Focused Guide · Three moisturizers, three textures, three different mornings: the finishing cream judged on its surface, the balm on its cushion, the gel cream on its lightness, with skin type doing the deciding.

Perricone MD Moisturizers Compared: Finishing, Balm and Gel Cream

The three Perricone MD moisturizers read side by side: Face Finishing & Firming for the radiant finish, the Intensive Hydrating Complex for rich balm hydration, and the Hyaluronic Intensive Moisturizer for oil free gel cream hydration.

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The Selection

3 listings that answer this brief.

Perricone MD Face Finishing and Firming Moisturizer amber jar with black lid showing 59ml label

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Perricone MD High Potency Classics Face Finishing & Firming Moisturizer 2 fl oz

The Finish Pick

The rose scented finishing cream: DMAE with a radiant finish built in

Choose it when the moisturizer is also your complexion step: DMAE with vitamin E and kukui oil, a rose scent, and a radiant surface on application. Normal to dry skin, day or night, under makeup or alone.

Suits

Anyone whose moisturizer brief ends with the finish: skin that should look smooth, cushioned and radiant the moment the cream goes on, morning or evening

Skip if

You avoid fragrance entirely, since the velvety rose scent is a signature of this formula, or you want a matte finish

Size: 2 fl oz (59 ml) jar
Format: Rich cream moisturizer in a jar
Key ingredients: DMAE, vitamin E, kukui nut seed oil
Use: Massage onto cleansed face and neck in an upward motion, morning and evening, after serum
Range: High Potency Classics

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Perricone MD Cold Plasma Plus+ The Intensive Hydrating Complex black 30 ml jar with chrome lid

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Perricone MD Cold Plasma Plus+ The Intensive Hydrating Complex 1 fl oz

The Rich Pick

The balm cream of the Cold Plasma line: peptides and vitamin C ester in a rich cushion

Choose it when skin feels depleted: peptides and vitamin C ester in a fragrance free balm that is warmed between fingertips. Dry skin, night use and winter are its home ground.

Suits

Dry, depleted looking skin that wants the Cold Plasma peptide and vitamin C ester story delivered as a rich moisturizer rather than a serum layer

Skip if

You want a light gel cream, or your skin is oily enough that a balm like texture will feel like a coat

Size: 1 fl oz (30 ml) jar, also sold in 2 and 4 fl oz sizes
Format: Ultra rich balm like moisturizing cream
Key ingredients: Peptides, Vitamin C Ester, vegetable triglyceride complex
Use: Warm for a few seconds between fingertips, massage onto cleansed face and neck in an upward motion, morning and evening, after serum
Range: Cold Plasma Plus+

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PMPerricone MDHigh Potency Classics Hyaluronic Intensive Moisturizer 1 fl oz

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Perricone MD High Potency Classics Hyaluronic Intensive Moisturizer 1 fl oz

The Light Pick

The gel cream: three forms of hyaluronic acid with DMAE, oil free

Choose it when the other two sound like coats: three forms of hyaluronic acid with DMAE in an oil free gel cream. Combination and oily skin, summer days and layering under sunscreen are its brief.

Suits

Dehydrated skin of any type that wants intensive hydration in a gel cream weight, including oilier skin that avoids this brand's rich jars

Skip if

Your skin is very dry and wants a balm or a rich cream's cushion; this is the lightest moisturizer in the hub

Size: 1 fl oz jar
Format: Gel cream moisturizer, oil free
Key ingredients: Three forms of hyaluronic acid, DMAE, rosemary leaf extract
Use: Massage onto cleansed face and neck in an upward motion, morning and evening, after serum
Range: High Potency Classics

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Questions, Answered

Can I use the Intensive Hydrating Complex and the finishing moisturizer together?

As a day and night split, yes, and it is the pairing this comparison recommends for dry skin: the finishing moisturizer by day for its surface, the balm at night for its cushion. Layering both in one session is more cream than the skin can usefully take, and owners who try it mostly report waste.

Which Perricone moisturizer is fragrance free?

Of the three compared here, the Intensive Hydrating Complex is printed as fragrance free on its listing. The Face Finishing & Firming Moisturizer is famously rose scented, and the Hyaluronic Intensive Moisturizer carries rosemary leaf extract in its formula. Fragrance avoiders should start with the balm.

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