The cream is more like a "gel" type that leaves a residue feeling on your face after applying it. I have oily/combination skin that was suuper dry during the winter, and I was hoping for a thick cream! But no, it feels like a gel and spreads easily and thinly like one, but when you let it absorb in, it feels like there is some stuff left behind like a cream. For my super dry skin, this didn't feel enough. For the summer though, it is more than enough for a night moisturizer as my skin gets really oily.