A multi-acid and retinoid overnight treatment designed to brighten and resurface the skin while you sleep.
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Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat the gurus are saying
Consistent nightly use delivers visible glow by morning, with gurus praising it as a complete brightening routine in a single product that they've relied on for years. One reviewer flagged the price point at around one hundred dollars. The key is using it night after night for several nights to see the full effect, then waking to noticeably brighter, glowing skin.
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The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“My skin feels smoother and it has a real quick and immediate impact on hyperpigmentation, just kind of slotting off the top layers of those dead skin cells that are preventing the radiant skin beneath from shining through.”
Mad About Skin, watch at 17:00
“But this is one of the best brightening glow-up serums you will ever, ever, ever, ever, ever find.”
Mad About Skin, watch at 18:16
“It's got some gentle acids in here to gently resurface the skin, smooth everything out.”
Mad About Skin, watch at 8:47
Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.
Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
A multi-acid and retinoid overnight treatment designed to brighten and resurface the skin while you sleep.
Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.
Allies of Skin Multi-Acid and Retinoid Brightening Sleeping Facial holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
Allies of Skin Multi-Acid and Retinoid Brightening Sleeping Facial is generally suited to mature skin.
In their reviews, experts say Allies of Skin Multi-Acid and Retinoid Brightening Sleeping Facial is good for dark spots and post-acne marks (1 expert), dull skin (1 expert) and rough or uneven texture (1 expert).
Lower-priced retinoids the gurus still rate highly, versus this luxury pick.
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