Review: Shiseido Bio Performance Night Cream

Now that we are in the midst of summer, I strategically finished my Shiseido night cream. I may have tried to drag it out because it was so darn expensive!

Shiseido is a brand that I have always thought of to be advanced skincare because I grew up seeing sophisticated women using the products. It's also no secret that the science behind Shiseido is quite compelling, with research being its utmost priority in their line of skincare.

What it is:  A concentrated cream that hydrates the skin,  combats environmental factors, reduces lines, and wrinkles.

Claims: Reduces wrinkles, hydrates skin, combats environment aggressors, softens skin

Packaging: Round twist cap jar

Texture: The cream is very rich, and is also very thick. It feels tacky on the face as soon as it is applied on. 

Scent: Heavily perfumed. It smells very strong, a heavy type of floral infused something. 

Strengths: The cream works so beautifully and results can be seen the very next day. It hydrates really well overnight and feels supple on the skin. While it's rich and thick, I never once felt that it was too greasy. It sat and absorbed very nicely into skin. 

Weaknesses: The scent of the cream was too strong and I'm not keen on the packaging either. The lid was very small and the jar was kind of short pair- shaped and  had grooves inside which was odd. 

Availability/Price: $98.00 for 50ml (1.7-1.8 oz) - sold at department stores, Sephora ($75.00 for 1.7oz, $95 for 2.6 oz), online. I have seen the same cream at TJ Maxx for $59.99 but that's a rare occurrence. I have also seen them sold at Costco recently for $69.99.

Ingredients:  Water, Glycerin, Cyclomethicone, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Cetyl Octanoate, Squalane, Dimethicone Copolyol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Hydrogenated C6-14 Olefin Polymers, PEG-150, Mortierella Oil, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Arginine HCI, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Glutamate, Disodium Adenosine Triphosphate, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Rosa Roxburghii Extract, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Agar, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Trisodium EDTA, Tocopherol, BHT, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Methylparaben, Fragrance, Iron Oxides.

Overall: I really like this night cream and it's somewhat of an investment but I think it was worth trying. I do like that it was a rich and concentrated formula for the price and its huge price differences between various retail stores, something isn't right. I don't think that I would repurchase it at the moment because while it delivered really nice results, it wasn't something that I was very wowed over. I have seen and felt similar results with other creams. 

Have you tried this night cream or any of their skincare in the Shiseido line(s)? :)

Disclaimer: The night cream was purchased by me!