Bel Essence Anti-Wrinkle Face Cream, 9-Oil Botanical, Mature/Dry Skin

I have purchased literally hundreds of products from Amazon over the years, and this is the first one that I have felt compelled to review. My favorite thing about this product aside from the results (which I promise you will see,) is the absolutely incredible smell. It's the softest, gentlest, most inoffensive vanilla I've ever smelled, and I would wear it as a daily fragrance in a heartbeat. It's not sticky-sweet or too gourmand, nor is it too sterile and clean. Just an absolutely lovely gentle soft smell that makes me think of falling into a feather pillow at the end of a long day. The cream has the texture of heavy whipping cream, and is an absolute joy to apply. I just purchased it 2 weeks ago, and have since been using it every day to follow AHA/vitamin C serum in the AM and retinol in the PM. I could not gush more about how much my skin has improved in texture, elasticity, evenness of complexion, smoothness, softness, youthfulness... I am only 23, but am an engineering student at the most prestigious public university in my country; I sleep maybe 30 hours a week and don't have time to take care of myself, so my skin is an absolute nightmare. Not only do I have deep sunken undereye circles and sebacious filaments all over my nose and cheeks, but the sort of undereye wrinkles, laugh lines, facial sagging, and visible undereye veins (!!) that I see in people in their late 30s. Prior to trying this product, I was seriously considering eyelid/undereye surgery after graduation so that I could enjoy at least a few years of youthful beauty before my 30s. I used to be afraid of cameras to the point that I wouldn't use face-unlock on my phone because seeing the enormous pores and deep shadows on my face was too depressing. I could have been a poster child for a cautionary tale of what happens to neglected skin in a high-stress lifestyle, but even over just two weeks I have hope that I won't have to resort to surgery any longer. I could not gush more about this cream and what it has done for me. I will try to find a picture of how my skin used to look (might be difficult, I avoided cameras out of humiliation) and upload progress pictures. If there's any chance I can sway the prematurely aged to give this cream a shot, I feel obligated. :) 5 stars, absolutely heavenly smell, a treat that I look forward to applying at the end of my skincare routine. Not greasy under makeup, which is excellent if you (like me) prefer liquid eyeliners.

I'm a 31 year old male. One Sunday at church, my friend was laughing and I noticed lines around his eyes. He's 29. At that moment, I realized I needed to try and prolong my youthful appearance for as long as possible. I bought some Clarin's Double Serum. It's expensive. I used that for a while and liked the results. I used about a bottle of that a month for around five months. Again, it's expensive. Decided to try this out because of the reviews and the cost. Best decision I've made in a while. The seller set me up with a promotional free bottle after my first bottle too. No hoops to jump through, just solid customer service. I have sensitive, oily skin. Teenage acne scars. I'm hesitant to put moisturizing products on my face because of my oily skin. I don't want acne either. At first, I thought this would make my skin more oily. So I tried a little bit at a time. It doesn't make my skin more oily or shiny. I don't know how, but it doesn't. It absorbs the oil and shine on my face somehow. I use it in the morning before work, sometimes after work when I wash my face and then right before bed. Seriously, it works better than Clarin's Double Serum. It doesn't have an overpowering smell. It's pretty much odorless in my opinion. It makes my skin look bright and healthy. Not all old and worn out. Doesn't make my skin feel oily at all. I've been using it for a few weeks and I can definitely notice a difference in the way my skin feels. It feels very smooth and soft. It's a solid product and for the price, it's absolutely worth it. If you buy it from the same seller I bought it from, all the better. I don't write reviews too often, so I hope this review helps you with your purchase. If you suffer from acne, look into pantothenic acid.

I bought this product mainly because my smile lines were starting to bother me. I've used over the counter anti-aging moisturizers before, (Olay, L'oreal etc.) Olay I've used for a long time, but when it came to getting rid of lines, the sculpting treatment didn't really cut it for me. Leading me to purchase Bel Essence. I've always wanted to go organic, and this is the only product I found to be truly organic. I just recieved this, and have been using it as a day cream and night cream. It tingles at first (in my case still does) and I've seen minor improvements in my smile lines, but my face is plump and has a healthy glow. The jar is small in size, but the quantity surely outweighs the quality. The less you use (since the instructions say it lasts 3 months alone) It melts like butter on your face. Hence the 4 stars, I wasn't expecting such a response. Overall (in the 3 days I've had it) I like it. Hope this helps!

