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Best Moisturizers for Dry Skin: My 5 Top Picks from Make Beauty, Rephr, Farmacy, Prequel, and Bloomeffects

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I’m now 36 weeks into pregnancy and couldn’t be more excited, but my skin even drier and itchier than when I posted at 30 weeks. I have a bunch of friends who are going through super dry skin issues (pregnant or otherwise) so I wanted to put together this list of what’s been working really well for me for my face. As far as I know, these are all pregnancy-safe as well! Thank you so much for being here, and it would mean so much to me if you subscribe here for new posts. All links in this post are affiliate links, and if you choose to shop through them, thanks for supporting the blog!

Make Beauty Moisturizing Reverse Emulsion – This is still my favorite hydrating serum (and if you’ve been to this blog before, you know I’ve tried so, so many serums and moisturizers as I have incredibly dry skin). I’ve used this as a moisturizer and primer, mixed with other primers, mixed with foundations, after a shower, during my nighttime routine – it works so well no matter what I do with it. It leaves a dewy but not wet or sticky finish and makes everything look better if I’m using it before makeup. It just feels so nice and is actually hydrating. I also have a bottle of this in the fridge, and it feels so great to throw on when I’m overheated and my skin is getting super dry and itchy.

Rephr Light Hydration Cream – I was grabbing a bunch of Rephr brushes to try out and review (coming soon!), and this moisturizer was added as a free gift. I didn’t know anything about it, but I figured I’d try it out because the ingredients looked great. I’m now obsessed with this moisturizer – I already bought another tube and bought the intense version to try. It’s so hydrating while being incredibly lightweight so I can use it any time of day. It really calms down my skin when it’s feeling particularly irritated (thank you pregnancy skin issues!). When I’m feeling extremely tired and want just one thing to use, I’ll almost always grab this especially because I can just squeeze it out of the tube and don’t have to fuss with a jar (I know that sounds silly, but it makes a difference to me). At the time of writing this, it’s on sale for $9 but even at the usual $28 price point, I would happily repurchase this over and over again.

Farmacy Honey Halo Hydrating Ceramide Moisturizer – This is the one of the best moisturizers I’ve tried for my super dry skin. It’s incredibly thick but still absorbs super quickly and plays well with my other night time skincare products. Usually by this time of year, my skin starts to get flaky and itchy because it’s so dry, but I’ve had no issues since I’ve been using this. I find that I need so little of this that it lasts me way longer than I expect, which is good because it’s one of the moisturizers I don’t want to be without in my routine. The only thing I don’t love about this is that it’s hard to get the last bits out of the jar, but I will definitely put up with that for how well this works for my skin.

Prequel Skin Utility Ointment – This is a multi-purpose ointment hydrates dry, cracked, chapped, and chafed skin that I use on my face but also my cuticles, lips, and sometimes even places like my elbows. This feels so much better as a last layer on my skin than an oil or something like vaseline but works so well to keep moisture in overnight. It’s not sticky or heavy at all, and I can tell a huge difference between when I’ve been home using it vs not having it with me while travelling. It somehow even works for my super dry skin to help with my moisture barrier even if I only use one moisturizer (which I almost never do but sometimes I’m just so tired).

Royal Tulip Moisturizing Nectar – As much as I love all these products, this one is hands down my favorite (although I do really love having both this and the Prequel Ointment to switch between). This is the most tenacious slugging product I’ve ever used – seriously, it will absolutely still be on your face the next morning, and you will notice it if you don’t wash it off. If I need extreme moisturization or know it will be particularly dry overnight, this is my go to last step. It starts out the texture of thick honey and turns into more of a serum texture as it warms up on your skin (and so doesn’t stay sticky). My skin feels so much softer and hydrated in the morning!

