Garnier Vitamin C Brightening Serum

I am so happy with this product. There is no better product that makes you feel so enlightened. My face felt glowing and fresh. This is so good and you don’t even have to use much. Such a great product.

I am on my 9th day today. 1st night - after my shower, I applied one entire dropper for my face as instructed. I was waiting for it to dry up, (initially, I thought, how much longer do I need to wait? 2 minutes passed, I could still see the sheerness. I touched it, and to my surprise, it's ALREADY DRY AND ABSORBED, this was the only Vitamin C that it's like combined or with the effect of a moisturiser alone! So that made me happy). *I said to myself, "Oh, the fragrance is intense. This will be stingy for my dry face or if I have breakouts. TRUST ME, the smell is intense, but the product is not that stingy compared to other brands I have tried. It is strong - yes, however, it is a good smell. 1st day of waking up with it, I had exactly two pimples that were noticeable because they were in the healing and drying stage, so for me, I said this could be the perfect timing to see if there would be any improvement. Honestly, I can't tell if it got lighter on the first day, but I continued. 2nd night after showering, I did the same. I applied it while my skin was still dumped, and at this stage, I am still uncertain, but I stick to it because of the moisturising effect I am getting. I still don't notice any changes. 2nd day of waking up with it, I noted that the pimple on my forehead was surprisingly lighter than the night before. Of course, I said to myself, "Hmmm, it cannot be just like that", So I am not 100% giving all the credit to Garnier. :D 3rd night after the shower, I applied it, and this time I wanted to see changes FOR MYSELF. I took many photos that night in all angles you can imagine and all light and no lights settings, with and without flash, to see if there would be improvements. 3rd time waking up with it, after seeing it in the mirror, I said to myself, "Now, we are talking. Could you be a game changer??" 4th night after a shower was the same routine. By the time I woke up the fourth morning with it, both of my pimples were hardly noticeable. This has got me thinking if this were all just an accident, or is it because I am using it and my next layer is from La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo (+) Anti Acne? Could it be it was a great mix?? Now, I am confused but happy with the results. I stuck with the routine I developed and continued to do so. Now I am on my 9th day, and tonight will be the 10th night that I will shower and will apply it, and let me tell you one thing, I will not hesitate to skip and say goodbye to my current Vitamin C with much $$$ and replace it with this. It's surprisingly effective on me. Whether it is because of the mix I use, I will recommend this based on my experience. I loved using it. It surprised me on the first application and still does to this day. So yes, I think I have found my perfect face-regime solution.

This is a great product and I have had a lovely time using it.

I like the bright white, yellow and orange packaging, which is made of cardboard so is completely recyclable. The packaging also states to recycle the glass serum bottle meaning only the dropper is going to landfill. The packaging has very clear instructions, claims about what the product does and when you should expect to see results. I really liked the “What’s inside” section which lists every ingredient and why it is in the product which was very informative. I also love the clear glass serum bottle which is labelled clearly again with the instructions as well as leaving plenty of space to see the product and how much you have used. There’s nothing worse than not knowing when you are going to run out of something!

The dropper lid is easy to unscrew from the bottle and doesn’t leak but a lot of serum sticks to the outside of the dropper, so you need to wipe off excess product on the bottle rim before applying to your face.

The serum has a thick consistency and is cloudy white in colour. It smells slightly sweet, but I couldn’t recognise the scent. It reminded me of some of the Garnier sheet face masks.

The instructions are clear that you are to apply a full dropper of serum to a clean face before applying face cream. A full dropper easily spreads across your whole face using your fingers, but you need to allow a little time for it to absorb properly before applying any other products as it can feel quite sticky while it dries.

It is clear before and after I have put on my face cream on that this product gives you a dewy brightened appearance. Even after a bad night’s sleep this helps you look immediately more radiant. It also feels quite refreshing to put on.

