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Two minutes. Five steps. Four products.
If you don’t know where to start, start here. Most of the benefit of a serious routine, for a fraction of the effort.
The 2 Minute Method Bundle
- Four full sizes, not minis — Vit C, SPF 50, No Needles, Dual Retinol
- 15% vitamin C, 16.5% zinc oxide, 4% niacinamide, 0.3% encapsulated retinol
- Save 20% when you buy the bundle
What people say about each step.
A must try! Worth every penny
“I never wanted to dole out the money for the Skinceuticals C serum that everyone raves about. This serum has the same concoction, is PHENOMENAL, and at a fair pricepoint! I am on my second bottle and use it religiously because I notice a difference in my skin leaving it out of my routine for even one day.”
Really works well
“I have a small patch of sun-damaged skin which has been getting more difficult to fix. I started using the Vitamin C serum as part of my morning routine, and the patch is completely gone. I don’t need to put concealer or anything. I basically forgot about it.”
Love this serum!
“I can definitely see the difference in the texture and tone of my skin. It’s brighter and smoother and feels so good when I apply because it absorbs quickly.”
3rd bottle
“I keep coming back to this stuff. It feels really simple yet luxurious to add this serum to my routine and I see such a positive results.”
Finally A Retinol That Works Without Irritation
“I’ve been in Aesthetics for 20 years… Anyone who’s used prescription Retin-A knows the dreaded red, flaky skin shed that accompanies it, which is why most stop using it, myself included. Brandefy formula delivers retinol in two forms with glycerin to combat dryness. In just a month of nightly use, I can already see a difference.”
Received a coupon toward a future order for this review
Excellent retinol cream
“I use tretinoin every other day and the Dual Retinol Renew Cream on the evenings I don’t use tretinoin… Using this plus Brandefy’s CE Ferulic and No Needles Renew Serum have been a great combo for my almost 60 year old complexion.”
Received a coupon toward a future order for this review
The method.
Two steps in the morning, three at night — about two minutes a day. This is the shortest routine that still does both jobs: protecting the collagen you have, and asking your skin to build more. $132 for all four, in full sizes.
Morning
Clinical Vit C + E + Ferulic Defend Serum
Straight onto bare skin.
What it does
An antioxidant serum built on three actives at once: 15% pure vitamin C, vitamin E and 0.5% ferulic acid. It works as environmental protection during the day, and over time reduces the look of fine lines, wrinkles and discoloration. Recommended for normal and dry skin. Patch test first, as with any new active.
Tinted Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Sunscreen
Every morning, without exception, and it is the step that does the most for the least effort: vitamin C protects collagen, and sunscreen stops the damage that breaks it down in the first place.
What it does
A 100% mineral sunscreen: 16.5% zinc oxide and nothing else doing the filtering, broad spectrum SPF 50. The sheer tint melts in and leaves a luminous finish rather than the flat white cast mineral filters are known for.
Evening
Wash your face
The one step that genuinely does need doing at night. Whatever you already use is fine.
No Needles Renew Serum
The three-in-one. It absorbs fast enough that you are not standing at the mirror waiting to layer the next thing.
What it does
Suitable for all skin types. It cuts transepidermal water loss — the moisture skin leaks all day — so hydration stays put. The niacinamide and peptide complex work on smoothing, plumping and visibly firming while supporting the skin barrier. The five molecular weights of hyaluronic acid are the point of that number: different sizes sit at different depths rather than all pooling on the surface.
Dual Retinol Renew Cream
Retinol has decades of research behind it and the worst reputation for irritation. This one uses two gentler delivery forms rather than one harsh one, in a cream that holds moisture. Built for beginner-to-medium users, which is most people.
What it does
Suitable for all skin types. (Not for use in pregnancy) Retinol increases cellular turnover: skin replaces its surface layer faster, which is what improves texture and softens the look of fine lines and wrinkles. Two forms are used rather than one — 0.3% encapsulated retinol, released gradually, and 1% granactive retinoid.
What the two minutes are actually doing.
Collagen is the thing you are protecting. Two of these steps defend it: vitamin C in the morning against the environmental damage that degrades it, and sunscreen against the single largest cause of that damage. Two of them ask your skin to make more — peptides and retinol, both at night, when your skin is already in repair mode.
That is the whole logic. Protect in daylight, rebuild in the dark. Everything else in a ten-step routine is refinement on top of those four jobs: nice if you enjoy it, optional if you do not.
What it looks like, one product at a time.
Every before and after here is one customer, using one product, over the timeframe printed beneath it — four months, four weeks, four weeks. They are not the same person and they are not a picture of what this routine does in two minutes. We are showing you three individual results, not a study.
The 2 Minute Method Bundle
- Clinical Vit C + E + Ferulic Defend Serum — 1 fl oz / 30 mL
- Tinted Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Sunscreen — 1.69 fl oz / 50 mL
- No Needles Renew Serum — 1 fl oz / 30 mL
- Dual Retinol Renew Cream — 1.6 fl oz / 47 mL
- Full sizes, not minis
Questions.
Is it really two minutes?
One minute in the morning, one at night, once you know the order. The first few days will be slower because you are reading labels. Nothing here needs to dry down before the next step.
Can I start with one product instead of all four?
Yes, and each step above has its own button. If you are picking one, pick the vitamin C. There is no obligation to start with all of it.
Can I use the retinol every night?
Most people can, but start at two or three nights a week for the first week and go up from there.
My skin runs oily. Will the vitamin C work for me?
It may not be your step 1. We recommend it for normal and dry skin, and the most common complaint in its low reviews is that the texture feels rich under makeup. That is the formula behaving as designed.
I’m acne-prone. Should I patch test?
You should use our acne-safe version of this serum, instead. It is the Clinical Vit C + Silym Clarify Serum. Always perform a patch test before using new products.
I already use tretinoin. Is the retinol cream an upgrade?
No — you should use your dermatologist prescribed serum.
How long before I see anything?
Retinol and peptides work on the timescale of skin cell turnover, so give it a month before you judge it.
SkinCeuticals and Retin-A are trademarks of their respective owners, are not affiliated with Brandefy and do not endorse it. Comparisons refer to active ingredients only. No head-to-head clinical study has been conducted between these products.
Before and after photographs are individual customer results over the timeframe stated in each caption, and are composites of two separate photographs. Individual results vary. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
