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VT Reedle Shot 100.

About this product

A serum with tiny needle-like structures (spicules) designed to help active ingredients penetrate deeper into skin.

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Guru Score

75%

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9 experts · Strong agreement

What the gurus are saying

The spicules create channels that deliver hydrating and plumping ingredients noticeably deeper, leaving skin bouncy and smooth by morning, but the prickling sensation divides testers sharply. Most gurus praise the results and suggest patting rather than rubbing to ease the sensation, using it at night, or layering with a soothing sheet mask; a few find the irritation outweighs the benefit, especially those with sensitive skin. Best patch-tested first if you tend toward irritation.
Synthesized from 9 expert reviews · most recent take March 2026

What they liked

  • Improves skin texture and clarity
  • Plumping, bouncy finish
  • Reduces redness and sensitivity

What they flagged

  • Causes stinging and burning
  • Can irritate sensitive skin

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What the gurus are saying.

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✓Yay
"I do a double cleanse, the oil first and then the pH balance after that. I'm going to do a Reedle Shot. [...] This is a 100 Reedle Shot. This you could use daily and it creates those channels. So how I would use this is I double cleanse first, then I do the Reedle Shot and you press it into your skin. It's not like you just rub it everywhere. No, you press it into your skin."
✓Yay
"So, nothing wrong with that. Uh but yeah. So, most expensive one, but they're these are all great."
✓Yay
"This is a really nice product. I have been using this almost every single night since I purchased it and I am obsessed. I really love the performance of this serum on my skin. It really helps to improve texture, the clarity of your skin and then obviously in time it can address everything else that retinol does."
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"I am so impressed and I wish I would have tested this a lot sooner. In my nighttime routine I will cleanse my skin, go in with a facial mist or an essence, then go in with this about two pumps, then go in with another serum of some kind, then my moisturizer. [...] I haven't used this in my morning. I think this is probably best used at night time, but if you do decide to use this in your morning, just make sure that you're wearing sunscreen. I think that this is a lovely product."
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"This is a really nice product. I have been using this almost every single night since I purchased it and I am obsessed. I really love the performance of this serum on my skin. It really helps to improve texture, the clarity of your skin and then obviously in time it can address everything else that retinol does."
✓Yay
"I will say definitely chemist approved, just be very careful with it. Not going to lie, when I touch my skin it feels like there are needles in it, but over a few days I've noticed that when I don't use it I don't feel the needle as much. It has no fragrances, no paraben, or any potential irritants, so if that is comforting for you as a sensitive skin person then hopefully that puts you at ease."
✓Yay
"With the VT Reedle Shot, you've got one with collagen, one with PDRN, one vitamin C, so choose one based on what your number one skin concern is and then you'll have some great great results. I would say personally I prefer the VT, I think it's better."
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"It's phenomenal. It uses spicules to make sure that the plumping and hydrating ingredients in the serum get as deep as possible into the skin, which is why I think it delivers far better than some other equivalent serums on the market. It works so well and yes you do get a pricking and a tingling sensation when you first use it, which is why I go for the 100 rather than the stronger versions. Use this on the evening, the following morning you have plump bouncy and smooth skin."
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"This gives me the plumpest bounciest juicy skin of any product on skincare planet Earth. I have genuinely never found a product that delivers like that. I [...] use it probably three times a week and I see an instant result for anti-aging. [...] It tingles quite a lot for a start, you get a lot of tingling with those spicules, [...] so I don't use it every day because I want to minimize that."
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"With the VT Reedle Shot, you've got one with collagen, one with PDRN, one vitamin C, so choose one based on what your number one skin concern is and then you'll have some great great results. I would say personally I prefer the VT, I think it's better."
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"It's not exactly how it works but it helps the actives to penetrate that a little bit deeper and more effectively. I've got some great results with it but I do have mixed feelings. I can't do it justice in this section of the video so I did a whole separate video on it. [...] I'm not surprised this is number one. Will it still be number one in a year's time? We'll see, but yeah I've got mixed views on it."
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"So these use like spicules. You might have heard people talk of spicules, of exosomes, things like that. Things that actually help enhance the penetration of your skincare. You can absolutely use this at this point in the routine. I actually tend to use this a bit strategically. I use it where I have hyperpigmentation because I think that's where it gives the best results. You don't have to use this."
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"This is the VT Reedle Shot collection so they have loads of different ones. They use spicular technology to [...] really get it deep into the skin and then they come out with lots of different ones. They've got some calming ones, they've got vitamin C ones, they've got some with C care, got some with collagen. I'm absolutely loving those."
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"I've used these and enjoyed them for the past couple of years. I've spoken about them a lot on the channel. They're really good, but again, I think they're situational depending on your individual skin's needs. These contain spicules, which are like little needles that actually push the product deeper into the skin, giving you quicker and more enhanced results. I love that. But spicules aren't going to be for everyone."
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"So whilst it doesn't have quite the same high concentration, the technology used will definitely give you super speedy results. [...] They do a 100 version and a 300. I would actually recommend going for the 100. I think this just determines the amount of spicules are in there. I find that the 300 a little bit prickly and sensitizing. I would go for the 100 which gives you those super quick results with less risk of side effects and irritation."
