[productsample/affiliate] As soon as I opened this jar my first thought, from the scent, was ‘Estee Lauder’. The smell reminded me of Lauder even though I haven’t used or sampled anything from that brand for years. Rodin was bought by ELC a few years ago and their guidance has taken it from a couple of random but expensive oils to a more comprehensive brand that’s still niche but more interesting.
It’s described as ‘ultra-luxe’ (for which I read ‘very expensive’ – which it is) but honestly, it’s a wonderful, emollient, rich cream that’s perfect for dry skin. A lot of the hydration comes from shea butter which is at the top of the ingredient list after water, followed after dimethicone, glycerin and a few others, by jojoba butter. After that, there are more of the ingredients that Rodin is known for – apricot kernel oil, jasmine flower extract, rose fruit oil, cucumber fruit extract, grapeseed oil, olive oil and so on, through to tomato extracts, raspberry leaf and potato pulp extract which I have never seen as a beauty ingredient before.
In use, it feels gorgeously soft, hits skin with cooling and calming instant hydration that’s satisfyingly weighty without being oily and hefty. I can’t say I didn’t love it because I did. Net-a-Porter has it for £88 HERE. Luxury indeed.
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4 comments
Great comprehensive review, thanks. I was a devote admirer of Linda Rodin and her oils, but haven’t returned since ELC took the brand on. Another heavenly sounding rich cream I’d adore but for the dimethicone in it! (Damn…..I’m turning that into a phobia.) Potato pulp’s interesting …..anyone who ever smoked roll ups will recall keeping a slice of potato in the tobacco to prevent it from drying out. No other vegetable or fruit did the trick!
Hi Jane, do you have the inci? I’m interested in the preservatives and emulsifiers.
Thank you.
Sam
It’s only available in a couple of places and they only list the ‘key’ ingredients. My sample box didn’t come with an ingredient list.
Wow that’s pretty odd.
Tangentially, It puts me right off a brand when their websites still don’t list ingredients (e.g. Bobbi Brown skincare) One would hardly leap in the dark and buy stuff without such info!