Throw the term “youth” or “youthful” into any kind of skincare and women will gravitate towards it like moths to a flame. The Body Shop‘s Drops of Youth skin care collection “uses plant stem cell technology, along with other ingredients to achieve younger-looking skin. Enriched with Edelweiss, Sea Holly, and Criste Marine, these plant stem cells help to protect, firm, and renew skin, leaving skin refreshed and smooth”.
So basically, this is for those of us looking to get a bit more bounce back into our aging skin. The Body Shop put it nicely, but this is definitely geared towards maturing skin!
The Youth Concentrate “is a quick-absorbing, non-sticky concentrate, that leaves your skin feeling instantly softer”. It features a dropper like system which… for the life of me… I suck at using. Does anyone else have this problem? I can only get about half a dropper full every time I use one (and it’s not just this one… I have the same issue with foundation too!). The Youth Concentrate is like a very liquid gel formula that feels a little bit slippy on the skin.
The Youth Cream “is a lightly air-whipped face cream that leaves a flawless, velvety-soft finish to the skin”. It definitely has that whipped cream consistency, but there’s a hint of gel-like formula to it. It’s far lighter feeling than more creams which is a huge bonus for those who don’t want something heavy on their skin.
Both products have a lightly organic scent that was inoffensive to my nose.
My Thoughts
The Youth Concentrate is neither here nor there for me as I didn’t feel like it did a whole lot on its own. It did sink into my skin very quickly and I wasn’t left with any kind of tacky residue on my skin which I highly appreciate. However, I can’t use the Youth Concentrate on its own because my skin just doesn’t feel hydrated enough with it. I found myself using the Youth Concentrate first, waiting a minute for it to dry, then applying the Youth Cream on top. Doing this made my skin feel refreshed and hydrated. I was also able to apply my makeup within ten minutes and haven’t suffered any kind of makeup meltoff like some overly hydrating creams can be.
The Youth Cream was definitely the winner out of these two products for me. I could use it alone or with the Youth Concentrate and it performed exactly the same. I love how the pot looks and feels solid and has a decent weight to it. I know a lot of people look for SPF in their moisturizer, but I prefer not to have one and apply my own whenever I need it, so for that reason I am REALLY happy that this one doesn’t haven’t SPF in it. Worth noting though: this is a lightweight formula, so for those with excessively dry skin, you may want to look at something a bit more moisturizing. My “reasonably” dry skin was just fine with the Youth Cream however!
The Body Shop‘s Drops of Youth can be purchased on thebodyshop.ca and on thebodyshop.usa.com.
The products featured in this review were sent to me for consideration.
I have no idea what’s up with brands recent fascination with this dropper style packaging, I have a serum from Vichy which is also using the dropper and it’s annoying to get enough product out. That being said, these two are in my list to purchase in the future, not anytime soon though as I have a mountain of skincare to go through.
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I’m right there with you Shireen. The dropper style LOOKS cool, but in practice it’s just time consuming and annoying. I don’t mind it as much in skincare like this product, but I’m really hating it for foundations since I end up slopping the product all over the top of the bottle. Pump only please!
I also hear you on skincare! I’ve got sooo much to use lately that I haven’t got enough face to use it all! (Good problem to have though I suppose!)
I recently purchased the Body Shop Drops of Youth Sleeping Mask and it’s a wonderful product! I apply it on my face before going to sleep and when I wake up in the morning, my skin is smooth, feels refreshed and so hydrated! I wish I purchased more products from this range! Added them on my wishlist! 🙂
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I’ve not tried the sleeping mask! Is it super thick or does it sink in eventually? I’m really starting to love sleeping masks lately so I’m always on the lookout for a new one!
I have a small sample of the concentrate and it’s lovely! I haven’t used the cream but that also too sound amazing I will be defiantly checking it out. I to don’t like the droplet system on makeup just need a pump because I find you have more control on how much you want. I’m slowly trying to get through my skin care collection, that I said i wasn’t getting any more till some of them were done.
I’m also trying to plug through my skincare collection! It’s crazy how fast the moisturizers pile up and it’s like hang onnnn how do I finish all of these?!?
Fab review Shireen! I am definetly a moth to a flame when it comes to anti aging products lol. I def prefer a dropper for skin care eg. serums, I’m not a fan of them for foundations though…I also much prefer a pump.
I’ve started to hop on the anti-aging train a lot more recently. Damn 30s… *shakes fist*
Interesting that you prefer a drop for serums. Although I will say that you are able to dispense the exact right amount since you can see through the dropper!