Review (1/5): Nope...much better options out there that actually work for sooo much less than this.
Overall, the product is okay. It glides onto the skin nicely. It feels silky smooth (thanks to the silicones in it). But, my skin doesn’t feel extra hydrated, I haven’t noticed any difference after using it for a month, let alone 7 days. I don’t like rating things based on price, but when it comes to something at this price point, I feel like it’s going to play a part in the decision, at least for me it would. And for me, the ingredients and effects resulting from this product just aren’t there to justify this price point. Honestly, even if it was way cheaper (like $20), I still wouldn’t purchase it. There’s so many great skincare products out there that are waaaaaay cheaper that I’ve actually seen results from. So, I can’t recommend this.
I wanted to love this.....
A serum for $171 (at the time of writing this review), I figured this had to have some pretty special stuff in it. I mean, it must have some kind of magic potion in it that reverses time and makes me look like I’m 20 years old again. Right? I mean, it’s gotta have something pretty darn special in it to price it so high and expect people to pay it. Plus, it’s not even from a brand I had ever heard anything about, so it wasn’t just some name brand that was what would hike the price up...You know, how some companies just feel like since their brand is well known and popular that they can slap their name on their products and it doesn’t matter if there’s nothing in them or about them that would account for the price other than the brand name?! Yeah, well as far as I know this isn’t a well known, or even known brand, so that’s definitely not the reason for the high price. So that means there has to be something in it that makes it worth a higher price. And it has to be something amazing to make it worth a price as high as $171 for 1.7 oz of product! Right?! Unfortunately, that does not seem to be the case.
The info for this product on the Amazon product page is seriously LACKING! On the top of the product page where there’s usually some bullet points with info, there’s nothing. You scroll down a little and there’s a small paragraph. It claims to “rejuvenate your skin in 7 days.” That’s a HUGE claim! Most skin care product I use and have tried usually say to use consistently for a month or so before you’ll see results. So, to claim to see results in 7 days is huge. Looking at this product on the company’s website, it states that clinical tests were done “under dermatological control on 29 volunteers aged between 35 and 60, including sensitive skin.” It states that 81% had “skin more radiant, luminous and revitalised ,” 81% had “visibly rejuvenated skin,” and “in 1 month all the signs of aging are visibly corrected.” Again, some HUGE claims, but it seems 81% is the lucky number 🤨
The ingredients weren’t included on the product page. All it says is, “The new anti-ageing serum includes an innovative active ingredient that multiplies by 8 the power of absorption(2) of your skin, making the serum penetrate deeper.” Ummmm....what?! I don’t know about you, but that description is not helpful in any way! I’m not even totally sure I get what it’s trying to say. It includes an innovative active ingredient....why not say what that innovative active ingredient is? This innovative active ingredient multiplies by 8 the power of absorption of your skin. What on earth is that supposed to mean? “...multiplies by 8 the power of absorption of your skin...” I take it to mean that this ingredient multiplies the absorption of your skin by the power of 8, so 8 times. Looking at the company’s website and the info for this product on there, most of it says the same things but some parts are said differently, which makes it seem clearer, at least to me. It states, “...includes an innovative active ingredient that increases 8 times the power of absorption(2) of your skin making the serum penetrate deeper...” So, that definitely makes me think it’s saying it increases absorption of your skin 8 times. But, it just would be nice if they stated that in a way that was a little clearer.
The paragraph description on the product page also says that the innovative active ingredient that increases the absorption power of your skin 8 times makes “the serum penetrate deeper and activate the capacity of self-protection during the day and unfold all its power of regeneration by night, working in a synchronized way and thus achieving more visible results in less time.” It does state you use the serum morning and night. But, I wondered how the heck the serum would know to work differently in the day than it does at night. How would it know to activate self-protection during the day and start regenerating at night? It states that, “At night, when you sleep and while your skin is more receptive, it repairs damage, reactivates cellular regeneration and rejuvenates your skin. By day it increases the resistance of cells to oxidative stress and protects the skin defending it against external aggression.” Again, I don’t really see how it would know to do something different at night than it does during the day? But, I’m not a scientist so it could just be beyond my understanding!
It sure would be nice to know what they believe is this innovative ingredient, because looking at the Amazon product page it doesn’t mention much, let alone what this innovative ingredient is. Looking at the product on the company’s website it states “NEW AND REVOLUTIONARY FORMULA. 22 ACTIVE INGREDIENTS.” It goes on to state that the serum incorporates “Glyco 8-Power biomolecules that generate small vesicles that trap inside them the active ingredients of the formula. Their great affinity for the lipids of the skin make them penetrate easily, liberating the content inside, increasing by 8 the capacity of absorption and multiplying the benefits of the serum on your skin.” I have no clue what “glyco 8-power biomolecules” are and doing a search on Google doesn’t explain it either. All that shows up is this serum. I’m not sure if the “innovative ingredient” is supposed to be the “glyco 8-power biomolecules?”
INGREDIENTS
Let’s take a look at this products ingredients...
Antioxidant Ingredients: Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E)
Cell-Communicating Ingredient: Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A)
Skin Brightening Ingredients: Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract
Skin-Identical Ingredients: Glycerin, Squalane, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide 3
Soothing Ingredients: Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Panthenol
Antimicrobial/Antibacterial Ingredients: Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Alcohol, O-Cymen-5-Ol
Moisturizer/Humectant Ingredients: Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Ethoxydiglycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Dimethiconol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Soluble Collagen, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Prunus Persica (Peach) Kernel Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Sorbitol
Perfuming: Ethoxydiglycol, Fragrance
Preservative: Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, O-Cymen-5-Ol
Theres a total of 57 ingredients.
Theres 3 ingredients that I consider great (superstar) ingredients - glycerin, licorice root extract, and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract.
There’s 18 ingredients that I consider to be good - sunflower seed oil, hydrogenated lecithin, bifida ferment lysate, milk protein, squalane, vitamin E, Shea butter extract, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, vitamin c, soluble collagen, Polygonum cuspidatum root extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, centella asiatica extract, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, rosemary leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate, retinyl palmitate, and Panthenol.
Even though there’s a total of 21 great and good ingredients, that is less than half of the ingredients. In a product as high priced as this, I expect a lot more great (superstar) type ingredients. To get me to pay $171 (at the time of writing this review) for a skincare product, it needs to have way more than 3 ingredients that I consider superstar ingredients.
Plus, there’s 4 different silicones and alcohol in this product, which is pretty unacceptable for a skincare product at this price point.
There’s also fragrance in it. It’s the last ingredient. It has a very faint smell. I can’t quite place it. Kind of perfume scented, but very faint.
In the end, I just don’t see where they come up with the price point for this. I feel that way about a lot of the so-called “big name brand” products, where just because they’re a well-known brand, they feel it justifies slapping a bigger price on it, even when the ingredients and/or results don’t seem to justify it. But, this brand isn’t even a known brand, unless you’re a small spa or boutique as far as I can tell. So, that definitely doesn’t justify the price (not that I think it would even if it was a well known brand). But, the ingredients also don’t justify the price. There isn’t enough superstar type ingredients in this to justify the price. There’s a bunch of basic good ingredients, and a few superstar, and then some not great ingredients like fragrance, alcohol, and different silicones. I find that unacceptable when you’re trying to charge this much. Not to mention, they claim results occur in 7 days. I used this for a month and didn’t see any results at all. I don’t even feel like it provides much hydration. It just feels silky smooth on the skin...thanks to the silicones. So, I don’t recommend this.