I’ve been posting announcements of Estée Lauder gifts with purchase at various department stores for months now. Guess it’s about time that I reviewed some of the Estée Lauder products!
Let’s start today with Estée Lauder Advanced Time Zone Age-Reversing Line/Wrinkle Creme SPF 15. I received this deluxe sample, called “a 14 day supply”, a couple of months ago in my gift with purchase from Macy’s when I picked up the adorable hot pink Lilly Pulitzer summer tote. I don’t use this moisturizer every day so it’s lasted me way more than 14 days. And it sure was a good size sample because I’ve used it way more than 14 times!
As you can see, Estée Lauder Advanced Time Zone comes in a jar. Although I love jars for their convenience and for some reason I like to see the cream, it isn’t the best packaging for products with anti-aging ingredients. They tend to lose their potency when exposed to the air. Also, it is important to make sure that your hands are clean or you scoop from the jar with a clean/new cosmetic scoop to avoid contaminating the cream in the jar.
I find the Advanced Time Zone daytime moisturizer to be a fairly lightweight white cream. It goes on easily, is readily absorbed, and is comfortable to wear. I often wear it on hot humid days on its own, or as a lightweight moisturizer under my BB cream.
It has a light floral scent that disappears when it’s on my face. I typically don’t like a fragrance, especially a floral fragrance, in my facial moisturizer. But I really only smell it for a few seconds when I apply it, so it’s a non-issue.
Advanced Time Zone has SPF 15, and I usually prefer SPF 30 for my fair, sun damaged skin. ATZ is a broad spectrum moisturizer, meaning it provides protection against both UVA rays that prematurely age the skin with wrinkles and age spots and UVB rays that can burn the skin. That’s a good thing. The active ingredients that provide the sun protection are chemical sunscreens: Avonbenzone 3.00%, Octinoxaate 7.50%, Octisalate 5.00%. I typically prefer physical sunscreens like titanium or zinc oxide, but the benefits of the ingredients in Advanced Time Zone are that I don’t get “white face” and the moisturizer is lighterweight and more easily absorbed than moisturizers with physical sunscreen ingredients.
So will I purchase Advanced Time Zone now that I’ve almost used it up? I don’t think so. The SPF 30 really is a deal-breaker for me in a daytime facial moisturizer. But Advanced Time Zone Age-Reversing Line/Wrinkle Creme SPF 15 is a very nice moisturizer if SPF 15 is enough for you.
Estée Lauder Advanced Time Zone Age-Reversing Line/Wrinkle Creme SPF 15 contains 1.7 fl. oz. and costs $65. It is widely available at department stores in the U.S., Sephora, and at many online cosmetics sites as well as through the Estée Lauder website.
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Active Ingredients: Avobenzone 3.00%, Octisalate 5%, Octocrylene 2.70%. Inactive Ingredients: Water, Dimethicone, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Butylene Glycol, Di-C12-15 Alkyl Fumarate, Steareth-21, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Sucrose, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, HDI/PPG/Polycaprolactone Crosspolymer, Steareth-2, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Polyethylene, Citrullus Vulgaris (Watermelon) Fruit Extract, Sigesbeckia Orientalis (St. Paul’s Wort) Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Fruit Extract, Centaurium Erythraea (Centaury) Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Tamarindus Indica Seed Extract, Salicornia Herbacea Extract Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Hydrolized Rice Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, Selaginella Tamariscina (Spike Moss) Extract, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract, Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Peel Extract, Yeast Extract, Limonium Vulgare Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Whey Protein, Thermus Thermophillus Ferment, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Fruit Juice, Cholesterol, Linoleic Acid, Caffeine, Acetyl Glucosamine, Linolenic Acid, Adenosine Phosphate, Lactoperoxidase, Phospholipids, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Glucose Oxidase, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triolein, Cetyl Dimethicone, Phytantriol, Trehalose, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, PVP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysilicone-11, Isohexadecane, Caprylyl Glycol, Propylene Glycol Dicaprate, Sodium PCA, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seedcake, Propylene Glycol Heptanoate, Polysorbate 80, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Glucose, Neopentyl Glycol Diisostearate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Lactate, Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides, Oleic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Potassium Sulfate, Decarboxy Carnosine HCL, Nordihydrogualaretic Acid, Cyclodextrin, Tromethamine, Hexylene Glycol, Fragrance (Parfum), Silica, Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol Manganese Chloride, Dipentaerythirityl tri-Polyhydroxystearate, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Phenoxyethanol, Mica.
Cruelty-free? No
Gluten-free? No, contains barley extract
I haven’t tried this product, but I was given a sample of the Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II. I think this product is .. ok. It’s hard for me to tell if it’s doing any type of miracle for my skin.
I do like Estee Lauder’s double wear eyeliners. The liners are creamy so you can blend if needed and for the most part – they stay put. I always have issues with my lower lash line and this liner doesn’t travel too much.
Monica.
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I think I received a sample of the Advanced Night Repair serum, and I agree that I don’t think it did a miracle for my skin. Hopefully soon, I will review the Resilience Lift daytime moisturizer which I prefer to the Advanced Time Zone because it’s a tad more moisturizing (for my very dry skin so it wouldn’t be for you) and because I prefer the scent as well as the Resilience Lift eye cream that I like. I haven’t tried the Estee Lauder eyeliners yet, but I’ll check ’em out next time. I’ve gotta review the EL lipgloss that is one of my staple products.
How awesome are you listing that it’s not Gluten Free?! I have to check all skin care, as I have lots of food allergies! 🙁
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Thanks, Amber, and thank you for your comment. I’m not an expert on ingredients, but I did a post on gluten-free makeup/brands in the spring because I have a friend who is gluten-free. So I try to look at the ingredients against a list of forbidden ingredients. One thing that is usually a tip-off is ingredients derived from wheat, oats or barley and this product had a barley ingredient in it!
Wonderful product. I choose this item to give my mother. I hope it can work wonderful.
It is a nice product, Emily. I hope your mom is enjoying it!