Darker Skin Tones Face Cream

I have combo to oily skin, acne prone, and prone to dehydration. Age 43, with hormonal breakouts, and sensitive to many ingredients. This cream is certainly hydrating. I appreciate the fact that it is silicone free, as I practically break out from looking at products with silicone. I also LOVE that it is unscented. There was no natural scent to it that I could detect. I did not experience any itching, redness or irritation from this cream. A small pea size amount is enough to cover my entire face and neck. What I don’t care for about this version of the face cream is that it never fully absorbs into my skin. I develop an oily sheen not long after applying, and continue to be oily for the rest of the day. I do not experience that with the Sturm Face Cream Light. I think this one is just a touch too much for my skin during the summer. I plan to hold on to it for the dryness of winter, in case I need a little boost.

During the summer when my skin tends to become darker in tone this is my holy grail cream. Its not so heavy and its just sits on the skin perfectly with adequate moisture. I use this in the morning as soon as I wake up or at night as a last step. It made my skin supper nice and supple.

I do like the feeling of this moisturizer but it ended up making my skin oily. I use a few products for darker skin tones. Just to clarify, I am fair skinned…. When Sturm products say “darker skin tones” it’s not tone deaf…. It’s literally referring to darker skin tones as in dark spots on the surface your skin - sun damage, melasma, etc. Unfortunately, I haven’t noticed much difference in my spots. Again my skin has ended up feeling more dehydrated and oily than anything with this specific cream.

I purchased this product after trialling it as part of the Dr Sturm Darker Skin Tones Discovery Set for about 10 days. The light formulation feels luxurious on application and hydrates my skin effectively without feeling greasy. I haven’t experienced any pilling when used under make up, which means I can use it as part of my morning facial routine. This is a fabulous replacement for the Antonia Burrell moisturiser as the brand appears to have been dissolved.

It hasn't felt as transformative as I expected or hoped.

I need the RICH dark tone face cream. You are consistently SOLD OUT.

I do like the moisturizer, however, I strongly prefer the anti-aging moisturizer and will buy that again. The anti-aging moisturizer is definitely for me, more hydrating.

I only use Dr. Sturm products I have been on a Barbra Sturm regimen for almost 3 years as I take the supplements as well and I have recently been using the darker skin, dawn line and mostly I always purchased the darker skin tones, face cream, rich, but they were out of stock, so I happily purchased the regular darker skin tones, face cream And I do have to say I notice a difference in the consistency. This one is a bit more emollient than the darker skin tones, face cream that is rich so those with extremely dry skin, I would definitely recommend waiting for the darker skin tones, face cream, rich to come back into stock, or when it is, it is one of the best face creams ever . This is one of the best face creams ever as well, especially for those summer months, and especially when I would put on this darker skin tones, face cream, and then apply the Dr. Sturm SPF sun drops and I think that if I would. Have had the rich formula along with applying the sun drops it would have been a bit too much hydration, so this is perfect for the summer months although the next time I purchase, I will be purchasing the darker skin tones, face cream, rich, because I have the most extremely dry skin in the world and that just helps the dryness on my skin so much from the inside out!

I have recently begun to purchase Dr. Sturm’s products so it may be too soon to give informed review. However I’m a woman of color with medium brown skin. As a more mature woman, I’ve tried many products over the years. Dr. Sturm’s dark skin line is the first that leaves my skin soft to the touch after the first use. I am experimenting with all the products, not just those for dark skin, and will weigh in again in a few months, particularly the anti-aging serums and moisturizers.

No noticeable difference to my skin a week+ after starting usage.

I’ve been gradually building my Dr. Sturm skin product collection. I started with the anti aging serum then purchased the mist after getting a sample with my serum. I am only giving 4 stars right now as I’m still a neophyte. But thus far I’m enjoying the extravagance of experimenting with these products. I will say my face does (after only about a week of using the products) feel smoother. I do enjoy the face mist and it’s great for cooling down my sporadic hot flashes. My sister jokingly said to me I could spritz water on my face and get the same effect. But I countered with I tried that route and my skin felt awful and dry. That does not happen with Dr. Sturm’s mist. To the contrary, my skin feels refreshed and soft. I will check in again after using the cream a bit longer. But so far, even in spite of the costs, which are high, I’m a happy customer. It’s just one of the ways I treat myself…

This moisturizer is lovely and it’s nice and light.