Rare Beauty vs SkinCeuticals — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
C E Ferulic
9.2/10 · SkinCeuticals
| Find Comfort Body Oil | C E Ferulic | |
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| Brand | Rare Beauty | SkinCeuticals |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Editor Rating | 7.8/10 | 9.2/10 ★ |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Texture | Lightweight body oil | Thin golden serum |
| Finish | Silky, nourished | Absorbed slightly tacky |
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| Verdict | Rare Beauty's body oil extends Selena Gomez's brand beyond colour cosmetics into skincare — jojoba and squalane provide non-comedogenic hydration, sweet almond oil adds omega fatty acids, and the lavender scent creates a self-care moment. The brand's mission (mental health through beauty rituals) gives the body oil category an emotional purpose. It's skincare as self-care, body care as mental health practice. | The benchmark vitamin C serum the entire industry measures itself against. 15% L-ascorbic acid + 1% vitamin E + 0.5% ferulic acid — the Duke University antioxidant patent that spawned a thousand dupes. $182 is painful, but the 20-year clinical dataset on photoaging reversal is unmatched. Every derm office in America has a bottle on the shelf. |
