$100 can do a lot. So if you can save it, you should.
While doing our daily research on how to get our skin ready for summer, we stumbled across U Beauty Ultra Moisturizer. The name alone appealed to us, soaking up water like a sponge (naturally and effortlessly!), but it was the reviews that really won us over.
“Unlocked my new holy grail,” says one former “La Mer lifer”—the brand that put the “L” in luxury skincare. “It goes on like a light moisturizer, but is incredibly restorative and nourishing,” and it’s “just as hydrating” but not “gooey” like the pricier La Mer.
Okay, but what does this have to do with the $100 we were talking about earlier? Well, without getting too complicated, 1 fl oz is roughly equivalent to 1 oz. So if we’re looking at a 1.7 fl oz bottle of U Beauty’s cream and a 2 oz bottle of most La Mer’s creams, they should be about the same price, right? Wrong!
The former costs $168, while the Designer Moisturizer is a whopping $390, which means they’re about $99 and $195 per ounce, respectively. It takes some math, but in short, the Ultra Moisturizer is about $100 cheaper for nearly the same amount of product. (If the reviewer had used La Mer’s more expensive products, like the $450 Night Cream, the savings would have been even greater!)
We know that even at $168, the price is pretty steep, but the quality seems to match it: The U Beauty Moisturizer is made with five types of hyaluronic acid and special technology that delivers it to the parts of the skin that need it most (the brand’s name). Shea butter, argan oil, and other hydrating ingredients also help this product live up to its name.
It also reduces the look of fine lines and wrinkles, and the effects are said to last for 48 hours, so you don’t need to use as much every day. What’s more, brand ambassador Michelle Monaghan is also a big fan—she included it in her Essential Edit series along with three other products.
“This moisturizer is my new favorite because it’s so lightweight and I can use it during the day and at night without drying out my skin,” one customer wrote, adding, “It sinks into the skin really well without feeling greasy.”
“This facial moisturizer is an absolute steal. I’ve used Augustinus Bader three times before but this super moisturizer works just as well for a fraction of the price,” said another.
Shop the super moisturizer at U Beauty, and keep scrolling to shop more products from the brand.