As with the day cream in this range it has actually performed as promised, without the application of oils and serums that I usually apply on a daily basis under my moisturisers day or night, I was thrilled to find that after just 2 nights I woke to find nice, soft and supple skin. Normally I only even wear night cream 3-4 times a week as I find it to be too heavy for my dry/combination skin and can lead to areas getting greasy/oily from over hydration that I get breakout, I did with this concentrate also as I used it every night without fail for the first week I had to try as recommended for a fair review even though I know that this can be too much for my skin. On morning number 8 of reviewing it was too much I woke to a very oily T-Zone and pimples along the forehead and chin line that I can only put down to the night concentrate. So I decided then and there to switch back to my every other night application and found that I got the oily areas under control and the pimples retreated. It left the dry patches around my cheeks for dead and they were un-noticeable after just 6 days.
Design wise, similar to the water gel in design, a chunky jar with a screw lid. In that lovely aqua blue colour to match the range and clear acrylic outer, the only thing that makes this different to the water gel is the lid, the lid on this night concentrate is a darker blue, so if you make a mistake and put the wrong lid back on then you’ll get confused if you don’t take the time to read what your putting on your face at the time.
Formula, this light blue watery gel formula is studded with little darker spots of blue which are micro beads containing extra vitamins to really get into that hydration into you as you sleep, with no fragrance that I registered and no residue sticky or tacky feeling, this easily absorbed into skin.
Application, a little amount of this watery gel is all you need to rub into your face at night after cleansing; the little beads of darker blue are not hard and actually just squish into the gel as if they melted for an easy application. Once applied, it sinks almost immediately leaving no sticky after thought which is perfect when you just want to hit the pillow and get some sleep.
Out of the 4 Neutrogena Hydro Boost range products I was sent to trial this is my least favourite. This product comes in a heavy, translucent blue jar and feels luxurious and expensive. It has the same aquatic fragrance as the rest of the range and the product itself is a creamy-translucent pale blue gel filled with tiny moisture beads purported to contain vitamin e. I love the smell and the concept of the beads breaking into the gel upon application but I cannot tolerate the texture of this product unfortunately - I find it incredibly sticky, it dries down to quite a gummy feeling texture on the skin and doesn't sink in like the Hydroboost water gel or spf day lotion in the range do. It sits on top of the skin and feels uncomfortable and I feel like I want to wash it off. I find my face sticking to the pillows at night and after a week of use I have found I have developed pimples all around my hairline. I stopped using this cream for a day and they went away so it must have been this product causing it. I love the rest of this range and I feel that this product is un-necessary as the Water Gel which is very similar (minus the moisture beads) is more effective, better value for money (as it serves several purposes) and gives a great night time moisture boost (see my separate review for this product). Overall I would not use again and did not enjoy using this product due to the after-feel and I felt it did nothing to help my skin.