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The Ordinary Alpha Arbutin 2% + HA

  Hello and Welcome back to my Review Blog ! Today's review will be on The Ordinary Alpha Arbutin 2% + HA . Online claim:  1. Reduces the appearance of dark spots 2. Reduces uneven skin tone/Skin tone improvement 3. Color Correction/Tone correction 4. Brightening 5. Recommended for extra sensitive, oily, normal, dry, acne-prone, mature, combination skin Background information on the product: Alpha Arbutin is a biosynthetic (the production of a chemical compound by a living organism) active ingredient that targets the look of spots and overall even skin tone. Product claims to give you 2% concentration versus the "commonly used" concentration 1% ( whatever that means right? We don't know ). Opinions after 1 bottle of use: I purchased my first bottle on July 23, 2022. Today is September 16, 2022. (I have a tiny drop left at the bottom of the bottle which I can't take out with the applicator that comes with the packaging but I'm planning to try and attempt to u...
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CeraVe Resurfacing Retinol Serum

 Claims: 1. Light Weight 2. Ingredients include: Essential ceramides, retinol, and licorice root extract 3. Gently even skin tone 4. Helps fade appearance of post-acne marks 5. Fade pores for a refined complexion while helping to restore the protective skin barrier Now for my opinions of the product. 1. This product is truly light weight and not sticky. The texture is like a light cream moisturizer. Your skin will drink it up. I like to apply it at night after a good facial cleanse. I noticed that during the summer I can get away with no moisturizer but during the winter a light layer is needed for my dry skin. If you have oily skin this will work well for you. 2. I don't believe the claim 100%. I use it maybe 3-4 times per week. Any more application will cause irritation to my face. I don't know if the other ingredients works or not. I have mature skin (31 years old) so I don't know if the ingredients are working that's why I don't see any differences or if it'...

Vichy Liftactiv Vitnamin C Brightening Skin Corrector Face Serum

 Hello Hello, Welcome to my experience and opinion on this exciting product. Did it work? That's the million dollar question that everyone wants to know. I got you. No, it did not work for me. 1: Product claimed to help skin look brighter and feel firmer in 10 days! -My skin did not look brighter nor firmer in 10 days. 2: The serum is formulate with 11 ingredients so it should spread easily without stickiness. -It does spread easily on the face without sticking while applying but your face will be tacky after application. It takes a while for that tackiness to go away. Some people might like that tacky feeling and some might not. It doesn't bother me. 3: Apply 4-5 drops in the palm of your hand then use fingertips to apply to clean dry face. -Nope, don't do that! The serum will literally evaporate in your palm. I don't know why they would tell you to do that. I tried that at first and quickly realized that was not going to work. You will have to drop one or two on one c...