Garnier Vitamin C Brightening Serum

I have enjoyed trialing this serum over the past week and a bit. Although I have definitely noticed my skin looking brighter since I began using it, I don't think it has done as much for my skin as it advertises.

It comes in a glass bottle with a little dropper, and I wasn't expecting a Garnier product to come in a glass bottle so I was pleasantly surprised by this.

The directions state to use a full dropper on your skin in the morning and the evening. I definitely felt like this was too much product for my skin, so I played around with using different amounts. I think 3 drops worked the best for me.

It has quite a thin consistency and a reasonably strong scent. It is rather perfume-like, so I would avoid this if you dislike having fragrance in your skin care routine.

Overall, I would say it is a nice introduction to vitamin C serums, and I will definitely be exploring these more in the future to find one that suits my own skin care routine better.

I was so excited to try this as my skin has been so dull and lifeless lately. But this did not really do anything for my skin.

It’s a cute little bottle and it smells like expensive skincare. Vit C products are all the rage at the moment so I was hoping this would really make a noticeable difference to my skin.

While it did feel nice on my skin and my skin looked glowy when wearing it once it was off my skin was dull looking again. More time trying this product out might lead to success so I am going to continue to give this a go.

Alright, so I'm going to start off with, it's probably only been 6 days or so of using this but I'm almost overdue a review apparently - which I truly don't think is long enough to give a proper review of this product. I don't have anything bad to say about this serum. Pre-using this, I've had probably the worst skin of my entire life so I feel like the timing could have been a lot better, but In saying that, I have chucked this on my face every morning whilst having the worst acne of my ENTIRE LIFE and to be honest it hasnt gotten any worse. I think so far it's actually getting a LITTLE better (although I probably can't put this down to the serum). I do believe that after 6 days, my skin pigmentation and colouring has become more even, and PERHAPS even slightly less dry (because oddly I have such severe COMBO skin that I have acne AND eczema), but again, I don't believe this is enough time to really tell what this is doing for my skincare routine. I will review again in another week and we can see what's going on then.

I was extremely excited to try this! How could you not want gorgeous glowy skin and those dark spots reduced?!

The bottle is a nice size. I like the use of the dropper. You’re supposed to use one full dropper and gently massage it into your face and neck. I found that a little less than a full dropper was best for me as it went really far.

The formula itself is nice and thin so it doesn’t feel heavy. It soaks into the skin relatively quickly so you don’t have that tacky skin feeling for long. It has a slight shimmer to it, also. The serum doesn’t smell like I thought it would. I imagined it would smell citrusy but it has a light clean and fresh scent.

I didn’t feel that it improved my skin in any way unfortunately. I had stopped using my other serums and toners to see if there was a difference. My dark spots/old scars stayed the same and I didn’t feel there was an improvement in my skin texture.

My skin did look a little brighter and felt slightly less oily so that was a plus!

Overall, I’m not super sold on this serum. It definitely has its pro’s & con’s and I prefer my other products

As a background, I have oily/combo skin that is prone to breakouts and acne scarring. I have tried a variety of products to get it under control and am still battling with it but things have definitely improved since my high school days.

Now to the product. I like the packaging. I think the glass bottle feels very luxurious and I love pipette droppers as they're just more hygienic.

The first thing I noticed about this serum is how strong it smelt. It's heavily citrus-fragranced so if you have sensitive skin, this might not work great for you. I've been using it morning and night for about 7 days but can't say that I've seen any improvement yet in terms of dark spots.

I do wonder if my skin is purging as I seem to be having quite a few small breakouts and blackheads. I think the serum is quite moisturising, it's not sticky but it does sit on your skin for a couple minutes before being absorbed.

I'll have to keep using it more before I see any noticeable difference but so far, I'm not hugely impressed. It's just like any other serum to me.