Moisture Surge™ 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator — Reddit Reviews
by Clinique
Updated September 6, 2026
Long-lasting hydrating gel-cream favored for lightweight moisture under makeup; may pill.
What the community says
This gel-cream hydrator delivers up to 100 hours of moisture without feeling heavy, loved especially for layering under makeup. It's a solid pick for dry to combination skin craving hydration without slickness. Some users find it pills or is too light on very dry or acne-prone skin.
What this means for you
What people love
Watch out for
- Can pill if not fully absorbed before layering other products
- May cause dryness or not be moisturizing enough on tretinoin nights
- Reported breakouts and irritation in sensitive, acne-prone, or eczema skin
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Real Reddit threads — 75 mentions across 30 threads
Clinique Moisture Surge™ 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator on Reddit, in one place — 30 threads from r/tretinoin, r/30PlusSkinCare and 5 more, summarized.
“clinique moisture surge”
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“☀️AM”
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“this is what’s been working for me.”
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“moisturize with Clinique moisture surge”
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“My AM skincare is: remove tape with water... and moisturize with Clinique moisture surge.”
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“I love Clinique... it’s so good.”
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“That Clinique 100hr moisturizer is the only thing light enough to not break me out but also moisturizing enough.”
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“I love how fast the clinique 100h gets absorbed.”
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“the Clinique cream has it”
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“Nightly routine is I wash my face with La Rosche Posay, put a dab of clinique moisture surge 100hour, 0.025% tret, and wait 5 minutes.”
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“Thank you so much!!! :) I use clinique moisture surge 100 hour, and la rosche Posay mineral sunscreen SPF 40!”
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“what moisturizer and spf do you use”
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“Clinique moisture surge moisturizer”
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“Paula's choice milky hydrating serum, Clinique moisture surge moisturizer and shiseido mineral spf”
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“Thank you! Currently doing AM: 2.5% benzoyl peroxide cleanser, Paula's choice enriched calming toner, Paula's choice milky hydrating serum, Clinique moisture surge moisturizer”
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“Let it soak in/dry and then I cake myself in Clinique moisture surge 100H moisturizer.”
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“If I'm not doing the medications, I just do the wash and moisturizer.”
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“I am from Serbia and tried so many different products, but Clinique was the right thing, and it helped repair my barrier.”
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