Review (4/5): Nice healthy glow to my skin
This Serum by MERLOT is a thick white cream, though it is a serum and not a moisturizer (it will moisturizer your skin, however!).
Pump out just a little and apply to face, throat, chest, and then the rest can be rubbed into your hands.
The fruity scent at first I thought would interfere with my morning coffee—I usually use unscented before I have my coffee, but it didn’t overpower and it dissipates quickly.
This morning, I washed my face with a little Erno Laszlo cleansing oil as I usually do, patted dry, then applied a little of this Merlot serum. It feels amazing going on my skin and smooths on very well—there’s no dragging feeling or feeling as if I have to apply more for good coverage.
This feels and looks like a moisturizer rather than a clear serum, so you could use it alone, I suppose, but I apply it in the morning (it does read that it’s a sunrise serum!) and enjoy my coffee, letting it fully absorb into my skin, and then apply my moisturizer. It leaves no sticky or ‘tacky’ feeling.
I have sensitive skin with slight rocasea and this serum did not irritate my skin, cause any redness, stinging, or itching. It left my skin feeling soft, and there was a glow to my skin as well, not like a highlighter glow, but a healthy sheen to it, a clean skin healthy glow/sheen.
It has resveratrol, which is an antioxidant agent—in a plant, resveratrol ‘attacks’ bacteria or fungi that is attacking the plant, so the idea behind it in skincare is for resveratrol to ‘attack’ bad elements in our environment to keep our skin healthier.
I can’t comment on what it really is doing on a cellular level, and it’s difficult to determine what it will do for my skin over weeks, but when I try out serums to review (and I’ve tried out a LOT of them!), I go by: can I afford it: yes!; does it glide over my skin easily and nicely: yes!; is it emollient: yes! does my skin feel amazing afterwards: yes! does my skin immediately look better in any way: yes! Is it irritating my skin: no!
If you are looking for a serum that isn’t expensive—$22 at time of this review, which is as good a price or better than many L’oreal Serums you find in the drugstore—and want something that feels great going on, won’t upset your skin, and leaves a healthy glow, then this is one to try.
I hope my review helped you today.