Antipodes Vanilla Pod Hydrating Day Cream

I was introduced by beautician to Antipodes. I find the product silky smooth, non-greasy, and gentle!! You dont need to use very much so forget a watery product in a pump and use this cream for redness and dryness caused by air conditioning.

First off, I want to say how delicious this product sounds with it's Vinanza Grape from award-winning Marlborough sauvignon blanc grape seeds. That said, I could smell the vanilla pod which is my preferred scent.

I got this in the mini pack (I think it was paired with an oil). Which is a great way to try two products. The mini is also the perfect travel size and the day cream inside it is rich and creamy.

It absorbs pretty well and makes the skin feel smooth and hydrated after using.

It is a quality NZ made product and also cruelty free. However, if the price tag puts you off, I believe it's also on Fly Buys rewards.

This ranks as one of my all time favourite day creams almost based on just the scent alone! Lightly sweet, I look forward to applying this product every morning. Scent aside, it is a lovely product. Quite thick for a day cream but I'm finding that it is exactly what my skin needs in this colder weather. I feel it definitely helps to keep my skin looking and feeling healthy and well moisturised, and with the boast of natural ingredients it contains, it's no surprise. Gotta love a kiwi brand too! I much prefer the glass pot to the tubes that Antipodes used to use.

My favorite moisturizer. I discovered this in my late 30s and am so glad I did. Lasts all day and one pot can last 6 months, so it is great value. Creamy, dreamy, beautiful light fragrance of vanilla. Have recommended to all of my family who all use it now. It is one of my fav Antipodes products. Keeps skin plump and hydrated. Just Devine.

The Antipodes Vanilla Pod Hydrating Day Cream has got to be one of my all time favourite moisturisers, up there with Celestial by Lush. I adore everything about this product, minus the price, so here's my wee rant about this gem:

Firstly, I LOVE how Antipodes as a brand focusses so highly on quality and using New Zealand ingredients. So refreshing and so real. Their packaging sets them apart from other brands with their natural, earthy style. This product comes in a generously sized screw-top glass pot, a nice wee touch of luxury.

The moisturiser itself is incredible. Quite thick for a day cream, but smooths on easily and absorbs quickly into the skin. It is a white, creamy colour, and does not leave the skin at all greasy or oily. The scent is the key thing here - this moisturiser smells like actual cupcakes! The most delicious scent I have ever experienced in a face product, period. It does not linger on your face, thankfully, but in those few moments of application you are surrounded by this cloud of vanilla-y bliss. Love.

Packed in a nice cardboard box, that does look fresh and green, and does say buy me I'm good for your skin. This cream comes is a lovely brown glass jar with a black screw top lid with green foliage over the label, it looks and sounds good, Inside is a nice thickish cream off white in colour and has a light sweet vanilla border line marshmallow scent, fresh and alive in fragrance and feel. This cream is soft and light and creamy it feels rich in texture and readily absorbs into my skin leaving it fresh and soft. I get moisturising benefits with this cream as well as the benefit of the antibacterial properties in this cream, it really does help keep my skin supple and keeps blemishes down to a minimum. I recently suffered some bug bites on my face and I'm sure this cream helped keep my skin soft and helped heal my bug bites that were looking a little nasty. This I think is a wonderful moisturiser that keeps my skin moisturised and I love the fact that it does help with blemishes, weird as it sounds it keeps my skin feeling clean. My only thing is fingers in the jar "ick" so I use a wee spoon to get it out. Value if you're after a moisturiser that helps with breakouts but keeps your skin supple.

This is a lovely day cream, light vanilla scent which is not overpowering at all. It is on the heavier side for a day cream, and I did find that I had to wait a bit before applying makeup when using this in my morning routine as it left a slight film on my skin, I prefer to use the Rejoice Day Cream as it is lighter and did not leave a film. Overall though it did what it said it would, and apart from the residue, I enjoyed using it.