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Lait-Crème Concentré.

Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré

About this product

A rich, occlusive moisturizing cream designed to hydrate and smooth the skin, often used as a makeup primer or standalone moisturizer.

Best for

Dry skinSensitive skin

The Guru Index verdict

64%

Mixed

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus who liked it praise how smoothly it sits under makeup and the soft, radiant finish it gives, especially for those with dry skin. However, the experts who passed on it flag that its thick, old-school formula lacks modern hydration technology and won't work for anyone with oily or combination skin, where it can feel heavy and interfere with makeup application. The cream does contain fragrance, so anyone with sensitive skin may want to patch-test first.
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Key actives & flags

Alcohol-free

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water), Paraffinum Liquidum, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Triethanolamine, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Cetyl Palmitate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Steareth-10, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Parfum (Fragrance), Laureth-7, Propylene Glycol, Tropolone, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein

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What the gurus are saying.

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"It's fine if you want that instantly smooth plump base, which is why makeup artists love it. But a makeup artist's secret to a good base doesn't always transfer into good skincare. It's a very old school emollient cream, rich and occlusive, but not particularly innovative when it comes to skin barrier support like all the new hydration technology we have or long-term skin health. For the price and the hype, you're mostly paying for its reputation as a backstage favorite at fashion shows. There's just so much more innovation to skincare now."
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"This is so thick, not everybody needs a thicker [moisturizer], and it really makes me mad when people say like everyone needs Embryolisse, no they don't. Not everyone is going to survive Embryolisse. A really oily-skinned client is not going to benefit from having Embryolisse under their makeup, period. You will not find Embryolisse in my pro kit. No, I've never seen it. Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré and La Mer is is King for skin prep? No, it's not. Sorry, yeah, I'm here to tell you no, it's not."
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"I have the Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré, an oldie but a goodie. It's just a classic face cream that looks so beautiful underneath makeup."
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"I have the Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré, an oldie but a goodie. It's just a classic face cream that looks so beautiful underneath makeup."
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"I'm going to use the Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré. If you're a dry skin girly and you love wearing makeup I highly recommend checking this out. This is one of the most popular just basic facial moisturizers that's so good for underneath makeup. It's really special and it just works really well."
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"The Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré acts as that perfect makeup primer, your makeup just applies so nicely on top of this, but this also gives your skin that nice radiance and that glow and it moisturizes like a dream. You can use this as a makeup primer, as a moisturizer, or even as a mask. This really is perfect as that leave-on product. This is a wonderful product if you have dry skin, but if you have oily or combination skin you are still going to love this. It does have fragrance, just so you know."
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