Decent Dupe

For the price, this is beyond fantastic compared to other vitamin C serums around. I don't personally fully mind the smell and found that when I complete my routine (I have had this for a few weeks to slowly move it into my routine) that other serums and moisturizer after using this help the smell go away. I live in a mix climate and am curious to see how this does in the colder months for my skin, but so far it has definitely evened out some skin areas for me.

Smell

The smell is horrible,putting me off putting it on my face.

Why you put ascoric acid

I hate absorbic acid. Why not put THDA? make a cheaper medical grade skincare. Copy Paula’s choice, revision. This vitamin c oxidizes and doesn’t penetrate the lipid layer as deeply. They tried. Want to try the new spf tint though.

Love the serum but hate the smell

I've newly purchased the serum and cannot justly state the skin benefits yet. I can say that the smell reminds me of standing over a barbecue all day and reeking of the smoke smell. I was surprised that the chemists did not add a lighter fragrance, such as the one used with their Holy Hydration product line (although I also realize that some users need a fragrance free product). I'll continue using the product so that I can share the skin benefits, but I may have to use the Laroche-Posay Serum instead after this one is gone.

Lovely product for

I am so excited for the price of my new foundation

Pick me to this place

Amazing lovely product for the intended recipient of my birthday party on my behalf.

All

I absolutely love elf products. I always buy them from Walmart. I don’t know why it took me so long to find a site. I’m so glad I did. I don’t have anything else but elf and now I can buy it. I promise my home thank you.

Start slow with Vitamin C to see good results

I tried the Bright Icon Vitamin C + E + Ferulic Serum and thought this product was well tolerated on my combination skin with age and sun spots. I started slow with this serum to give my skin a period of time to adapt. Ingredients include 15% vitamin C, 1% vitamin E and 0.5% ferulic acid. Vitamin C also has a typical slightly metallic smell but that wasn't a deal breaker for me. The product comes in a 1.0 fl oz bottle with a dispensing button on cap. I used about 2 drops for my entire face and that was enough. The pale yellow serum is fast absorbing and non greasy. However, I found that after putting on moisturizer, sunscreen and face makeup, I had a heavy feeling sensation from all those layers. I would recommend waiting for each layer to get absorbed and dry down before adding the next layer and combining a tinted sunscreen to skip wearing foundation. I also use retinol for fine lines and benzoyl peroxide to treat occasional acne. I did not use all these products together and kept to using the Vitamin C only in the daytime and retinol only at night. I would spot treat pimples when I had no other product on my face. Too many products used together will cause irritation and inflammation. After a month's usage, my sun and age spots were less noticeable but I don't expect them to completely disappear. No serum will do that. My complexion also looked brighter and healthier and I was able to use less face makeup since I didn't have to even out my skin tone as much. This product works but you need to give it time and also monitor how well your skin can tolerate the ingredients. I would recommend using Vitamin C with sunscreen in the daytime only and using any other product at night to see good results.