Highlights
Quality
I’m a newbie to retinol and have minor active acne and moderate scarringhyperpigmentation and this has reduced my acne helped w... Read More
Things i really like i can use this on damp towel dried skin which will absorb it deeper and not have negative effects
Broke me out severely even though i spaced out my usage and started with a low percent and “sandwiched”
My skin was so greasy after about 4 hours i couldnt take it anymore and washed it all off
Price
Such a great price point and i am excited to keep using it
For 5 a bottle i would buy this stuff just for how nice it feels on my face and hope the retinol has an effect
I decided on the ordinary because of the price point didn’t want to break the bank reviews and that they’re vegan and cruelty free
This product is pretty good for its price point
Packaging/appearance
Would be nice if the packaging was smaller because there is no way anyone could go through the entire bottle in 3 months
Finally i find that i just dont fully trust the semitransparent packaging since retinol is a fragile ingredient that breaks dow... Read More
Competitiveness
Its also inefescient compared to other retinol products from the same brand
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
good, first, every, routine and few. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- This product has a moderate number of reviews provided by VIB and ROUGE Beauty Insiders
- Below is a list of the groups with the highest percentage positive reviews for each of the following attributes:
- Eye color: green
- Skin tone: fairlight
- Skin type: normal
- Hair color: brown
- Below is a list of the groups with the highest percentage negative reviews for each of the following attributes:
- Eye color: blue
- Skin tone: lightmedium
- Skin type: oily
- Hair color: blonde
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 3 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 17 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Sephora
It works well for a lot of people but it caused me to breakout into painful acne so i decided to not continue using it
Posted by a reviewer on Sephora
The skin feels like new after this serum its not intimidating at all because of the low percentage of retinol
Posted by a reviewer on Sephora
Im 34 and i have normal skin
Posted by a reviewer on Sephora
Broke my skin barrier and made my skin extremely sensitive
Posted by a reviewer on Sephora
If you start with retinol only use once a week and try the sandwich method of applying moisturizer retinol then moisturizer again
Posted by a reviewer on Sephora
Very short shelf time considering that amount of product
Posted by a reviewer on Sephora
Broke me out severely even though i spaced out my usage and started with a low percent and “sandwiched”
Posted by a reviewer on Sephora
The lines on my forehead are less noticeable with regular use