Sincerely Miss Ash vs James Welsh on The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Micro Emulsion

Two independent experts reviewed The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Micro Emulsion about 2 weeks apart and disagreed: Sincerely Miss Ash calls it yay, James Welsh calls it mixed. Here is what each of them actually said.

82%
Guru Score from 7 independent experts
Yay or Mixed?
31 March 2026
Yay
I really like how lightweight it is and it actually sits really nicely underneath sunscreen and makeup. It actually shines through your makeup, giving a little bit more of that youthful glow, but again, not greasy and not super shiny. It just gives that perfect healthy glow to the skin.
15 March 2026
Mixed
Ectoin is a perfectly nice ingredient. It's very nice. This is used for barrier support and hydration, but it's also one of those ingredients that has suddenly become very trendy. And it's a great ingredient to become trendy. Again, been around for a long time.

Where they part company

Sincerely Miss Ash calls The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Micro Emulsion yay. James Welsh calls it mixed. Two experts, one product, takes about 2 weeks 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 Rice Lipids + Ectoin Micro Emulsion. Across every independent expert take we hold, it carries a Guru Score of 82% from 7 experts, which is the share of them who approved it. The other 5 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 Sincerely Miss Ash and James Welsh agree about The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Micro Emulsion?

No. Sincerely Miss Ash calls it yay and James Welsh calls it mixed.

What is the Guru Score for The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Micro Emulsion?

82%, drawn from 7 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?

Sincerely Miss Ash on 31 March 2026, and James Welsh on 15 March 2026, about 2 weeks apart.

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