some times ago, i made it a personal mission to find underrated local brand that people haven't talked a lot about. this time, i truly make sure that it's a local brand. not just a chinese brand pretended to be local brand. anyway, i found adara cosmetics. yeah sure, there are some influencers that have reviewed this brand but the amount of coverage that this brand receive is still low. i bought a lot of stuff from them, so let's start with the first one, their vitamin c serum.
this is the translated description from their website: c bright serum, a very stabile vitamin c serum, which is ethyl ascorbic acid. to brighten skin and to inhibit melanin production. equipped with pollution protection to protect and shield skin from pollution.
benefits:
- brighten skin
- inhibit dark spots formation on the skin
- moisten skin
- protect skin from pollution until PM 2.5
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| the box |
the packaging: it comes in a light yellow/white box with description on the sides and back in indonesian as well as the full ingredients list. they seal the box with seal sticker. the serum itself comes in a transparent plastic bottle that looks like glass, but it's not. it has white plastic dropper to dispense the serum. i have my doubt when i see the packaging because they claim that they use EAA but they don't use the usual dark packaging to preserve the longevity of the serum. anyway, the serum comes in 30 ml, which is the usual serum size, but for local brand, it's more than usual since local brand only sells 15-20 ml size.
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| the bottle |
the scent: this is scentless. or at least it doesn't have that acidic scent that most vitamin c serums have.
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| the dropper |
the product: it's a pale yellow serum. it's very runny, almost like water, but there's a bit consistency into it so it doesn't drip out of the dropper instantly. since it's runny, it's easy to spread it around. i usually use a drop per face area. and two drops for my neck. then it will depend on my skin's condition. if i feel my skin is a bit dry, then i will drop two more onto my cheeks. after watching dr. idris's youtube videos, i'm using my vitamin c twice a day now. and even though the bottle is transparent, the serum stays the same even though i don't store it in the refrigerator.
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| left: the serum on my hand right: after spreading it around (look how glowy it is afterward) |
the result: i have to say that i'm quite surprised with the result. yeah sure, i've upped my usage to twice a day now, but i didn't expect anything from this serum actually. after using this serum, i notice that my skin is well moisturized and it also helps with evening out my skin tone. in combination with light exfoliation, it also helps fade my acne scars. even the new ones, i can see it starts to fade in just a week or so.
i'm glad this one works for me. i can see that it can works for all skin types. and it's gentle. i don't feel any tingling whatsoever with this serum. if you're looking for an affordable vitamin c serum that's gentle, i suggest you give this one a try. plus, it's really affordable considering it comes in 30 ml. since this is a local brand, it's easy to get them especially if you're buying it from them straight. as for me, i still have my doubt with that transparent packaging, but i will keep it in my list for now.
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