Why has no one mentioned that it stinks like a dead fish? It may be a wonderful product, I still don't enjoy the smell of it on my face. Just to be fair - I loved a lot of other products by the Ordinary.

I am currently using this moisturiser along with the Ordinary rosehip oil. I have combination skin with an oily T zone. Certain moisturisers break my skin out if they’re too heavy but the texture of this is quite thick and moisturising, however, absorbs in the skin well and has massively improved my skin texture/tone as I did have a small amount of pigmentation. In addition all Ordinary products are Paraben Free and not tested on animals :)

This is the first product I’ve tried from The Ordinary and I’m so disappointed. The cream leaves a weird, grainy residue in my skin, which transfers to my hands should I happen to touch my face, even hours after applying. Straight in the bin- what a waste of my hard earned cash.

This is a cream, not a serum. And it does not absorb quickly, so I use it PM instead of a moisturizer as a last step in my routine. 1,5 month of use and I noticed no brightening effect (whatever that is) however my skin is suddenly very nice to the touch and velvety in the morning. I think it must be this product, so I guess I will continue using it and see if there will be any other changes. This product might not be suitable for oily and acne prone skin, but for dry/normal it is just fine.

This has made my combination skin so soft and improved the whole complexion and brightness of it. So cheap and so effective.