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Paid forty something for the small jar because the whole internet said it was perfect for oily skin. Feels nice going on, cool and bouncy, but by afternoon I was shiny and I got a cluster of little bumps along my jaw in week two. Stopped for ten days, they calmed down. Not worth it for me.
Good things check out: nothing spectacular but a great moisturizer, though too pricey for full size.
“I’ve heard a lot of good things about this and they check out, nothing spectacular but it’s a great moisturizer.”
After about five years using the Water Cream by day, a user finds it wonderfully hydrating, sinking in well and unmatched by anything else they've tried.
“I've been using Tatcha's water cream (for daytime) and the Dewy Skin Cream at night for about 5 years. It's wonderfully hydrating and moisturizing.”
A long-time user always returns to the Tatcha Water Cream for daytime after trying others over the years.
“I use the water cream for day and dewy moisturizer at night. I’ve tried others over the years but always, always go back.”
A former skincare enthusiast says Tatcha The Water Cream was the best moisturizer they ever used and their skin was never better, but stopped because of the price.
“the Tatcha Water Cream was the best moisturizer I have ever used, and I used to be extremely obsessed with skincare.”
Loves the Tatcha water cream on dry, mature skin but not the price.
“I love the Tatcha one but don’t love the price tag.”
After seven years as an oily-skin holy grail, a user finds the Water Cream too light now that their skin has changed in their 30s.
“I used this for about 7 years as my holy grail as an oily skinned person.”
On dry skin, a user found the Water Cream disappears instantly; by noon their face felt tight and concealer settled into lines.
“for my dry skin it was like putting nothing on at all, by noon my face felt tight”
Uses Tatcha's Water Cream by day without breakouts and gets lots of compliments on their skin.
“I use the Water Cream + Milky SPF in the daytime and have gotten a lot of compliments on my skin looking extra good”
With dry skin they loved the Water Cream, like a cool compress, until longer use started to sting.
“Water cream was also nice, and I loved it for my dry skin way better than the dewy cream, however, after longer use it also started giving me uncomfortable sting”
Loved the old formula, but the newer bottles are not working as well and leave skin dry and irritated.
“When I bought more, it hasn’t been working as well and my skin is getting dry and irritated.”
The Water Cream is their favourite moisturizer.
“The water cream is my favorite but I sometimes get the belif water bomb instead.”
Tatcha's Water Cream is their holy grail but too expensive to keep buying.
“tatcha truly is my holy grail but I cant shell out the cash it's such a bummer”
Tried three Tatcha creams and none did anything for their skin.
“I tried three Tatcha creams and all of them did absolutely nothing for my skin.”
The Water Cream works for their tretinoin-treated skin even though it's very expensive.
“It's dumb af expensive and I do not want to spend $70 plus on a moisturizer... but it works.”
Doesn't moisturize much but the finish is great for their oily-combination skin.
“I have tried the tatcha water cream (doesn’t moisturizer much but the finish is great)”
Long-time favorite but lately it leaves them so shiny they need powder to avoid looking greasy.
“My favorite moisturizer for a while now has been the Tatcha water cream moisturizer, but lately it's left me so shiny I feel like I have to use powder or something to not look greasy.”
Uses it alongside Dieux Air Angel and calls it the closest dupe to PTR Water Drench.
“Tatcha Water cream is the closest dupe, but I also really love the Dieux Air Angel!! I go between the 2.”
Switched from PTR Water Drench and their skin loves it; unfortunately worth the price.
“I used to use the PTR water drench and switched to the Tatcha water cream. My skin lovesss it! It’s unfortunately worth the $$$”
Just ok: light and hydrating but offers nothing more than cheaper Dieux or Peach & Lily moisturizers.
“Tatcha water cream mini - just ok. It’s light weight and hydrating but I don’t think it offers anything that dieux or peach and lily moisturizers don’t for the price.”
Dried down nicely and did not irritate their inflammatory skin; good for less dry days.
“this one dried down nice and didn’t irritate my inflammatory skin”
Tried the Tatcha product and didn't love it, finding it fine but more marketing than science.
