Acne sufferers are calling this serum a 'miracle in a bottle' for healing their skin
Summer is fast on the approach, and while we're totally ready to be sipping on summer fruits and topping up our tan, we also want to wave goodbye to our winter foundation and let our natural skin shine through.
When you've got acne scars, pock marks and pigmentation though, showing your skin in the sunshine can understandably make you feel self-conscious. But thanks to a new serum that's being dubbed a 'miracle in a bottle', clearing our complexions could be just a couple of drops away.
Skinkissed's Flawless Skin Serum is currently trending as one of Amazon's most-loved products right now, and has already garnered thousands of rave reviews on Amazon praising the super-powered formula.
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Enriched with vitamin C, hyaluronic acid and collagen, the bestselling serum is designed to reduce the appearance of scarring caused by hormonal acne and replace with a radiant glow, according to Femail.
That's not all, though. The multitasking wonder also works to combat a plethora of troublesome skin problems, including fine lines, stretch marks, surgical scars - even eczema!
The cruelty-free, vegan-friendly serum is suitable for all skin types, and importantly, is non-comedogenic, meaning you won't have to worry about blocking your pores when you add it to your skincare regime.
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According to the website, the serum is best used morning and night as part of your skincare routine to achieve optimum results, but it can also used as a primer before starting your base to achieve a fresh, dewy finish.
Judging by the glowing reviews left by shoppers on Amazon, the serum is definitely justifying its place on Amazon's best-selling list right now.
"I have used this for two weeks now and have noticed such a massive difference in my skin texture and complexion! I love it and think it's well worth a purchase!", one customer enthused.
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"If I had six stars, I'd give it six. I can't express enough how amazing this product is. I've recently been diagnosed with dermatillomania down to stress and anxiety," another commented.
"My skin quickly became very infected. Once I managed to get my skin under control, I started using this serum to heal my skin. I've been using it daily for a week now and I can't get over the results.
"I still have a few spots/blemishes however my skin looks less aggressive. I've also used it as a primer and it makes my make-up stay on all night! Absolutely amazed."
*Adds to basket*
Here are some other brilliant serums we love right now...
Best facial serum for everyday use
Daily Reviving Concentrate, £41, Kiehl's
Why we love it: Naturally derived super ingredients Ginger Root, Sunflower and Tamanu combine to provide skin with frontline defense against free radicals for all-day radiance.
Best hyaluronic acid facial serum
Triple Hyaluronic Acid & Lipopeptide Serum, £60, Beauty Pie
Why we love it: With no budget and no limit, Beauty Pie wanted to create the ultimate hyaluronic acid serum - and here it is. With three weights of the ingredient, along with ceramides and gravity fighting peptides, this formula is genius.
Best facial serum for hydration
Wishful Thirst Trap Juice HA3 & Peptide Serum 30ml, £41, ASOS
Why we love it: Leaving your skin glowy, firmer and luminous, this facial serum contains uses the OG hydrating ingredients loved in the Thirst Trap Cocoon Mask, just boosted with three hypes of Hyaluronic Acid (HA3) and firming peptides to moisturise and strengthen your skin. Moisturising Hollyhock Rose and soothing Aloe Vera also work to nourish your skin.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these ASOS discount codes.
Best retinol facial serum
Super Retinol Ceramide-Boost Anti-Aging Face Serum, £80, Beauty Pie
Why we love it: Perfectly balanced to both revive and replenish, this ultra-gentle encapsulated retinol serum is infused with lactic and hyaluronic acids, and a concentrated, barrier-repairing ceramide blend to help protect, brighten, hydrate, smooth fine lines and soothe your skin.
Best tanning facial serum
TAN-LUXE Super Glow, £34.95, Beauty Bay
Why we love it: We're obsessed with this hyaluronic acid serum, which is a bestseller on Space NK for very good reason. A self-tanner which boasts a whole plethora of skincare benefits, this facial serum leaves your skin glowing, soft and radiant. It's enriched with an exclusive hyaluronic complex which helps to hydrate the skin, minimise the look of pigmentation and shield the skin against environmental aggressors. It also absorbs super quickly, so you don't need to wait around to pat your moisturiser on top.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these Beauty Bay discount codes.