Skin Type: Fair to Medium, normal to dry in places (T-zone dryness) Wrinkles: Mild forehead wrinkles, furrows (between eyebrows) are moderate, very mild crows feet. None anywhere else. Nonsmoker. Duration of Use: One month on an average of once per day (sometimes twice) No negative side effects (rash, breakout, etc.) Opinion: It goes on smoothly, but feels a little greasy. A little goes a long way. There is a faint vanilla smell that is pleasant. It does absorb quickly. After using regularly for a month I see no difference in wrinkle appearance and very little improvement in skin dryness. I cannot justify buying this again for this price when Aveeno Daily Moisturizer works just as well, or maybe even better. I'm not saying its 'junk' because it appears to be of some quality. However, too expensive for a moisturizer that is just as good as something else for half the price. As mentioned, I see absolutely no improvement in wrinkle appearance and mine aren't even all that bad or noticeable. I won't buy this again but will use what's left as it does have a pleasant smell and leaves skin feeling smooth.

I always read reviews prior to buying skin-care products but oddly, all of the reviews were on amazon. I cannot find 'bel essence' in stores and the label looks a bit home-made. That said, there were a ton of positive reviews through amazon and some customers said they use it after rolling their skin with a dermaroller (I bought one too) so I ordered it. I'm in my early 30s and don't have much in the way of wrinkles but I'm sure to put lotion or cream on my face every night and each morning because I don't WANT wrinkles. I do have a few on my forehead from raising my eyebrows. I use this cream at night and it is extremely thick. A little goes a long way (which is fantastic) and it smells really nice -- kind of 'nutty'. If you look at the ingredients you'll see it's all natural which is also nice (paraben free). I wanted to wait a little while before writing a review and I never know if some results are psychosomatic which is why I didn't want to review the cream right away. Although it feels great and doesn't absorb right away -- which for me is a positive -- I'm not sure if I can tell if there's a difference. My husband says my skin looks great and I certainly haven't had any type of negative reaction which is why I'm giving this five stars. My skin FEELS great after using it and I had no problems using it right after the dermaroller. I typically don't have bad reactions to lotions except on my hands. I'm not sure what causes it - my dermatologist doesn't know - but quite a lot of creams and lotions react strongly with my hands which is why I'll occasionally try face products on them, just to see if I have a reaction. Believe it or not, my hands can tolerate Bel Essence so I'll even use it on my knuckles and on the back of my hands before bed since I can trust it. It's a little expensive but it's worth trying. I'm going to keep using it and if I do notice any change, I'll update my review. I'm wearing it now. I smell great. :)

I bought this product because the formula of my regular moisturizer changed. The new formula caused my skin to turn red and also caused a burning sensation. I have sensitive skin, so I tend to feel apprehensive about trying out new products on my face. To provide some other helpful background information, I've had to work harder to prevent clogged pores in my 30's than ever before. Whatever the reason, it's an issue. My skin is also on the dry side in the winter and normal in the summer. I recently found a bentonite clay mask for the pore issue and had clear pores for about 4 weeks before trying this product. I used a very small amount of this stuff at night for two days and then my pores started clogging up again worse than before!! Prior to the time I was using the clay mask, my pores were clogged only in the T zone. After using this cream it was all over my face. I was hoping that this stuff would work for me, but I can't use it. It will probably take another week before my face goes back to normal. That's about how long it took after I initially started using the clay mask for my pores to clear up. I am disappointed because I will have to continue my search for a facial moisturizer that works for me. Also, I looked at the seller's website and I can't return this stuff because it's been opened. I have essentially thrown money away just to have my face ruined for about a week and I have a full jar of stuff I can't use. I would not recommend this product if clogged pores are an issue for you.

