I slapped this on at 11pm after a greasy dinner and woke up looking… annoyingly good. Not angelic, but my skin had that “I drank 3 liters of water” plumpness without me earning it.
Kendall’s whole pitch is “backed by models, not makeup” — which is genius marketing, but the real question is whether it beats the $15 stuff at CVS. So I put it head-to-head with my usual routine for two weeks.
It’s a three-piece system — cleanser, serum, moisturizer — priced at $90 total. Not luxury, not drugstore. The claim that got me: “clinically tested on 100+ skin tones,” which is rare and specific.
The Serum Texture
It’s a gel-oil hybrid that sinks in before you finish your other skincare step.
The Moisturizer
Thick enough for night, but dries down matte — weirdly perfect for humid climates.
The Cleanser
Non-foaming, which I hate, but it removes SPF without that squeaky-clean disaster feeling.
Photo: Poko Skincare / Unsplash
No fairy dust. The hero is bakuchiol — a retinol alternative — paired with squalane for moisture and niacinamide for oil control. It’s a “less is more” formula, which is smarter than the 40-ingredient mess most celeb lines push.
- Bakuchiol: Retinol’s calm cousin — smooths lines without peeling
- Squalane: Locks in hydration, feels like your own oil but better
- Niacinamide: Shrinks pores and evens tone — the workhorse
- Peptides: Bounciness in a bottle, but takes 6 weeks to see it
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The serum is the star — it feels like a thin silk robe, not a sticky sheet mask. Absorbs in 10 seconds flat, no residue. The moisturizer, though, is oddly thick for something that dries so matte — like spreading cold butter on bread.
Week 2: My chin breakouts (the mask-mandatory leftovers) flattened out. Unexpected surprise — my forehead looked less shiny by 3pm, which never happens. Also, my makeup sat better, like the skin underneath finally stopped fighting my foundation.
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After 3 weeks: my pores look smaller (not gone, I’m not a magician), skin tone is more even, and the texture is smoother. But the fine lines? Unchanged. And if you have dry skin, this will feel like a desert — it’s geared for oily/combo types.
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It’s real skincare, not just celebrity vapor — but it’s not magic. It’s a solid starter set for oily skin that wants prevention without prescription-strength irritation.