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The Ordinary Vitamin C suspension 23% + HA review (plus, squalane question answered/not answered)

My initial thoughts, two weeks into using it. Plus, I emailed Deciem to ask about the percentage of squalane included in the formula. Here's what they said.

I think we can all agree that a good vitamin C serum is hard to find—and it doesn’t help that The Ordinary sells eight vitamin C products. That means that an octopus could hold a different one in each tentacle and end up feeling very, very confused. After some analysis, I finally narrowed it down to The Ordinary Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2%, an anhydrous (water-free) formula that includes ascorbic acid. Here are my initial thoughts on this product, two weeks after using it…

The Ordinary Vitamin C suspension 23% + HA spheres vs. The Ordinary Vitamin C suspension 30% in silicone

The Ordinary makes a handful of Vitamin C products. Let's compare and contrast two of them, and determine which one we like better.

When companies sell very similar versions of a product, I get confused (like CeraVe Facial Moisturizing Lotion PM vs. Skin Renewing Night Cream). Ugh, why they just make one good version so we don’t have to do the research? So what’s the deal when it comes to The Ordinary Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2% vs. Vitamin C suspension 30% in silicone? Should we just fork over the extra dollar to get a a higher concentration of vitamin C? But if that’s the case, why would they…

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Pink Juice Moisturizer Review

A Korean beauty gel moisturizer with watermelon and other natural extracts, without the dyes (but a somewhat strong fragrance).

Glow Recipe is a really trendy Korean beauty brand with an attractive website. However, it’s a bit on the pricier side, so I was happy to snag myself a free mini bottle of Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Pink Juice Moisturizer as part of my last Sephora order (thanks to /r/SkincareAddiction for the heads-up!).