Estee Lauder Nutritious Radiant Energy Gel Emulsion

I have used Estee Lauder Moisturiser (Day Wear SPF 15) in the past, and really enjoyed that product. This has a similar feel, but just wasn't quite as impressive.

Firstly, the packaging is lovely. An almost glowing red tub with a reflective lid. I like that the tub is glass - it feels fancy.

The moisturiser has a slight tangy-sweet smell of pomegranate. It is super creamy but still light weight and absorbs very easily into the skin. It claims to give an immediate and intense boost of moisture, but I felt that it's main effect was more that of 'energising' the skin. It made my skin feel tightened and radiant but probably wouldn't suit dry skin types as it doesn't really offer deep hydration. Because of this, it would likely work well for oily skin.

Overall, I found this to be very very similar to Clinique's Moisture Surge Gel. Clinique's product is slightly more affordable though, and so for that reason I wouldn't repurchase the Estee Lauder Gel again.

As an extra point, I love that the Estee Lauder Day Wear has added SPF 15. Because this gel doesn't have SPF, I need to add it as an extra step in my morning face routine (especially now we are approaching summer). The gel also is not quite intense enough to be a night cream, so it doesn't really fit into my overall skincare collection.

I am still a firm fan of Estee Lauder, but this product didn't quite hit the mark for me.

Firstly, love the packaging the resembles the pomegranate ingredient. It isn't cheap feeling. I would say the consistency is more of a cream than a gel though. I used this after the lotion and a little product definitely goes a long way. I would apply am and pm and my skin in the morning would feel very soft and look glowy. I would say the product definitely works wonders and I will continue to use in hand with the lotion. I suffer with dry skin on my nose and although it's still there it's definitely better. It also smells very subtlety fruity which is an added bonus!

This product is a beautiful, thick creamy product that smells divine. It smells like fresh pomegranate. A little goes a very long way so it would last a long time. It feels lovely and luxurious when applied to the skin. I have oily skin that's prone to nasty breakouts and unfortunately my skin just did not like this formula. I found that my skin became greasy when using this and started to break out. I was definitely radiant, so much so that I was very shiney and my makeup broke up. I stopped use and gave it to a friend with normal skin and she loved it, it definitely gave her a lovely dewy glow when used along with the Energy Lotion as a duo.

This gel emulsion was great in the morning as it was light weighted. But the great thing of this product stopped there. It was too sticky and I felt like my skin didn’t absorb it thoroughly but rather the gel emulsion was being a “barrier” between my skin and the product thereafter (often being my sunscreen). This gel emulsion; though; somehow was a great primer (in a way) for my face.

After giving this product 5 nights(!) I decided that this was definitely not for PM. Similar to lotion, you can’t layer this for spots where you want extra moisture. It doesn’t even feel all “absorbed” into my skin which should be really easy for gel type lotions anyways.

I was lucky enough to be selected in the trial team for this product alongside the Radiant Energy Lotion. The first thing I noticed about this product was the packaging. As I have also noticed with other Estee Lauder products is that while the jar is quite big, there is a lot of plastic. This creates an illusion that there may be a lot of product inside but it actually doesn't hold a lot which is disappointing for the price tag. I used this product as a moisturiser after using the energy lotion as a toner. It had quite a thin, watery consistency which I was expecting given it uses the word "water" in the description. It glides on really easily and I only needed to use a small amount to cover my whole face. It has a very pleasant, sweet scent and feels gentle on the skin. It absorbs well, leaving the skin well moisturised. I can't say I noticed my skin looking any more radiant than usual, but I do think this product is really nice as a light day cream. I am looking forward to seeing if there are any long term benefits from using this product.