I never write reviews for amazon, but for this cream I had to. Somewhat of funny backstory... My girlfriend handles all facial/body products that come through my apartment, whereas I'm the family Amazonian. Before we dated, I had a shampoo that was also a body wash. I had one other product, a Neutrogena face wash. The general motif which I'm trying to convey is Spartan, less is more. When she came through, things just started appearing everywhere. Shampoo, conditioner, body wash for different days and scenarios, different facial scrubs (some using mud) and all sorts of completely random stuff you would not expect in a 25 year old man's apartment. She also gave to me a wrinkle cream for around my eyes. She was like "surprise! I got you this awesome eye wrinkle cream completely out of the blue!" and what she didn't say was... hint, hint, you're starting to get wrinkles around your eyes. She was right, I was starting to get wrinkles around my eyes. That was a sad moment of truth, when you start to realize that your body isn't that bastion of youth anymore. Anyhow, I'm using this wrinkle cream for a month and it barely works. Not only that, but it was giving me acne around my eyes. So I decided to use my amazon skills to figure out what to buy. I didn't know anything about these companies because I had never used them and quite frankly, I didn't really care to know much about them. I typed in Eye wrinkle cream, sorted by average review, and this Bel Essence cream was right at the top. I thought to myself, well 30 dollars is a lot of shekels to pay for a little thing of eye cream..... But after looking through the reviews I was confident it was actually a great product. So several days later it arrives. I bring it upstairs and my girlfriend immediately scoffs at me. She doesn't even look at the thing, she pretty much just tells me I know nothing about these things (fact), and that it's probably made in china next to an irradiated land fill (that's false people!). I decided in that moment that a gentleman's agreement between us would settle it. If this cream doesn't work, I will always defer to you first in these matters and never make another purchase of this sort again. What she didn't know was that even if I lost, it was still a win for me because if I didn't have to buy another facial product again I would be okay with that. With the game afoot, and the smug look on her face, I decided that I was going to go balls to the wall and really apply it consistently, two times a day (sometimes three). I was planning on playing the long game here, but I was genuinely surprised. A few days later, I thought the wrinkles were going away. It couldn't be, I thought, I just started using this stuff... A week goes by and there's definite reduction in wrinkle around my eyes. I'm currently at a month of using it and the wrinkles around my eyes are all but gone. I wish I could show pictures of the before and after, because it's really a huge difference. The girlfriend even made comments about it. It was a brief moment of sweet, sweet victory, even if she did that woman thing where she wouldn't concede. Doesn't really matter, where this is concerned, I just keep a smile on my face when using it and I know that she know's who wears the pants where facial products are concerned ;). In retrospect, I'm pretty sure she just pulled some inception like moves on me to make me wear the facial cream every day......... =D All of that aside, I would definitely recommend this product to anyone. It's one of those hidden gems that you find on amazon!

Well, I am only half way through my jar and have been using this product for 3 weeks. I think I can honestly appraise this cream since enough time has gone by. I can usually tell if a product is going to irritate my finicky skin right away. The litmus test for me is using a skin care product under my eyes. I apply it at night around eyes. In the morning if they are swollen or worse I will not use it again. This product resulted in perfect eyes the next morning! AND not only that, but the millia I had disappeared after a couple weeks of using this under my eyes! I had been using a Alba Botanica product that must have been a little pore clogging but this cleared it up. I do like this cream on my face as well. But I really like it best for under my eyes. It does sting a little if it gets in eye but that's not Bel's fault! This cream has a really nice thickness to it- just right. The smell of it can make me hungry! It smells good enough to eat! I really think it has been the best cream I have tried in a very long time. It does not make me break out or get hive bumps. This has happened several times with other really great products- just not great for me. So this product is a keeper. I have not seen any other improvements to my over 50 sundamaged skin, but the missing millia is amazing. I do expect to see improvements as that takes time and this product deserves a good try. I will update review with any improvements I see on face but for now I do love what it does for the skin around my eyes. It is good under my eyemakeup. Though it is thicker it does not cause my eyeliner or mascara to wander as my last product did. It is an enjoyable product to use!

Very pleased I have extra sensitive skin on my face. I literally can't use any facial products. I've tried so so many different types / companies but always end up getting small hive like spots. I've been using baby facial moisturiser for the passed couple of years. Its been the only type of cream my skin can stand. After starting to feel like my skin is aging I decided I must look for something suitable. Finally bel essence is amazing, no sensitivity, no redness no hives. Finally a product that gives my skin all that it needs.. I'm a very very happy costumer.

It's okay, doesn't absorb into the skin very well, and is overly thick and greasy. Sometimes causes me spots. I prefer Radha Beauty's Miracle Retinol Moisturiser which does a much better job on the anti-wrinkle, all day moisturising front.

Lovely cream - makes my skin is very soft and smooth but am not sure it's worth the money

I've been using this with Olay 3 point regenerate cream as recommended by a review. A nice thick cream that blends well into face. It's natural which is great. And the first time my husband said I looked younger. But he could have been lying or after something. Well I think it's working for me.

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