The 44 Best Serums Of 2023 For Every Skin Concern

Aside from sunscreen, serums are the skincare product that will deliver the most bang for your buck. Known for being targeted and efficacious, this step of your routine is what your complexion is counting on. No matter your age, skin type or concern, there’s a serum out there for everyone, tackling everything from the signs of aging to brightening to a thirsty complexion. That includes body serums, too. We rounded up the 44 best new serums of 2023 to help you find the one that will bring you closer to complexion perfection.

Orveda The Omnipotent Concentrate

Truly one of the most potent and cutting-edge serums to hit the market, this powerhouse improves skin’s past, present and future, all in the name of extending skin longevity. Groundbreaking biotech ingredient schisandra sphenantera slows down the speed that senescent, aka “zombie” cells, can spread their inflammatory signals, leading to less inflammation and redness. It also contains biotech yeast ingredient saccharomyces cerevisiae to boost collagen production and cell regeneration, leading to a smoother, radiant complexion. Additionally, adenosine hinders the growth of senescent cells. Working to smooth fine lines and wrinkles, out of its 16 active ingredients, 10 are bio-tech derived. $460, saksfifthavenue.com

Mother Science Molecular Hero Serum

If it seems like everyone has a side hustle these days, Mother Science is here to prove that theory. Co-founded by Mike Einziger, the founding guitarist of rock band Incubus, and his wife, Ann Marie Simpson-Einziger, a violinist, the musicians also have a passion for science. Mike studied it at Harvard and Anne Marie at UVA, and she has also taught physics and chemistry. Their two passions combined when Anne Marie was touring and developed a skin condition that caused lighter patches of skin on her back. That got her thinking about if whatever triggered that could be harnessed to minimizing dark spots on the face. After six years, their team of scientists created the Molecular Hero Serum, powered by malassezin, a natural molecule on the skin. Ten times more powerful than vitamin C, malassezin fights sun damage, prevents future dark spots, smooths texture and fine lines, brightens and reinforces the skin barrier. Clinical studies proved major improvement in just four weeks. $89, motherscience.com

Philosophy Dose of Wisdom – Bouncy Skin Reactivating Serum

Living up to its name, this serum will bring back that healthy bounce to your complexion. It took the R&D team years of research to make that result happen through the formula’s deep hydration and collagen support. The ingredient list features molecule grafted vitamin C, hyaluronic acid and a patented vitality booster that’s chock full of oxygen to rejuvenate skin. $68, ulta.com

Sisley Ecological Compound

Essentially a multivitamin for your face, this serum was originally created in 1980 and became a global best seller for Sisley. The newly revamped and advanced formula was relaunched. Now it improves skin’s resilience and its ability to defend itself against external aggressors, all while balancing the skin’s flora. A decade of research went into the reformulation, with the addition of burdock extract and meadowsweet extract to balance bacteria within the microbiome. There’s also hops extract to provide antioxidants and a higher concentration of centella asiatica. $180, sisley-paris.com

Tatcha The Silk Serum

True to its name, silky smooth skin will be yours. Designed for sensitive complexions that can’t tolerate retinol, it features a retinol alternative, a blend of cranberry extract and sea fennel, that works similarly to restore collagen in skin. Studies found that the combo was just as effective as retinol and bakuchiol, sans any side effects. Expect firmer skin, minimized lines and a gorgeous glow. $98, tatcha.com

Cle de Peau Concentrated Brightening Serum

Spots don’t stand a chance against this brightening serum that is meant to mimic derm treatments in a bottle. It only takes two weeks for it to work its magic to reduce dark spots, courtesy of Cle de Peau’s exclusive ingredient, 4MSK, while sea ferment brightener stops spots before they even appear. Its light milky texture instantly disappears into skin, leaving a soft sheen behind and moisture for up to 24 hours. $330, cledepeaubeaute.com

Le Domaine Skincare The Fluid Cream

Don’t let the super lightweight texture fool you—this packs a hydrating punch. With a subtle airy fragrance to match, it feels like a serum, but works like a moisturizer. Made with nearly 97% naturally derived ingredients, it puts hydrating and soothing grape water center stage on its ingredient list, along with niacinamide and ayurvedic plant extract to energize skin. A sleek standout on any vanity, it’s crowned with an oak cap that was hand carved in the mountains of France. $242, le-domaine.com

Dior Capture Totale Le Serum

Dior’s research team discovered that as we age, skin’s mother cells lose anchoring proteins, leading to a loss of firmness. After learning the results of that study, Dior developed this anti-aging serum that corrects the main signs of aging, including fine lines, wrinkles, visible pores, unevenness, loss of elasticity, radiance, firmness and plumpness. The formula is spiked with iris extract from the Dior garden in Tuscany to maintain the skin’s youthful structures and H.A. poly-filler technology that’s made up of a hyaluronic acids and polyglycerols complex to plump skin. $185, dior.com

