I Was Fully Prepared to Throw This Fancy Jar in the Trash
Let’s be real. When a cream promises “truffle” and “firming,” you expect a certain… experience. You picture opening a luxurious jar, taking a whiff of earthy, expensive-smelling cream, and your skin immediately thanking you in French. The West&Month Truffle Moisturizer did not deliver that experience. Not even close.
First off, the smell. Look, I don’t know what a truffle is supposed to smell like, but I’m pretty sure it’s not… this. It wasn’t awful, just weirdly medicinal? Like a distant cousin of Play-Doh that decided to go to pharmacy school. I dabbed some on my wrist and spent a full five minutes trying to place it while my cat gave me a judgmental stare. Not the indulgent spa moment I’d paid for.
Then there was the texture. The instructions say “gently massage until fully absorbed.” What they don’t say is that for the first three days, this stuff just sat on my skin like a tiny, confused silicone layer. It felt slick. Not hydrating, just… present. I’d put it on at night and wake up feeling like my face had been lightly laminated. My usual serum would pill if I tried to layer it underneath. I was stress-eating sour cream and onion chips at my desk, feeling the weird slickness on my cheeks, and I thought, “That’s it. This is a twenty-dollar mistake.” I had the return page open on my browser.
Honestly? My first impression was terrible. It felt like a gimmick. A fancy name slapped on a jar of vaguely slick goop. I was THIS close to returning it.
The “Fine, One More Week” Experiment
The only thing that stopped me was pure, unadulterated laziness. I couldn’t be bothered to find the box and print a label. So I shoved it to the back of my skincare shelf, behind the reliable stuff. A week later, after a particularly dehydrating weekend (read: wine and air conditioning), my skin felt tight and sad. My trusty moisturizer was empty. I saw the fancy jar lurking in the back.
With a sigh worthy of a Shakespearean tragedy, I gave it another shot. But I changed my approach completely. Instead of slathering it on after my usual routine, I did almost nothing first. Just cleansed, patted my face damp, and used a tiny amount of this stuff. Like, half a pea-sized amount. I warmed it between my fingers forever and then pressed it in, I didn’t rub. And then I just… left it alone. No serum, no oil, no other layer on top. I went to bed expecting to feel the same weird film.
I woke up confused.
Okay, Fine. I Hate to Admit It, But…
My skin didn’t feel laminated. It felt… quiet. Calm. The tight, dry feeling was gone. My usual morning oil slick in the T-zone was noticeably milder. I honestly don’t know why using less and skipping my other products made such a difference, but it did. It was like this moisturizer needed to be the star of the show and threw a fit if any other act came on stage.
I kept at it with this minimalist method. Morning and night. Just cleanser, damp skin, a whisper of this cream. And after about a week of that, I started noticing things. The little crepey lines under my eyes that show up when I’m tired looked a bit less… pronounced. My foundation went on smoother because my skin wasn’t parched in some spots and an oil slick in others. It balanced out. My skin just looked more even. Not “filtered on Instagram” even, but “I actually slept eight hours” even. And that’s a miracle.
Is it firming? I’m not sure my jawline is any sharper, but my skin definitely feels bouncier. Like, if you gently poke my cheek, it springs back now instead of just… sitting there. It’s a subtle plumpness. My partner, who never notices anything, even said my skin looked “glowy” last weekend when we were just watching bad TV. I almost fell off the couch.
But it’s still finicky. You absolutely cannot use too much. And you have to apply it to damp skin, or it just slides around doing nothing. It’s a diva. A high-maintenance, weird-smelling diva that somehow works.
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The Final, Grudging Verdict
So, would I repurchase? Ugh. Yes. But with major caveats.
This isn’t a beginner moisturizer. It’s not the one you grab when you’re tired and just want to slap something on. It demands a specific routine: less is more, damp skin is mandatory, and it needs to be alone. If you’re a skincare minimalist or someone whose skin hates a ten-step routine, this might be your weird, secret weapon. If you love layering serums and potions, this cream will probably fight with all of them and you’ll hate it.
It’s not perfect. The smell is still odd. The jar, while pretty, isn’t very hygienic. And I wish the instructions were clearer about how little you need. But when you figure out its quirks, it delivers serious hydration that lasts. My dry patches are gone. My combo skin is more… neutral. And that’s worth the initial frustration.
I didn’t unlock the secrets of the universe with this jar. I just found a fussy moisturizer that works if you follow its bizarre rules. Sometimes, that’s enough.
If you want to try it yourself, here’s where I got mine.
Just promise me you’ll use a tiny amount. Seriously.
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