Mad About Skin vs Sincerely Miss Ash on The Ordinary Pycnogenol 5%

Two independent experts reviewed The Ordinary Pycnogenol 5% 13 days apart and disagreed: Mad About Skin calls it yay, Sincerely Miss Ash calls it mixed. Here is what each of them actually said.

85%
Guru Score from 6 independent experts
Yay or Mixed?
9 May 2026
Yay
This is a potent anti-aging antioxidant that really helps protect collagen in the skin, but also protects against free radical damage and has a 24-hour mechanism of action.
26 April 2026
Mixed
Pycnogenol does a really good job to brighten a dull complexion. It's best for skin radiance. If you have melasma, dark spots, post-acne marks, I don't feel like pycnogenol does that well to brighten those areas and fade them.

Where they part company

Mad About Skin calls The Ordinary Pycnogenol 5% yay. Sincerely Miss Ash calls it mixed. Two experts, one product, takes 13 days apart, and opposite conclusions. Their own words are above; we are not going to tell you which of them is right.

What the whole panel says

These two are not the only voices on The Ordinary Pycnogenol 5%. Across every independent expert take we hold, it carries a Guru Score of 85% from 6 experts, which is the share of them who approved it. The other 4 experts we hold takes from are counted in it too. See every take on it →

Why we only pair takes from the same month

A formula gets reworked, a price moves, and a product people loved in one year is not the product they are handed in the next. Two takes far apart in time can look like a disagreement when they are really a description of a product that changed. So a face-off only pairs experts whose videos went up within a month of each other, and neither take here is sponsored.

Common questions

Do Mad About Skin and Sincerely Miss Ash agree about The Ordinary Pycnogenol 5%?

No. Mad About Skin calls it yay and Sincerely Miss Ash calls it mixed.

What is the Guru Score for The Ordinary Pycnogenol 5%?

85%, drawn from 6 independent expert reviews. That is the share of the experts we hold takes from who approved it.

Are either of these takes sponsored?

No. A face-off excludes any pair where either expert's take is a paid placement, because a sponsored take set against an independent one is not a fair comparison.

When did each of them say this?

Mad About Skin on 9 May 2026, and Sincerely Miss Ash on 26 April 2026, 13 days apart.

More on this product: every expert take we hold, or browse the experts themselves.