I was glad to find that I didn’t have any skin irritation or reactions to this product which I have had with other vitamin c products – it’s clearly designed with sensitive skin in mind.

I have noticed a slight reduction in dark spots, but I think I will need to try it for the full 8 weeks to see substantial results. However, I don’t think one bottle would last anywhere near that long so you may need to buy 2 or even 3 bottles to get the full results.

I would highly recommend this product to anyone looking to reduce dark spots and acne scarring but personally would wait till the product was on special and buy two or three at once to get the full effects.

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The serum is a silky oil that's easy to rub in to your skin - it sits beautifully under moisturiser and makeup, with no pilling or balling.

It has a sort of scent, but I can't place it. It's not overpowering so don't be put off if scented skincare isn't your thing.

I like the functional glass dropper bottle and the box is full of information. It's very practical packaging but also pleasing.

I think my skin feels and looks better. It's softer, more supple and definitely brighter. I was worried this would make me look shiny but it doesn't at all.

Highly recommend, especially to those wanted an introductory serum.

My skin has experienced the worse breakouts of my life in the last 4 months. Deep cysts, whiteheads and blackheads. Itchy and inflamed - BRIGHT red lesions. I wanted this product to help keep blackheads clear and prevent scarring and post-acne dark spots.

Packaging: nothing revolutionary. The dropper provides the exact amount to cover my face though.

Scent: I generally avoid fragrance in skincare, but this didn’t seem to irritate me. It is a light and fresh scent which I quite enjoyed.

Texture: absorbs quickly and spreads easily. Exactly what I want in a serum. A thin texture, but not so thin that it is difficult to transfer from your fingers to face.

Results: definitely noticed that it helped prevent and clear blackheads. This was the most noticeable effect. I think it has helped prevent hyperpigmentation as my acne lesions come and go, but I’ll only be able to see the full effect after weeks of use.

Overall, I think I will purchase this to replace my current salicylic acid toner. Niacinimide is always a good ingredient, and if the vitamin c shows long term results that will be an added bonus!

This is the first product ive felt like ive had the chance to give a decent try after being selected to trial products through beauty review and i actually feel like i see a difference. My skin is acne prone and im left with scarring. I also tend to get some texture, with what i call white head bumps. I had quite a few bumps when i started using this, but i have found majority of the bumps have gone and my skin has been the clearest ive seen it in a long time. Also i have noticed some scarring fading. Im excited to see what improvements come with more time. This has a nice scent, not too overbearing and doesnt leave any greasy residue on the skin as it states. The serum dries well and soaks into the skin nicely

I’d been wanting to try a vitamin c serum so when my friend gifted me this I couldn’t wait to try it. And so far it hasn’t disappointed! After a week of using it my skin feels nice and I’m certain that it’s lessened the appearance of some dark spots. I apply it on the morning, under my moisturiser. The amount released by the dropper is perfect, it goes on easily and has a nice light fragrance.

Great product comes in a glass bottle with a dropper. The scent is very fresh and has a slight lemony scent to it with a tad scent of yuzu. Does absorb in the skin well and does not feel sticky after waiting to dry, leaves the skin shiny and hydrating pairs well with a few dark spot moisturisers and over 5 days skin looks brighter and skin texture looks slightly even

I was fortunate to be able to trial the Garnier Skin active Vitamin C Anti-dark spot serum. I definitely think the serum had a brightening effect and worked to reduce some dark spots around my chin from acne scaring, although I have a brown pigmentation spot on my cheek I was hoping to fade but it didn't have much of an effect on that. The product did leave my skin a bit dry although we are coming into winter so my skin has a tendency to do that. I also found I had no issue if I applied a Moisturiser afterwards. The product has appealing packaging and is easy to apply with the dropper although I used through a third of the bottle in this trial applying morning and night so I'm unsure if it is economical. The product has a slight floral fragrance and is the right consistency for the dropper. I will continue using the product as I am interested to see if it has further results.