Name: stackcats
State: VIC
First of all, thank you Beautyheaven for the trial opportunity. QV Face moisturising day cream broad spectrum SPF30 comes in 75g and 150g tubes. I received the 150g tube for this trial. The day cream itself is fairly thick, but it blends quite easily on my skin. The cream is unscented. I believe I have used this QV Face moisturising day cream a few years ago. But looking at the QV website product ingredients and compare them to the one in this trial, I would say the trial version is likely to be a reformulated version, but there are some ingredient differences. The newer version in this trial now has lower percentage in Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol (used to be 2.5%, now 1.0%) and Bemotrizinol (used to be 1.8%, now 1.0%) however the newer version now also has zinc oxide 1.5%. I didn't notice any white cast from the zinc oxide on me, but I have fair to light complexion. If you have darker skin complexion, you might want to test it first. Compared to how I remember the older version, this current version of QV day cream seems less thick and is easier to blend. My skin normally doesn't tolerate chemical sunscreen ingredients, but this QV day cream is very gentle on my skin. I have oily combination skin, and I find that this day cream makes my T-zone quite oily about 3 - 4 hours after application. As a result, if I put makeup on top of this day cream, the makeup will break up around my nose very quickly. I would see myself using this day cream in winter, when my skin tends to be less oily. In summer, I would see myself using a different day cream that is mattifying, and then using a higher SPF sunscreen. But if you don't use makeup much at all, this is a perfectly adequate SPF day cream. Overall I like this product. A gentle SPF30 day cream that doesn't irritate my skin. If you have oily combination skin like me, I would recommend using this in winter, so that your face doesn't turn into an oily mess. I look forward to using this in colder months.
26 Apr 2020