I cringe so hard just by writing the title of the post, because this product is not a serum. I remember that a couple of you asked for a review when I hauled it, so here we go.
Essence Pure Skin Anti-Shine pore refining serum
I picked it up in 2013, and I already used it up, so I have many things to say about it:
- it comes in a squeezy tube
- it has a nice fresh scent which I love (all of the Pure Skin products have the same scent)
- it is NOT a serum
- it has a rather thick, slippery gel-cream texture
- it leaves a greasy silicone-like residue on the skin that doesn't go away all day
- when you touch your skin, it feels like silk, yet it feels slightly greasy too, it's hard to explain
Essence Pure Skin Anti-Shine pore refining serum
- it doesn't mattify the skin (not mine, at least)
- it does, however, visually refine/minimize pores
- didn't reduce any of my blackheads / spots (contrary to the claims, most drugstore skincare products will not do that)
- didn't break me out
- didn't irritate my skin
Essence Pure Skin Anti-Shine pore refining serum - thick gel-cream
- in case of having oily skin, don't use it as a makeup base, it will slide off during the day
- combination & oily skin people: use it as a night cream
- dry skin peeps: I believe it would work as a daytime moisturizer on you
I purchased mine at Müller. It came with free nose strips, it was a great deal. I would not repurchase it though, I'd just buy the regular Pure Skin moisturiser, because it's essentually the same thing. I already used up one of that in the past, and I really liked it. I talked about that one here.
Have you tried it?
My review about the Essence Pure Skin face scrub can be found here.
~ Evinde
FTC: I purchased the product with my own money.