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Sunday riley tidal brightening enzyme cream12/31/2023 ![]() ![]() Usually, I find the PAO (Period After Opening symbol – read more about how to understand the symbols on your product packaging HERE) to be a fairly conservative estimate, but with Tidal, it does tend to change texture and scent if it’s been open too long. The packaging states that once opened it’s good for 12 months. Another thing to note is it doesn’t have the longest shelf life. I would love this to be updated to a pump or tube. The smooth lid can be a little tricky to open if you’ve got product on your fingers, and if the pot tips on its side the gel slides into the thread of the screw top. It plays nicely with makeup and sunscreens (which is essential when using Sunday Riley Tidal because the Alpha Arbutin can make your skin even more sensitive to UV) and works perfectly on days when I’m not leaving the house and don’t wear anything on top of it #workingfromhomelife. I also love the way it absorbs really quickly and leaves a hydrated glow on the skin, but no shine. There is a really faint cucumber scent which personally I love, especially on a warm morning, it’s bright and refreshing but doesn’t linger. For me, I always get freckles in the Summer (regardless of how careful I am in the sun) and I regularly get PIH (post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation – that pink/brown mark left behind after a spot heals that seems to takes ages to fade) and this helps to lighten them both up a bit which make me look like I have a more even skin tone overall. But what it does do really well is lighten pigmentation slightly which gives your skin an overall brighter look. NOTE: I want to be clear here though, this isn’t going to move Melasma or get rid of decades-old sunspots. Then you’ve got the brightener Alpha Arbutin works to lighten dark spots and discolouration. ![]() Papaya Enzymes act to gently exfoliate the skin for a soft and smooth texture and Horse Chestnut Seed Extract helps to tone. It contains two types of Hyaluronic Acid that aid in moving moisture into the skin and Tamarind Seed Extract which helps to keep the hydration there. There are loads of gel moisturisers on the market, even a great deal that look very similar (*cough* Neutrogena Hydro Boost) but where the Sunday Riley Tidal stands above the rest is in the ingredients. I’ve been using this treasure since it launched in 2016 but I typically reach for this in the warmer months. Creams and lotions galore, but generally I’m not a gel formula kind of girl. If you open my drawer of moisturisers – yes, I have a drawer, it’s a small drawer though, I promise, so please hold the judgement – you’ll notice a bit of a theme. ![]()
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