A hydrating priming face serum from Danessa Myricks designed to create a luminous glow on bare skin or as a makeup base.
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, 1,3-Butanediol, Glycereth-26, Olive Squalane, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Hylocereus Undatus Fruit Extract, Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract, Fragaria Chiloensis (Strawberry) Fruit Extract, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Oil, Curcumin, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Chicory Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance, Glycerin Stearate, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Hydroxyacetophenone, Isohexadecane, Mica (Ci 77019), Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 80, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sorbitan Oleate, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum
Guru Score
Yay
Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat they liked
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
What the gurus are saying
This serum delivers a luminous finish without feeling heavy like a typical moisturizer. It applies as a balm-like texture that dries down to leave skin glowing, making it versatile enough to wear alone for a natural radiance or layered under makeup. People can target glow to specific areas like cheekbones or the tip of the nose, or use it as a hydrating primer across the whole face.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.
Source: DermNet
Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.
Source: DermNet
Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.
Source: DermNet
A hydrating priming face serum from Danessa Myricks designed to create a luminous glow on bare skin or as a makeup base.
Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 81%.
Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Glow Serum holds a Guru Score of 81%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
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