As you can see from the title today I want to review the very popular “Midnight Recovery Concentrate Oil” from Kiehl’s. For those of you that don’t know, Kiehl’s is an immensely popular homemade skincare brand started in 1851 in New York City. In Ireland, it is available in the stand alone store in Dundrum Shopping Centre, department stores such as Debenhams, Arnotts and you can also buy it online from these stores. This is what the packaging looks like.
A 30ml bottle of this costs €44 on Debenhams.ie here now I knowwwwww this is pretty pricy but for my fellow dry skin beauties that are into their skincare then this is definitely a product I’d recommend investing in. A little bit goes a very long way and you only need to use it once a day overnight for a luxurious, hydrating treatment.
I’ve been using this for a little over 2 weeks now and I definitely notice a difference in my skin. I’ve used its daytime counterpart “Daily Reviving Concentrate” oil (the bottle is very similar except it's yellow instead of navy) also by Kiehl’s, which I personally didn’t like as much. I found the consistency too watery and I didn’t feel like it absorbed into my skin properly, it just kind of sat on top of it. Now I know the daily oil is a holy grail product for alot of people but it just didn’t work as well as I would have liked it to on my dry AF skin, especially for the price of it.
The midnight oil however, is much more luxurious and worked a dream on my skin. The oil is thicker which I prefer as I feel like it actually penetrates my skin and when I wake up the texture of my face is a lot smoother, plumper and doesn’t feel as tight. After cleansing my face right before I go to bed at night, I mix 2-3 drops of it in with my moisturiser and pat it into my skin. Normally I would just apply it by itself under my moisturiser but right now I’m using the Nivea Creme which is very thick cream so I like to mix the two together to liquify the consistency slightly so as to make it easier to press into my skin. The next morning you can continue with your regular skincare routine as the product has already been absorbed while you slept.
All in all I’d give it a solid 8/10, only losing a few points because of the price. I know I’ll go through these bottles very quickly because of my insanely dry skin so it’s going to end up costing me quite a bit of money going forward. Especially since the weather is getting increasingly colder (apparently they’re expecting snow to hit Ireland soon 😭) our skin is going to need something a lot more powerful than just moisturiser alone to protect it from the elements. So, the price is definitely a sacrifice I’m willing to make for the sake of my skin.
As always, any questions just ask ☺️
Michelle xx
