Hi all, I have oily skin and have pretty much forgone using a moisturizer my whole life (on hindsight, very silly thing to do), and long story short, I've found that I can use Clinique's moisture surge (the orangey-gel thingy) and my face won't break out or get oily for the day. I am using Sasa's jewelry BB cream and i usually mix the two in my palm and apply to get some coverage on. I find it's a fantastic combination, but there's one problem.

the fricking moisturizer is like, RM 16X for a small 50 ml bottle and it's ridiculously expensive for something that's 90% water. Now, does anyone here have any recommendations for a similar moisturizer that is GEL BASED and does the job the same way it does? The main reason why i incorporated the moisturizer is because the bb cream is too thick so I experimented with using it and it works wonders for my complexion. My budget is below 40.

Much thanks in advance

This post has been edited by jlim87: Jan 22 2013, 01:08 AM

hi dear,
i know that moisture surge you used and its really a good moisturizer for the skin but ya,the price is speachless.
i dont know if this will help you
but im using elianto organic hydra serum and its help a lot in hydration..
my skin is sensitive and oily but this serum didnt add the oiliness and as far as im using it, it didnt cause me any breakout..i also apply in on my face alone without any moisturizer when im at home

and the price is around rm59-60

This post has been edited by shecane: Jan 22 2013, 01:27 PM

what about hada labo? its liquid though~ super awesome at reasonable price~! sometime sales you can get it at RM 30++
at any pharmacy - japan no 1 seller!

I like gel based moisturizer too~! hehe! i am combination to oily.

another cheaper alternative will be barrier repair by mandom beauty. it looks like this

http://www.mandom-beauty.com/barrier_repai...ly.html#DAILY03

i am a person who likes to try new stuffs. i am not a loyal consumer when comes to make up and skin care. Hair care too. LOL! but there will be times that i will be out of budget in some particular months and coincidentally unlucky, my skin care ran out at that same time, i will always go back to barrier repair because i know it will get the job done satisfactorily with a fraction of price. hehe!

it's alcohol free, paraben free, fragrance free and coloring free too. they come in milk lotion, which is very light moisturizer for oily skin but since i sleep in air condition room and even my workplace is heavily air conditioned, i use the above moisturizer, which is meant for drier skin. but due to my surrounding environment, i find it didn't give my oily skin any problem. afterall, it's gel. absorb fast too.

you can also try neutrogena hydra boost. it's also a gel moisturizer but i prefer barrier repair more (japanese bias, sorry). LOL! plus, i think (to be stand corrected as i can't really remember clearly) that barrier repair is cheaper than neutrogena. right now watsons is on sale, it only costs RM30++

other brands like HEME has gel based moisturizer too but I haven't used it before.

kanebo freshel that just got into watsons but was pretty long ago in SASA.. i am not too sure if the moisturizer is gel base but you can check it out.

hmm.. that's all i can think of right now for affordable price products.. brands like hada labo, juju aquamoist and shiseido's senka are for hydration too but their moisturizers are lotion type; although in lightweight form.

there are some others but those are departmental store products; hence the price will be something like clinique if not more expensive.