Tatcha

Violet-C Brightening Serum.

Serums

About this product

A lightweight serum with a vitamin C derivative and fruit AHAs, designed to brighten skin and reduce the appearance of fine lines.

Full ingredients

Water, Bis-Glyceryl Ascorbate, Saccharomyces/Camellia Sinensis Leaf/Cladosiphon Okamuranus/Rice Ferment Filtrate*, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract, Callicarpa Japonica Fruit Extract, Prunus Mume Fruit Extract, Crataegus Cuneata Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Juice, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Juice, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Juice, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Artemisia Capillaris Flower Extract, Morus Alba Root Extract, Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Citrate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Carboxyethyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Disodium Edta, Ppg-6-Decyltetradeceth-30, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol

Guru Score

74%

Mixed

3 experts · Moderate agreement

3Gurus

2Yay

0Mixed

1Nay

What they liked

Gentler vitamin C option for sensitive skin
Works quickly despite being a derivative
Fruit AHAs instead of glycolic or lactic acid

What they flagged

Formula oxidizes to dark brown over time

What the gurus are saying

This serum can develop stability issues, reportedly turning brown or orange within a few months. Those without that experience praised the gentle vitamin C derivative and fruit AHAs for brightening sensitive skin, and noted it works quickly despite being a derivative, which typically takes much longer. Vogue Beauty Awards named it runner up in the Skin Tech Wonder category.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take December 2024

Best for

Mature skin

Type

SerumsDrops & dropper

Key actives

Vitamin C Hyaluronic acidAHA

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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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.

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Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

~Yay

"I love it, I absolutely love this formula. [...] This is the Violet-C Brightening Serum by Tatcha, and it's a vitamin C derivative formulation. [...] If you're someone that has sensitive skin and you can't use L-ascorbic acid, the purest form of vitamin C, then this would be a great option to look into because vitamin C derivatives in general [...] are more gentle on the skin. They may take longer to see results, but consistency is key. [...] This one works pretty much right away from my experience with it, and it's probably because of the additional ingredients in here. The vitamin C derivative that is in here is ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, which is going to brighten and help target fine lines and wrinkles and protect the skin from everyday pollution. There's also a lot of different fruit AHAs in here, which are more gentle, they're not glycolic and lactic acid."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

~Yay

"Their Violet SE Brighton serum was runner up in the skin tech Wonder category for Vogue Beauty Awards"

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Nay

"They had a vitamin C serum that I absolutely loved, picked it up the first run it was amazing, then after I finished it a few months later went to repurchase it and it's orange, it's dark brown, it's awful. So that's why I'm paranoid about buying vitamin C serums because their vitamin C is unstable and it goes bad fast. There's only a few brands at this point I really trust to have it fresh and Tatcha isn't one of them. But a lot of people have had very good luck with it. My friend the last couple times she's bought it it's been already oxidized and going bad."

All 2 takes from No BS Beauty

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"Claire's came out with a new one fresh fresh Juiced charging serum I'll review that one this weekend"

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Alpha hydroxy acids

Alpha hydroxy acids loosen the bonds holding dead cells at the surface. The evidence supports smoother texture and more even tone over time, and they can leave skin more sensitive to sun.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Tatcha Violet-C Brightening Serum?

A lightweight serum with a vitamin C derivative and fruit AHAs, designed to brighten skin and reduce the appearance of fine lines.

Is Tatcha Violet-C Brightening Serum worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 74%.

What is Tatcha Violet-C Brightening Serum's Guru Score?

Tatcha Violet-C Brightening Serum holds a Guru Score of 74%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.