Revew: Aveeno Positively Radiant Targeted Tone Corrector

About a month and a half ago, I was pleased to get my first VoxBox from Influenster. In it was my complimentary full-size Aveeno Positively Radiant Targeted Tone Corrector. I was super excited to try it out, and I’ve been using it pretty consistently, twice a day, since its arrival.

A tube of this stuff costs $14.99 at Target, and contains 1.1oz of product – which is about the size of a foundation. I have used about 3/4 of the tube, using about a pea-sized amount at a time.

The tube and packaging (taken the day of this posting)

Here are the claims:

This targeted treatment helps reduce the look of stubborn dark spots, discolorations, and uneven tone to improve skin’s radiance in just 2 weeks. This concentrated formula combines clinically proven ACTIVE NATURALS® Total Soy Complex, one of nature’s most effective tone correctors, with vitamin A for faster results. It is oil free, noncomedogenic and nonirritating.

A little about my skin: I'm 25 with fair skin and am plagued by redness. I don't have much hyperpigmentation aside from a few (recent) dark acne scars. I don’t have much to spot treat or "target" so I just used it all over my face.

The product smells good, and could be used as a light moisturizer. It isn't greasy or shiny, and wears just fine under makeup. In general I feel like it made my skin feel soft, fresh, and nourished. It also hasn’t irritated my skin or clogged my pores, so it definitely lives up to the last of its claims.

I can't say for sure if it did anything for my dark spots. I can obviously still see them pretty well, but I *think* they are fading. I feel like my complexion is brighter and more even since I've been using this. I’m gonna go ahead and say that my skin definitely looks more radiant!

My "before and after" photos aren't the best for illustrating the difference in my skin. The first photo was taken over a year ago, and some things will have changed since then. The photos were taken with different lighting, angles, and cameras. However, in both photos I am wearing no makeup (aside from eyeliner in the "after" photo).

Before

After
Ignore the eyeliner!

I can see quite a reduction in redness, but I can't say for sure if that is due to the product or just the differences in camera and lighting.

I might actually purchase this once I run out, because it really does make my skin look and feel great. It’s also not as outlandishly expensive as targeted treatments tend to be.