skinChemists Green Caviar Facial Serum with Hyaluronic Acid for Intensive Hydration, Skin Renewal and Nourishment – Boost Radiance and Youthful Glow – 30ml

Lovely stuff. You only need a tiny bit, it feels fantastic on the skin.

I've been testing this face serum for a few weeks now. It does seem to do exactly what it claims, which is to provide hydration to the skin. Firstly, just to clear up any confusion regarding the product size, you get a 30ml container. At the time of writing this review, a photograph is shown of a box containing 30ml, but the written product description says you get 15ml, and then further down in the text, it says 5ml.Although this product works as expected, and I like it, I don’t love it enough to choose to buy it in future, and keep using this myself. I think it's very expensive for the amount of serum you get, and also, it's not as natural as you might be led to believe. One of the main listed ingredients is propylene glycol. It also contains a range of synthetic ingredients and colourants, as well as parfum, so it may not suit people with sensitive skin.It comes out of the bottle as a thick opaque pale off-white yellowy green coloured serum, which holds it’s shape. It smells subtle and fresh, but not highly fragranced. When you touch it, it seems to melt into a light watery consistency, which feels very cooling to the touch. It sinks into the skin very quickly, and dries almost invisibly, leaving just a slight sheen. This is very subtle indeed, and just makes you look like you have a healthy glow. It does make your skin feel very smooth and uniformly even all over. It’s also completely non-greasy, and not sticky. Where I tested this on the back of my slightly rough hand, I could really feel the difference in smoothness on the half where I had applied this serum.One little minor niggle about the product container is that the product seems to slightly seep out of the large opening, and works its way up the screw thread of the bottle. I wipe my finger around the screw thread before I take any more product, just to make sure I don’t waste any. To use this product, it is recommended to smooth pea-sized amount in gentle circular motions onto the skin every morning and evening, after cleansing toning and exfoliating. I don't follow such a routine myself, so I just use it as and when my skin looks a little dry. It does last for a full 12 months after opening, so you don't need to use it up as quickly as they recommend.

This comes well packaged and has a little foil cap on the end to keep it fresh. It was a bit of a faff getting the foil off, and it did appear to leave a plastic film partially blocking the nozzle which took a bit of picking at to get off.The serum itself smells nice, looks rather pretty with a pearlised/sparkly effect when dispensed (not once applied though, which is good!).It applies well and within a very short space is fully aborbed. It doesn't leave any stickiness.Having only used it for around a week or so, it has made a noticeable difference to my skin - which has been patchy red/dry for ages, despite various creams I've tried. My skin is still slightly patchy and dry, but certainly less so, so I will continue to use this.At the original price of over £20 it was a bit expensive for the size of the package - as at the time of writing it is less than half that, which seems like a great buy.

I currently use a natural (and expensive) hyaluronic acid on my skin which I love but is around twice the price.The cavier is actually a seaweed which is the moisture retaining part of this product and it also also contains glycerin (which is good at making the skin seem soft) so in essence, this will be good at making the face seem more moist and plump.Not sure if you are supposed to wet the face before but it doesn't specify this.The texture is almost like a light gel and I would advise putting the pea sized drop on your finger tips first and spread around the face that way as I tried putting a blob on my cheek then spreading it around but it didn't get far enough and I had to use more.At first it felt a bit sticky but it did absorb in well.I do have very sensitive skin and I've not noticed any redness from using this as yet and it doesn't feel too pore blocking.

My skin is normal to dry. I have been using this facial serum for almost a month. It caused no adverse reactions.I really love the scent of the serum. It isn't overpowering and smells slightly floral. It has a creamy feel and applies easily. It absorbs very quickly and didn't leave any residue.The packaging was a bit annoying to open as the little foil tab didn't take off the plastic seal. At order time the price was around £21 which seems high.Overall a very nice facial serum.

I really like this facial serum - my skin feels tighter, more moisturised, and fresher having used it as part of my daily routine over the last week. It smells nice, and I would say it is a 'green' fragrance - fresh, spring/summer, and bright. It absorbs quickly and doesn't leave the skin feeling sticky, there also isn't a greasy residue which is good. I haven't had any allergic reactions. I am impressed and this is a product I would be happy to keep in my routine!

I was slightly put off when I received this product with the name ‘Green Caviar.’ It’s not something I would particularly want to put on my face. However, upon opening it, I was pleased to find that it doesn’t smell fishy at all. In fact, it has a very pleasant scent. The product applies well and locks in moisture after I’ve toned and moisturized my skin. Overall, I’m pleased with it.

This face serum comes in 30ml which is ideal size to travel with.The face serum is fragranced however smells very nice and fresh and not over powering at all.Only downside I found with the product was, when I removed the foil seal cap, the serum inside had set like rubber so had to force the serum out which then went everywhere, causing me to waste a lot of the product. I am hoping maybe I was given a faulty one.Overall, very nice serum suitable to use day and night and leaves my skin feel soft and smooth.