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Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Advanced Cream.

Shiseido Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Advanced Cream
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About this product

A firming anti-aging moisturizer from Shiseido's Vital Perfection line, designed to improve the look of lift, firmness, and skin tone.

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Mature skin
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The Guru Index verdict

84%

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus consistently praise the texture as a standout: silky, dense yet weightless, and non-greasy despite being rich. It layers well under sunscreen and works for both day and night, even on acne-prone skin. The recurring strength is its ability to make skin look visibly lifted and smoother when applied with upward strokes. The formula's inclusion of traditional Asian botanicals and proprietary ingredients that target fine lines and tone evening resonates as a luxury plus.
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Key actives & flags

Vitamin EFragrance-free

Full ingredients

Water(Aqua/​Eau), Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Alcohol, PPG-3 Dipivalate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Myristyl Myristate, PEG-100 Stearate, Silica, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Potassium Methoxysalicylate, Maltitol, Tocopheryl Acetate, PEG/​PPG-14/​7 Dimethyl Ether, PEG/​PPG-17/​4 Dimethyl Ether, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Caffeine, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Phytosteryl/​Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Angelica Keiskei Leaf/​Stem Extract, Crataegus Monogyna Flower Extract, Lamium Album Flower/​Leaf/​Stem Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Inositol, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Flower Extract, Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract (Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract), Bupleurum Falcatum Root Extract, Behenyl Alcohol, Sodium Acrylate/​Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Stearyl Alcohol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Tristearate

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What the gurus are saying.

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"This is one of their bestselling moisturizers, and I can really see why. I find it to be actually very lightweight and silky. I actually used this through the summer and I felt it to be so comforting. I love applying this with upward strokes every time I use it, which I think does make a difference to helping everything look more lifted. It's the kind of moisturizer that not just feels so good when you're applying it on your skin, but actually makes the skin look good."
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"This is one of their bestselling moisturizers, and I can really see why. I find it to be actually very lightweight and silky. I actually used this through the summer and I felt it to be so comforting. I love applying this with upward strokes every time I use it, which I think does make a difference to helping everything look more lifted. It's the kind of moisturizer that not just feels so good when you're applying it on your skin, but actually makes the skin look good."
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"I have to say I do love the Shiseido moisturizers. I've tried a few of them and I actually was recommended the Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Advanced Cream. Using this reminds me how next level luxury Japanese moisturizers are just in terms of their texture and the whole experience of it all. This has a dense but lightest silk texture, but also it's got this intensity. It glides on my skin in a thin layer no matter how much I use. I only need a little bit. I love the subtle rose scent it has to it. Doesn't linger. My tip is apply this using upward strokes because I personally think that it makes a difference. My skin kind of stays lifted. This contains their proprietary forms MSK which is a melanin blocker and really helps with evening out the skin tone. Also contains their patented safflower red which is a medicinal plant as well as ginseng which you know I love. This has been shown to really reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, a brighter skin tone and even a tighter firmer appearance."
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"It is really the ideal type for my skin in this sense. It's rich and nourishing. It's kind of this pillowy soft texture that's silky smooth, but it's not greasy, heavy, or occlusive. It doesn't make your face feel like it's suffocating. In fact, it's also non-comedogenic. So great even if you're a little bit more hormonally or acne prone, which sometimes we can get with changes in hormone with age as well. It's just perfect for nighttime use to help support our barrier when we sleep, but also light enough during the day and layers nicely under sunscreen. I also love that this moisturizer has a little bit of slip. So as you're applying, you can do a little bit of relaxing massage to not only support and lift, but also improve its absorption. The formulation combines traditional east medicine from the west and the science from the west. It utilizes a lot of plant derived ingredients that have strong history in Asia including safflower red which is a trademark ingredient from Japan grown exclusively in Japan to help lift, firm and make your skin tone more even."
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