I love skincare products that work in both the short and long term. Flourish Moisturiser by Marlenha firmly falls into that category. It makes my skin feel and look soft, smooth and plump immediately but also contains ingredients that improves its condition over time when applied regularly.
When I want to really put a moisturiser through its paces I use if after I’ve been swimming. Being immersed in chlorine is extremely harsh on my skin and makes it uncomfortably tight and dry. Flourish instantly makes my skin feel better which is something a lot of creams don’t manage to do.
Another big tick for me is that though Flourish is rich in texture and deeply hydrating, it doesn’t leave skin feeling greasy or even slightly tacky. It absorbs quickly and leaves skin feeling firm and bouncy but with no surface slick. It felt almost like a hydrating mesh on my face and when I looked at the ingredients I saw that it contained something called Lipomoist which is a molecular film that offers immediate and long term hydration. It also acts as a delivery system to help other ingredients penetrate the skin. Another ingredient of note is Cactus Fruit Extract otherwise known as Prickly Pear Cactus. This was touted as being the ingredient of 2015 by influential beauty site Byrdie and has generally been getting a lot of attention stateside. It’s one of those ingredients that has multiple benefits (hydrating, anti-inflammatory, stimulates collagen production) t...