Rightly or wrongly, I’ve never been particularly fussed about using a dedicated night cream. Instead, I’ve spent years and years testing and researching the best moisturisers for my skin type and am now confident that my curated edit of moisturisers for oily skin are efficacious enough to be used around the clock. However, I appreciate that now I’m firmly in my mid-30s, there are occasions when I’d like my skincare to be working that little bit harder for me. Combined with the fact that I have two young children who love to leave their bedroom to disturb me at least once a night, and my skin is definitely showing signs of tiredness. (A nice way of saying I look absolutely knackered all the time.)
So, while years of dealing with acne means that I’m well-versed in understanding what products will balance oiliness or calm blemishes, lately I’ve been turning my attention to formulations more targeted towards majorly boosting brightness, improving tone and texture, and strengthening a compromised skin barrier. And there’s one night cream that ticks all of those boxes and more besides: Murad’s Essential-C Overnight Barrier Repair Cream.
