Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate Review

The thing I love most about this product is the packaging. Such a beautiful colour, and has a great glass dropper applicator.

The thing I least like is the price; it is really, really steep. I was lucky to win my first bottle, but would hesitate to repurchase based on the price.

It does do a good job and soaks in to the skin well; it smells nice; you need a bit more than the 2-3 drops claimed, which is unfortunate given the price. You do wake up with soft, moisturised skin, but I wouldn't credit that entirely to this product, as I use it in conjuction with others.

I was excited to try this elixir as I've always been impressed with Kiehl's products in the past (especially their amazing Ultra Facial Cream!).

In terms of the packaging, I'm such a fan. Kiehl's have an amazing aesthetic that manages to look simple and scientific, yet luxury at same time! I know we SHOULDN'T pick our beauty products based on aesthetics, but let's be realistic...

In terms of the actual product, it was less standout. As per the instructions, I only needed a few drops for my whole face, so the bottle will go a long way. It absorbed easily and I had no greasiness on my skin prior to applying my moisturiser. Also as per the advertising, my face does feel lovely and soft after using it. I didn't notice an obvious scent, which I consider important in a facial product.

However... $98 is not small change. I feel I can achieve similar results with products such as a good bottle of rosehip oil or a decent mixed ingredient facial oil for $30. $98 just seems excessive and definitely not something I could ever tell hubby about!

As such, this is a good product and will make your bathroom shelf look really good, but if you're after value for money you should probably give this one a pass.

I had such high hopes for this. I thought with the cult status being a top selling product and personally being wowed by the Avocado Eye Cream from the same brand (amazing for getting rid of hashtag lines under my eyes, read my review on that) I was lusting after some Midnight Recovery. After all at near 100 bucks for 30ml it's gotta do more for my skin than some more basic affordable facial oil. Now this clear, colorless oil is light but intensely hydrating. I can't use this during the day even if I have really dry skin because my face will be a grease ball in no time but during the night it's hydrating even if my face is oily. It smells like a refined lavender which while I'm not a fan of lavender scents and dislike lavender essential oil scents this one seems more mild and calming and luckily for me the scent fades soon after I apply it. The glass bottle is gorgeous, very high end looking with the pump button at the top of the dropper and it is deep, dark midnight blue with Kiehl's information about the product on bronze writing on it. It has taken me a really long time to use this up since I only use a little bit at night during the colder months. The ingredients are Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Squalane, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Evening Primrose Oil, Jojoba Seed Oil, Coriander Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Lavender Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Linalool, Rosemary Leaf Oil, Citronellol, Geraniol, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Cucumber Fruit Extract, Turmeric Root Extract, Limonene, Citral, Sclareolide, Rose Flower Oil, Jasmine Extract and Sunflower Seed Oil. When I used this my skin was soft and smooth and more moisturized the next day, which is what this product says it'll do. It didn't erase the fine lines I have or brighten my skin. That being said I have used more affordable bottles of facial oil, ones that also felt luxurious and woken up with soft and smooth, hydrated, moisturized skin. So I can't justify spending almost 100 bucks on this facial oil. I think I will purchase something else.