essano Needle Free Filler

I was excited to try this as I am all about improving the appearance and texture of my skin. Being 32 years old, I am noticing fine lines beginning to form, and I do what I can to try and slow the aging process. First thoughts were that 'Needle-Free-Filler- is a really big claim - and second thought - can a supermarket product really perform as well as the name suggests (after-all, it is priced around only $35). In saying this, I kept an open mind, because who wouldn't love to find an amazing skincare product that is only $35, right!? Packaging is nice - the serum itself is lightweight and it dries nicely - with no oily or sticky residue. My skin felt hydrated after applying it - but honestly that's about it. I didn't notice any visible results, and there wasn't anything special about this product. In my opinion, this product over-promised and under-delivered and I wouldn't buy it. I'd only recommend it to someone looking for a product that hydrates your skin - but certainly not as a 'needle-free filler'.

First impressions have been great. It's a lightweight formula that blends easily and provides instant hydration. I've noticed my skin has felt smooth and plump with daily use over the past few weeks. I also love how affordable and easily accessible Essano products are.

This year I have been purchasing and trying out some "affordable" serums, after having used Lancome Genifique serum for the last couple of years (which my skin LOVES but my wallet does not). I was very pleased to be invited to be a part of the trial team for this product, otherwise I wouldn't have known it existed!

I used this serum mornings only, for the last month. I would use it after showering and followed it with moisturizer, SPF, primer, then makeup.

I found that as soon as the serum was applied, it dried down quite quickly. It made my skin feel a bit tight, but more so in a "dehydrated skin" feeling than in a "firm, youthful skin" way. Following it with my usual super hydrating gel moisturizer did help alleviate this feeling for me somewhat.

I didn't notice any unpleasant scent, which I was glad about. The dropper applicator is also easy to use, although I probably ended up using a slightly different amount each time - I'm used to the Genifique predosing the quantity for me!

I found that after a month of using this, my deep set forehead wrinkles seem less pronounced, which is great. However, I'm unlikely to purchase this just based on not liking the tight feeling it gives my skin, and my makeup not wearing as well on top of it when compared to other, more hydrating serums.

Given the price point, if you're curious I would definitely recommend trying it out for yourself!

This serum I've been using every day for the past few weeks, sometimes twice a day.

From the very first day using it, I noticed a difference.

The serum itself is light & smooth to apply over my skin.

After the past few weeks my skin has a slightly firmer appearance, smoother texture and looks alot brighter than it has before.

Would definitely recommend this product! Will buy again

I was lucky enough to get on the trial team for this serum and I really enjoyed this product. I was using it everyday but I alternated between using it at night or morning. I more so used it at night because it fit my routine better. Using it in the morning was nice because I used it under my makeup a few times and it was really good under my makeup. I felt like after using it for a few days my skin was starting to feel smoother and hydrated because I have a lot of texture to my skin. I loved the name of it ‘needle free filler’ I think that it really made me want to use it more and I loved that as well as knowing it’s obviously good for wrinkles it was really nice that without seeing results for that straight away you could feel how good it was for your skin because of the hydration. I will definitely continue to use this product and I love that it’s essano and can be easily found and purchased.

This serum contains copper peptides and is vegan, cruelty free and made in New Zealand. This is a 20ml bottle and comes with a pipette dropper which I love for controlling how much comes out. It’s a nice lightweight serum that sinks quite easily into the skin and dries down quite nicely. Only needs a few drops as it spreads quite well. The bottle would last quite long as you don’t need to much even though it’s only 20ml instead of most 30ml serums. It has a very subtle scent to it, almost nothing which I love. After using it for about 3-4 weeks, I’ve noticed more of a soft and plumping effect on my skin (it contains hyaluronic acid). And a subtle difference in my fine lines. It’s really a bit hard to say. I’m definitely interested in seeing what the long term benefits would be. I would definitely recommend this to anyone in their late twenties and above who has fine lines or dehydration and needs a plumping/firming boost.

I was very excited to trial this product - it sounded great hydrated, firm, and rejuvenated skin! Who would want all of that?!

It comes in a standard dropper style applicator that most serums and oils come in, making it easy to apply the correct amount. As directed I used this after cleansing and toning - I applied approx 4 drops onto my fingers and gently patted the serum into my skin.

The serum was lightweight - it wasn't too oily or thick, which made it easy to evenly apply. It was quite tacky at first when patting it into my skin but absorbed shortly after without leaving any residue. I then followed with my standard moisturiser.

I liked the way the serum applied and my skin did feel quite nicely hydrated after application. I was excited to see how my skin would look after using it for a few weeks.

However that's as far as it really got. I used it in the am and pm, and nothing else happened.

Unlike other serums I have used previously were I have noticed differences with my skin looking brighter, more hydrated, firmer or rejuvenated. This one gave me a slight hydrated feel but nothing more - it did not make any noticeable difference to my fine lines or the overall look of my skin.

I wanted to love this and add this to my skincare routine however I will stick to using other serums thay have provided better results.

I used this product for exactly a month morning and night to get a true feel of this product and review it to the best I can. I used this on my face, neck and décolleté.

The serum is concentrated and comes in a dropper bottle which is really handy as it gives great accuracy of how many drops to apply on the face, neck and décolleté.

The consistency was light and watery, dried on skin well and was a little tacky when drying but when completely dry I felt like nothing was on the skin. Dries quickly. I used two drops to cover my face and neck, and one drop to cover my décolleté area. A few drops is all you need - any more and you are wasting the product.

I wouldn't say there was much of a fragrance to it at all.

I have used the product for a month now both morning and night and have 1/3 of a bottle left which is great! I truly have noticed a difference where my skin looks and feels smoother and less tight and dry, I can see my fine lines and some of the wrinkles around my eyes are gone or have softened - which I think with continuous use I will see them soften more and not appear as deep.

For the price and availability in most/all supermarkets, I think that the price is hugely affordable given the results I have already noticed so far. Which leads me into my last point of this review and that is - I will absolutely be buying this product again! I have already recommended it to my family members and a few work colleagues already as they noticed a different in my skin and wanted to know what I was using! Truly a great product!