“haven’t tried anything else you listed besides Tatcha and didn’t love that. It’s fine but I think they’re more focused on marketing and branding than the science”
Loves it on combo skin, where the dewy cream was too much.
“I have combo skin and the dewy skin cream has always been too much for me. I love love love the water cream though.”
Paired with Glow Recipe Dew Drops it leaves their dry skin plump and hydrated.
“Glow recipe dew drops and tatcha water cream combo always makes my dry skin feel so plump and hydrated”
Loves it and its short ingredient list.
“I love the water cream too! The ingredients list is smaller compared to their other moisturizers which is such a nice plus!”
Their light summer moisturizer.
“I have to use a lighter moisturizer in the summer because my skin is a fickle bitch, and I love the WC.”
Feels pore-tightening and smooth without drying them out.
“It gives a pore tightening feel without leaving you feeling dry. It’s so much smoother feeling without the over hydrating?”
Loves it on oily, acne-prone skin.
“Have the Tatcha water cream and love it, but overdid the actives this winter”
Tatcha The Water Cream is amazing and keeps their oily skin under control.
“It Cosmetics Confidence in a Gel Cream Oil-Control or Tatcha The Water Cream. Both are amazing and keep my oily skin under control!”
Nothing else hydrates as well; they always come back to it.
“I’ve tried a few times now to switch to other products, but nothing else hydrates as well for me, especially the Water Cream during the day, and I always come back to it.”
Their forehead broke out in papules that cleared after using something else on a trip.
“Yes my forehead broke into these papules that can become red or cystic!”
Absorbs easily thanks to its gel texture; worked well in Maui.
“I love the water cream; I brought it to Maui and used it while I was there and I never had any issues. It absorbs in super easily because it’s more of a gel texture”
Nice but as much a cream as a gel and doesn't seem to absorb well.
“Nice, but still as much a cream as it is a gel, doesn't seem to absorb well”
After about a month their skin looked worse than ever and cleared up in days after switching back to CeraVe.
“tatcha water cream didn’t give me hives but after about a month of use, my skin looked worse than ever before. I switched back to ol faithful cerave and boom, completely cleared up in days.”
Gave them a million tiny bumps when they tried it years ago.
“I had this years ago when I tried it. Gave me a million tiny bumps.”
Tatcha The Water Cream was the best Hydro Boost replacement they tried, but not very moisturizing and expensive for a 'meh' result.
“tacha water cream - this one is the best so far but it doesn’t feel super moisturizing and it’s honestly pretty expensive to just feel ‘meh’”
Loved the Tatcha years ago but hesitates at the $72 price.
“I really loved the Tatcha when I used it years ago, but I'm hesitant to jump the gun on $72.”
The water cream made the dry patches on their oily skin drier.
“so I initially got the water cream and it made the dry patches drier.”
A repeat buy: light and smooth, hydrating without greasiness, enough for daytime in a cold climate.
“I really like it and it’s been a repeat buy for me (though I’m still on the lookout for a good dupe that’s less $$$).”
Had been using the water cream as their favorite moisturizer before wrecking their barrier with adapalene.
“I’d been using Tatcha’s water cream as it’s my favorite”
The only moisturiser their skin consistently does well on; a cheaper dupe didn't work.
“Tatchas water cream (the green jar) is the only one that my skin consistently does well on.”
Uses it daily and loves it; hydrates their very dry skin well without a greasy feeling.
“so I use Tatcha Water cream as my daily moisturizer, and I love it. I have a very dry skin, and it hydrates it so well without a greasy feeling”
Uses the water cream in summer and finds makeup sits beautifully over it.
“I use the water cream in summers and silk cream during winters. My makeup sits beautifully over it.”
Their daytime choice on oily, acne-prone combo skin.
“I prefer the Tatcha Water Cream for most day time wear, unless what I’m wearing is thirsty.”
Switched to it for foundation application issues and it helped a bit but not a lot.
“I usually use La Roche Posay as a moisturizer and later switched to Tatcha Water cream which helped a bit but not a lot.”
Loves it so much and says it has helped with some redness in their cheek area, though not the price.