Best smoothing facial serum
Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate, £69, Cult Beauty
Why we love it: It's hard to pinpoint exactly what this concentrated serum does when it just seems to make everything... better. Use it as a booster before other products and watch your skin tone even, lines fade and bumps smooth. Magical stuff.
Save when you shop for the best facial serums with these Cult Beauty discount codes.
Best facial serum for sensitive skin
La Roche Posay Hyalu B5 Serum, £38, La Roche Posay
Why we love it: With various sizes of hyaluronic molecules working across all layers of your skin, plus vitamin B5 to repair damaged skin, expect bouncy, supple skin. As always with La Roche, sensitive skin will LOVE it.
Best tightening facial serum
SkinCeuticals H.A. Intensifier, £90, Look Fantastic
Why we love it: A favourite with Beauty Editors, this cult serum tightens and firms skin like no other. Expect to discover cheekbones and unearth a jawline you haven't seen in years.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these LookFantastic discount codes.
Best serum for glowing skin
Temple Spa Trufflelixir Super Luxe Serum, £75, Temple Spa
Why we love it: For a true glow investment, this rich, luxurious serum is full to the brim with skin smoothing, line plumping ingredients. Gold, silk peptides, champagne extract and black diamond are just a few of the radiance-enhancers inside, along with our favourite blemish and wrinkle fighting weapon, retinol.
Best serum anti aging
Lancome Advanced Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate, £59.50, John Lewis
Why we love it: This serum is a best-seller for a reason. Not only does it soften skin, it also adds a generous glow and helps reduce the signs of ageing. If scientific skincare is your thing, this serum is the one for you.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these John Lewis discount codes.
Best facial serum for dry skin
Why we love it: Formulated to quench parched skin, smooth a few drops of Glossier's Super Bounce serum when the AC/heating/hangover has sucked the life from your skin. So effective you might not need moisturiser (yes, it's that good).
Best facial serum for wrinkles and fine lines
Drops of Youth Concentrate, £26, The Body Shop
Why we love it: If you've started to notice the first signs of fine lines, then you'll want to reach for The Body Shop's Drops of Youth Concentrate, a gel-like serum enriched with supercharged plant cells. The hardworking serum moisturises, firms and refines the overall surface of the skin - plus the gorgeous green bottle will look pretty good on your bathroom shelf, too. In fact, it's so popular that one bottle sells every 23 seconds.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these The Body Shop discount codes.
Best firming facial serum
No. 7 Line Correcting Boosting Serum, £38, Boots
Why we love it: Launching with a 16,000 person waiting list, this age-defying serum had a lot to live up to. Luckily, its plumping powers performed, and it's since become a firming favourite. Apply to the areas where your lines appear, morning and night.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these Boots discount codes.
Best anti-redness facial serum
Ole Henriksen Truth Serum, £42, Boots
Why we love it: Smelling like orange quality streets, (yes, really) this is one for those who are a little impatient. Getting to work immediately, our first use resulted in more supple skin and less red patches. It's also extremely economical; a little goes a very long way.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these Boots discount codes.
Best oil-based facial serum
Clarins Double Serum, £58, John Lewis
Why we love it: Double Serum has long-standing 5 star reviews, and for good reason. With a delectable scent and a smooth oil finish, the serum absorbs into skin so quickly you'll forget you even applied it! If you're looking to smooth out some of those laughter lines, this is definitely one for you.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these John Lewis discount codes.
Best hyaluronic facial serum
The Inkey List Hyaluronic Acid Serum, £5.99, Feel Unique
Why we love it: Containing 2% hyaluronic acid, this The Inkey List serum is well placed to provide skin with the hit of hydration it needs. After all, hydration is the secret to great skin and hyaluronic acid is a hydration hero. Use this serum and you can expect plumper, healthier skin with fewer lines and less wrinkles. Use it in the morning and evening, gently patting a pea-sized amount onto the finger tips and into the face and neck.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these Feel Unique discount codes.
Best budget face serum UK
The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5, £5.90, Cult Beauty
Why we love it: The Ordinary is all about keeping skincare fuss-free and to the point, as well as keeping their products at a purse-friendly price-point. This is our favourite serum from the line - it does what it says on the label and will even allow you change from a fiver.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these Cult Beauty discount codes.
