Guerlain is known for its perfumes, but it has also been quite dazzling in recent years when it comes to skincare. In 2016, once the "Royal Garden Orchid Zhenlan Cream" was launched, it became a new top lady cream with a high price of 50ml/10,910 yuan, luxurious and elegant porcelain jar containers, comfortable use on the face and repair and anti-aging effects. Once used the glamorous La Prairie platinum cream at the same price as a gimmick, Guerlain distanced itself from Chanel, Dior, YSL and other cross-border brands, and quickly gained a place in the skin care industry.
 
Because the cream uses black orchids as a selling point, it is nicknamed "black orchid cream". The black orchid cream is shaped with the blessing of the French royal porcelain brand BERNARDAUD, the porcelain jar is flat and round, the ink color is translucent, like a huge black gemstone, and the brand logo on the top is based on 24K gold jewelry. It is not so much a cream container as it is a porcelain gift with a cream, and it can also be placed at home as a work of art, which is extremely collectible. The matching digging spoon is also different from others, the porcelain digging spoon is embedded with ceramic rollers, which is heavy and high-style, which also shows Guerlain's meticulousness and exquisiteness.
 
The shape is eye-catching, making the black orchid cream out of the limelight, and its use is once again amazing. As a brand known for its perfumes, Black Orchid Cream adheres to Guerlain's consistent style and achieves the ultimate in fragrance. The scent of orchids is refreshing, and the fragrance is high-end without being pungent, which is a great advantage of the skincare experience. Compared with the "Imperial Garden Orchid Rich Cream" of the same door, the black orchid cream cream is more moisturizing, but it is easy to absorb on the upper face, has good spread, and can be spread off with a slight stroke after emulsification. After application, it has a silky touch and the skin can immediately feel the gentle care of the cream. The skin softens and has a slight soft light, which makes many people obsessed with the pleasure of such skin care, and believes that the black orchid works quickly.
 
In fact, the soft glow comes from the mica component in the cream. Mica is often found in cosmetics and has the function of brightening the skin tone and creating a soft skin feel, and the addition of mica to the cream can achieve an instant brightening effect, but it is only an illusion caused by physical covering, and it is not washed away. Therefore, it is very suitable as a moisturizing cream before makeup, but if you want to whiten, this cream is not the first choice.
 
As an upgraded version of the original "Imperial Garden Orchid Rich Cream", the black orchid cream has been changed in the orchid species - from the original gastrodia orchid to the rarer black orchid, the black orchid only blooms for three weeks a year, and the amount is very small, so the price is higher. Guerlain takes the adversity of black orchid as its selling point, and believes that black orchid has strong self-survivability, can effectively promote cell regeneration, scavenge free radicals, and revitalize the skin, which has a significant effect on repair and anti-aging.
 
Guerlain claims to use patented technology combined with black orchid extract to maximize the effectiveness of black orchid and directly act on cells. Due to the secrecy of the patent, there are different opinions on "directly acting on cells", and there is no accurate conclusion. Moreover, the comparison of the plant's super viability with the ability to regenerate cells is a stealing concept - the extraction amount of black orchid is very low, and its efficacy is still questionable, and whether black orchid is tenacious has little to do with whether it can act on skin cells, so there is no need to be overly deified.
 
It is worth affirming that the black orchid cream is indeed effective, and has outstanding performance in anti-aging, antioxidant and repair, but this is mainly due to oats, centella asiatica extract and VE, sodium hyaluronate, adenosine and other ingredients. Oat extract and sodium hyaluronate not only have the effect of increasing skin elasticity and radiance, but also help to remove wrinkles and eliminate false fine lines. The combination of VE, centella asiatica and adenosine is mainly used to calm and soothe the skin, and can also reduce inflammation and sterilization, which can calm redness, swelling and acne for a short time and make acne shriveled. It is suitable for users who have broken out due to the change of seasons or staying up late, and the crine disorder during menstruation, and the recovery effect is fast.
 
The Black Orchid Cream is not as good as La Prairie Platinum Cream in terms of ingredients, without platinum, malachite and peptides, and the stars in the ingredient list are dim. Although it can also be used with rollers to lift and tighten the effect, and can significantly shrink pores, the contour lines and nasolabial folds are not as obvious as platinum cream, and the anti-aging effect is not as good as platinum cream.
 
The anti-aging is not as good as platinum, and the repair is far more than that. As we all know, platinum cream has no repair effect, if the skin quality is poor, the use of platinum cream will cause acne. The black orchid cream has excellent anti-inflammatory effect, although the safety is still not as good as La Mer's classic cream, but it is not easy to take into account anti-inflammatory repair while anti-aging, and it is an eight-sided exquisite player. However, this does not mean that sensitive skin or acne-prone skin with a damaged skin barrier can be used safely, and it is recommended to correct your skin problems before purchasing.
 
Because this product does not have the ultimate anti-aging effect, it is thick but not greasy in texture, so it has also been loved by many 25-year-old users. If you often have irregular work and rest due to work or other problems, this product can effectively relieve your skin problems after staying up late. However, due to the sky-high price, many people are discouraged by this cream, and it is recommended to buy the same series of "Rich Cream" and "Zhuo Neng Rejuvenating Cream", which are not much different from black orchids in terms of composition, only 3680 yuan in price, far more affordable than black orchids.