A lightweight priming serum designed to create a subtle glow and smooth the skin's texture before makeup application.
Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Water, Dimethicone, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Stearate, Isostearyl Alcohol, Mica, Butylene Glycol Cocoate, Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Diamond Powder, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Glutamic Acid, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Phenylalanine, Alanine, Arginine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Tyrosine, Valine, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Lactate, Silica, Ethylcellulose, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
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Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat the gurus are saying
This serum delivers a gentle bronze glow without looking overdone, and reviewers found it applies smoothly without the flaking or caking that sometimes plagues similar products. It works well on days you want a light luminous finish, or mixed into foundation for a softer effect, though not many gurus have tested it yet, so there's limited perspective so far.
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Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.
Source: DermNet
Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.
Source: DermNet
A lightweight priming serum designed to create a subtle glow and smooth the skin's texture before makeup application.
Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.
Peter Thomas Roth Instant FirmX Glow Priming Serum holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
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