“I love it so much but I don’t love the price. I have combination skin and it has helped with some redness in my cheek area.”
Uses it as their daytime moisturizer and forgot how much they loved it.
“I’ve been using Tatcha water cream for my daytime moisturizer instead, I forgot how much I loved that”
Loves it among several Tatcha products.
“Love the rice wash, makeup primer, water cream, the essence and the lip mask.”
Their skin loves gel creams and the Water Cream is one of their faves.
“My skin absolutely LOVES gel creams (Tatcha Water Cream and Belif Aqua Bomb are my faves)”
A restock they really like: really light and melts into combination skin, used daily in the morning; it has a fragrance.
“honestly for me, noting compares. It’s really light and just melts into my skin.”
Loves it but cannot justify the price anymore.
“Cannot justify spending money on Tatcha anymore. I love it, but only receiving not even 2 oz of moisturizer for $80 really pissed me off.”
Too light and too expensive for their dehydrated combo skin.
“The Water Cream doesn’t do it for me, it’s too light and too expensive to not love it.”
Not their favorite Tatcha product but a nice freebie.
“The water cream isn't my favorite but still a nice freebie.”
Older than 36 months. These may describe an earlier version.
Has lived by it for years and it does not make them break out.
“So I live by the Tatcha water cream and have for years. It doesn’t make me break out.”
Lovely but not enough for their very dry skin.
“I’ve used the water cream before and it’s lovely but not for me since my skin is very dry.”
Really likes the Water Cream: very hydrating and makes their skin glowy.
“I’m currently using it and I really like it! It’s very hydrating and makes my skin glowy.”
Loves the Water Cream; Tatcha products are their holy grail.
“Everything Tatcha is worth buying. I love water cream and basically all their products are my holy grail.”
The Water Cream broke them out even though they love Tatcha's cleanser.
“I was sure I was going to like it, but got the small set of a travel size Deep Cleanse + Water Cream because I LOVE the cleanser, and the water cream broke me out”
Says it feels so nice, with an out-of-this-world texture, and is soothing.
“It feels so nice and the texture is out of this world and it’s soothing.”
Loves much of the Tatcha line but this item isn't one they like.
“I love a lot of their stuff, but unfortunately this item isn't one of them.”
Loves the Water Cream and bought it at a discount at Costco.
“I know folks have opinions, but I love this stuff. Nice to get it for $20+ off.”
The only moisturizer that does not leave an oily sheen and absorbs fully on their hormonal-acne oily skin.
“I’ve never really found a moisturizer that’s really nice for me that doesn’t leave a huge oily sheen on my face and absorbs fully except for the tatcha water cream”
After a break from using it they came back and had the worst breakout of their life.
“I was using it for a while, took a break, came back and I am having the worst breakout of my life skip it”
Loves it; leaves their skin very smooth.
“I love tatcha water cream! I use Paula’s choice 2% BHA with a Cotton swab, good molecules niacinamide, topped off with the tatcha water cream. Makes my skin feel so smooth.”
Works really well on their acne-prone, not-too-oily skin but is too expensive to keep buying.
“The water cream tatcha actually works really well on my skin but I can’t afford that every time I need a moisturizer.”
Calls it their holy grail and stocks up during the 20% off sale.
“tatcha water cream is also my holy grail. Though Im also on the search for a cheaper similar one. Currently I just stock up during the 20% off sale”
The only thing they've found that works for their acne-prone skin; similar products broke them out.
“Tatcha Water Cream is the only thing I’ve found that works for my very similar skin”
Absolutely adores it as a daily moisturizer but looks for cheaper alternatives.
“I absolutely adore this as a daily moisturizer but my wallet simply does not.”
Loves the Tatcha water cream and has found nothing similar.
“I love the tatcha water cream. I haven't found anything similar”
Loves the water cream and used a Farmacy moisturizer when they ran out.
“I love the water cream. I also really enjoyed Farmacy Daily Greens moisturizer! When I ran out of Tatcha it was a moisturizer I didn’t mind using after.”
The Water Cream is a perfect lightweight daytime moisturizer for oily, dehydrated skin.
