Garnier Skin Active Vitamin C Serum Cream

I have enjoyed using this product over the last week. The product is marketed towards dull, uneven skin and I noticed my skin looking brighter after several days of using it.

The cream comes in a simple 50ml, green pump bottle. It is easy to use and store. It is a lightweight cream consistency and has a pleasant, citrus scent. The product leaves my skin feeling soft, but I've noticed my skin feeling a little greasy after using this. I have been using this daily as a moisturiser and am happy with how moisturised my skin feels. I had a look online for how much this sells for and I think the price point of $30 is fair. I will happily continue to use this product as a day cream.

Also I did notice a typo on the back of the packaging "Apply daily this non greasy SPF 15 formula over over your face."

I've been using this nearly daily for two weeks and have been enjoying the product so far. It dispenses easily via the pump bottle and applies smoothly to the skin. Some Vitamin C serums can be irritating but I've found this very gentle. I love that it combines a serum/cream in one so you can minimise a step in your routine. I have oily skin and I find it rich and hydrating on my skin. I haven't noticed any brightening effect over the short duration of use but will continue to use the product.

I was a bit confused by this product prior to receiving as Garnier had come out with their “Green Labs Brightening Serum Cream” within the last couple of years so I wasn’t too sure if it was the same thing rebranded or a slight variation. The bottles are almost identical, a pale green opaque bottle with a white pump with the Skin Active Vitamin C Brightening Serum Cream (this product) being slightly smaller with 50ml rather than 72ml. I have to admit that my skin doesn’t really have dark spots or much pigmentation these days so I can’t speak to how well this evens it out but I do think it definitely made my skin glowy which is nice. It lives up to its claim of having the lasting moisture of a daily cream, it’s definitely moisturising enough that when layered with SPF (this is just part of my routine) I don’t need any additional moisturising product for the day and I appreciate that it absorbs nicely and doesn’t cause any pilling of anything I’ve layered over it. The only real thing I can fault this product on is the scent. It is just waaaaaay too strong for a facial cream! The scent itself is nice, if it was a body or hair product I would be into it but on my face I find it a bit much.

This product was incredible. The smell was only slight. Although I prefer to have something with no smell.

My skin looks healthier, more refreshed and hydrated.

It hasn’t caused me more breakouts than normal as this is what I worry about due to breaking out easily.

The product did exactly what it said it would.

I love how it’s got sunscreen in it also. I will definitely get it again! I wished it came in a bigger bottle!!!!

I was very pleasantly surprised to like this product as much as I did. So much so, I will be incorporating it into my daily skincare routine. The product comes in a pump bottle, which makes for super easy application, and is more hygienic than dipping into a pot. however, this does likely mean more product wastage than other methods. The smell is amazing, it's super fresh and clean, and felt refreshing to put on.

The cream itself goes on like a dream, its super smooth and velvety, and absorbs quickly. Works great under makeup and has the added benefit of having SPF protection. It generally just feels good on the skin. In terms of benefits and skin improvements, while it takes a while / few months to really see the benefits of most skincare, but I have actually noticed some nice changes already. My skin definitely looks more alive, and some light redness from old acne has faded already, so my complexion looks more even now.

I will definitely continue to use this as a nice, light, daily moisturiser, and it's super handy to be able to access this from the supermarket, and at a very affordable price. A winning product in my eyes.

As a background to my skin type, I have combination skin that is typically oily on my nose/chin and normal elsewhere. I’m prone to the occasional breakout on my chin.

I love the fresh scent, it smells like a combination of cucumber and citrus to me. This product is ideal to use under my makeup. I found that it absorbs quickly into the skin and doesn't leave any noticeable residue. It creates the perfect smooth skin texture to glide foundation over. And on the days I can't be bothered with makeup, it gives a lovely glow to my skin that gives my face some life! I find some products that say they will give a "glow" are actually just greasy, but this product is not greasy at all.

I'd prefer to use a higher SPF product during summer, but I'm happy to use the SPF15 in the cooler winter days. Keep in mind that it's a slightly thicker formula which means on colder mornings it can sometimes be difficult to pump out of the bottle. Once you warm the bottle up a bit, the product will pump out.

Overall I have really enjoyed using this product and will continue to use it for the remainder of winter.

This is a 2 in 1 serum cream with 20% vitamin C and SPF 15 cream. Vitamin C is an antioxidant helping boost the brightness in skin and SPF helping to protect your skin from the sun and sun damaged spots. These two work hand in hand.

I haven’t quite seen a serum cream like it before which I found really cool. It has a really nice light scent- not overly florally or sunscreeny.

The packaging is a pump bottle, which works great for a serum - not so much a cream, which kind of makes pumping out the product hard, it’s fine for the first pump, but with SPF you need to get good coverage so sometimes it can get stuck after the second pump as it’s thick. After initial use you get that glowy look without being oily, and it dries down beautifully. Make up goes on fine over it as well, no piling.

I would definitely say after using it consistently my skin isn’t looking so dull and even has a slight glow to it without makeup.

I would definitely recommend this product for someone on the go who doesn’t have time to layer up their products.

Loved this product, found that it really brightened my complexion and absorbed into my skin easily, it also has a very pleasant subtle scent. It works effortlessly under make up and provides a perfectly hydrated base. My only flaw with this product is that I’m not sure if I like the combined serum/cream scenario and think I would rather use two seperate products. Aside from that loved it!