Inside the FACE VALUE product system
Inside the FACE VALUE product system: notes from the FACE VALUE product world.
LIMITED RUN
Small batches, big results.
Five serums in hand-blown glass. The colour tells you which one it is, so we left the label off.
THE IDEA
Take it at face value.
An active, a strength, and a bottle you cannot see through. No label, because the glass already told you which one it is.
THE FIVE
One active each. Colour-coded by the glass.
Amber is vitamin C. Oxblood is niacinamide. Ink is retinal. Green is ceramide. Terracotta is the gentle acid.
Vitamin C
From $26.00
Niacinamide
From $22.00
Retinal
From $30.00
Ceramide
From $24.00
PHA
From $22.00
HAND-BLOWN
Three things are made by hand, and it shows.
The glass
Every bottle is blown rather than moulded, which is why the shoulders differ and why some carry a bubble. We sort for leaks, not for looks.
The print
The indigo on the cartons is block-printed by hand. Look at a seam and you will find the repeat does not quite meet.
The batches
Small enough that the date on the base means something. When a batch runs out there is a gap before the next one, and we would rather have the gap.
The shelf edit
Twelve steps down to five.
Drag it. Same shelf.
The twelve steps
The fiveAt face value
The amber one is the first vitamin C that has not quietly died in a drawer.
Priya · Vitamin C, third bottle
I bought it for the glass and stayed for the retinal. Read the number, they said. They were right.
Marcus · Retinal, second bottle
Two bottles on the zellige
In older hands
Marigold and glass
Getting ready, together
The dropper is the dose
Doorway, morning
How do I know which bottle is which without a label?
By the glass. Amber is vitamin C, oxblood is niacinamide, ink is retinal, green is ceramide, terracotta is the PHA. It takes one morning to learn.
Why is there a bubble in my bottle?
Because it was blown by a person. We sort for leaks, not for looks, and the bubble is proof of the method.
Can I use retinal and the PHA together?
Not on the same night. Alternate them, and give your skin a quiet night between the two if it is new to either.
What does the date on the base mean?
The batch. Small enough that the date is honest, and when a batch runs out there is a gap before the next.
THE JOURNAL
Plain words about skin
Build your routine
Build your routine: notes from the FACE VALUE product world.
Refill, do not rebuy
Refill, do not rebuy: notes from the FACE VALUE product world.