Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream: a Guru Score of 81% from 21 experts

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Dehydrated skin1 expert

“If you haven't tried this and you have dry, dehydrated, older skin, it's worth it.”

Skin Obsessed Mary, watch at 12:04

Dull skin1 expert

“The Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream is really hydrating, leaves your skin really dewy and glowy.”

Dr. Aleksandra Brown, watch at 4:08

Rough or uneven texture1 expert

“It helps plump and smooth skin over time.”

Dr. Aleksandra Brown, watch at 4:08

Dark circles1 expert

“I also always super hydrate underneath my eyes because obviously you can see dark circles, that's where I need a lot of coverage.”

Alexandra Anele, watch at 0:29

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Hyram

4.33M subs

✓Nay

"Tatcha is honestly very hit or miss for me. I don't like that they use a lot of fragrances in their formulas, and if she has dry skin I would personally much more so recommend a different cream in the Tatcha lineup instead of the Dewy Skin Cream. [...] For so many of Tatcha's products, I feel like they could be so much better if they just removed the irritating fragrant components. Also, they're crazy expensive, so it's not like I'm going to be purchasing their products anytime soon."

All 3 takes from Hyram

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"My thoughts on the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream are pretty much exactly the same as the eye cream: it's just expensive, luxurious, and I don't like that there's fragrance in it, but it feels nice."

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"Tatcha is honestly very hit or miss for me. I don't like that they use a lot of fragrances in their formulas, and if she has dry skin I would personally much more so recommend a different cream in the Tatcha lineup instead of the Dewy Skin Cream. [...] For so many of Tatcha's products, I feel like they could be so much better if they just removed the irritating fragrant components. Also, they're crazy expensive, so it's not like I'm going to be purchasing their products anytime soon."

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"Tatcha's Dewy Skin Cream, pass, that one does have fragrance. Maybe the Indigo cream doesn't have fragrance in it, but also just the price point of those moisturizers is really expensive, pass."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"I love the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream, but it's so expensive."

Kelly Driscoll

91k subs

✓Nay

"Everything about this cream is light. It's fluffy. But it does pack some really nice silky moisture into it as well. But $72 is a lot of money. Not super impressive in the ingredients. Not bad, [...] but not super impressive. Especially if you're well-versed in K beauty and J beauty products, you can get these ingredients at a fraction of the cost. And the texture is lovely, but it's not the only moisturizer out there that can serve you this type of experience."

All 3 takes from Kelly Driscoll

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"Everything about this cream is light. It's fluffy. But it does pack some really nice silky moisture into it as well. But $72 is a lot of money. Not super impressive in the ingredients. Not bad, [...] but not super impressive. Especially if you're well-versed in K beauty and J beauty products, you can get these ingredients at a fraction of the cost. And the texture is lovely, but it's not the only moisturizer out there that can serve you this type of experience."

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"This is not a hefty cream but it just melts into the skin and it leaves your skin so conditioned, so soft on top. It is incredibly appealing. [...] The texture is so fun, absolutely really spectacular. But [...] the ingredients themselves are fairly common to me. Nothing that really blows my mind. They're all fantastic ingredients, but as far as availability in less expensive products, there's so many out there where you can get these wonderful extracts."

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"I think it's really nice. It's got a really beautiful [...] marshmallowy texture, very impressive, beautiful packaging. The experience of this cannot be denied, and that's what a lot of what you're paying for. I [...] think that Tatcha really delivers on that. But I don't find anything mindblowing about the formulation here. I personally have a sensitivity to fragrance, and while I can appreciate the scent, my skin doesn't appreciate what it does once it is in contact with my skin."

Dr. Aleksandra Brown

153k subs

✓Yay

"For my moisturizer right now, I'm using the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream. I have this I really like to color code them in my brain. I like the purple one right now. The tealight one is really more like a gel cream. The navy one's supposed to be really great overnight repair, but this is by far my favorite of them all. Um, it feels heavenly. It has that galacttoyces ferment filtrate for the base. It's really good anti-inflammatory. It feels super amazing."

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"The Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream is really hydrating, leaves your skin really dewy and glowy. It's really good for that dry mature skin looking for a little extra nourishment. It helps plump and smooth skin over time. The key ingredients here are the Japanese purple rice, the hyaluronic acid, and the algae extract."

