Reviews

I’m a big Skinceuticals devotee and I’ve been using this product for a couple of months, but I haven’t seen results because the texture of the product is so thick and sticky that even when I let it … more

I’m a big Skinceuticals devotee and I’ve been using this product for a couple of months, but I haven’t seen results because the texture of the product is so thick and sticky that even when I let it set for several minutes, it just crumbles off my face when I try to apply sunscreen then again when I’m at work. This product also seems to slurp up all my thinner serums and takes those with it. I run into problems getting Skinceutical’s own sunscreen to blends in too, and if I use a tinted sunscreen it looks like my skin is so dry that it’s flaking off. I really love the idea of this product, but in practice it’s a literal mess. And I’m not even mentioning that I can’t even wear a light finishing powder—I can’t imagine the mess I’d see if I wore foundation! If I’m losing the benefits of all my serums, and my sunscreen slakes off leaving me without SPF protection, what’s the actual purpose of this serum aside from serving as a cosmetic wrecking ball? It can’t plump anything if it won’t even stay on my premenopausal face, plus it’s opening me up to future wrinkles and skin cancer. After my fifth time at work trying to shed off the glycan cake of my daily serums and my remaining sunscreen, I have to admit that this product does more harm than good. It’s really disappointing to spend so much money on something that removes even greater investments from my skin. And it’s disappointing as a Skinceuticals super fan because I’m left wondering how this product has so many 5 star reviews—it literally pills up and looks terrible as soon as I apply the brand’s own sunscreen, and then takes the remaining serums I’ve put on with it within three hours later at work. Is the problem that I’m using other serums and sunscreen? I think of the problem is the product, not me, so I’ll finish up this bottle using it at night. And then I’ll have one fewer serum, which is fine because this is more of a goo than a serum anyway.