ACURE Radically Rejuvenating Whipped Night Cream – Anti-Aging Support, Multi-Peptides, Ferulic Acid & Vitamin C – Ultimate Night Repair, Hydrate and Rejuvenate – Vegan Plant Based-Infused – 1.7 Fl Oz

A formidable dupe.
I have religiously been using Drunk Elephant Protini for a little over a year. It’s an amazing product and worked wonders for my combination acne prone skin. I’ve recently gotten to the point where pulling the trigger on a $68 product every 2-2.5 months is a little too much. I started looking for dupes and ended up ordering a different product that had a similar multi peptide blend and was fragrance free, but it was not silicone free. That product wreaked havoc on my skin within a couple of uses. I was broken out in tiny whiteheads all over my face and had gnarly dry patches along my chin, jaw, and cheeks. I went back to the drawing board and came across the Acure Radically Rejuvenating Whipped Night Cream. I remembered hearing about it in the past but didn’t realize how similar it actually is. If you compare the ingredients between this and Protini, they are about 91% the same. The differing ingredients are at the bottom of the list and likely are the ones that effect the texture. The Drunk Elephant is more of a gel cream consistency while the Acure is a rich whipped cream. While I do love the gel consistency of the Drunk Elephant, I also really like the consistency of the Acure, and as someone with an oily tzone, I don’t find it overly greasy at all. It works for me morning and night. I honestly love this product. Within a couple uses of it, my skin went back to normal (from the disaster that the cream I tried prior caused). I find the effects similar if not exactly the same to the Drunk Elephant. It keeps me moisturized and evens my skin tone, and doesn’t break me out (it is silicone and fragrance free as Protini is). I will say that the one thing I couldn’t reconcile between the two products was the packaging. The airless pump delivery of the Drunk Elephant is far superior to the squeeze tube of the Acure, so I jumped back on Amazon and ordered a 1.7 oz airless pump. I just used it for the first time with the pump and it worked beautifully. I highly recommend this product for anyone who wants to save some money on the Protini. I don’t miss it at all and will continue to buy the Acure for as long as it’s available.

Not a perfect dupe for Protini but still pretty solid
I grabbed this hoping it’d be a good alternative to Drunk Elephant’s Protini (because let’s be real, that price tag is wild), and while it’s not an exact dupe, it’s honestly pretty nice.The texture is super rich and whipped, feels really luxe going on, and it keeps my skin feeling soft and hydrated all day. (Yes, I wear it during the day!)Ingredient-wise, it’s got some great stuff so it sounds like a high-end cream, and the fact that it’s vegan and cruelty-free is a bonus.Only reason I’m giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is because it was a little heavy for my combo skin and caused a couple tiny breakouts at first. I feel like if you have dry skin, you’ll probably love it. But if you’re oily or acne-prone, just patch test before going all in.TLDR: It’s not Protini, but it’s still a really good moisturizer for the price.

Loved this product before acne breakout
Loved this product for 6 weeks until I experienced an acne breakout and I do not have or get acne. Very moisturizing, can be used at bedtime or in the morning (does not pill), has little to no fragrance (good for sensitive skin), multiple peptides for good skin and collagen health, BUT at the bottom of the ingredients list is coconut oil. I missed this. While Coconut oil is moisturizing, it also clogs pores and causes acne. Coconut and avocado oil are comedogenic (grade 4) and should never be applied to acne prone areas. I loved this moisturizer until I didn’t. I wish you offered this product without coconut oil. There are many other oils that are moisturizing and do not clog pores. Please consider making. Thank you!

I use this as a Drunk Elephant dupe and MY GOD! At first I was applying it like a standard moisturiser – slathering it on. But no. You need to apply it in pea sized amounts and it’ll last (so worth the money). I’m saying this because at first I was annoyed about how small the bottle was Vs the price (drunk purchase?! Who knows!) But after applying it in the small pumps of the DE version I can safely say that this is so amazing. I do have a 6 step hydrating skin care routine and I use this as my moisturiser and it really sits in well. I feel like everything is trial and error with looking after your skin. So I’d 100% recommend using this over DE and if it doesn’t work for you – at least it didn’t cost £52!Ps. If anyone wants to know I’m a Caucasian, afab, 31, dry skin sufferer with 8 years of acne suffering (using retinoids to help and non-hormonal contraception). I also live in London so pollution is also a factor.I hope this helps <3

Like several other reviewers, I was in love with Drunk Elephant’s Protini, but not with its price tag, and so I tried out this product as a possible almost-dupe.Now that my bottle is almost gone, I can officially declare this to by my One Moisturizer To End Them All. It goes on rich but spreads easily, absorbs wonderfully quickly, and leaves my skin feeling softer, more supple and visibly nicer near-instantly.I really struggle keeping up habits, especially when they have several steps. This cream feels like applying the Pareto Principle to my skincare routine: it gives me 80% of the effects of my whole routine for less than 20% of the effort. It’s just glorious.