In this post, I will be reviewing Snowberry's Starbright Moisturiser.
Quick summary:
Price: NZD$54
Pros: Lightweight and fast-absorbing, skin feels nice and soft
Cons: Expensive, no sun protection, might be too lightweight for dry skin
Overall: ★★★☆☆
Where to get:
Farmers, Smith & Caugheys, various pharmacies and beauty shops, online (www.snowberrybeauty.com)
Snowberry is a New Zealand-based skincare line that boasts its use of natural, bio-active ingredients and avoidance of potentially harmful chemicals (although it is not certified organic). Because it is not a well-known brand and is quite pricey, I couldn't find any reviews on many of their products. I was tossing up between trying this and buying the infamous Clinique moisturising gel, but was won over by my curiosity.
Oh, and the packaging, of course.
Look, how cute!
Description on the package:
"A cascade of superfruits and Ubiquinone promote age-prevention moisturising and clear skin tone, especially for combination skin."
On the bottle:
"Very light moisturising, especially for combination skin."
The moisturiser comes in a gorgeous white plastic pump bottle. To be honest, if it wasn't for the beautiful packaging, I wouldn't have even looked twice at this product.
I was taken aback by the smell at first - like plastic berry-pomegranate (?). My nana, after trying it, reassured me that it was simply the "smell of nature" (???). After using about two or three times, I'd forgotten the smell was even there. Who knows.
The consistency is on the liquidy side, and absorbs very, very quickly. My skin feels baby-soft and supple afterwards.
I do have three major drawbacks regarding this moisturiser though:
1. It's quite pricey - I'm not sure I'd be willing to pay this amount of money for a moisturiser that doesn't feel that much more amazing than one from a regular drugstore.
2. It doesn't have sun protection. Boo.
3. I still feel a bit dry around the eyes even after using the moisturiser - although I admit this might be my fault, since I don't use a separate eye cream. Even so, I did find that my eyes felt more dry than when I used other moisturisers without eye cream.
My overall opinion - a nice but expensive moisturiser. I'm glad I tried it, but I probably will try another brand once I've used it all.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have anything to say? Have you tried this product before? What did you think? Let me know in the comments below!
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