Shopper's Guide•Skin & Beauty
My esthetician asked what I changed. It wasn't my skincare.
Summary: I had a $200 shelf of serums and skin that still went tight, dull and flat every February. What actually moved the needle was something I drank. Six weeks on Nello Superglow and my facialist noticed before I said a word about it.
Here's 8 more reasons why Nello won 👇
1. The ingredient I'd never heard of: plant ceramides
Ceramides are the lipids that hold your skin barrier together, and I'd been buying them in a cream for years. Superglow uses plant-derived ceramides you drink instead — sourced from a French ingredient house — so they reach the barrier from the inside rather than sitting on top of it.
2. Collagen peptides — at a dose printed on the pack
I'd been taking a collagen that listed a "beauty complex" and no numbers. Nello prints what's in it. Collagen peptides are the most-studied piece of the drinkable-skincare story, and knowing the amount is the difference between a routine and a guess.
3. Hyaluronic acid, but from the inside
The serum version sits on the surface and pulls in whatever moisture is around. Drinking it works differently — it's supporting hydration at the level where your skin actually makes it. My skin stopped feeling tight an hour after washing, which was the first thing I noticed.
4. Vitamin C and biotin doing the boring, necessary work
Not glamorous, genuinely load-bearing. Vitamin C is what your body needs to actually build collagen — so taking collagen without it is a bit like buying bricks and no mortar. Biotin covers hair and nails, which improved before my skin did.
5. It took two weeks — and that's the honest version
Nothing happened for two weeks. I'd almost written it off. Skin turns over on its own schedule and anything that claims to change it overnight is selling you a moisturizer, not a result. Week three is when the texture on my cheeks started looking different in daylight.
6. It replaced three products instead of adding a fourth
This is the part my bathroom shelf appreciated. A collagen tub, a separate hyaluronic supplement and a biotin gummy all went in the bin. One packet in the morning covers what those three were doing, and I stopped forgetting two of them.
7. It tastes like a drink, not a supplement
Collagen has a reputation for tasting like the inside of a gym bag and it is largely deserved. Superglow comes in Paradise Pear, Strawberry Kiwi and Citrus Swirl, mixes clear, and doesn't leave a film. I drink it because I want it, which is the only reason anyone sticks to anything.
8. No sugar, no chalk, no horse-pill capsules
The gummies I'd been taking were, on inspection, mostly sugar with a vitamin in them. Superglow is zero sugar, dissolves completely, and there's nothing to swallow. Small things, but they're the difference between a habit and a jar you feel guilty about.