BioEffect EGF Power Serum

It doesn’t take a miles-long ingredients list to make a major impact on skin, as this time-erasing serum proves. With just 12 ingredients—including barley EGF and barley KGF, a signal protein that strengthens the skin barrier—this serum brightens and hydrates, plus fights hyperpigmentation and fine lines. $219, bioeffect.com

Chantecaille 24k Gold Serum Intense

Literally good as gold, this serum is infused with pure gold to minimize the appearance of wrinkles, along with vitamin C, peptides, botanicals and hyaluronic acid. That combination leads to a gleaming complexion. Made with 98% ingredients of natural origin in Switzerland, it’s designed for AM and PM use. $400, chantecaille.com

Gezeiten Prevention & Protection Serum

Environmental stressors can really do a number on your complexion—we’re talking dullness, dark spots and fine lines. That’s exactly what this lightweight serum is meant to ward off, strengthening the skin barrier in the process and restoring moisture along the way. Stick with it and you’ll notice smaller looking pores, more supple skin and a natural radiance. $340, gezeiten.com

Well People Pore Detox Refining Niacinamide Serum

Get smaller looking pores with the power of plants. Design for all skin types, this serum improves the overall appearance and health of skin. Niacinamide refines pores, beet root extract hydrates and hibiscus flower extract purifies. $20, wellpeople.com

Paula’s Choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Serum

What sets this vitamin C serum apart from the crowd is it’s formulated with a super stable combination of oil-and-water soluble vitamin C to make it even more potent while minimizing irritation and improving stability. Discoloration and sun damage is reduced with 25% vitamin C, glutathione delivers antioxidants and GAP technology lessens oxidative stress. $62, paulaschoice.com

Aesop Lucent Facial Concentrate

Designed to be layered—which explains its lightweight texture—this serum is all about repair and hydration, with vitamin C and moisturizing ingredients like rose petal and niacinamide that also leave the skin balanced. $125, aesop.com

Cosmedix Pepoxide Antioxidant Peptide Concentrate

Consider this a supercharged serum. A slew of antioxidants and peptides—hence its name—work to dramatically smooth fine lines and wrinkles, plus protect from environmental stressors, brighten, firm and improve hydration. $97, cosmedix.com

La Roche-Posay 10% Pure Niacinamide Serum

This serum is proof of why everyone is obsessed with niacinamide these days: The anti-aging serum tackles discoloration, uneven skin tone, dark spots, hyperpigmentation and dullness, leaving skin brighter and glowing. $39.99, laroche-posay.us

Lumene Nordic-C Glow Boost Essence

Lumene’s best-selling vitamin C serum got a makeover with this potent essence that is clinically proven to improve glow and moisture levels. Super lightweight, it doesn’t leave a trace behind on skin and has a delightful light citrus scent. It’s chock full of Nordic ingredients, including arctic cloudberry berry fruit extract, a mega antioxidant loaded with vitamins E and C; arctic cloudberry seed extract that contains phenolic acids to leave skin glowing; three types of hyaluronic acid for deep hydration; polyglutamic acid to improve skin barrier function and Nordic berry waters to enhance hydration. $36, lumene.com

Kjaer Weis The Beautiful Hydration Serum

Thirsty skin will drink this potent hydrator right up! The certified organic serum spotlights hyaluronic and polyglutamic acid to dive deep into the skin and fortify the skin barrier. Expect a bouncier and softer complexion. $85, kjaerweis.com

Honest Beauty Daily Green Juice Antioxidant Super Serum

Green juice isn’t just for sipping—it’s also for your skin. And your complexion will drink this stuff up. The antioxidant serum delivers bouncier skin in just five days, improving tone, texture, hydration and radiance for all skin types. The recipe includes carrot, kale, lemon, mushroom and apple extracts, as well as green tea oil. $25, honestbeauty.com

Keys Soulcare Truly Becoming Multi-Benefit Peptide Serum

Powerhouse ingredients are the driving force behind the impressive clinical results for this serum, including that 97% of participants saw improvement instantly in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and 98% saw an increase in hydration. Marine bamboo, a seaweed extract, helps smooth the appearance of fine lines, a poly-peptide complex firms and tones, and a multi-weight hyaluronic acid plumps and smooths. $38, keyssoulcare.com

