Dr Sam Bunting Flawless Moisturiser

Dr Sam Bunting Flawless Moisturiser

Making me happy today is Dr Sam Bunting’s no nonsense approach to skin care. Her latest release, after the sell out success of Flawless Cleanser, is Flawless Moisturiser. As as dermatologist, Sam is used to giving out advice to troubled skin so her aim with this range is to provide what skin needs, rather than making outrageous claims. If your aim is to turn the clock back 25 years, this isn’t for you, but if what you want is healthy, hydrated skin with a dash of niacinamide to help to brighten, then you’re in luck!

You can use it on eyes and neck as well (“skin is skin,” says Sam) and use as much or as little as your skin needs at any given time. In winter, it’s likely you’ll want to slather it on to stave off the predictable cold weather/central heating dryness, and in summer, you’ll probably need rather less. It’s in a gel-cream texture which absorbs quickly and easily (you can add sunscreen over the top but I haven’t tested for this) and does leave a hydrated skin feel rather than an oily or over-laden feel. That said, I feel you’ll benefit most from this if your skin is on the drier side.

I tested it with my bareMinerals daily-dog walk staple, Complexion Rescue and the two weren’t compatible (little squirls) but it’s also a gel-cream texture so don’t read too much into the fact that the two didn’t get along. I’d rather use Flawless Moisturiser at night when there’s nothing to fight with but will, of course, test it with other bases as I go along. I wouldn’t expect this to happen with a less oil based foundation or BB cream. As you’d expect, it’s very decent value at £25 as is the Flawless Cleanser at £16. You can find Flawless Moisturiser HERE and the ingredient list is below:

Aqua (Water/Eau), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cyclopentasiloxane, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Panthenol, Xylitylglucoside, Polysilicone-11, Stearic Acid, Anhydroxylitol, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Allantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xylitol, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid.


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8 responses to “Dr Sam Bunting Flawless Moisturiser”

  1. Hannah

    I do kind of want to try this range, but the ingredients are so pared-back I struggle to see what makes them better than what you can buy in any high street chemist for a quarter of the price. I certainly had that feeling about the cleanser.

    1. Amy

      I understand what you’re saying but I actually really struggled to find a suitable cleanser before Flawless came out. Other non-foaming basic cleansers were too drying or simply weren’t cleansing enough. I feel the same way about the moisturiser: I haven’t tried it yet but I like the look of it because it looks rich and occlusive, yet non comedogenic, and contains niacimamide. I don’t know anything else like it ‍♀️

  2. Rachel

    Nooooo! Shea butter! I was all excited about this until I read the ingredients 🙁

    1. Claire N

      Yes, I had high hopes until I saw the silicone :-(. I saw an article on this moisturiser and they recommended it for sensitive/ acne-prone skin. Hah, not mine! Why is it so hard to find a moisturiser that doesn’t break me out?!

    2. Lizzie

      Same re the shea butter! An interesting choice from a dermatologist. (Also dimethicone!) This really surprises me. (I’m definitely not an expert, but my skin hates both of these.)

  3. Lisa

    I was totally sold on this until you mentioned it didn’t sit well underneath Bareminerals complexion rescue…my absolute favourite base…that’s disappointing . The actual moisturiser sounds great though..

    1. Jane

      I know.. it’s a shame it isn’t compatible as I wear it nearly every day but at night, there’s no issue obviously and also if you don’t wear a base, it’s not a problem at all. I need to try it with SPF over the top really.

  4. Cail

    I love shea butter myself, but blimey, why put silicone in a straightforward moisturiser, except to produce a purely illusory smoothing effect? That’s what’s arguing with your base, of course. Blasted stuff!
    And I should have googled before this waffling to check, but also the ‘propanediol’ has a most petrochemical-type of ring to it.
    Still, different strokes etc! Fantastically thorough review, thank you.

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