I have long been a fan of NZ brand Essano, and I have used their Moisture Restorative Night Creme before. However, as I am creeping closer to 40, I thought it might be worth trying their Collagen Repair Night Creme.
This comes in Essano's pink cardboard packaging, but the moisturiser is in a black glass jar with gold lettering. The creme itself is a thick, pale yellow cream, that smells pleasantly of rose. It absorbs well into the skin, and leaves my skin feeling soft and moisturised.
Whenever I use anything with rosehip oil in it, it always seems to benefit my skin, and to reduce pigmentation. This Essano creme is no different, but it has the added benefit of collagen repair, which seems to be helping my skin so far.
I have quite dry skin these days which tends to flake and peel (something I am struggling to find products for given I had oily skin for years!). As a result, I am always looking for very hydrating skin care, and this delivers! The packaging is quite luxurious, the night creme comes in a brown glass pottle with gold writing, and a black lid. The glass packaging is a great idea as it makes the creme feel cool to the touch, so it's quite soothing to apply. There is a white lid that goes between the main lid and the opening of the glass bottle so that cream doesn't get all over the main lid, which is also a nice touch.
The creme is very rich and heavy in texture and cream-coloured. It has the typical essano rosehip fragrance - it is quite a strong fragrance so I would not recommend if you are sensitive to strong scents. I'm not a big fan of having face products be fragranced and the smell is a bit grandma like for me, I would rather there be no scent or it be more subtle. A little goes a long way, so I think this is quite good value, I virtually always end up using too much when I think I have grabbed a little, so use this sparingly! It is very rich so it is probably too oily for someone with oily or combination skin, but as a dry-skin sufferer this is perfect! This takes a while to absorb into the skin, so it really needs to be applied just before bed.
This night creme has worked wonders for me. My skin feels so hydrated in the morning when I wake up, and feels and looks much smoother. I am impressed at how effective this is for a product that can be picked up in the supermarket! I can't speak to whether this actually boosts my collagen or has any anti-ageing effect - I am in my twenties and I think this needs to be used long-term to be able to see if it has an impact in that respect. However, this is a super nourishing night cream, that has really been improving my skin and it is good value for money. I would happily use this again, and recommend this to anyone with dry skin.
Tips: Use sparingly - a small amount goes a very long way. Apply right before bed as this takes a while to soak into the skin.