Have you heard of Elizabeth Arden’s Eight Hour Cream? You probably have: it’s a super-rich emollient that you use on everything from your cuticles to your elbows to your eyebrows, and is a total cult product (and one of my personal must-haves). And it’s not exactly “weird”; more like “classic”…so what’s up with the “Weird Product Test-Run” title of this post?
What’s up is that Elizabeth Arden just added a new product to the Eight Hour Cream line: Nighttime Miracle Moisturizer. And it’s weird. It’s basically an enhanced version of the original, with the same uber-thick texture (plus lavender to calm skin and help you sleep)…and the weird part lies in the fact that it’s supposed to go on your face. Because it’s one thing to apply a product that heavy-seeming to your nail beds, and another thing entirely to apply it to, like…your chin.
The best way I can explain the texture of the product is that it’s so thick it’s practically petroleum jelly-esque. And I may be Sahara-level dry (seriously: I think I have the driest skin of anyone I know), but I was still nervous about the idea of smearing this stuff all over my T-zone, especially since I’ve been breaking out a little more than usual during the postpartum period.
But in the interest of blogging, smear it I did. For several nights in a row.
And?
New bedside table staple.
It felt a tiny bit goopy going on, but I actually didn’t mind – the thickness of the formula felt soothing, not pore-clogging. It left enough residue that I wouldn’t apply it during the daytime (unsurprising, since it’s explicitly marketed as a nighttime product), but for overnight use? Totally great: I woke up each morning with noticeably smoother, softer skin. I noticed a little bit of leftover residue, but it wasn’t anything that a quick splash of water didn’t take care of.
(Another selling point: at $39, it’s cheaper than most fancy night creams.)
Grade: A-
Recommended For: The Super-Dry, or anyone looking for a midwinter major moisture boost.
(Buy it here.)
