heavy or ‘plastic-y’.

If you want to apply make-up, I’d suggest waiting about 5 minutes after using this moisturiser. While it doesn’t tend to leave any residue on the skin, it needs just a little bit more time than the amil-c whip to settle in.

Application

As with my other moisturisers from them, the top of the jar is screw-top and easy to get off. There’s no cardboard/foil seal that you usually find on moisturising creams, which strongly suggests that there are no artificial preservatives (another brownie point from me).

To apply, you use your finger (or a small spatula) to get the product out of the jar. As with my other Facetheory products, only a small amount is required as the skincare products from this brand contain a high concentration of actives. I usually dot a few small dabs of the cream around my face before gently rubbing in (see the landscape video below of me applying it).

The first few times I applied this, I felt a tingly sensation (that might be the retinol). The moisturiser is easily absorbed and felt natural on my skin, i.e. it didn’t feel heavy or ‘plastic-y’.

If you want to apply make-up, I’d suggest waiting about 5 minutes after using this moisturiser. While it doesn’t tend to leave any residue on the skin, it needs just a little bit more time than the amil-c whip to settle in.

Facetheory review moisturiser Results

I think this retinol moisturiser really works for me. I was looking for something with retinol, vitamin c and hyaluronic acid as the active ingredients as I’d identified that these were what my middle age skin needed, and this is what you get with this cream.

I’ve noticed that my fine lines look more plumped/reduced, and my skin feels really hydrated which it should do to be classed as a moisturiser (I find that some retinoids are more a treatment than a moisturiser).

Because my skin is really good for my age (I stay out of the sun and hardly ever wear make-up), I only need the low % of retinol that this cream provides. The brand does offer a ‘pro’ version of this moisturiser, which has 3% retinol, which may be an option to get good results for older skin (I’m 45 at the time of writing).

The price is really good very given the active ingredients, the results I got, and the sustainability of the product. I gave 80% score for the smell as I bought the unfragranced version (you can choose mandarin). Overall, I can really recommend this moisturiser!