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"For my moisturizer right now, I'm using the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream. I have this I really like to color code them in my brain. I like the purple one right now. The tealight one is really more like a gel cream. The navy one's supposed to be really great overnight repair, but this is by far my favorite of them all. Um, it feels heavenly. It has that galacttoyces ferment filtrate for the base. It's really good anti-inflammatory. It feels super amazing."

Mixed Makeup

1.46M subs

✓Yay

"I have been really liking this Tatcha moisturizer. It's the lighter version. [...] It feels nice, super nice. I like the texture of it."

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"That Tatcha moisturizer is a fantastic moisturizer, no notes. [...] I think all skin types can benefit from a nice rich moisturizer in their nighttime routine. Even people that have oily acne prone skin can use it. Your skin needs that nourishment. I always believe this, even if you're unbelievably oily, use a richer moisturizer at night and see how your skin does after a month. [...] I think you'd be pleasantly surprised because I think most people can benefit from a thick, nice moisturizer."

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"I have been really liking this Tatcha moisturizer. It's the lighter version. [...] It feels nice, super nice. I like the texture of it."

CYoung

96k subs

✓Nay

"This has some oil in it but it's better for normal to dry skin. But when you think about the price, is it really worth it? Plus it's jar packaging, so scooping it out with your fingers is kind of annoying."

Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.23M subs

✓Nay

"Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream contains essential oils. Now, I know they smell like a five-star spa, but essential oils in leave on products are sneaky triggers for PIH, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. [...] Essential oils are an irritant. They're allergens. And when that happens, inflammation takes place. And when inflammation takes place, hyperpigmentation can take place. Why would you even risk it?"

April Basi

72k subs

✓Nay

"I would replace this seventy two dollar Tatcha cream with a six dollar Pond's moisturizer, because the six dollar moisturizer does almost everything the seventy two dollar cream does. Tatcha markets theirs with Japanese ingredients and luxury packaging, but it gives you the same functionality, hydration and oil control. One of them is luxury, the other is retail, and the only difference is it doesn't come in a fancy jar."

Dr. Mamina

283k subs

✓Yay

"So she's using this la mer oil and then following it with the tatcha moisturizer amazing she's got the hydration that she needs she's doing a great job"

Beyond50Skin

32k subs

✓Yay

"One of my all-time favorite luxury brands is Tatcha, love their Dewy Skin Cream. They are having a sitewide sale of 25% off, which I'm definitely taking advantage of."

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"One of my all-time luxury splurges is their Dewy Skin Cream. I [...] am an all-time fave of the Dewy Skin Cream."

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"Now you can buffer it with this beautiful Tatcha, which is one of my absolute favorite luxury moisturizers. This is the one that I'm using right now."

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"The Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream [...] is one of my absolute favorite eye creams. It just brightens up your under eye. I use it during the daytime."

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"Tatcha is a luxury skincare brand. [...] I gifted myself the Dewy Skin Cream about six years ago and it was one of the products that I just felt was super luxury and I would not buy on a regular basis, but it has the most beautiful packaging and [...] it just made me feel so special. This is perfect for that special person in your life that loves skincare but doesn't indulge in luxury products for themselves."

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"It's replenishing, it's plumping, it's got the antioxidant-rich Japanese purple rice which contains anthocyanins, which is a really potent antioxidant to help with UV damage. It also helps with pollution and skin stress. I put a little bit of it on in the morning under one of my sunscreens and then in the evening I put a thicker layer after I'm done with all my skin treatments, and it just seals everything in. It's a beautiful moisturizer for the cooler months."

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"One of my all-time favorite moisturizers is the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream. I always have one of these on hand. I have a lot of moisturizers that I love, but this is one of my favorites."

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"One of my all-time favorite luxury brands is Tatcha, love their Dewy Skin Cream. They are having a sitewide sale of 25% off, which I'm definitely taking advantage of."

The Style and Beauty Doctor

222k subs

✓Yay

"The Dewy Skin Cream has a certain window depending on what the weather is like, in which way I can wear it because it does have, as the name denotes, a dewy finish. And sometimes dewy can read a little much when you already have oily skin. But I'm still going to get this one because it's a smaller bottle. There's a certain kind of window and then I could also wear it at night as well as my nighttime moisturizer."

