Review: L'Oreal Age Perfect for Mature Skin, Rich Restorative Cream Cleanser

I'm still young, my skin is not a saggy bag of wrinkles, and frankly I prefer to keep it that way. Ever since I was young, I was told by my grandmother, who at the age of 60 barely had a recognizable wrinkle, that her secret was to avoid sun bathing, and to moisturize daily, twice a day, morning and night.
 
Seeing that my grandmother on my other side of the family was full of wrinkles and the same age, I figured she failed to follow the simple rule of thumb. Moisturize the skin, and avoid lots of exposure to the sun.

Then there was not all too many brands of wrinkle creams, and products made for mature skin. Today though they have shelves and shelves full of miracle whips. Wrinkle cream for every known wrinkle prone area. Eyes, lips, forehead, chin... you name it, they have it. You name it, likely I've tried it.

My most recent find though came in the form of a cream cleanser. Personally I love cream cleansers. In fact I love all cleansers, but seeing that L'Oreal Age Perfect for Mature Skin, Rich Restorative Cream Cleanser was new, and I love L'Oreal in general, I wanted to give this newbie product a run for its money.

The L'Oreal Age Perfect for Mature Skin, Rich Restorative Cream Cleanser came in a simple squeeze tube, with the name of the product and brand name written in eye catching gold colors with some black text as well.

I planned on using it the same way I use any cleanser. Once in the morning when I awake, and once at night before bed.

In the bathroom, I squeezed out a fair amount of the cream cleanser. The consistency is very thick, and the cream cleanser itself is bright white. I rubbed it in between my middle finger and thumb to get a feel for the texture, and to see if there was any micro-beads hidden within it. There were none, but the cleanser itself had a very nice silky texture to it that I imagined I would like.

The scent was fresh, and similar to other L'Oreal cleansers I have tried. L'Oreal Age Perfect for Mature Skin, Rich Restorative Cream Cleanser however was pretty bland when it came to filling my senses with its scent.

Anyhow, I splashed my face with some water, and got to work on scrubbing the cream cleanser into my skin. It has a slippery feeling to it when applied, and when I tried to rinse, I noticed this slippery feeling was not going away.

I rinsed, splashed and rinsed some more, yet the slippery feeling still remained. It was officially part of how the cleanser works I imagine. It leaves behind a semi greasy residue, which you will either hate or love. I kind of hated it, but was grateful that when I dried my face with a towel the greasy like residue finally left my face.

As far as fully cleansing my face I cannot vouch for it because it made my skin feel grimy after using it, and I didn't like it. I have combination oily/dry skin and the added feeling of an oil slick on my face was not one I appreciated.

I also noticed throughout the day that my skin had a higher gloss/shine to it which sucked. I work pretty hard at trying to maintain a shine free face, and L'Oreal Age Perfect for Mature Skin, Rich Restorative Cream Cleanser messed up the routine by adding the one thing I hate about my skin, to my skin. Shine! Ugh!

Overall:
 
I didn't like it. I ended up giving the bottle to my mom who seems to like it. She however does not have oily skin like I do, so I'm sure she enjoys the over slick feeling?

If you have oily skin by nature, avoid this one. If you have dry skin you may like it, but the greasy feeling is not one you may enjoy.