The best moisturisers for every budget


by Lorna White |
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Finding the perfect moisturiser that's suitable for both your skin type and your budget can be a chore, but as an important step of any skincare or beauty routine, it's worth taking the time to find the moisturiser for you.

We know there are a lot of moisturisers to sift through, so we've picked our favourites to help you out.

CeraVe Facial Moisturising Lotion
Price: £7.95
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The CeraVe moisturiser is suitable for sensitive skin and helps to restore the protective skin barrier of the face and neck. This lightweight lotion gives 24-hour hydration for 24 hours, and also moderates eczema.

Recommended
Weleda Skin Food for Dry and Rough skin

Rrp: £18.50

Price: £16.99
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Target$17.99View offer

The Weleda Skin Food is made from organic sunflower seed oil and extracts and nourishes super-dry skin. This soothing and healing lotion treats your rough skin overnight and leaves your dry areas feeling smooth and replenished.

 NIVEA Soft Moisturising Cream
Price: £22.85
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Waitrose$3.50View offer
Walmart$11.99View offer

The much-loved original formula leaves a fresh feeling of moisture and boosts the skin. NIVEA's cream delivers a long-lasting moisturisation for your face, body, and hands.

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Simple Kind To Skin Hydrating Light Moisturiser

Rrp: £8.96

Price: £8.40
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Walmart$7.99View offer

This lovely, lightweight cream by Simple will leave your skin feeling soft without any 'greasy' feeling. This cream is great for all ages and a good fix for the summer.

Perfect for normal to try skin types, this iconic hydrating fluid is to be used on your face, hands, and body. Providing up to 24 hours of hydration, this light, and silky feel is also an ideal base for make-up for summer.

A silky cream/gel that glides on and acts as a barrier, hydrating skin for hours, it'll leave your skin feeling and looking like velvet.

Bobbi Brown Extra Illuminating Balm
Price: £45
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FragranceNet.com$67.19View offer
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Layer this over your usual day cream to give skin a lit-from-within look. Perfect for those cold mornings when you need an extra boost.

If you’ve never tried a facial oil, this is the one to convert you. The vitamin E in this lightweight oil recharges skin overnight without leaving a greasy slick on your pillow.

Vichy Aqualia Thermal Rich Rehydrating Cream
Price: £15
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Dermstore$35.00View offer
SkinStore$35.00View offer

For less than £20, this moisturiser won’t be beaten. It’s enriched with spa water to soften skin and though it’s rich it sinks in fast, so you can apply makeup straightaway.

SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5 Gel
Price: £68
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Target$5.99View offer
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This gel from beauty powerhouse SkinCeuticals contains hyaluronic acid which naturally binds moisture to the skin. Use in tandem with your moisturiser for best results.

Shea Ultra Rich Comforting Face Cream

Rrp: £38.00

Price: £29.41
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With a light and whippy texture and delicate scent, this day cream will quickly become your daily hero.

Emma Hardie Brilliance Facial Oil
Price: £63.00
Alternative retailers
Walmart$106.47View offer

Celebrity facialist Emma is loved by everyone from Kate Hudson to Fearne Cotton and her skincare does what it says on the tin. This luscious lemon and sweet almond oil is a game-changer: slick it on damp skin.

Aveda Botanical Kineticsu2122 Intense Hydrating Masque
Price: £24.2
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Walmart$29.50View offer

When your skin’s playing up – redness, blotches, dry patches – this mask is a comforting rescue remedy. Smoothing and calming, it’s all-natural, with rosewater, aloe and lavender.

Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream Ultra Rich

Rrp: £140.00

Price: £105.00
Alternative retailers
Walmart$57.99View offer
FragranceNet.com$65.79View offer
Groupon North America$94.94View offer
Saks Fifth Avenue$138.00View offer

In winter, you need to amp up your skincare: think of it as slipping on an extra sweater. Elemis has added antioxidants, vitamins and seaweed to its best-selling, multi-award winning Pro-Collagen Marine Cream to bring relief to weather-beaten skin.

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