All 2 takes from The Style and Beauty Doctor

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"Tatcha is an indulgent skincare brand like it's like almost like the perfect kind of skincare brand and gift because the packaging is really nice the products feel so luxurious"

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"The Dewy Skin Cream has a certain window depending on what the weather is like, in which way I can wear it because it does have, as the name denotes, a dewy finish. And sometimes dewy can read a little much when you already have oily skin. But I'm still going to get this one because it's a smaller bottle. There's a certain kind of window and then I could also wear it at night as well as my nighttime moisturizer."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

✓Yay

"The most iconic products within Tara including their [...] Moisture Rich silk cream"

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"I finished up a little baby sample of the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream which I got when I finished up in El Salvador on my trip. I love finishing up these little samples, although for what's in here, this thing is big. I mean it takes up a lot of space in your luggage and it's kind of heavy."

Skin Obsessed Mary

33k subs

✓Yay

"This is so nice, [...] so thick in a good way and so hydrating. This is probably the first moisturizer that's made me think if I stop using my other butter, this might be the replacement. [...] I love my butter but it's really freaking expensive. This is that good. [...] If you haven't tried this and you have dry, dehydrated, older skin, it's worth it. I think this was 14 bucks for the small thing, worth every freaking penny."

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All 3 takes from Skin Obsessed Mary

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"I just got a little mini sample of the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream. [...] Oh my gosh, I can't believe I haven't tried this product before. This is amazing."

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"This is so nice, [...] so thick in a good way and so hydrating. This is probably the first moisturizer that's made me think if I stop using my other butter, this might be the replacement. [...] I love my butter but it's really freaking expensive. This is that good. [...] If you haven't tried this and you have dry, dehydrated, older skin, it's worth it. I think this was 14 bucks for the small thing, worth every freaking penny."

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"This is probably my new favorite moisturizer. [...] It is buttery soft, it is deeply hydrating. It's something that feels thick but it doesn't feel thick at all. [...] It is absolutely heavenly. It is packed full of all the good stuff, the antioxidants, the hydrators. It has soothing ingredients. It's got everything in it that your skin needs and it feels so good and it leaves your skin so plump. [...] It makes you feel refreshed, it makes my skin glow. It is gorgeous."

Nipun Kapur

413k subs

✓Yay

"I have managed to get the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream out of this and with that I think our nighttime skincare routine is complete."

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"I have managed to get the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream out of this and with that I think our nighttime skincare routine is complete."

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"Really beautiful hydrating formula, definitely something I is my go-to when my skin is extremely dry. This is also my go-to during the winter months, summer months not so much, definitely not in the day. Very very hydrating formula. It is a bit pricey but it is great. [...] This is an eight on ten product from me from Tatcha."

Allie Glines

829k subs

✓Yay

"It is such a rich, actually very very dewy cream, but somehow it keeps my skin balanced. If you want that dewy look but you don't want your skin to go oily, I don't know what happens here, but any makeup that I apply on top of this just looks phenomenal. At the end of the day, especially if you're going to be wearing powders and things like that, it just melts the powders into the skin. [...] There's something really special about that formula that I can't get enough of."

Alexandra Anele

1.45M subs

✓Yay

"When I do my makeup they create the most beautiful base, the most beautiful base. I just love it so much. They're so expensive and [...] I am not using them every single day, but when I do my makeup, I [...] use them essentially as primers for my makeup, it's my skin prep for makeup. If you've been coveting these top moisturizers for like a super hydrated beautiful makeup look, I highly recommend it."

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Super dry, post treatment skin that is sooo rude to your makeup

"I typically use this just underneath my eyes, but I'm going to [...] put a glob of it on that spot because it is so irritated and dry. [...] These are like the little steps that are going to make a huge difference when you are trying to conceal that under my eyes. [...] It is very very thick around the edges, but right on top of that spot I'm just going to pat it, and you can actually see [...] it looks way less red and irritated. There's still a bump there but it's feeling a lot more hydrated."

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"I went in with my Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream underneath and around my eyes and then I popped a little bit [...] in some slightly drier areas of my face. These are very expensive so I use them when I'm doing a full face of makeup or when I have a special occasion. It's my favorite base for makeup."

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"I use both of them. I usually use the water cream all over my face as my moisturizer and then I'll use the Dewy Cream sometimes like as a second layer, depends on how dry my skin has been, but at the very least I will focus that in more dry areas. [...] I also always super hydrate underneath my eyes because obviously you can see dark circles, that's where I need a lot of coverage. So all the areas I need a lot of coverage and dry areas I want to make sure that they are sufficiently moisturized."

