The Ordinary "Buffet" 30 ml Review

Ingredients:

Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Pentapeptide-18, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Acetylarginyltryptophyl Diphenylglycine, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Trehalose, Fructose, Glucose, Maltose, Urea, Sodium PCA, PCA, Sodium Lactate, Citric Acid, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Ethoxydiglycol, Sodium Benzoate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin

I try to mark the sunscreen ingredients in red and other possible irritants in lilac. Learning as I go, google is my friend etc...

Thoughts:

- I did not notice any big effects when using this product

- I have slight fine lines on my forehead and around my eyes but I think my skin just got irritated when I carefully dabbed this product on the eye corners

- I think the serum made my pores look bigger, actually

- I didn't notice that my skin would have been more smooth or plump or even using Buffet compared to other light hydrators

- The last drops of product are difficult to get from the bottom of the bottle



+ The bottle lasted me quite long, maybe 3 months

+ The serum is very liquid and spreads well so I needed only about 3-4 drops at a time

+ Doesn't have fragrance

+ It did feel hydrating and when I was away from home for a week and had only one essence + one cream with me for moisturizing, I felt my face was dry and I missed this serum! And weirdly it was this serum I missed, not the others

+ Absorbs fast

+ Works well with other products, no pilling or anything

+ The dropper bottle is easy and fast to use

+ Even though serum is liquid, it's not too watery so the drops don't fall of my face before I get a chance to spread them

* Nothing bad or surprising happened with the product, also nothing groundbreaking

* I would think that I am starting to be in the target group (30 years old) for The Ordinary's Buffet-serum but maybe I'm not quite there after all

* I'm intrigued by peptides and anti-aging serums of course but I'm not sure if they are worth investing into and even if they are, do I have the patience to keep using them if I can't see results within a couple of months

* I did not notice any change in my skin after I run out of Buffet

* Mainly I did use Buffet as that extra layer of light hydration

* Maybe I should just try Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 next? It's only half of the price of Buffet as well

* Ordering from the Ordinary was easy and first time (back in April?) my order was shipped after 5 days, second time (July) the next day, and they both arrived within a week

* I didn't mind the dropper bottle even though you had to expose the contents to air all the time because the bottle lasts only 3 months

Price: 

14,80 € / 30 ml

Bought from: 

The Ordinary webstore

Buy again? 

Maybe. At least when I get more wrinkles! I'm not in a hurry as I did not notice much results (other than hydration) and I have other products I want to finish/test. Also even though Buffet is not expensive, it's not dirt cheap either to have lying around and possibly get spoiled before I get to it.

EDIT: I am missing Buffer after all, more than I thought I would. I can notice difference in plumpness and hydration after 3-4 weeks from finishing the bottle. A week ago I run out of Scinic Snail AIO sample as well and my skin is just screaming and nothing else from my stash helps. So, buy again? YES as soon as possible.