If you’ve sworn off vitamin C because too many formulas left your skin stinging, Biossance’s Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil may change your mind. A Readers’ Choice Award winner, this lightweight facial oil pairs a stable, oil-soluble form of vitamin C with moisture-sealing squalane, firming chios crystal oil, and soothing damascus rose extract to brighten and nourish in one step. “It doesn’t make my face tingly at all, even if I apply it over an irritated eczema flare, which other vitamin C serums can do,” says managing editor Alessandra Foresto.
Neocutis Lumiere Firm Eye Cream
Neocutis’s Lumière Firm packs a lineup of skin-care heavy hitters, including growth factors for collagen support and cell renewal, proprietary peptides for firmness, caffeine to depuff, and brightening vitamin C. “It feels thick at first, but once it melts in, you feel instant effects,” says editor in chief Jessica Cruel. “It almost feels like this cream is scaffolding, holding puffiness at bay.”
Tata Harper Regenerating Cleanser