Best anti aging serum for 40s: best serum for acne scars
Kate Somerville Wrinkle Warrior, £80, Cult Beauty
Why we love it: If you're in the market for an anti-ageing, multi-tasking serum, you can't go wrong with Wrinkle Warrior. It's got all the youth-boosting hero ingredients, including hyaluronic acid and amino acids, to keep skin feeling and looking fresh.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these Cult Beauty discount codes.
Best facial serum for acne
Caudalie Vinosource S.O.S Thirst Quenching Serum, £29, LookFantastic
Why we love it: With a calming splash of the brand's signature grape water, this oil-free serum is a great choice for those susceptible to breakouts along with a skincare switch. So lightweight and gentle - you'll hardly notice the extra layer of hydration, that is until your skin starts to perform better than ever before.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these LookFantastic discount codes.
Best facial serum for dull or irritated skin
Aesop Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Serum, £55, Look Fantastic
Why we love it: Super-sized (so actually pretty good value for money), the recipe of botanicals in this aesthetically pleasing bottle not only make this serum smell completely edible, but also mean dull or irritated skin get the antioxidants and nourishment it might be craving. A great everyday addition to your routine.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these LookFantastic discount codes.
Best hydrating serum
Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum, from £85, Cult Beauty
Why we love it: We all know and love Dr. Barbara Sturm for giving us the blood facial, but this skin-plumping and deeply hydrating serum provides us with our fix of her radiance-making expertise, minus the gore factor. The impressive serum contains both long and short chain hyaluronic acid molecules, to hydrate skin on every level.
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Best glycolic acid facial serum
Sunday Riley Good Genes Treatment, £85, Cult Beauty
Why we love it: Good Genes' tagline (brightening, refining, plumping) really couldn't be more spot on. The serum has both a luxurious texture and a zingy fragrance, both of which add to the enjoyment factor in using this product. This is one that's worth the pennies.
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Best facial serum to use in the morning
Oskia Get Up & Glow, £70, Cult Beauty
Why we love it: Those with dry skin can often find serums are too light for them and not moisturising enough. This Oskia product, however, is beautifully nourishing and adds a gorgeous glow, making it perfect for your morning routine.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these Cult Beauty discount codes.
Best night time serum
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair, £60, LookFantastic
Why we love it: If you're prone to insomnia, or just don't feel confident about your skin come morning time, it's worth picking up Estee Lauder's wonder serum for overnight wear. The formula works while you sleep, which means minimal effort but an impressive result.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these LookFantastic discount codes.
Best radiance boosting facial serum
111SKIN Rose Gold Radiance Booster, £85, Space NK
Why we love it: Taking inspiration from their best-selling Rose Gold Brightening Mask, this booster is formulated with pure Gold Extract to create a glow that rivals any A-Listers. Use as a serum for an all over sheen, or to the high points of the face as the perfect subtle highlighter.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these Space NK discount codes.
Best luxury serum
Why we love it: Made using resources from four 'blue zones' around the world, where people live longer and better, Chanel's newest serum is a total game-changer and the epitome of luxury.
Save when you shop for the best facial serum with these Boots discount codes.
Best facial serum sale
Antidote Hyaluronic Acid Serum, £49, Decleor
Why we love it: Suitable for all skin types, this 97% natural serum features Hyaluronic Acid and Essential Oils to strengthen your skin on the daily. It protects your complexion against daily aggressions, such as pollution, and leaves you feeling awake in an instant.
Get 20% off until the end of April with code SERUMS20.
Best face serum for 30 year old: best serum for hyperpigmentation
Elequra Radiance Accelerator Serum, £98, Elequra
Why we love it: The latest innovation in bio-designed skincare takes naturals to new levels for an amazing, all-round super serum. Micro-encapsulated retinol for skin smoothing and clarity, two Vitamin C esters for free radical protection, and breakthrough ingredient Periwinkle to tackle pigmentation.
Best Vitamin C facial serum
Skin Design London C Antioxidant Glow, £115, Face The Future
Why we love it: We all know the skin relies on antioxidants to ward off environmental damage from aggressors like UV rays, pollution and stress and this superstar serum contains an impressive and potent blend of the best. Kakadu plum (which contains 50 more times the vitamin C than oranges), ferulic acid and a peptide blend provide nourishing protection and an instant healthy glow.
