Review: Vichy Idealia Skin Sleep Repair Night Gel-Balm

*Sent for Review

Hello! 🙂

So I was lucky enough to get chosen for the latest Vichy ChickAdvisor Product Review Club offering. I was a bit skeptical of the claims and unsure that it would really make a difference. If you’ve been perusing my blog for awhile, you might have picked up that I really don’t have a skin care routine whatsoever. I have even LESS of a night time skin care routine. So you might be able to see my hesitation with this product. I’ve been using it for about a week and a half, so I feel that I have been able to form an opinion on it!

Even with all of this taken into account, I was pleasantly surprised! A skin care newb like me was able to find a product that works!

Overview:

I noticed a difference in how my skin felt and looked! Definitely impressed!

Price:

This was given to me by the ChickAdvisor Product Review Club but the retail price is $52.00 CAD

Rating:

9  / 10

Would I Buy Again?

Yes!

Rambling Review

As a note before we begin, there was also a serum included with this review package. I DID NOT use this in combination with the serum just because I didn’t think that was really fair to do. So I’m reviewing this product as is, without the serum.

As I mentioned in the intro, I was pretty skeptical about this product. Here are the claims from an ad I found in my LOU LOU magazine just because I had trouble finding this online:

Idealia Skin Sleep, enriched with a powerful multiactive complex [GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID- HYALURONIC ACID- LHA], helps recreate the effects of regenerative sleep on skin. Skin looks visibly revitalized, well-rested, fresh and radiant, as it is after a good night’s sleep-even if yours was cut short.

Pretty vague claims. For this product it is recommended that you apply it to clean skin before bed, which I did.

This is definitely a lighter gel cream (as the name would suggest) which I like. It went on smooth and even. Scent wise I thought it was pretty light and amicable. I noticed a bit of an alcohol tinge to it, but nothing very noticeable. After I applied it, I didn’t go to bed right away just to see the consistency. It sunk into the skin, but it was definitely still a little tacky. Not that big of a deal since it’s a night cream!

After waking up, I noticed my skin was moisturized and refreshed. I have the craziest dark circles and I didn’t notice much of a difference. I wasn’t really expecting much though, and it still moisturized my undereye area perfectly.

I would say that my skin is definitely not mature (yet!), and the fact I noticed a difference surprised me. I thought this cream wouldn’t really make a difference just because my skin is decently even and tight. The brightness and moisturized feeling was great to wake up to.

Price-wise, this definitely isn’t super cheap, but I think very fair. It is 50 mL which I know will last me forever. All in all I am very happy with this product. I’ve started an actual night routine which I’m happy about.

And there we have it! Thanks again for reading and hope this was helpful! Have a wonderful day!