Best Daytime Serum

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Serums are skin care treatments that deliver high concentrations of active substances to the skin. Serums are typically transparent, gel-based, or liquid.

$75.00

A truly gentle Vit C serum! LOVE!...It’s my holy grail day serum and I have given up on exploring other options....Using serums are my favorite part of skincare! A little goes a long way with this serum!

What it is: A serum that delivers antioxidant protection, while brightening skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Pores, Acne/Blemishes, and Dullness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Serum

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate is an oxygen-stable form of vitamin C that has been shown to help improve uneven skin tone including hyperpigmentation.

$14.00

I already noticed à difference after using it for a few few days. It's very moisturizing and my skin looks great....It's also perfect for both daytime and nighttime use....Great serum....Great serum

What it is: A daily antioxidant serum with eight technologies, including vitamin C and ginseng, that protects and visibly brightens dull skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ascorbyl Glucoside: A stabilized form of vitamin C that supports skin’s natural collagen.
- Ginseng Extract: A plant extract that helps protect and soothe skin’s stress response.
- EGCG: Designed to help shield against environmental irritants.

$89.00

Excellent serum for plumper, healthier and bouncier looking skin. ...The best serum!! My skin is so hydrated and looks so plump when I use this serum!

What it is: A serum with collagen amino acids, carnosine dipeptide, and polyglutamic acid that plumps skin’s appearance and visibly promotes, protects, and preserves collagen.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Pro-Collagen Preservation Complex with Collagen Amino Acids and Carnosine Dipeptide: Defends against collagen-degrading free radicals.
- Jojoba Ester and Polyglutamic Acid: Nourish and visibly plump for firmer-looking skin.
- Wild Indigo Extract and Arginine PCA: Restore skin’s visible radiance.

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$44.00

This along with the mist is my daytime go-to routine!...Best serum!...This is the best hydrating serum I have ever used! I struggle with very dry skin and this has transformed my skin!

What it is: This lightweight jelly-serum instantly absorbs to deliver skin-drenching hydration. Its formula helps to soothe dry skin and increase suppleness.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Redness, and Uneven Texture


Formulation: Lightweight Serum


Highlighted Ingredients:
- Squalane: Infuses skin with penetrating, weightless moisture.

- Glycerin: Is a protective ingredient that attracts and holds water in even the driest skin.

- Skin-Calming Blend: Comforts and diminishes redness.

$79.00

Gifted by Kora Organics. Great serum. I use a retinal serum, but still use this in the daytime. ...I have sensitive, oily to combination skin, and using this serum once a day has not caused any issues for me.

What it is: A natural retinol-alternative serum that smooths the look of wrinkles and visibly firms skin while protecting it from future aging with a boost of nurturing antioxidants.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Uneven Texture, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Bakuchiol: Smooths appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and promotes firmer-looking skin.
- Alfalfa Extract: Targets signs of aging and helps smooth rough, damaged skin.
- Açai Stem Cell Extract: Defends skin from environmental stress and future signs of aging.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

$85.00

This is a really beautiful serum. I’ve been using it during my daytime skincare routine and I love it! ...I love using makeup by this brand and decided to give this a try. I have a day time and night time skincare routine. I use this during the daytime routine and I find that my skin feels and looks more vibrant.

What it is: A two-in-one smoothing serum and glow essence, enriched with niacinamide and vitamin C, that visibly boosts moisture and radiance, brightens dark spots, and preps skin for makeup.


Highlighted Ingredients: 

- Niacinamide (Vitamin B3): Provides long-term hydration.

- Vitamin C: Fights dullness and visibly brightens skin tone over time.

- HydroGlow Fruit Complex and Cactus Flower: Delivers long-lasting moisture for a hydrated, healthy-looking glow.

$255.00

Nice, but not the absolute best...Nice serum, love the way it feels and smells. I do like more 'powerful' serums however, so it's not exactly what I need....So I received this item compliments of Influenster. Over the last 8 days I have used the Advanced Night Repair recovery serum.

What it is: A super serum that features Estée Lauder’s Night Peptide to visibly reduce multiple signs of aging for a smoother, younger, more radiant look.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Exclusive Night Peptides: Supports skin’s visible renewal.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Locks in moisture.
- Antioxidant Power: Defends skin against free radical damage.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It also comes in recyclable packaging.

$89.00

I have been using this serum both as part of my daytime and nighttime routines and I am already noticing that my face looks brighter the next day and that my fine lines are a little bit less visible!!...This Brightening Serum is so nice. I have added into my daytime skincare routine.

What it is: A visibly brightening and firming serum with 12-hour time-release vitamin C and ferulic acid that target hyperpigmentation and reduce the look of post-acne marks.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dullness, and Uneven Skin Tone

Formulation: Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- 12-Hour Time-Release Vitamin C: Visibly brightens all day for rapid results.
- Ferulic Acid and Vitamin-C-Rich Japanese Plum: Visibly firm and support elasticity while boosting antioxidant protection.
- Pro-Glutathione Antioxidant Booster: Targets hyperpigmentation and delivers 13 times more antioxidant power to visibly brighten.

What Else You Need to Know: To optim

$52.00

Best serum I have tried...Love this serum, this is a good find for people like me who don’t have a lot of success with typical hyaluronic serums. ...I've used this serum both in my AM and PM routines, and I like it best during the daytime.

What it is: A lightweight, fast-absorbing serum with hyaluronic acid that hydrates, visibly plumps, soothes, and restores the moisture barrier, leaving skin looking soft and supple.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Redness, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity

Formulation: Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Intensely hydrates and visibly smooths.
- Grape Water: Hydrates and soothes; rich in antioxidants and prebiotics.
- Grapeseed Polyphenols: Rich in antioxidants and protects against free radicals.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

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$52.00

I adore this whole line - the serum and cream for every day and the correcting treatment for 'makeup' days. ...I really liked this intensive moisturizing cream from Dr Jart, it has helped me in these cold days to keep my face more hydrated, it also helped my skin with redness, I applied it for several days and the truth is that it did help me It calms my skin, it is somewhat dense but absorbs very well and the next day the skin feels super soft, which I recommend for dry, combination and sensitive skin.

What it is: A moisturizer for sensitive skin with soothing Centella Asiatica. This face cream instantly reduces visible redness and helps repair damage to the skin barrier. Derm tested.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination


Skincare Concerns: Dryness and Redness

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