For a ~$450 (at the time of purchase) jar of luxury end facial cream from AmorePacific, I was not surprised at the lush presentation this Time Response Cream came in. AmorePacific is a luxury-end beauty line, priced out as such, as well as a Korean beauty conglomerate operating 30 or more other companies under their corporate umbrella (Etude House, Mamonde, etc.) Per the included images, AP Time Response Cream comes nestled inside a beautiful dark green box with product information subtly tucked inside the envelope on top. The sealed golden jar is hefty and solid. They include a funny, misshapen plastic spoon to dispense the cream with. Now, I'm going to say something we all need to remind ourselves of from time to time before I get too deep into my review. Just because something is ridiculously expensive does not mean it is the best. Yes, expensive is subjective. For me, $450 for 1.7oz of facial cream is high. I've used $15 creams (getting several ounces more than 1.7oz) with a similar consistency without fragrance, loaded with ceramides that worked just as well. Here, you are paying (mostly) for the luxury level branding. This cream is beautifully packaged. It has a wonderful creamy texture and soaks and hydrates the skin. Leaves behind just a hint of a finish (not shiny or oily looking). Formulated with green tea extracts, dimethicone, niacinamide, soybean, Panax ginseng root, and cocoa extracts. But once again, AP has tarnished an otherwise exquisite product by adding fragrance to it (not listed at the end, but right in the middle of the list). Please please stop AP, I am begging you. People with mature skin, like myself, likely have sensitive skin and some people (in general) are scent sensitive. I get a headache in a short elevator ride with people who commit the faux pas of wearing too much perfume, so I'm sure you can imagine how disappointing it is for me to find this facial cream heavily fragranced with a lingering floral scent. It smells like something I would find on my grandmother's vanity. If they omitted the fragrance from most of their AP-specific skincare line, I would rave about it more. As is, I can't fully endorse a facial cream with unnecessary fragrance.
