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Is Fenty Skin Care Worth It? Dermatologists Sound Off
Fenty Skin arrived July 31 with a flurry of excitement from Rihanna superfans and online reviewers. The highly anticipated skin care line boasts a cleanser, a toner serum and a moisturizer with SPF. Given the success of the singer’s inclusive and well-loved line of makeup, expectations were high for another home run.
There have been, of course, some questions about the products’ effectiveness, the ingredients used and the fact that all three items have fragrance. Many reviews of the line have been glowing: Self editor Tiffany Dodson declared it showed “how invested Rihanna was in producing a skin care collection that wasn’t all hype but actually produced real results for all skin types.”
At about $30 per product, Fenty Skin is not the most egregious example of pricey skin care, but we were still curious how it would hold up in the eyes of medical professionals.
Jennifer MacGregor, a board-certified dermatologist at Union Square Laser Dermatology in New York, emphasized to HuffPost that skin care should be individualized. Still, she said, there are a few good signs in the Fenty Skin ingredients list, namely in the Fat Water Pore-Refining Toner Serum.
“It has calming niacinamide and gentle ingredients ― generally OK as a starter skin routine,” MacGregor said. “But no one product is going to be ‘good’ for ‘everyone.’”
The Total Cleans’r, which is marketed as a makeup remover and cleanser in one, also raised some questions. The product contains both an oil-based and a water-based cleanser, which dermatologist Joshua Zeichner told Teen Vogue “can be helpful in circumstances where there is extra soiling on the skin, such as heavy makeup.” But when you don’t wear a lot of makeup, Zeichner said a double-cleansing product likely isn’t necessary.
Then there is the matter of fragrance ― like Barbados cherry and fig. While some took issue with the use of any scents, MacGregor noted that it’s pretty typical, even when...
