YOUTHBOMB BIOLOGIC COLLAGEN PEPTIDE+ CREAM
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As a 53 year old with both a requirement for and an appreciation of really good skincare products, I found myself mildly irritated by the name but really pleased with the feel and performance of this night time moisture cream. “Youthbomb” is after all “anti-ageing” in a thinly veiled disguise - albeit a very silky veil indeed - and there was I thinking we were moving on from labelling products in this manner. I guess not yet so I’ll get on with the lowdown…
Youthbomb Biologic Collagen Peptide+ Cream is the latest offering from Beauty Pie - the membership platform founded by Marcia Kilgore, that gives fellow beauty addicts access to products from the world’s best labs without paying the sometimes ridiculous industry retail markup. I’ve heard many good things about Beauty Pie from a couple of friends who swear by it and are fully paid-up, card carrying members. I think there’s also a kind of subtle sport involved that you find yourself participating in once you become a member - that is to try and work out which of the Beauty Pie branded products is actually [insert luxe beauty brand product here] in disguise. Said products include skin and body care, makeup, haircare, candles, fragrance, brushes and now supplements too. And for all the commitment-phobes, Beauty Pie is now open to non-members too - skipping the monthly fee means that you pay full retail price for your purchases.
You can find out more about Beauty Pie here.
Created in a Japanese skincare lab in collaboration with leading UK Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Andrew Markey, there’s a lot of science blurb to Youthbomb and a line-up of ingredients formulated for plumper, brighter and dewier skin. As well as boosting the skin’s barrier function - i.e. retaining essential moisture - it claims to help support elasticity and firmness and mitigate the effects of sun damage. Youthbomb is suitable for all skin types except for acne-prone and oily and should be applied to clean skin on face and neck every evening. It can also be used over Retinol or other serums. They say that it’s after 60 days, which is a little more than one full skin cycle, that you’ll be able to understand why this qualifies as a Youthbomb… so by the end of December I look forward to resembling my 25 year old self again except a lot more wiser and with a better wardrobe.
You can see from my jar that I’m about halfway through it and I have to say, despite taking umbrage with the inferred reference that we all wish to remain youthful and live for the day when we magically wake up and go “Hey… I look SO young again!”, I do absolutely love it. It goes on like silk and you don’t need to use very much at all for a good coverage to face and neck. I’ve been using it on its own - only in conjunction with a normal eye cream - as I wanted to get a feel for how good it was on bare skin alone. My (non-scientific) experience of it is that its silky without being heavy or cloying and absorbs beautifully but not too quickly - a factor that I think that for any night cream is important. I like to imagine it slowly doing it’s thing as I go through my sometimes fitful, perimenopausal night’s sleep. It is making my sometimes-flakey-winter skin feel great - not something I would usually say by the time we reach mid-November. I also like that it’s cruelty free and comes under the Clean Beauty heading. I generally take that to mean there are no nasties lurking in there but if you want to check it out, you can see a full list of ingredients here… plus a list of what Beauty Pie will not include in their products.
If you’re a Beauty Pie member you’ll pay £44 for Youthbomb. I definitely think it’s worth that - it’s the kind of product that feels like it cost a LOT of money and is in fact better than many other high end products I’ve used in the past. The non-member retail price is £175 which is considerably more eye-watering. Possibly worth heading over to Beauty Pie and signing up for a free 30 day free trial if you’re thinking of giving it a go anyway?
