The scenario: It’s Saturday night, you’re kind of dressed up, and you take your makeup bag into the bathroom. You dispense a pump of foundation onto your BeautyBlender and start applying, only to realize?what the fuck"?your face is suddenly a palette of white flakes, and your makeup is just chilling on top, refusing to fulfill its glowy, dewy promises. Welcome, friends, to my life.
As someone with epically dry skin and someone who’s pro-foundation, I’m often faced with dry patches that even the most emulsifying moisturizer can’t fix. I’ve tried everything?from the $265-an-ounce stuff and the bottle of cold-pressed avocado oil in my kitchen to off-label uses of eczema cream?and nothing’s eradicated my dryness consistently. So when I heard skin-care brand Dr. Jart was releasing a product that essentially promises to quench your face with straight-up H20, it wasn’t a question of whether I’d try it but rather when I’d be able to coat my entire face with it in the name of research. MORE: Why Are You So Afraid to Admit You Use Foundation"
Previously only available in Korea (where it’s known as “whitening” moisturizer?common Asian vernacular for skin-brightening), Water Drop Hydrating Moisturizer ($36, at Sephora) claims it contains actual water droplets “that burst instantaneously upon contact with the skin, immediately replenishing moisture levels.” Sweet! I got my hand...