Dior

Dior Prestige Advanced Serum.

Serums

About this product

A luxury serum from Dior designed to deliver advanced skincare benefits through a rich, moisturizing formula.

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water), Propanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Pentylene Glycol, Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Malva Sylvestris (Mallow) Extract, Rose Extract, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum, Adenosine, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Triheptanoin, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, Parfum (Fragrance), Sodium Hydroxide, Chlorphenesin, Sorbitol, Algin, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Cellulose Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopherol, Ci 14700 (Red 4), Ci 42090 (Blue 1), C13-15 Alkane, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Guru Score

55%

Mixed

3 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

The price tag draws sharp criticism, with experts calling the $300+ cost hard to justify for what's inside. While one reviewer appreciated the luxurious feel, another found the formula heavy-handed on fragrance and light on potency, pointing out that niacinamide serums with stronger actives cost far less. Most gurus say this one skips the value proposition.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take September 2024

Best for

Dry skin

Type

SerumsDrops & dropper

Key actives

Vitamin CVitamin ESPF

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Nipun Kapur

412k subs

~Nay

"This is not going to work on your dark spots or pigmentation, it's just hydration, hydration, hydration. But hydration at 177,000 Indian rupees, or well over $300, can be a little crazy."

Mixed Makeup

1.46M subs

~Mixed

"If you're going to spend 300 and something dollars on a serum and then 400 on your moisturizer, proper application is probably important. If you want to get the full benefits of your serum, you definitely apply it before your moisturizer just so it really penetrates your skin. [...] You're probably still going to get some benefits from it if you put serum on top of your moisturizer, but if you're going to spend that much, proper application is probably a good idea."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

~Nay

"This is an eighty-five dollar intense serum. [...] I do like to see niacinamide in this one, but similar to all the other Dior products, it's a bunch of fragrance and basic ingredients. If you want a really good niacinamide-based product, use any of these alternatives, they'll arguably be more potent and better for you, less fragrance, and way less expensive than this. The answer is absolutely not."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Vitamin C

Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Dior Prestige Advanced Serum?

A luxury serum from Dior designed to deliver advanced skincare benefits through a rich, moisturizing formula.

Is Dior Prestige Advanced Serum worth it?

The gurus are split. 0 of the 3 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 55%.

What is Dior Prestige Advanced Serum's Guru Score?

Dior Prestige Advanced Serum holds a Guru Score of 55%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.