Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel Review

I was very exited to try this gel when I saw this clear blue jar and this name " HYDRO BOOST WATER GEL" on first time. Also they say Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel double’s skins moisture in just 1hr!? I thought I couldn't image what would happened in 1hr but It sounds what I need. And I am using this for 2 weeks, still I haven't got clue about it. This gel is light gel and spread on skin very nicely.(one finger top size is enough to spread on my face and neck.) It gives me cool fresh feeling and I could feel like my skin is getting hydrating and after this gel disappear my skins are very smooth. And what???? It didn't really moisturized me.Through a day I feel my skin needs more!! To be honest, It is nothing specially boost up thing happened to me. Is it because I have a dry skin??? hmmm... I am a kind of disappointed. I like this texture and I am going to finish to use it. Hopefully I will find something special about this gel and I f I did, I will review again.

I liked the blue pot the creme was packaged in. The creme has a lovely soft feel to it and is easy to apply to the skin.It is light but a little tacky to start with but this soon disappears leaving a nice smooth feel to the skin. My skin definitely felt hydrated after using this product. It is has a lovely fresh fragrance but this may be a problem for people who are allergic to fragrance.I was pleasantly surprised with this creme because I was a bit worried about the list of ingredients in it especially the methylisothiazolinone which causes a lot of allergic reactions.It worked well for both evening and morning and was great under foundation. I would use this product again

The look of this product is on point. Well packaged, sleek and clean look. Great choice of colours for this product, calming and fresh looking. The gel itself has a great mild scent. The gel texture is very different to general moisturizers. Took me a few days to get used to. It is absorbed very quickly without any feeling of over application. Its quite good at making your skin feel smooth & soft to touch. I have unbalanced skin and found it beneficial for the oily parts of my face, not so much for the normal/dry parts. It doesn't offer enough moisture for me, but it's light and fresh for the days my skin is more balanced.

I was really excited to receive this product in the beauty vault from a mystery box. I had seen the superheroes at the time trialing this range and I was itching to get my hands on It! I wasn't totally sure when this product was supposed to be used for. I prefer my day creams to have sunscreen in them so I decided to use this at nightime instead.

My first impressions of the jar is that it is a beautiful blue color and the jar just looks luxurious. It definitely doesn't look like a cheap product, it more reminds me of something high end. When you open the pot, you see a light blue substance (which is actually white, the packaging just makes it look blue), and it has a really nice fragrance. It's light and fresh and slightly sweet.

When you look at the gel, it's half opaque white and half see through. I was expecting something like Aloe Vera gel but it just seems like a light cream. I find you only need a really small amount to do your whole face and it absorbs so quickly. I can touch my face 2 minutes Ater I've applied and it isn't sticky at all and just feels soft.

initially I was just using this on its own as a night cream. For the first hour after applying, my skin feels nice but then I find my face starts feeling a bit tight and dry. I do have dry to very dry skin. I decided to start using it as a primer instead before applying some richer face cream after. I've used about half the jar doing it this way and I think it works well for me. I haven't had breakouts from it and is enjoyable to apply in the evenings.

I'm not totally sure if I'll buy this exact product again but I wouldn't mind trying a different product from the same range out. I think this range is probably suited more for oily skin, not skin as dry as mine. So I would recommend to someone with oily skin to give it a go and see if it works out.

I have been using this product for one week.

To be honest I haven't seen any huge difference in terms of my skin.

The formula is a light almost watery consistency which spreads well over the face.

The smell isn't too overpowering.

It feels nice on the face and does make your skin feel more soft and supple. I didn't feel like this lastep very long though and I haven't seen any longer term benefits over the course of this week.

I don't think i would buy it again, maybe if it was on sale.

Overall, I found that the 'Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel' a great product but probably not one for me.

Firstly I found the packaging attractive and simple. The promise of 24 hour hydration unrealistic. The smell subtle, pleasant and 'fresh'. It went on my skin beautifully and really felt amazing on, unlike any moisturising product I have used before (it actually felt like one of the high quality primers I use).

However despite how nice the product looked and felt to used I didn't feel like it did much for my skin, perhaps it's not for my skin type. I feel like this would be a brilliant product for a teenager or young adult as it's light on their skin and it only focuses on hydration, which I think would be perfect. In regards to the claim of 24 hour hydration, it fell very short. I put it to the test on this promise and felt the it worked well for up to 8 hours but then started to fade and defiantly not the 24 it claims.

I may use it again, but I would recommend that it's a good product for the right person.

I was so happy to receive this in my BR Beauty Box and immediately started using it. I wasn't initially sure how to use it as it doesn't really say if it's a straight up moisturiser or a serum or a mask. Thankfully BR Nat gave me some tips on how she used it, so I've now used it as a serum, mask and moisturiser.

I adore the look of this product, the glass jar makes it look and feel super expensive. The gel is cool to the touch and quite slippery. The scent reminds me of soap, which I'm not a huge fan of. But did it double my skin's hydration in one hour? Well, I'm not sure.

Initially I found I had to use a lot of this product on my skin (a grape sized amount) as my skin just soaked it up (my skin is quite dry). If I used a less amount my skin felt dry still. However since using it my t-zone has become oilier and I've had more breakouts (this is the only new product I've added to my regime). So I do wonder if I've been using too much, and if a little amount is all you need as it does in fact double skin's hydration - even if you can't feel it at the initial moment of application? This will take further investigation, however I've ceased using this until my skin clears a bit more. If/when I start using it again I will re-review.

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I have thoroughly enjoyed using the Neutrogena Hydro Boost range, however I must admit that this was my least favourite of the four products. I will continue to use it, but I would not repurchase it.

The packaging for this product is almost identical to the night concentrate, which makes for a pretty display in my bathroom but isn't particularly practical. This is a sturdy, eye catching aqua jar that is heavy and easy to open and close. The scent is also very similar to the night concentrate, fresh but almost soap smelling. The formula is a gel, which makes it fast absorbing but still very hydrating. This is perfect for underneath my drying foundation, as I don't need to wait long before applying my makeup but my skin is left bright, plump and hydrated throughout the day in an air conditioned building. The product smoothes easily over the skin and a little bit goes a long way.

However, this product is almost identical to the second 'water gel' in the range, which contains SPF. The packaging and SPF are truly the only differences that I can distinguish. There is no harm in using SPF during the day, so why wouldn't I? It is for this reason that I won't repurchase this product - I just don't see where it fits into my routine.

Upon getting this product the first thing I noticed was that it looked and felt like a high end product - something you would get in a department store rather than the supermarket. The packaging is cute and the product smelled nice and fresh. The product looked like a typical cream but felt like a lightweight non sticky gel. There is definitely a lot of quality put into this product.

I have used the moisturiser for about 5 days and I noticed consistently that my skin would feel dry within perhaps 20 minutes of using the product. The second any make up went on during the trial period you could really see the dryness of my skin compared to how it would normally look. I really wanted to love this product because the first impression is so fantastic but it just wasn't suited to my skin type and didn't really do anything for me.