I have recently become obsessed with Korean skin care routines and decided i was severely lacking in the serum department. I looked at reviews for this, and saw they were generally positive, and felt secure buying it.
PROS
It had a pretty bottle.
It is well marketed. (what more does a product need to succeed than those two things, right?)
CONS
Thicker than any other serum I've tried (free sampled from sephora, orgins,etc).
It is NOT non-comdonegenic. It contained various ingredients of various inflammatory scales (i checked online after it broke me out).
The scent is too strong.
So now my skin is recovering from a major breakout after this about the weeks. I would suggest if you have sensitive or acne prone skin to ignore the pretty red bottle and promises of bright, smooth, even skin.
This is a good product for the price. I can see results in terms of wrinkles (less visible), overal skintone (more even) and texture. Like other reviwers, I really donīt like the strong smell. I wish Loreal would work on it.
More reviews by VioletSeahorse
I was on the fence about buying this product but I'm soooo glad I bought it. It smells heavenly (not heavy at all, at least not for me) and absorbs immediately, leaving my skin glowy and healthy looking. Whatever is in there (and it has some great ingredients) works! My skin has never looked better. I smooth it over my whole face and neck, eyelids and under eyes and I've never had a problem with irritation. I use it before my loreal collagen filler moisturizer and revitalift eye cream... and my skin looks fantastic. Very happy with this product!!! I recommend it because it does exactly what it claims to. Love it!
This serum smooths my skin wonderfully, absorbs instantly. But the perfume is horrible. There is no need for fragrance in face creams and this makes me tear up and the scent lingers. I would use this every day but for the nasty fragrance. Shame on L'Oreal for putting in so much perfume. It's a problem with their entire line, including lip and eye makeup too.
PROS: Looks like it has anti-aging ingredients (but I'm not expert on these. I do tend to trust L'oreal somewhat because I had good results with their Age Perfect line.) Price is okay. The scent is MUCH less perfumey than the age perfect line. Packaging is attractive.
CONS: I don't really have any cons on this serum (the cream of this line made my sensitive skin have a burning sensation).
ALTERNATES: L'Oreal's Age Perfect line has a serum, but it has caffeine in it, which some won't like. Dr. Lewinn by Kinerase has a Lift & Resculpt Serum. I've recently fallen in love with Derma E's Hyaluronic Serum.