I bought this after so much of research. I wanted to get myself into essence and I loved using this one. This doesn't have any scent and it has a consistency of water. It is very easy to use. I use it on cotton pad sometimes or I use it directly and pat my skin to absorb it. I don't know if it works or not but my skin definitely has become brighter and even toned. However, I can't say if this alone helped it.