Current State Retinol Serum for Face - Powerful, Gentle Dark Spot Remover, Night Serum with Kojic Acid & Marula Oils, Moisturizing Barrier Protection, Smooth Fine Lines & Brighten, 1 fl oz.

I do not like the heavy feel of most moisturizers. And the expensive lightweight ones just disappear. This stuff is the perfect in between. Face feels moisturized but not smothered. My only complaint is if you use it daily, the amount in the teeny bottle you get doesn’t last long at all. I wish it would come in larger quantity.

Excellent product, along with the vitamin c serum these products work, better than The Ordinary products. I highly recommend after noticing results with my skin after 4 weeks. I do agree with the bottle, a glass dropper bottle is easier as I had to manually open the bottle to use full product towards the end of it running out. Price and quality win though, 5 stars!!

not worth the money

I really liked the fact that this brand is vegan and cruelty free. I enjoyed the serum overall, it felt really nice on my face and blended well under my nighttime moisturizer - but it was such a strong smell! I have sensitive skin and don't really wear a lot of fragrances - so this was too overpowering for me. I feel the price point is fine for the amount you get - it's a serum so a little goes a long way.

I love testing out skin care for Vine product reviews. But this was not one of those times.PROS* cruelty-free* vegan* does leave skin feeling goodCONS and why it dropped 2 stars* horribly perfumed* very expensive at $19.99 considering not a large bottleIf you like heavily scented products then you may like this. I cannot stand cheap perfumed products and this is nauseating. Despite the awful scent I tried the cream and it leaves skin feeling good. Just don't know if I can ignore the stench putting it on my face. NOTE: to open you need to screw the orange top part until it pops open so you can use the pump.End of the day, I personally cannot recommend something that smells so strong of awful perfume.

I ended up not loving this retinol serum from the Current State Store. It is way too big of a bottle for this amount of product. That is just a waste of plastic. Please do better. I liked the consistency of the serum, but it is an odd color, and I did not care for the smell at all. Not at all. Nope. Not at all. I started with a couple of uses per week since you need to start retinol slow. I worked up to three times per week, but I can’t go past that because of the scent. After a month of use, I cannot say that I have noticed a huge difference in my dark spots. I will continue until I use this up, but this has not been my favorite retinol product. Sorry.

Seems to be a good product. After a couple of weeks of daily use, I can tell my skin is feeling a little smoother.tEasy to apply and absorbs quickly. It’s kind on liquid, is not a cream but a serum, so the application is easy.Don’t really like the smell. I must point that out. I think this product is unscented, and the smell if it’s important to you, it’s not pleasant. Scents and tastes are personal, so I won’t take that into consideration for rating this product, even though I can’t think of no one really liking this smell.The quantity you get for your money is not much, but these beauty products can be tricky. I have seen similar serums, similar quantity, but with a French well-known name and supposedly ‘made in Paris’ that can go for $100.It takes very little product for your daily use, if should last a few weeks. I think is fairly price

Normally I don't order skin care products that contain retinol but since this Renewing Serum by Current State also mentions marula, I decided to try it, and I am glad I did.We all know about the benefits of retinol, and also how it can dry out, irritate and sensitize the skin. But with this formulation the maker has made good effort to minimize the negative effects of retinol by including plenty of calming and soothing ingredients. The first five ingredients in this serum are aloe, apricot kernel oil, glycerin, jojoba seed oil and squalane. These ingredients, plus several others listed, will hydrate, repair, protect, soothe and calm the skin, while also providing a nice balance to the retinol.Besides all the great, natural ingredients, I love that this serum is free from alcohol, fragrance, sulfates, acrylates and silicones. Whatever scent there is to this serum comes naturally from the plant derived ingredients. And it does have some scent but it's minimal, kind of earthy and barely there.I also like the brand concept with Current State. Meaning that whatever condition your skin is in on any given day, they have a product for it. This makes sense to me as our skin is ever-changing and paying attention to those changes will help us better care for it.Anyway, the serum is medium consistency but not oily feeling. It is a rather strange orangey-tan color, but once applied to the skin it absorbs quickly leaving no trace of color, or any residue for that matter. Given the assortment of good ingredients I expect that this serum will do my skin many favors but since I've only been using it less than a week I have to admit to not seeing much difference yet.All said and done I think this is a very nice formulation for the low price of $17.99. It is packaged in a small 1 oz bottle so I hope going forward they will offer it in larger sizes. I would definitely recommend this serum for anybody who feels that they need retinol in their skincare routine.