ISDINCEUTICS Melaclear Advanced 3%

I was skeptical about the two-week claim, but my dark spots really did look lighter by day 10. The serum absorbs fast without any sticky feeling, which makes it easy to use every night.

It’s been about three weeks of nightly use and the patchy sun damage on my cheekbones is visibly softer, not just lighter. The texture is surprisingly non-greasy for a serum, which matters since I layer it under moisturizer. Two more tubes already in my cart.

My dark spots have definitely lightened since I started using this morning and night — I'm about six weeks in and the stubborn ones on my cheeks are visibly fading. The texture is light and absorbs fast, which makes it easy to layer under moisturizer.