Opened the jar of Drunk Elephant‘s Protini — it looked like pale, wobbly Jell-O. Skeptical.
Then I touched it. The entire pitch made sense.
A peptide-rich moisturizer. $68. They said it would firm. I just wanted hydration that didn’t sit on top of my skin.
The Texture
A whipped gel-cream hybrid that vanishes.
The Feel
Cooling on contact — no menthol, just physics.
The Finish
Truly matte, but your skin feels plump, not tight.
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It’s a signal peptide party. They tell your skin to make more collagen and support proteins. Not a surface fix.
- Signal Peptides: Tell skin to produce more collagen
- Pygmy Water Lily: Antioxidant, fights dullness
- Sodium Hyaluronate: Pulls water in like a magnet
- Copper Peptides: Helps with skin repair
Scoops out with a satisfying *shloop*. Spreads like chilled butter — a weightless silk veil is dead-on. Absorbs in 15 seconds. No residue. At all.
After two weeks, my foundation stopped catching on dry patches I didn’t even know I had. The surprise? It’s almost *too* light for my dry cheeks in winter.
Skin is smoother, more even. A subtle bounce is back. Zero breakouts. But “significant firming”? I didn’t see it. This is supreme hydration and barrier support.
It’s a masterclass in texture. Does it revolutionize my skin? No. But do I love putting it on every single time? Absolutely.