That $200 facial serum was a total waste of money

I spent $200 on this fancy vitamin C serum from a brand that all the influencers rave about. Used it for three months straight, took before and after photos, and saw zero difference in my skin. My cheap $15 drugstore version actually shows more brightness after just two weeks. Has anyone else fallen for overpriced serums that just don't deliver?

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king.ruby7d ago

Did your skin break out at all from it? My best friend dropped like $150 on that peptide stuff everyone was hyping and her face turned into a red, bumpy mess after two weeks. She had to go back to using her old Cerave lotion just to calm it down.

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lindahunt7d ago

Yeah but the thing nobody talks about is that "pilling" issue with peptides. Like you know when you put it on and it just rolls off your face in little balls? That's what happened to me with the Drunk Elephant one. Ended up mixing it with my moisturizer just to get it to absorb. @king.ruby your friend might have been using too many acids underneath it too, because peptides can really clash with stuff like salicylic acid or retinols. I had to completely reorder my routine (cleanse, wait, toner, wait, peptide, wait, moisturizer) which is honestly way too much work for a serum that cost me $90.