The Fanciness Of A Butyraceous Cream

As moisturisers have thinned out in texture and in some cases, sold in (shudder to say) plastic pump dispensers, it is apparent that a butyraceous cream cuts through the crowd on shelves.

If one is unfamiliar with what butyraceous means, the word “Tyra” (as in Ms Banks) used in the term should shed some light on its texture — full-bodied, fun and a shot of glamour in a bleak street of products with serif-fonts on their label (the MerriamWebster definition is more clear-cut: butter-like).

While the texture of these products has not changed in years (albeit no longer made with leftover grease unless one is a radical survivalist), it still provokes passion. Thousands of social media comments concerning an upgraded formulation, a tabletop testament to one’s design tastes and objectively, a solution to scorched skin — slippery and soothing till one’s last use.

LANCOME EYE CREAM ADVANCED GENIFIQUE YEUX

Not to be confused with the Advanced Génifique Serum that launched in 2019, the off-shoot product bears the same moniker albeit protecting the specific microbiome of the under-eyes. The true difference would be its blend of mannose and two in-vitro fermentated ingredients that protects and lifts.