Beauty sleep takes on a whole new meaning with these skin-repairing night creams
May 23, 2020
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For anyone on a quest for soft, glowing skin, nothing can beat layering on a night cream before you hit the pillow. Typically thicker and more hydrating than regular daytime moisturizers, the best night creams encourage skin to repair itself from the inside out, all while you sleep. (Meaning they help heal day-to-day stress, which can cause early aging, fine lines, spots, and inflammation.) Ahead, 17 all-star night creams for every skin concern, including oil, acne, rosacea, and—of course—dryness.
Anti-Aging Award Winner: Revitalift Intensive Moisturizer, L'Oréal Paris
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The Revitalift Triple Power Daily Face Moisturizer is an MVP of drugstore skincare. The plush cream is formulated with powerhouses retinol, Vitamin C, and Hyaluronic Acid to deliver serious anti-aging results in just a week.
For Glowing Skin: Glycolic 10 Renew Overnight, Skinceuticals
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Glycolic acid is a superstar in the skincare world for its ability to fight everything from wrinkles to acne and discoloration. This night cream delivers the acid at 10% alongside soothing botanicals so you get glowing, radiant skin.
Take care of the microflora that keeps skin radiant by applying this luxe night cream every evening. Its formula includes an active pre-biotic, plus omega-packed barley, quinoa, and sweet almond milk.
For Sensitive Skin: Toleriane Ultra Night Cream for Sensitive Skin, La Roche-Posay
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Formulated with its proprietary thermal spring water and a special antioxidant complex, this night cream hydrates without causing irritation. That’s because it’s made without preservatives, parabens, fragrance, and drying alcohol.
Drugstore Deal: Regenerist Night Recovery Cream, Olay
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Slather this fragrance-free cream on while you’re sleeping, and in just a few days you’ll notice plumper, smoother, brighter skin (thanks to the hefty dose of peptides).
For Oily Skin: Moon Fruit Superfruit Night Treatment, Herbivore
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Fruit enzymes gentle exfoliate away dead skin while you’re sleeping, while hyaluronic acid plumps and hydrates without clogging pores. Plus, we love that it’s packed with skin-healing antioxidants and the formula is all-natural.
Anti-Aging Award Winner: The Rich Cream, Augustinus Bader
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At $265 a bottle, this rich face cream lives up to its name. But it garnered a frenzied and loyal following for a reason: after just a few uses, your skin looks and feels totally renewed. Consider it a winning investment.
The best doesn’t always mean the most expensive. This jelly-like moisturizer feels incredibly lightweight, yet it hydrates like a rich cream. Plus, it won’t make skin look oily or greasy come morning.
Splurge: White Caviar Crème Extraordinare, La Prairie
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We don’t blame you if you can’t get over the price tag…but hear us out. Made with a rare golden caviar extract and an exclusive cellular complex, this cream brightens and firms your skin like nothing else. You’ll see noticeable results right away but even better ones after just two weeks—this is a true investment.
The whipped and airy texture of this cream means it absorbs in seconds. But don’t mistake it for a lightweight. The blend of oils brings scaly and dull skin back to life.
For Sagging Skin: Peptide 21 Lift & Firm Moisturizer, Peter Thomas Roth
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There are 21 peptides and neuropeptides in this moisturizer, which are the closest skincare ingredient we have to Botox. Use it every night for a few weeks and skin will look noticeably firmer.
For Fine Lines: Needles No More Wrinkle Smoothing Cream, Dr. Brandt Skincare
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We won’t go as far as to say that you won’t need needles any more, but this Needles No More Wrinkle Smoothing Cream fights fine lines fast. Slather it on before bed to wake up with fewer lines than the day before.
For Rosacea: Facial Moisturizing Lotion PM, CeraVe
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It’s deceptively hydrating for such a lightweight formula and made with three essential ceramides to restore skin’s protective barrier and help calm stubborn redness and irritation.
For Dewier Skin: Charlotte's Magic Night Cream, Charlotte Tilbury
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This balmy cream is oily—in a good way. It leaves skin glowy and supple right away, but is packed with anti-agers like retinol, vitamins, and peptides to improve the look over time.
