Sunday Riley Good Genes Treatment

I decided to try the Sunday Riley Good Genes Treatment after hearing many youtubers rave about it as a holy grail skincare product that provided amazing overnight results.  I dished out the exorbitant amount of money ($105, although I did get 15% off during the Sephora VIB sale) hoping that I would see the same results for my poor skin that suffers from acne and hyperpigmentation.  Unfortunately, after 2 weeks of using this product, I had to take it back to Sephora because it did not work for me.

This treatment has a lot of claims.  It is supposed to brighten and exfoliate, as well as even out the skin tone, which was what I was hoping for because of my dark spots.  A lot of people complain about the smell, which is of lemongrass, but I found the smell just fine, actually.  There is a very noticeable tingling sensation when you put this on your skin, which can also be irritating if your skin is sensitive.  I've come to realize that's because the pH of this product is quite acidic.  However, I dealt with it everyday for a little over 2 weeks.

The instructions are such that they require you to use 2-3 pumps of this stuff for each use.  That is a lot of product.  I got through half the bottle in just 2 weeks, which was alarming since this product is so expensive - if you follow their direction, it will only last you a month, tops.  I used it during the day at first, because it said "apply daily" but when I didn't see any changes, I started using it at night.  I think I felt some small change in my skin after that--maybe some better texture and softness, but overall the results weren't dramatic enough to justify the price.  So I took it back.  I never saw real change in my hyperpigmentation, although lightening dark spots takes at least 6-8 weeks, in which case I'd have to go through 2 or 3 bottles of this to be able to determine whether it truly works on that end.

I definitely feel like the only person this didn't work for.  Ultimately all this product did was exfoliate, and I can definitely find an exfoliator for way cheaper than $105.  

Have you tried the Good Genes Treatment?  Did it work for you?