Ok, so I'm late 30's and have always had dry skin due to using tretinoin since my mid-20's for wrinkle prevention. (And for my 20 something girlies - yes, it works! Start early and stay loyal to it) So while I don't have a ton of fine lines, my skin barrier is always struggling. Here in NC we've had some oddly dry weather since early Spring, and now that it's Fall, I'm getting flakey. Someone on Reddit mentioned whipped beef tallow, and I had previously tried the tallow that I cook with on my face, but just could not get past the scent. (For anyone wondering, cooking tallow smells like a chewed up dog bone, do not recommend) It also didn't feel like it 'sunk' into my skin the right way. Scanned Amazon for whipped tallow and was not ready to pay $40 for another question mark product. lol
Ya'll. Stop what you're doing and just buy this now. The scent is out of this world. I think I reapplied it about 3x in a row because the vanilla smelled so good. Not a cheap, cloying scent. It smells like actual REAL vanilla bean. Looks and smells like you're applying buttercream frosting to your face, but it quickly sinks in. Sadly, the scent does not linger for long on me, but I'm ok with that because my skin looks and feels OUT OF THIS WORLD. I don't know how to explain it, but it almost works like a makeup primer as well. Everything goes on so smoothly and my skin doesn't feel tight. Also have been applying it to my decolletage and there is zero greasiness or 'feel' left behind. My 12 year old daughter also used it and now I have a container on the way for her.
Update: ordered the lavender scent for my daughter, but it's not my favorite. She's not much of a fan of the lavender either, so I ordered another vanilla and will use the lavender on my feet/legs.