Day 1: I held my nose and downed this $90 bottle of glorified juice. Day 30: I’m mad I can’t stop.
My left “elevens” line — the deep one between my brows that foundation always creases into — is visibly softer. Not gone. Never going to be gone. But it doesn’t look carved in anymore.
It’s a berry-flavored liquid collagen you drink once a day. $89.95 for a 30-day supply (ouch). The claim that hooked me: “visible results in 2 weeks.” I called bullshit but bought it anyway.
Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides
Types I & III — the ones that actually hit skin, not just joints
Hyaluronic Acid
Low molecular weight so it absorbs instead of just passing through you
Vitamin C
The delivery driver — helps your body actually use the collagen instead of peeing it out
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First ingredient is water. No surprise. But the collagen dose is 10g — that’s actually enough to do something, unlike those 2.5g powders that are basically expensive jello mix. The berry taste is fine. Not great. Drinkable.
- Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides (10g): The structural scaffolding your skin stops making at 25
- Hyaluronic Acid (120mg): Plumps from the inside — think of it as a drinkable moisturizer
- Vitamin C (60mg): Forces collagen synthesis. Non-negotiable
- Zinc: Keeps breakouts away while all this plumping happens
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Thicker than water but thinner than juice. Slightly syrupy. I chased it with coffee because the aftertaste is… herbal in a way I don’t love. Absorbs? Not relevant — you swallow it. But it settled fine — no bloating.
Week 2 hit and my skin looked… tired? Like it was working. Then week 3 — the weirdest thing: my cuticles stopped peeling. That’s not a marketed benefit. That’s just collagen doing its thing.
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Plumper? Yes. Wrinkles gone? No. The fine lines around my mouth look blurred — like someone softened them in Photoshop. The deep ones? Still there, just less angry. My nails grew like weeds. That was unexpected.
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It works. Not a miracle. But if you’re consistent, your skin will look better rested — even when you’re not. I’ll probably buy another bottle. Hate that I’m saying that.