If you struggle with pigmentation and dark spots, our tester thinks they’ve found an effective solution available on the high street – and it’s currently half price
Pigmentation can be one of the trickiest skincare concerns to treat, often requiring prescription products or pricey professional treatments to really reduce the look of dark spots or melasma, but I’ve found a product that comes highly recommended by our tester – and it currently costs less than £15.
Nivea’s Cellular Luminous630 Anti-Dark Spot Face Serum is designed to tackle unwanted patches of pigmentation caused by sun damage, ageing or hormonal changes using its patented Luminous630 ingredient, and has some impressive clinical results showing that age spots were visibly lightened after four weeks of using this. It also has racked up hundreds of five-star customer reviews, with many saying that it “definitely shows results” and “does what it says on the bottle”.
Keen to put it to the test myself, here’s what I (and another tester) think of this bargain skin-brightening serum…
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Pros
- Great price – and currently half price
- Tester said it really does minimise the look of pigmentation
- Feels really smooth and silky on the skin
- Gives an instant brightening effect
Cons
- Won’t give instant results – you’ll need to use this consistently and for a number of weeks before you can expect to see results
- May not be effect on very stubborn patches of pigmentation
I don’t have melasma or noticeable dark spots but as I have skin that’s fairly freckly, plus the odd post-acne scar, the last time I saw my aesthetics practitioner, Dr Sophie Shotter, she recommended that I would benefit from added an anti-pigmentation product into my skincare routine, so I’ve been using this for the last week of so.
It feels gorgeous on the skin, really softening and smoothing, and it layers beautifully with my other skincare products; no pilling or greasy feeling at all. What I loved most about it was the immediately brightening effect it had on my skin – it mad my complexion look instantly fresher and healthier with make-up.
However, the best review of this Nivea serum comes from my mother-in-law. Pigmentation is a bigger skin bugbear for her, and I’m always sending her products to try that might help. The last delivery I sent her to try included a number of very expensive anti-dark spot serums and creams from high end and cosmeceutical brands, but there was only one product amongst them that she said made any difference: this Nivea Luminous630 serum.
In fact, she likes it so much so that she always buys it now, especially when it’s in an offer such as this Boots half price one.
For more specific pigmentation-related skin concerns, Nivea also does Luminous630 serums specifically for tackling post-acne marks and other signs of ageing, both also now half price at £16.49.
One of the best ways to prevent sun- or -ageing-related pigmentation from developing in the first place is by wearing SPF on your face every day – even in winter. I love Kiehl’s Ultra Light Daily UV Defense, currently £25.13, and Medik8 Advanced Ultimate Day Protect, £57.