“I use both. Water cream for the day time. I have oily but dehydrated skin and it’s a perfect day time moisturizer.”
After restocking the reformulated Water Cream they kept breaking out.
“I just came to comment that I had restocked on my tatcha water cream moisterizer a couple months ago, and I kept breaking out.”
The Water Cream was the only moisturizer that worked for their fungal-acne-prone sensitive skin.
“Dang the water cream is the only thing that worked for my fungal acne sensitive skin.”
The only moisturizer that doesn't irritate or burn their rosacea-prone sensitive skin.
“Tatcha water cream (the only moisturizer, also, that doesn’t irritate or make my skin burn out of all the ones for sensitive skin that I’ve tried)”
Has had good results with it on combination sensitive skin with big pores.
“have had good results with Tatcha Water Cream, decent with Glow Recipe”
Tried the travel size and liked it, wondering whether to switch to full size.
“Oh I've already tried the travel size and I liked it.”
Made them look oily and nothing special as a moisturizer; unpleasant for oily skin.
“Made me look oily 🤷♀️ also there is nothing special about it as a moisturizer. I'm begrudgingly trying to get through it because it's so unpleasant as an oily person.”
Has used both the Water Cream and Dewy Skin Cream and likes the Water Cream best.
“I’ve used both the water cream & dewy skin, but think I like TWC best”
Four years of use; says it cleared their lifelong acne within about two months.
“I have used the water cream for about 4 years. I have struggled with acne my whole life (combo skin) and I kid you not it took care of my acne within like 2 months.”
Loves the Water Cream in summer on combination skin.
“I have tried both and I love the water cream during the summer and the dewy cream during the winter.”
The Water Cream is the perfect consistency for dehydrated oily skin.
“I have dehydrated oily skin and the Water Cream is the perfect consistency for me; the Dewy Cream felt a lot heavier and made me greasier.”
The Water Cream feels wet on application but absorbs fully without oiliness.
“When I tried the water cream, my face felt completely "wet". After a bit it does fully absorb”
Despite dry skin, prefers the Water Cream: much more hydrating.
“I have dry skin and weirdly enough, I prefer the water cream. I found the dewy skin cream just sat on top of my face and gave me some closed comedones.”
Uses the Water Cream on normal skin: light and wonderful.
“I have pretty normal skin and use water cream. It’s light and wonderful.”
Calls it a beautiful product with a unique, water-like texture, but recommends sampling first.
“This cream is beautiful product. It should be fine for you.”
Finds it really nice in humid weather but sees better-value products and wouldn't buy full size.
“I also tried a mini version but I couldn’t justify buying a full size! I do find it really nice in humid weather, but there are better value products out there”
Calls it an amazing cream and one of the only things over $50 where they felt the money was justified.
“It’s an amazing cream, and one of the only things I’ve bought that was more than $50 where I felt my money was justified.”
Just meh on their normal skin compared with the dewy cream.
“I am normal and the Dewy is amazing on my skin. The water cream was meh.”
Loves it under foundation and as a night hydrator sealed with a face oil.
“i love the water cream, it's a humectant. i use it under my foundation, gives me a flawless look. At night, i apply it then seal it with Sunday Riley Juno oil, 3 drops for whole face.”
Glad they bought the Water Cream over the Dewy Skin Cream because it lets skin show through.
“Water creme looks prettier on your skin. Your skin is showing through whereas the dewy kinda masked your skin. I’m glad I bought the water creme.”
Loves it; with just a gentle cleanser and the cream their acne is gone and pores look smaller, and they broke out when they ran out.
“now I just use a gentle cleanser and the water cream and my acne is gone and my pores appear smaller.”
The Water Cream sat on top of their skin and didn't sink in.
“I found the water cream sat on top of my skin and didn't sink in very well”
Their favorite because it is light and does not clump in stubble, though they use more than suggested.
“Tatcha Water cream (this is my favorite as it is light so it doesn't clump when I have stubble....but I use way more than they suggest because 1 scoop doesn't get it done)”
Uses it in summer because it is soothing and hypoallergenic for their eczema-prone skin.
