My skin is ravenous for moisture on the average day, but in the winter? It reaches an unseemly level of dehydration if I'm not careful. That's why the moisturizer shelf in my bathroom is packed to the gills with all manner of deeply nourishing creams and lotions to pull my epidermis back from the brink of Sahara-level dryness. So when one of my all-time favorite estheticians, Sofie Pavitt, aka the "acne whisperer" of New York City, revealed that she was launching her first moisturizer, my curiosity skyrocketed. To my endless surprise and delight, the new Sofie Pavitt Face Omega Rich Moisturizer not only delivers on all its promises—namely to nourish and hydrate acne-prone skin—but exceeded all my expectations for what the formula could be.
To be fair, I have been a fan of the Sofie Pavitt Face brand since its inception in March 2023, but there are only so many ways you can reinvent a moisturizer (so long as it's not also acting as a retinol product). What I'm looking for in a standout formula in 2025 is the texture, the sensorial nature of using the cream itself. Is it sticky? Does it spread easily? Does it leave a glowy (not greasy) sheen on the skin? Do I actually look forward to applying it? I'll give you a hint: the Omega Rich Moisturizer aced every category by which I judge my face creams.