Tula Skincare 24-7 Ultra Hydration Triple-Hydra Complex Day & Night Serum

Three types of hyaluronic acid have hydration covered! Polyglutamic acid locks that moisture in, plus encapsulated squalane bursts when you apply the serum, delivering even more nourishment. To top it off, the formula includes Tula’s proprietary S6Pro complex, a blend of prebiotics and probiotic extracts to keep skin balanced and improve smoothness. Clinically proven to hydrate for 24 hours, it also improves firmness and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. $48, tula.com

Peach & Lily Retinal For All Renewing Serum

Retinol has a reputation for wreaking havoc on sensitive skin, which is why this serum was invented. Plenty of power with zero irritation, it can reduce fine lines by up to half in just a month and improve skin texture by 62%. Driven by 0.1% retinal, the most powerful retinoid available without a prescription, the stabilized formula brightens, lifts and firms faster than traditional retinol treatments. To keep skin balanced, it contains anti-inflammatory molecule ectoin. $55, peachandlily.com

Matter of Fact Wrinkle + Texture Concentrate

Retinol, vitamin C and azelaic acid are known for being skincare powerhouses. For the first time, they’re combined in this treatment to address fine lines, wrinkles, tone, firmness, texture and brightness for a healthier complexion. $98, sephora.com

Damdam Tokyo Citrus Glow Vitamin C+ Hyaluronic Serum

When two of the most esteemed skincare ingredients are combined—vitamin C and hyaluronic acid—you know it’s going to work wonders for your skin. Paying homage to its Japanese heritage, one of the vitamin C sources is amanatsu, a Japanese citrus that boosts radiance and a clear complexion. The formula also strengthens the skin barrier, firms and tones. $68, sephora.com

Natura Chronos Intensive Antioxidant Serum

The Amazon rainforest supplies three potent antioxidants found in this brightening serum, specifically ingá, açaí and cacao. The formula is rounded out with stabilized double 15% vitamin C. It only takes two weeks to get a more even skin tone, since the serum gets into the deepest layers of the skin to neutralize free radicals to minimize signs of aging. $42, naturabrasil.com

Element Eight Niacinamide Eight Active Serum

Designed to deliver oxygen at the cellular level, that aids with increasing cell metabolism, rebuilding collagen and preventing and reversing the visible signs of aging, making this serum an ace at turning back the clock. It’s spiked with niacinamide to shrink pores, even tone and help hydration; peptides to increase collagen production; hyaluronic acid to plump and moisturize; resveratrol to ease hyperpigmentation; and an amino acid protein complex to leave skin glowing. $325, elementeight.com

INNBeauty Project Refine AHA + BHA Texture & Pore Serum

Large pores? You won’t know them after gliding this emulsion serum onto your skin. It also smooths uneven skin texture since it’s loaded with 19% active ingredients, including peptides, a bio-retinol and a 10% AHA, BHA and PHA blend. $38, sephora.com

Strivectin Anti-Wrinkle Peptide Plump Line Filling Bounce Serum

A true triple threat, this serum targets three ways to keep skin young, specifically elastin, collagen and hyaluronic acid. Lightweight and quick to absorb, it has an instant plumping effect, even on fine lines, which is owed to its breakthrough ingredient, alpha-3 peptide. $89, strivectin.com

Nakery Beauty Skin Infusion Serum + Oil Anti-Aging Blend Concentrate

The ways you can use this serum-oil hybrid are endless: Think for your face, all over your body, on the ends of hair or even as a hair mask. No matter where you apply it, it’ll firm, brighten, resurface, lift, tone, tighten, soothe, protect, nourish and moisturize. That’s because it’s formulated with peptides, vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, allantoin and vitamin E, along with 10 exotic oils and seven plant extracts. $42, nakerybeauty.com

Fig. 1 Retinol Renewal Body Serum

The perfect reminder that retinols aren’t just for your face, this body serum puts the spotlight on encapsulated, slow-release retinol to minimize age spots and crepey skin below the neck. The advanced formula also tightens, evens tone and smooths. $38, fig-1.co

Alastin C-Radical Defense Antioxidant Serum

Among its many talents, vitamin C wards off damage from free radicals—think fine lines, wrinkles, redness, brown spots and rough texture—which is what this serum is all about. Sodium ascorbate, a form of vitamin C that’s encapsulated in a custom liposome delivery system that decreases the effects of free radicals in the skin by as much as 74%. Additionally, the formula contains 15 antioxidants that safeguard skin from UV damage, blue light and pollution. $178, alastin.com

Olay Super Serum

Accurately named, this serum is a superhero for your skin, as it boasts a quintet of benefits: improved texture, lasting hydration, more even tone, firmer skin and smoother lines. Those perks come from niacinamide, vitamins C and E, collagen peptide and alpha hydroxy acid (AHA). $30, amazon.com