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"I used it, put it through its paces and I was really impressed. I did a 12 month one-year update where I still said this is a core part of my skincare routine. I have more recently started to use it less and there isn't any particular reason for that. There are some things that I think sit behind it, [...] but I wouldn't say there's any one moment where I thought this is no longer working for me. [...] I think just some things happen organically that mean our tastes, our skin, our things change."
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"Using an equivalent vitamin C from the VT Reedle Shot line is often going to give you quicker and more enhanced results than reaching for the same vitamin C strength at the drugstore with a less advanced formulation."
✓Nay
"I did get quite a bit of sensitivity and redness with the VT Reedle Shot 100, and I still don't love that product. I've tried other versions of the Reedle that I do actually enjoy, but Reedle is still not my favorite. I was getting amplified sensitivity and a bigger response to this product because of my tretinoin use."
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"I personally find this product it hurts, you can feel the needle pricks, it did not feel good on my skin and it actually did cause irritation for me so not a big fan. I don't think it's for everybody."
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"I don't get it. Right now I don't like it. So this is a product that contains a lot of Centella, we've got Centella extract, and the active compounds of Centella. There's also some really great amino acids in here. It's all about your skin barrier first and foremost and keeping your skin in a healthy state, but it also claims to help refine texture on the skin and overall just like really improve the look, tone, and texture, really even out your skin."
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"This is a joyless skincare product for me. I don't find any joy in this whatsoever. [...] The little bit of benefits that I did notice from this product just wasn't worth it for me. It wasn't worth the stress, it wasn't worth the labor, the work, the chore of adding this into my routine, and it wasn't worth the irritation either. [...] I'm going to give it a five out of 10. It's just not for me. [...] If you have sensitive skin or you're prone to irritation, proceed with a lot of caution."
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"I did get quite a bit of sensitivity and redness with the VT Reedle Shot 100, and I still don't love that product. I've tried other versions of the Reedle that I do actually enjoy, but Reedle is still not my favorite. I was getting amplified sensitivity and a bigger response to this product because of my tretinoin use."
✓Yay
"This is a product which has kind of become a holy grail for me"
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✓Yay
"I absolutely love the science behind VT Cosmetics. I love a lot of their products, but this one is great, especially if you're new to like using Rleshot technology."
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"I absolutely love the science behind VT Cosmetics. I love a lot of their products, but this one is great, especially if you're new to like using Rleshot technology."
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"VT cosmetics, but this product in particular kind of represents really good quality ingredients focused on reducing sensitivity and irritation, but all the ingredients are arranged into needlelike structures that can better penetrate the skin and deliver those ingredients deeper into the skin than what a normal everyday product would."
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"The biggest differences I've noticed when using this line is first and foremost reduce irritation redness and sensitivity like my skin tends to get very irritated, my skin also feels way smoother and softer which is impressive because I'm typically a stickler when it comes to making sure my skin is always plump and hydrated. If you struggle with these things or you're wanting that glowy radiant hydrated look definitely try out the reedle shot line because it's amazing."
✓Yay
"Pat it into the skin instead of rubbing because this feels less prickly but we ensure that the seadles penetrate the skin as they need to. Second tip, use this in conjunction with a soothing sheet mask, lay a sheet mask over the top, pat the skin again, gently roll your fingers over the sheet mask like a rolling tool. Again, this will help the seadle penetrate the skin as they need to, but in conjunction with a soothing mask it's going to feel a lot more soothing. I love these products so much."
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"Pat it into the skin instead of rubbing because this feels less prickly but we ensure that the seadles penetrate the skin as they need to. Second tip, use this in conjunction with a soothing sheet mask, lay a sheet mask over the top, pat the skin again, gently roll your fingers over the sheet mask like a rolling tool. Again, this will help the seadle penetrate the skin as they need to, but in conjunction with a soothing mask it's going to feel a lot more soothing. I love these products so much."
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"I'm absolutely obsessed with the VT Reedle Shot 100 and 300. I feel like these have been working in synergy together to help these ingredients better deliver to my skin. When I started seeing positive reviews of it from people who weren't being sponsored I was like okay let's give it a go. I'm so glad I did because it just seems to work, it just seems to do what it says on the tin."
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"After my skin is dry, I do like to prep my skin with the VT Reedle Shot 100. It's so good. [...] I use this more so on a daily basis. [...] This contains these little seeker reedles that basically penetrate the skin, creating pathways for other ingredients to better penetrate the skin and essentially work better. It's like a skin booster. [...] Use this on dry cleansed skin as your first step. Gently massage it in and then move on to your next step."

Frequently asked.

What is VT Reedle Shot 100?

A serum with tiny needle-like structures (spicules) designed to help active ingredients penetrate deeper into skin.

Is VT Reedle Shot 100 worth it?

Mostly yes. 8 of the 9 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 75%.

What is VT Reedle Shot 100's Guru Score?

VT Reedle Shot 100 holds a Guru Score of 75%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 9 expert reviewers we have collected.

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