I was so interested when first seeing Neutrogena Naturals range came out. I gave this night cream a good week of testing before this review.
First of all this is definitely a lovely cream for the price. It has lots of vitamins, oils instead of a bunch of chemicals, which I like about. It's a cream which is more hydrating and perfect for winter! It's thick but not too greasy, a little goes a long way. Also it goes into your skin super fast!
Now the down side. It has alcohol and fragrance, actually a lot of fragrance!! I don't know why they put so much fragrance into a "natural" range product. I would rather it to be more like that brand "Simple", which contains no alcohol or fragrance. My skin gets quite dry and a lot more sensitive in winter than other time of the year, and this is the time when I choose to use a night cream instead of light moisturizer. I can feel the fragrance in skin care products only in winter time, and it's not a pleasant feeling to be honest.
I really don't understand why fragrance is necessary for a clearly stated "naturals" skin care range. This is the only down side for me for this product, otherwise could of been a 5/5!
When I opened the pot of cream the first natural instinct was to smell it and I was delighted. It smelt to me a little like coco butter and coconut. I found a little went a long way which is great as it is going to last a long time. After rubbing in, my skin absorbed it quickly but I didn't feel like I needed more on. I liked the fact that lying on my pillow I didn't have a greasy face and I didn't have to lie on my back all night. It felt a little tingly when I first applied especially on the really dry areas, but that went after a few minutes. My skin felt firm but soft. In the morning my skin did look better, it felt softer. I found after a few days it had helped heal some pimples and where my skin was ultra dry before, it now isn't. Usually when I have used night creams I have broken out really badly but with this it never happened. Over all I'm really impressed. Great value for money, smells delicious and makes my skin feel really lovely. I think using this over time I will see more benefits and changes in my skin.