Augustinus Bader Reviews
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Last month I said that the Augustinus Bader Soothing Cream was one of my worst purchases of 2022, but I have to say the Augustinus Bader Face Oil was one of my best. I never thought I would be a face oil kind of gal because I’ve grown up with oily skin and acne. I’ve been trying to remove oil from my face all my life. But now that I’m close to 40 (like a month away), I find that the AB Face oil is just what I need for dry California winters.
Though my days of Augustinus Bader credit are over (they restructured their referral credit program earlier this year), I was still able to try two more of their products with some leftover credit: The Scalp Treatment and The Essence. Here’s what I thought of them:
I got the Augustinus Bader Ultimate Soothing Cream back when I was still getting credit from the AB website (but sadly that is not the case anymore), or else I wouldn’t normally splash out on a $265 jar of cream just to try it. But lucky for you guys I nabbed this right before they shut off my credit tap from referrals so I can give you my honest opinion of the cream.
You might already know I’m a long time fan of the Augustinus Bader Rich Cream and Lip Balm, so when I had some extra AB credit from joining and recommending their online club I decided to try out their Hand Treatment and Shampoo. So here’s a quick review of what I think of each.
Thanks to you guys who requested a 20% off referral link for your first Augustinus Bader Club order, I was able to earn enough credit to get the AB Body Cream for $5. And since I decided to make a replenishment order for the cream I got the travel size AB Body Lotion for free. These two AB products (but especially the body cream) have been on my radar for awhile but I couldn’t quite justify spending $165 for a body product.
Let me just say that having grown up in Hawaii, I rarely used lip balm. There was no such thing as chapped lips in my childhood, unless we went to the US mainland. So I’m not really experienced with lip balms and I was never a chapstick addict. I’ve tried various lip balms since moving to California (20 years ago lol) and thus far I have never found one that I loved. I basically went from chapstick to a free Sephora sample or another when I needed it. But now my search is over because I can definitely say that the AB lip balm is The One.
Lol, I am surprised as you are at how much I actually love this cream. I am very picky about my skin care after years (more like decades) of acne (read about that here). Plus I have very sensitive skin that’s prone to both rashes and clogged pores. Rarely do items work for my skin, so when I find one that doesn’t break me out (like the Elemis SOS cream I’ve been using for the last 4-5 years) I tend to stick with it. So when I say I love this AB cream and “this works” I am not exaggerating (and it works so much better than my Elemis cream).
I have been a long time fan of the Augustinus Bader Rich cream and have tried a bunch of items from the brand because of that (see my all my Augustinus Bader reviews here). And even though their prices are exorbitant I’m always intrigued by their new products and want to give them a try. The Eye Cream and The Eyebrow and Lash Enhancing Serum were the next on my must-try list, so what did I think of them?