Keep in mind I'm speaking from the perspective of someone with fairly sensitive and dry skin. I also prefer heavier moisturizers with no fragrance which I know may be different from your preference. Personally, I haven't found any premium moisturizers that have worked for me better than drugstore but ymmv. Theres no shame either if you want to use a premium product just because it's premium or because you like the smell, skincare is all about self care. Different things also work for different people, so if the First Aid Beauty one really worked for you, I'm glad you liked it!

That being said, I swear by the CeraVe stuff. The Walgreens generic dupe is exactly the same too and slightly cheaper (although CeraVe is already pretty affordable). If you like a lighter moisturizer, LaRoche Possay has a couple nice ones. I don't buy it anymore just because I go through moisturizer suuuuuper fast and it's just too expensive. I also like Eucerin a lot but that's a brand that's sort of geared towards people with problematic skin or skin disorders. Cetaphil is alright, but I just feel like CeraVe goes on smoother and leaves my skin feeling moisturized for longer.

In terms of premium moisturizers I've tried, I liked the Tatcha rice one (yes from the Sephora birthday sample). It smells really good but again, I didn't feel like it did a lot more for me than any drugstore moisturizer and the price tag was hefty. I've tried something from Paula's Choice but that was ages ago and I don't remember which one it was. I've also tried that one The Ordinary moisturizer and I quite liked it and the price was good. The only reason I went back to drugstore was because it was more readily available.

Sorry for the rant lol I have opinions

And slugging was a trend at some point a few years ago where people would cover their whole face in a thick layer of Vaseline after doing their nighttime skincare routine. It made me break out and felt super gross haha

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you so much for writing all of this out! I also have super dry sensitive skin (exactly like you described in your original comment; I need to have lotion close by at all times because if I wash my hands once or twice they get cracky again, ugh), so I'm definitely going to give your suggestions a shot.

With skincare I feel like it's so easy to fall into the trap of "it's more expensive so it must be better!", at least it has been for me sometimes. Especially battling dry skin, I start thinking I need something expensive to really take care of it, but I guess that's not really true.

And omg, ewwww, that sounds so unpleasant, haha