Olay Regenerist Miracle Boost Youth Pre-Essence Review

A BBBE item was the Olay Regenerist Youth Pre-Essence. I am definitely not 'youth' but this product immediately appealed in its attractive red container with a silver top! I had no night cream at the time so decided to second this serum for a few weeks.

The dropper releases a frugal amount and the serum slides easily over the skin, it is light and penetrates well and quickly. The skin feels revived and soft and an overnight workout seemed ideal. It is gently fragrant.

Sadly the dropper use failed when around 70% of the product was used, and tipping became frustrating and often dispensed too much serum. However, I have persisted and now most of the container has been used.

I do think my skin wakes up feeling better nourished and would use Olay Essence again.

There are many many serums out there, and I’ve tried a fair few of them, I think this is my favourite for many reasons. The number one reason is the packaging. Not only is it striking to look at with its sharp red and silver container, but the way the lid had the dropper in it, with a push button to release the serum onto your hand is fantastic! Once the lid is screwed on properly the button is flat, so you can easily see if it is open to not. This will reduce my chances of spilling. The red glass is clear enough to see how much serum is left, I like this too. As for the actual product, it is pretty good. Opaque colour, smooth serum which spreads over and is abosorbed by my face easily. Just one pump was enough for me. The odour is very slight and pleasant. I used the serum twice a day after toner, as directed... do I have more youthful skin? Maybe. This is definitely a product I would purchase... after I use up all my many other serums. I will continue to use this until it is empty, which judging from the last 3 weeks, will probably take about 4-5 months.

I am really enjoying this product. Love the clever dispenser, its a self loading dropper bottle, when you turn the lid it draws up the required amount. It has a dewy, liquid gel texture, and absorbs quickly into your skin, without feeling sticky. I do feel my skin is looking more youthful (wishful thinking?) and will be purchasing it again, to continue using in partnership with the micro-sculpting cream.

So I cleanse, tone, serum, oil, moisturiser, SPF..... I thought I had all the skincare bases covered. But no! What I didn't even know I was missing was a Pre-Essence! I didn't really know what a pre-essence was. Nor do I really know what an Essence is, exactly. But I was game to give it a try, and I'm really impressed. I really do need a Pre-Essence in my life! Olay Regenerist Pre-Essence is a lightwieght serum-like product, intended to be used after cleansing and toning but before serums or other treatment/moisturising steps. I love the packaging. It has a pipette applicator, which is automatically filled with the perfect dose when you unscrew the bottle cap. Then you push press the button on the top of the cap to squirt the product into your palm. I just rub it between my palms and then press my hands onto my face. It's not sticky at all and it absorbs quickly. There's no noticable fragrance. Then I apply serum, oils and all the other myriad of products that I use to hopelessly attempt to stave off the inevitable. I couldn't give it 5 stars for doing what it said it would, because I can't say for certain that I will look 10 years younger. I live in hope though! I really do think that it has helped make my skin look smoother and fresher, so I'm really happy with it.

I LOVED the Olay Regenerist Miracle Boost Youth Pre-Essence!!!

It makes your skin feel velvety smooth and is so easy to apply. The packaging looks good and is also practical as the top acts as a dropper/pump. When you unscrew the lid it draws the liquid up into the dropper and then you just push the button on the top to dispense it. ONE drop is enough to get full coverage so a bottle will last you ages which makes it good value for money. It feels lovely and light when you put it on and doesn't feel sticky. It dries really quickly too and has a nice but very subtle fragrance. Your skin feels super soft as soon as it dries and just feels amazing!!!

After using the Olay Regenerist Miracle Boost Youth Pre-Essence my skin definitely looks smoother and softer. I would definitely recommend it to a friend.

My skin received this really well. I have been very slack with my skincare routine lately.. I ran out of my usual serum (or the first step of my skincare routine) and just kept using a night cream (step 2). What I was using, I was using to use up.. I didn’t actually feel like it was doing anything for my skin so my skin was at a great blank canvas to see if this actually made a difference.

And I believe it did.

It applies easily once you can master the pipette applicator. It’s actually quite a smart pipette that doesn’t drip and draws a nice amount for application. The essence itself is almost a clear fluid.. almost. With kind of gel like consistency. The box recommends two pumps for ideal results but I found one plenty for my face and neck. It isn’t oily. It is very quickly absorbed so you need to work quickly. I found it did apply best to washed/cleansed skin – at night after my cleanse in the shower and morning after a cleanse and rinse. It doesn’t apply like an oil based serum as it pretty much absorbed straight away and leaves an almost sticky layer. But not horribly sticky- it feels like something is there.. but the skin is beautifully smooth. I almost used a whole draw of the pipette every time so you do use this faster than you would an oil for example but not a great deal faster. I still have the majority of my bottle left and I have had a few weeks with this already so that’s not too bad in my opinion. I do think I would finish this bottle faster than the cream pottle. It has a slight smell in my opinion.. a faint curry smell. But not offensive and disappears very quickly.

It sits very well under makeup. As it’s applied twice a day there’s no doubt it has had to sit under my makeup. It was great. It was amazing actually. I found it acts like a primer – smoothing and creating a dewy finish that made makeup apply so easily.

It’s very hard to tell individually the effect this is having as I was testing as a duo but I noticed straight after application of the pre-essence that my skin felt tighter, more plump and smooth. The actual packaging states it “boosts skin renewal” and this was based on an exfoliation study of skin surface cells.. so going by this I would say YES I felt a difference - my skin felt so smooth like it had an exfoliation treatment, but I hadn’t.

I’m over 30, I have a few wrinkles – I have the laughter lines, frown lines and I sleep on my side lines. I don’t expect these to disappear. After using this I still have wrinkles.. I didn’t expect that to change – BUT I feel this would be doing a great job to slow the aging process further for someone my age. I am pretty happy about the minimised pores.. pre 30s I never worried about my pores but post 30s my pores are noticeably bigger so yay! As well as this my general appearance is considerably better - smoother and more plump skin just another bonus. I can’t complain about this so thanks BR for another fab product.

Love this amazing " Olay regenerist miracle boost pre-essence "! The design is elegant and it is easy to pump without any problem. Clear egg white like serum immediately absorbed by skin. My skin ( mature skin ) feels very comfortable after using. I can notice that my skin looks healthily moist and dewy and not oily. I also love the pleasant smell. This product is definitely a hydration boost on my mature skin and it does a very good preparation before my next step---- to apply the " Olay regenerist micro-sculpting cream".

This okay Regenerist miracle boost youth pre essence is legitimately amazing. You only need a small amount as it goes a long way. I felt that it quickly absorbed into the skin and it did feel incredible. I noticed my large pores dramatically became smaller almost instantly. I couldn’t believe it. The fragrance is nice too.

I’m impressed! This serum is lightweight and fragrance free , it absorbs quickly into the skin with no tacky feel and it makes my skin ready for the moisturiser to help it absorb into the skin . The bottle is fantastic, lightweight, great for traveling and has an awesome pump dropper applicator