Glow Recipe Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum

Glow Recipe’s very first product for mature skin works to smooth fine lines and wrinkles, maintain elasticity, lift and hydrate. Pomegranate is rich in antioxidants to brighten and hydrate, hyaluronic acid plumps, polypeptides boost collagen production and squalane helps moisture stick around. $45, sephora.com

L’Occitane Targeted Dark Spot Nightcare

Brighten up while you snooze with this gel serum that tackles pigmentation, dark spots and acne marks. Made with 98% natural origin ingredients, it features meadowsweet flower extract and iris root extract to give a glow, as well as Japanese berry extract to enhance its vitamin C. $70, loccitane.com

Beauty Pie Youthbomb Double–Retinol Action Skin Overhaul Serum

Ready to take your retinol to the next level? That’s what this serum was made for. The formula boasts two different retinoids, 3% microencapsulated retinol to smooth fine lines, even tone and boost firmness, as well as 2% granactive retinoid for resurfacing. There’s also niacinamide to aid elasticity and soothe, lactic acid for a collagen boost, hyaluronic acid for moisture and liquid ceramides to strengthen the skin barrier. $170, beautypie.com

Saint Jane Superflower Detox Serum

Essentially a green juice for your skin, your complexion will sip it up. Chock full of micronutrients, it detoxifies and protects skin from environmental stressors and balances pores. Formulated with active flower concentrates, it contains damascus rose to purify, winter cherry to moisturize and blue tansy for antioxidants. $88,

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Yonka Serum C20

Each bottle of this impressively stabilized vitamin C serum is loaded with 1.5 million fresh native pomegranate and turmeric cells to deliver antioxidants, along with sweet orange and Yon-ka’s Quintessence, which is made up of five essential oils for healing. There’s also apricot kernel oil to soothe and hydrate skin, courtesy of its phytosterols. The serum tackles wrinkles and uneven skin tone. $168, yonka.com

Violette_FR Skin Rescue Serum Set

Consider this set the ultimate serum wardrobe. Inspired by French pharmacies, each of the five serums have a different mission and work within 48 hours to restore skin health. Skin Barrier Rescue supports the microflora, Blemish Rescue calms breakouts, Reactive Skin Rescue sooths, UV Damage Rescue calms after sun and Dullness Rescue brings radiance. $220, violettefr.com

L’Oreal Paris Revitalift Derm Intensives 12% Niacinamide Dark Spot Serum

Whether they’re sun spots, age spots or post-acne spots, no spots stand a chance against this potent serum that fades them all, using 7% niacinamide to lighten discoloration, 5% amino-sulfonic to gently exfoliate and ferulic acid to provide antioxidant protection. In only takes one week to see a visible difference in spots. $40, cvs.com

Joanna Vargas Twilight Night Serum

You’ll have sweet dreams knowing this nighttime serum is repairing and moisturizing skin while you slumber, thanks to a unique Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) comprised of 53 amino acids. Paired with niacinamide, it evens skin tone and minimizes fine lines and wrinkles. It’s also spiked with red algae to bring water to the surface of the skin for radiance, as well as help skin absorb nutrients. $195, joannavargas.com

Hydrinity Renewing HA Serum

Hyaluronic acid is often behind beautiful, bouncy skin, and that’s what this serum is all about. The formula attracts moisture to the skin, boosting radiance and elasticity along the way. The formula goes deep into the dermis to spark collagen and elastin production to help smooth fine lines. $98, hydrinity.com

Maelys Re-Solve Age-Defying Body Serum

Let your entire body get in on the anti-aging serum action. Maelys recently launched a collection of six body serums to tackle practically every concern. This one helps turn back the clock by improving the appearance of wrinkles and crepey skin with bacillus ferment, plus it visibly hydrates with hyaluronic acid. $69, maelyscosmetics.com

IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Dark Spots Concealer + Serum

The perfect combination of skincare and makeup, this product does it all, delivering medium coverage and 24 hours of moisture, working to improve the appearance of skin over time. The multitasker minimizes fine lines, dark spots, dark circles and uneven skin texture thanks to IT Cosmetics’ Super Bright Serum with 2% niacinamide, hyaluronic acid and caffeine. $30, itcosmetics.com

Michal Morrison Genesis βSTEM6 Molecular Serum

The first bioserum of its kind, it features a patented “metamolecule” that stimulates signal pathways to millions of cells, supporting cell longevity and skin rejuvenation in the process. The biotech breakthrough has 25 years of stem cell science research behind it from the laboratory of Dr. Michael Kahn. An independent clinical study found that after eight weeks the serum delivered smoother, more refined skin texture that had improved radiance, firmness and was clearer. $175, michalmorrison.com