Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 5

- Geek & Gorgeous A-game 5 - retinAl serum, I use it every other day on face (including around the eyes) and neck and I find it very gentle (no redness or peeling) despite it being my first retinAl product ever; I haven't used it long enough to see significant results but since I believe retinal is a long game I'll keep repurchasing and using it. - Geek & Gorgeous C-glow - vitamin C serum, I use it every morning and I feel it makes my skin glowy and healthy looking and it helps fade marks from recent pimples. I like that it's clear so I can easily see if it oxidizes (mine is still clear), and I will repurchase it once I run out. - Geek & Gorgeous Strees less - serum based on oats and centella extract, I use it every night and I really like it.

For a retinal, I highly recommend Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 5, then graduate to A-Game 10. You’ll want to introduce this slowly.

I use Geek & Gorgeous A-Game which contains 0.05% Retinaldehyde, which is more potent than Retinol (one step closer to Retinoic acid than Retinol) but this particular product is super gentle (not irritating at all) for being a mid/high strength (equivalent to 0.5% Retinol iirc). It's also quite affordable! Very pleased so far and on my 2nd bottle!.

I highly recommend Geek & Gorgeous A-Game (start with A-Game 5 if you're a beginner). They use IconicA (the same used by Medik8), it's apparently the first stable retinal created without being too irritating (in my case it's not irritating at all). It's a Hungarian brand so you can order on their website and shipping to Poland would be fast ;) Their vitamin C serum (C-Glow) is great too and a dupe of Skinceuticals C E Ferulic at a fraction of the price.

* Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 5. Picked up the A-Game 5 because [this suggested that Geek & Gorgeous get their retinal molecule/compound from the same manufacturer that Medik8 does for the Crystal Retinal... so far I am liking the A Game 5. It's a little thinner in consistency than the Medik8, and yellow in colour instead of orange, but otherwise very similar. I think the Medik8 helped keep my hormonal breakouts at bay (or at least reduced the severity), and so far the A Game 5 seems to be doing the same thing.

Especially in the summer, I don't like it when the cream is heavy or sticky.But after this cream, that never happens and it leaves my skin supple. 11. Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 5 - I can't speak to the effectiveness since I switched to tretinoin shortly after starting(still going through purge phase). But I haven't had any reaction to it and I'm currently using it on my neck and décolletage(where my pores are clogged).

For retinol recommendations, I recommend the non-AB Geek&Gorgeous A Game 5. It’s a gentle retinal (not retinol) and it’s a dupe of the very expensive Medik8 Crystal Retinals. Geek&Gorgeous use the same manufacturer and same proprietary blend as Medik8, so it’s literally the same thing for a fraction of the price. It’s only $15, whereas Medik8 is $60.