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"When I do my makeup they create the most beautiful base, the most beautiful base. I just love it so much. They're so expensive and [...] I am not using them every single day, but when I do my makeup, I [...] use them essentially as primers for my makeup, it's my skin prep for makeup. If you've been coveting these top moisturizers for like a super hydrated beautiful makeup look, I highly recommend it."

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"Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream is real thick and real moisturizing. If I use this as a moisturizer every day I would probably end up breaking out more because it's just very very heavy. [...] If you have extremely dry skin and you don't have a problem with congestion you could give it a shot. Personally I think that it's divine. It is extremely hydrating and silky feeling. It does create [...] a waxy kind of barrier on the skin that just makes makeup look beautiful."

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224k subs

✓Yay

"I am using the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream and it is amazing. This is one of the best moisturizers on the market at this point, to be completely honest with you. I am in love with this moisturizer. It is everything. I highly recommend this for morning use, night use. [...] It really moisturizes the skin and, like I said, it is everything. I cannot stress that enough."

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"I really like that [...] it does give a whole dewy feel. It feels so nice, like it feels moisturized but refreshed at the same time. The packaging is nice too."

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"I am using the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream and it is amazing. This is one of the best moisturizers on the market at this point, to be completely honest with you. I am in love with this moisturizer. It is everything. I highly recommend this for morning use, night use. [...] It really moisturizes the skin and, like I said, it is everything. I cannot stress that enough."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

✓Yay

"Their dewy cream, the purple one, I absolutely do love. [...] It has a beautiful velvety texture and is made up of Japanese purple rice, which is an antioxidant, and it is great for winter."

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"Their dewy cream, the purple one, I absolutely do love. [...] It has a beautiful velvety texture and is made up of Japanese purple rice, which is an antioxidant, and it is great for winter."

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"Tatcha also has their dewy cream, which is so chewy and really, really nice and hydrating at 69 dollars. It has Japanese purple rice, which is a strong antioxidant."

Caroline Hirons

250k subs

✓Yay

"This is one of my brands of the year without a doubt. [...] There is nothing left, it is done and dusted. [...] Dewy Skin Cream does what it says on the tin. It moisturizes your skin, makes it feel really soft and comfortable, plumps it up and leaves you with a dewy glow. If you don't want to wear makeup you're good to use this."

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Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✓Mixed

"The product that she's using is again this Tatcha Dewy Skin one. [...] I trash talk this one a lot because it's so expensive and based on the ingredients, I don't see a lot of what's in it. Now, I know that [...] people love it. If you love it, if it looks pretty on your countertop, you do you. Is it my favorite? Absolutely no. But am I going to be giving it another try? Yes, I am. [...] When it comes to this Dewy Skin Cream, I also don't love this for dry dry skin."

All 4 takes from Cassandra Bankson

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"It's expensive, it has some good fermented ingredients, but it's not a miracle. If you have the money, go for it, but there are a lot of things that are less expensive that are just as good. And again, this is not authentic Japanese beauty. Slow brew is the Japanese brand I've been loving, and there are others as well. [...] SK2 is really popular and has some fermented stuff, but I think it's overpriced. You can find Patina and other fermented products for much less expensive."

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"The product that she's using is again this Tatcha Dewy Skin one. [...] I trash talk this one a lot because it's so expensive and based on the ingredients, I don't see a lot of what's in it. Now, I know that [...] people love it. If you love it, if it looks pretty on your countertop, you do you. Is it my favorite? Absolutely no. But am I going to be giving it another try? Yes, I am. [...] When it comes to this Dewy Skin Cream, I also don't love this for dry dry skin."

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"The Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream is on the list. I think we need to try Tatcha."

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"You know that Tatcha cream that everybody loves that I personally think is overpriced for what it is. You have to admit that aesthetically this is a beautiful beautiful little container, it is gorgeous. [...] It's got this nice periwinkle with a little bit of sparkle and then if you look at the Tatcha, the top of the dewy cream actually has like a little golden spoony spatula, a little surprise."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream?

A rich, hydrating face moisturizer from Tatcha, in a jar, designed to leave skin soft, plump and dewy. It is formulated with Japanese-inspired ingredients and is meant for nighttime or daytime use.

Is Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream worth it?

Mostly yes. 15 of the 21 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 81%.

What is Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream's Guru Score?

Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream holds a Guru Score of 81%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 21 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

Who is Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream best for?

Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream is generally suited to dry skin and mature skin.

What is Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream is good for dehydrated skin (1 expert), dull skin (1 expert), rough or uneven texture (1 expert) and dark circles (1 expert).