Olay - SarriK review for Regenerist Collagen Peptide 24 Hydrating Moisturizer

Ok. So I am going to be brutally honest here & we will see what happens. Let me start with the good & then we'll get to the ugly. Olay does some things very well. Their marketing is well done. They tend to target their ads at the women over 30. Can you name a commercial for Olay where the woman in the ad was 19? Yet, everyone knows Olay. It's like the Apple of beauty products. The packaging is beautiful. I haven't found many Olay products where the packaging is not eye-catching. The products tend to focus on specific attributes of the skin & body. Let's be honest, Olay products work for people. It is why they are still in business. Take for instance, the Regenerist Collagen 24 Max works as a moisturizing cream. It does hydrate. It left my skin feeling soft & you can see how healthy it looks in my photos, but....& here comes the ugly. Olay products remind me of my grandma; therefore, my brain thinks of them as "old lady" products. While I know that is not true, I can tell someone is wearing an Olay product just by the smell. This particular product was SUPER thick. It took forever to absorb & I still found patches of the white 10 minutes later. If I were going to use this all the time, it would be as a nightly moisturizing mask. However, wearing this during the day is just not going to happen. I would sweat this off in 15 minutes outside & it feels heavier on the skin than I'd like. Next is the price tag. While this jar was gifted to me, it normally runs $30 to $40 depending on where you buy it. I have other less costly skincare products that do the same job at half the cost. Finally, I need to add a disclaimer here. I don't hate Olay products. In fact, I recently made a fairly large Olay purchase because they do make things I want to try. I also buy their body washes regularly because they work. I just didn't want anyone to think I hate Olay products. I don't even hate this one. Would I repurchase it though? Probably not.