James Welsh
skincare focus · k-beauty specialist · beauty content creator · 11yr on YouTube
This is good. This is a proper occlusive style balm moisturizer.▶ 2:36–2:40
It's kind of their version of the Cicaplast but honestly, I feel like in a much more cosmetically elegant way.▶ 13:04–13:10
It's got hyaluronic acid complex in it.▶ 13:08–13:11
Poly glutamic acid though, which is so so nicely hydrating. Muru Muru butter, ceramides. So, we're getting barrier support as well.▶ 13:15–13:22
It's designed to seal everything in overnight.▶ 13:26–13:30
It's really not that heavy as it sounds, though.▶ 13:28–13:32
It is perfect on my combination skin.▶ 13:40–13:45
If my barrier feels compromised, if I've traveled, if my skin is dry from tret, this is the final step in my evening routine.▶ 13:42–13:48
This one surprised me in a very very good way.▶ 7:32–7:38
I think Rhode are very good at their marketing without all the marketing fluff in their product descriptions. I feel like they never overpromise, so you're not left massively disappointed.▶ 8:14–8:20
The texture and the application. It's so smooth. It's like rich but not heavy. It's thick but not suffocating. It just spreads so nicely, melts down so quickly. A tiny bit goes a very very long way.▶ 9:08–9:20
And you wake up so glowy. Not greasy, glowy.▶ 9:25–9:30
My skin looks fresher. It looks bouncier. It feels more like elasticky, meaning there's no tight stretch and just everything feels like sealed and locked in.▶ 9:39–9:46
This is great especially if you're using things like retinol or tretinoin in winter and you're finding that your skin's getting a little bit drier and peelier than usual.▶ 9:48–9:54