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Bloomeffects Brand Review – Tulip Dew Sunscreen Serum, Royal Tulip Nectar, Tulip Dew Drops, Royal Tulip Vitamin C, and Royal Tulip Cleansing Jelly

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As part of getting to know my collection, I want to spend more time reviewing all the products I have. Next up is everything I own from BloomEffects, a really great skincare brand that focused on tulips . Hopefully this will be a really great walk through of a good amount of what the brands offers – let me know if you want me to try anything else!  I wanted to thoroughly test these products to provide a more detailed review of them, and I’ve gotten a ton of wear time out of them so if you have any questions I haven’t addressed, please ask in the comments. As always, thank you so much for being here, and it would mean so much to me if you subscribe here for new posts! All links are affiliate links – thanks so much for supporting the blog if you shop through them!

Tulip Dew Vitamins & Mineral Sunscreen Serum SPF 50 – This was my gateway product into this brand, and I’m so glad I tried it. It’s a mineral sunscreen (I can’t wear chemical sunscreens, so I’m always on the hunt for a great mineral sunscreen) that’s slightly tinted and is a serum/oil texture that’s very similar to the Glossier Future Dew. It’s one of my favorite sunscreens because it’s incredibly moisturizing, the slight tint makes my skin look amazing, and it works well alone or under makeup. It’s also really effective (based on wearing it in the summer in NYC with no issues). That said, this is definitely not something I’d recommend for oily skin folks or if you don’t want something that makes your skin incredibly hydrated and dewy. I’ve loved it way more in the winter because my skin is so much drier, but I’ll for sure be switching back to some of my other sunscreens in the summer.

Royal Tulip Moisturizing Nectar – As much as I love all these products, this one is hands down my favorite. If I could only choose one to recommend, it would be this one, because it’s so unique. It is the most tenacious slugging product I’ve ever used – seriously, it will absolutely still be on your face the next morning, and you will notice it if you don’t wash it off. If I need extreme moisturization or know it will be particularly dry overnight, this is my go to last step. It starts out the texture of thick honey and turns into more of a serum texture as it warms up on your skin (and so doesn’t stay sticky). My skin feels so much softer and hydrated in the morning! I didn’t use it last night, and I’m feeling how much drier and tighter my skin feels this morning given its winter here, and it definitely made a huge difference that I used something else.

Royal Tulip Vitamin C Facial Oil – I’ve been looking for a new vitamin C product to replace the Skinceuticals one (which I love but it’s just so expensive). I really like this in terms of effectiveness, but wow it is truly for dry skin days. It’s obviously an oil, but it’s also an incredibly hydrating one that sticks around, so I only use it when my skin is feeling particularly dry and will soak it up. Otherwise, it makes my makeup feel like it’s going on a base that’s way too slippy. I switch between this and the Naturium Vitamin C Serum, and I’m really glad I have both. If you’re looking for an effective Vitamin C that’s incredibly hydrating, this one is fantastic, but I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone with normal to oily skin unless you were planning on using it at night.

Tulip Dew Drops – This reminds me of both the Make Beauty Reverse Emulsion and the PSA The Most serums – they all can be used as a moisturizer and primer, mixed with other products, mixed with foundations, etc. and leave a dewy but not wet or sticky finish that makes everything look better. All of them are like a super sophisticated version of the Glossier Future Dew in that they just feel super luxurious while leaving your skin looking and feeling way more hydrated than it did before. If you have any of the others, you don’t need this, but if you’re looking for a dewy finish serum that makes your skin feel great, and you don’t have one yet, this is a great one.

Royal Tulip Cleansing Jelly – The thing I like most about this is that it comes in a tube, which makes it so much more pleasant to use than having to open up a cleansing balm jar and dig product out of it. The texture of this is so nice, and it definitely works well as a first cleanse. It will definitely be my choice for travel because of the packaging and how soothing it is. That said, I still like the Farmacy Green Clean the most out of all the first cleanse products I’ve tried. It’s just so effective and so satisfying to use, and all the limited edition scents from last year that I’m still working my way through are amazing.

What other products would you like me to review? Let me know if there’s anything else you’d like to see here on LiftBakeLove, and thanks for reading! As always, some links may be affiliate links that support the blog, but all reviews/opinions are completely my own and unsponsored.