Talking to my DM the other day (who is in many respects a bit bonkers) and she asked about the face cream she bought me for Christmas and I said 'yeah it's great although I've nearly ran out of the day cream and still have half a tube of night cream'. She was puzzled until I explained that because I work a lot of night shifts I wear the day cream during the day before my first shift and then again for when I'm at work, I then put the night cream on when I come home to sleep but on my last night I sometimes stay up so have a shower when I get home and put the day cream on again.
You'd think I had just admitted to slathering my face in horse manure judging by her reaction 
as apparently night cream must always be worn at night because the 'air is different' and other gems. I think she's talking pish.
However now I'm throwing it over to you lot and if i am indeed BU then I will concede defeat to my mother (but probably still do it my way as the night cream is too oily to wear under makeup).
AIBU?
To wear day cream on a night shift?
CalliopeTorres · 28/02/2016 19:27
Air is different 
Well I would think the night cream is to wear when you sleep and the day cream when your awake and maybe wearing makes up
Different air is bonkers, but funny
The night cream won't have an SPF. The day cream might and it's probably better for your skin not to have the SPF if you don't need it.
Having said that, it's your face cream. Wear it how you like 
hilarious
Night cream is just thicker and takes longer to absorb, I thought.
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I don't think you can overdo day cream but night cream is richer so for example you wouldn't want to wear makeup over night cream. It can't tell the time so I'm fairly sure you haven't broken any laws
Day cream for up and about, possibly with makeup on top.
Night cream for sleeping whilst your skin renews and rejuvenates and all that shit.
I would wear night cream when I'm in the house preparing to sleep and don't mind my face looking like an oil slick.
Day cream is if skin isn't as dry. And under make up and when I don't want to look like an oil slick.
I'm fairly certain your face won't explode if you wear day cream after the sun goes down!
OP I sympathise - is your mum retired? If so it could be morning TV - my mum comes out with all sorts of shite that she sees on This Morning and Lorraine. She once said SPF factors indicate how often you should put that sun cream on. For example, SPF15 should be applied every 15 minutes. I told her that is total bollocks as people who use SPF2 would literally never stop putting it cream on - they'd be rubbing themselves all day! But Phil and Fearne told her so it must be true 
Snort at the air being different!
Night cream is for sleeping in. It's too rich and thick (generally) for daytime/make up base unless you want greasy looking skin.
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Nina! You're crazy. Surely the world is about to stop turning.
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