“which I normally only use in the summer as it's soothing and hypoallergenic for me”
Uses it mainly because it was a gift but says it feels and smells great.
“Honestly, the only reason I’m using the Tatcha products is I got them for my birthday, but they feel and smell great.”
Loves it, especially the texture that melts like rubbing water on the face; very lightweight.
“And I love that this one melts and starts to feel like I'm just rubbing water on my face lol! It's so lightweight.”
Tried it on oily skin and still looked sweaty; preferred the Dewy Skin Cream.
“I tried it for my oily skin and I did not like it. I still look sweaty. The dewy skin cream feels better”
Loves it and says it lays beautifully under makeup.
“I love the tatcha water cream tho it lays beautifully under makeup”
The water cream is their go-to and they use it up faster than anything else in their routine.
“Agreed! The water cream is my go-to. That super sized one is such a great deal with the 20% I'm considering grabbing a second.”
Loves it and uses it daily, finding it sinks in faster than The Ordinary NMF so it works under makeup.
“I love the Water Cream, I actually bought this one this morning just because I use it daily.”
Loves the Water Cream and plans to buy it again, though it is costly.
“I love the Water Cream and will definitely be getting it this sale”
Liked the Belif dupe but likes the Tatcha Water Cream more.
“I liked it when I tried it, but like Tatcha more.”
Finds it a close match to Belif and Hydroboost but none work for their skin type.
“I don’t like any of them as they don’t work for my skin type”
Combination-skin user who wears the Water Cream by day and the Dewy cream at night or on dry days.
“I have combo skin and I usually use the water cream for day and the dewy for night. But if I’m having a really dry day I reach for the dewy moisturizer.”
Every time they switch away their skin gets worse, so they always come back; it works best for them.
“I keep switching from it and my skin always gets worse. I always come back to it & so far it’s works best for me.”
Their go-to: enough hydration over actives, dries matte but not dull, layers beautifully under makeup.
“Water cream is definitely my go to. Gives enough hydration over my actives, dries matte but not dull looking, and layers beautifully with my makeup.”
Light, absorbs really well and leaves the face moisturized.
“The Water Cream is light and absorbs really well, and my face feels moisturized.”
The Water Cream soothes and heals the raw skin around their nose during allergy season.
“Yeah the water cream is just absurd! I use it on my upper lip/lower nose, an area that gets torn to bits from using tissues due to severe allergies.”
A thin cream that almost disappears into oily skin, perfect for daytime, though they did not repurchase.
“Water Cream almost disappears into the skin as soon as you put it on, which makes it perfect for day time.”
Tried the water cream and really liked it.
“I’ve tried Tatcha’s the water cream and really liked it but am wondering how Drunk Elephant protini”
Loves the water cream and the silk canvas primer.
“I love the Tatcha water cream and their silk canvas primer, and have also read really good things about their entire skin care line.”
Mixes it with two drops of facial oil and says it has done amazing things for their skin.
“i mix 2 drops of the DE facial oil with the Tatcha water cream which has done amazing things for my skin.”
Lightweight and good under makeup but not hydrating enough even for oily skin; feels more like a primer.
“It’s lightweight and wears well under makeup, but even with oily skin I didn’t find it to be hydrating enough. The silicone in it makes it feel more like a primer than a moisturizer.”
Feels nice but thinks you are paying $60+ mostly for silicones and fluff.
“It feels nice, but you’re basically paying $60+ for silicones and other inexpensive fluff.”
Says it made their dry skin peel and regrets spending rewards on it.
“This mosterizer will make your dry skin PEEL . Can't believe I wasted my Sephora Rewards on it”
Makes their dry skin super greasy and was equally awful in different climates.
“I have dry skin and it makes my skin super greasy. I've tried it several times in different climates and it's equally awful for me in all of them.”
Really happy with it but wants a cheaper alternative to the $70 price.
“I'm really happy with the Tatcha Water Cream moisturizer, but I don't want to spend $70 on a moisturizer.”
Felt meh about the sample and it seemed to sit on top of their skin instead of sinking in.
“I thought it would sink in more than it does. Def left me feeling like it sat on top of my skin.”