Love this!

This serum has been so effective in calming down my stressed out skin. I’ve had a few angry breakouts over the Christmas period (probably due to my diet!) and I’ve needed something to soothe my skin. I also have sensitive skin so it’s difficult to find something to put on my skin that won’t irritate it. This serum has been just what I needed!

Introduced to this brand by birchbox

I received a travel size of this product in my birchbox subscription. I was actually recovering from a horrific breakout and remembered I wanted to get around to trying this since it is for congested skin. While it's mainly a spot treatment I put it nearly all over my face because my entire face was practically a problem area.

Here are some things I noticed. First and foremost the scent is very pleasant. It's bright and citrusy. It's pretty liquidy and not very thick. It dries very quickly. Nearly almost as fast as you can apply it to your face. You can already feel it drying right under your finger tips.

For something that is meant to be for congested skin it certainly contains a lot of oils which I discovered after reading the ingredients. It doesn't feel very oily so I don't believe there is a high concentration of oils and at the very least they're essential oils so you'd hope they're more pure. It definitely doesn't dry your skin out but it also doesn't moisturize very well which is the main think I look for in a serum. I want it to be the catalyst between my skin and my moisturizer to increase effectiveness.

It is supposed to calm the skin but the initial reaction it gave me was more invigorating than calming. I wore it overnight and my breakout didn't look any worse but I don't think it was any better either. Fortunately it didn't create any more acne and may be it even prevent some from surfacing for all I know. I'll give it another go in the future and see if my reactions change.