Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Advanced Cream.

"For moisturizer, my favorite has to be the Shiseido Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Advanced Cream. This is texture perfection. It seems quite dense and creamy, but when you apply it, it just turns into a really silky, elegant, refined cream. It doesn't sit heavily on the skin. In fact, it almost just smooths out into a very, very thin layer. It just feels weightless, yet at the same time it is moisturizing. I also love that it gives a little bit of tightness, which is very welcome. When I apply this, I use upward strokes until it completely sinks in, I feel that really helps, and wherever I can I am incorporating some massage. This feels so light for how moisturizing it is, so it's something I even use during the summer. This really targets the different signs of aging: fine lines, wrinkles, firmness, sagging, uneven skin tone. And the key ingredient in here, the safflower red, only exists in Japan."

"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."