Index / Educated Mess / Golden Hour Vitamin C Serum
Educated Mess

Golden Hour Vitamin C Serum.

Educated Mess Golden Hour Vitamin C Serum
Serums

About this product

A vitamin C serum combining stabilized ascorbic acid with gold, glutathione, and botanical extracts including white butterfly ginger and fermented pomegranate enzyme, designed to brighten, protect against aging factors, and hydrate.

Best for

Mature skin
Serums

The Guru Index verdict

85%

Approved

Approved · 85%
2Reviewers
2Approved
0Mixed
0Skip

What the gurus are saying

Gurus praise this serum for delivering vitamin C stability without irritation, even for those sensitive to standard forms, plus a notably hydrating texture that feels more like a hydration serum than a typical vitamin C treatment. The gold-stabilized ascorbic acid resists oxidation and breakdown, and the addition of marine bioferment helps skin hold onto moisture and look dewy. The fermented pomegranate enzyme offers gentle exfoliation so mild it pairs easily with other actives, making this straightforward to layer into most routines.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews

Key actives & flags

Vitamin CHyaluronic acidAHASPFFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Aqua, Glycerin, Ascorbic Acid, Gold, Glutathione, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hedychium Coronarium (White Ginger) Root Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Lactobacillus/​Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Fruit Ferment Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruit/​Leaf Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract, Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Lactic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Malic Acid, Tartaric Acid, Citric Acid, Sorbitol, Panthenol, Allantoin, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/​VP Copolymer, Propanediol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Titanium Dioxide, Mica

Every take, in full

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

All takes Approved only Skip only Mixed only Hide sponsored
Approved
"This is Educated Mess's golden hour vitamin C serum. We are talking zero irritation for those of you who have a sensitivity to eloscorbic acid. It is super lightweight and it plays so well with others. It also has fruit enzymes to help with texture and the glow of our skin. But the real antioxidant powerhouse is the combination of the eloscorbic acid with gold glutathione. I mean, it is powerful powerful stuff. To me, it's just a joy to use and it's so easy to get into the routine."
Approved
"Educated Mess Golden Hour is a gold stabilized vitamin C serum so it doesn't oxidize as quickly, it's not going to turn brown. It's got gold and glutathione in here which they say provides your skin with the most stable form of ascorbic acid on the market, not only preventing it from breaking down but also extending its shelf life. You get all the benefits of vitamin C. What I love about this serum in particular is how hydrating it is, it feels like a hyaluronic acid serum. We have marine bioferment in here which is extremely hydrating. They say that the bioferment was found to boost components of skin's natural moisturizing factors, helping to reduce water loss from the skin, improve hydration whilst giving your skin that really supple, hydrated, dewy-looking glow. You really feel that from this, your skin feels hydrated, looks supple, bouncy and dewy. I'm using this every morning. Even if this didn't have vitamin C in, if this was just a hydrating serum, it would be my go-to morning serum. I absolutely love it. I love the way it makes my skin look."
Top Pick: vitamin c serum
All 2 takes from James Welsh
My Favourite Most Effective Skincare Routine So Far - Morning & Evening Routine
"A lot of vitamin C serums don't really focus on hydration, but Educated Mess's Golden Hour, which has vitamin A, gold, and vitamin C, has a texture I've not really come across in a vitamin C serum. It's gloopy and hydrating and clear. It has the gold stabilized vitamin C, which is the first ascorbic acid complex to deliver vitamin C in a 100% stable, 100% active form, then white butterfly ginger, which provides support against factors that accelerate aging like UV, blue light, and internal stress, and a fermented pomegranate enzyme, which is a very gentle exfoliation so gentle you don't even feel it. You can use it alongside other exfoliants."
The Best And WORST Skincare Products I've Used Recently - Skincare Hits And Sh*ts
"Educated Mess Golden Hour is a gold stabilized vitamin C serum so it doesn't oxidize as quickly, it's not going to turn brown. It's got gold and glutathione in here which they say provides your skin with the most stable form of ascorbic acid on the market, not only preventing it from breaking down but also extending its shelf life. You get all the benefits of vitamin C. What I love about this serum in particular is how hydrating it is, it feels like a hyaluronic acid serum. We have marine bioferment in here which is extremely hydrating. They say that the bioferment was found to boost components of skin's natural moisturizing factors, helping to reduce water loss from the skin, improve hydration whilst giving your skin that really supple, hydrated, dewy-looking glow. You really feel that from this, your skin feels hydrated, looks supple, bouncy and dewy. I'm using this every morning. Even if this didn't have vitamin C in, if this was just a hydrating serum, it would be my go-to morning serum. I absolutely love it. I love the way it makes my skin look."
You might also like

Similar products worth a look.

Other products the same gurus have weighed in on, plus more from this brand and category.

This week's top beauty news, in your inbox.

A weekly read of the takes worth catching up on: the raves, the splits, the ones the gurus won't shut up about. Free, no spam, unsubscribe whenever.

Subscribe to the digest