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Hello, welcome back to the Adore Beauty YouTube channel.
My name is Amy Clark.
I am the senior editor at Adore Beauty.
And today I am talking about these two friends.
So two serums by The Ordinary
that have very similar names
but are actually different.
The first serum is The Ordinary Buffet
and the second is The Ordinary Buffet
plus Copper Peptides 1%.
So today in this video,
what we're doing is explaining
what are the pros and cons
and which one should you purchase?
So let's get into it.
So first up, let's chat about this friend
The Ordinary Buffet serum.
The name kind of doesn't tell you anything about the serum,
because what does buffet even mean
aside from, you know, endlessly topped up
and filled plates of food that you can go back and back on,
but what does buffet mean in the context of this serum?
Well, actually our branding content manager, Hannah Furst,
she did a Tik Tok video on this
that it sums it up perfectly.
- If you're like me and thought that The Ordinaries Buffet
with some fancy ingredient you've never heard of,
you are wrong.
It was actually named after a breakfast buffet.
It contains peptides, amino acids and hyaluronic acid
- In Short The Ordinary Buffet serum
is your all-rounder multipurpose kind of do-all serum
that is really good for supporting overall skin health.
It's also great for hydration.
And then also, while it just does all those things
it helps to fight the signs of aging.
So things like fine lines and wrinkles
skin texture, basically, it just does it all.
The first ingredient you need to know about
in The Buffet serum are peptide complexes.
So there's actually six peptide complexes
in this little bottle.
Basically peptides they help your skin cells
communicate with each other
which means they can all do their job better.
And their job is to support overall skin health.
Some of the results you may see from using peptides
in skincare are you know, a plumper, juicier looking skin,
reduced appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
So basically peptides just help your skin
to be its best.
Next we've got 11 skin-friendly amino acids.
So what is a skin-friendly amino acid?
Well, basically it's an amino acid
that mimics the amino acids
that we already naturally have in our own skin.
So amino acids are the building blocks of our skin.
Kind of think of them like bricks in a wall.
And as we get older, which we all will,
some of those bricks start to decay
or they start to loosen up.
And so what these amino acids do
is they help to stimulate
the production of collagen and elastin
which then kind of helps to plump up,
you know fill out all the gaps in between bricks
and help the skin look, plump, firmer and more hydrated,
which in turn reduces the appearance
of fine lines and wrinkles.
Finally, the last main ingredient is hyaluronic acid.
So you may have heard of hyaluronic acid before,
it is a superstar kind of hydrating ingredient.
And what it does is it can hold
up to 1000 times its weight in water.
So it's strong.
So this is really rogue analogy.
But if you think of the skin kind of like
a fitted sheet over a mattress
with a bit of wear and tear
and as time goes on the fitted sheet kind of crumbles.
And so what you're doing is,
essentially hyaluronic acid is kind of like
when you pull the sheet tight
you tuck it back under it and it's nice and smooth again.
And so by having more hydrated skin,
you are smoothing and reducing the appearance
of fine lines and wrinkles.
But it also again it's just this all-rounder
multipurpose serum that anyone can add into their routine
to compliment either your existing routine
or to help support your skin's natural function.
So as I said it's a multi use kind of all-rounder
all-purpose serum for overall skin health,
as well as treating the signs of aging.
It's also vegan, gluten-free, nut-free,
silicon-free.
It's free of a lot of things
that you might not want on your face.
In terms of the consistency,
so it's a clear serum and it's quite watery.
So I'm just gonna,
if anyone's used the ordinary hyaluronic acid serum
it's very similar.
It has a really watery,
fine kind of smooth consistency.
It is a water-based serum.
And once it's rubbed in
it will feel a little bit tacky or sticky on the skin.
And that's because that's the hyaluronic acid.
And you know that it's doing its job if it feels that way.
But The Buffet serum is your all-purpose serum
for all skin types.
You get a buffet, you get a buffet,
everyone gets buffet.
It's particularly great for dehydrated skin.
People with sensitive skin can use this
because one of the hallmarks of sensitive skin
is again, dehydration.
And if you have oily skin or combination skin
and you're worried about if you can use this,
like I said, it's a water-based serum.
So it's oil free.
And it's also non-comedogenic
which means it won't clog your pores.
It's also 24.90, which is extremely affordable
especially for a great hydrating serum.
This product layers pretty well
with every other product and ingredients.
So it can slot into your routine really easily.
Really, you just can't go wrong.
We have Buffet, we know what this does,
but then what the heck is Buffet plus Copper Peptides 1%?
Man I'm hungry talking about buffets.
The Ordinary Buffet plus Copper Peptides 1%,
is kind of like the next step up from Buffet.
And you are gonna pay a bit more for the premium Buffet
because it's about double the price
so $48 for the same amount.
And the most noticeable thing about this serum is it's blue.
So what is a Copper Peptide?
Excellent question.
And that is actually what makes this serum blue.
So even though the original,
The Ordinary Buffet serum contains peptides,
copper peptides are the next step up.
And so there are skin restoring ingredients,
anti-inflammatory, they have antioxidant properties
and this ingredient is gonna double down
and kind of double up
the skin smoothing, firmness,
collagen and elastin production.
Basically, it's doing all the wonderful things
that The Ordinary Buffet already does.
And then this one is kind of like going supercharged.
So obviously it contains 1% Copper Peptides.
It still contains the other peptide complexes.
It still contains the hyaluronic acid
and the 11 skin-friendly amino acid complexes.
One of the other tricky ingredients
that this guy contains is,
the full name, I'm just gonna have to read it off here,
Lactococcus ferment lysate.
Oh, you know, it's just Lactococcus ferment lysate.
Yes, yes.
Again, this is just another great ingredient
that's gonna help with barrier function
and improving really optimizing the skin's natural processes
When you put it on the skin and once I rub this in,
you're gonna see it's,
it goes, like it has a very natural blue tint,
but it's gonna go clear
the more you rub it in.
And the scent, it has a little bit more of
like a metallic scent, which is from the copper.
It's also really easy to apply
and layer with other products
exactly the same as the regular,
The Ordinary Buffet serum.
So it would go on after cleansing
and any of your other,
you know, highly active serums
and then underneath the oil moisturizer and SPF.
How do you know which one to choose?
I would suggest if you are just starting out with skincare
or you're, really have an existing routine
and you wanna slot in
a serum that's gonna play well with everyone
but it's also going to deeply hydrate the skin.
And then with a little bit
of anti-aging properties thrown in,
you can't go wrong with The Ordinary Buffet.
If you're after the next step up
you can try The Ordinary Buffet plus Copper Peptides 1%.
This is also great if you really want to hone in on
and focus on not just the hydration
but more specifically the anti-aging properties
and trying to reduce
the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles,
then go with this guy.
If you have any questions about these serums
or how to use them,
how to incorporate them into your existing routine,
chuck us a comment below.
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