Gucci has a thing about pores. As a makeup artist, she's spent decades working on sets where smooth, refined skin is non-negotiable—the difference between a look that reads polished or not (especially under the scrutiny of red carpet flash.) She also knows the first-hand impact of an everyday, real life look that’s deflated by unwanted texture. “I’m pretty much obsessed with anything that can smooth and refine my skin,” she admits.
Enter Pore Refining Complex, a nightly, milky serum built around 10% Azelaic Acid. The powerhouse ingredient helps to prevent dead skin buildup and excess oil at the skin's surface while boosting healthier cell turnover. Benefits include smoother skin, less redness, cleaner pores, and fewer dark spots. Bonus, adds Gucci: Azelaic Acid is known to be gentler than stronger acid alternatives and contains anti-inflammatory properties.
Rounding out the serum formula are two proprietary blends: Skin Bright Complex to further fade discoloration, calm redness, and keep oil in check. Then there’s Pore Refine Complex, which goes deeper to treat texture and improve pore density, thanks to an Exosome encapsulation system that deposits peptides, baobab pulp, and Alpine botanicals more efficiently into the skin’s surface. “Exosome Technology gets right in there, releases the complex, and boom—it goes to work," says Gucci.
When applied at night to clean, dry skin in targeted areas, it works almost instantaneously: skin takes on a smooth, softly mattified finish. But the longer-term treatment benefits are where the real magic happens. “You want to put it right where you have unwanted texture, like the T-zone, especially around the nose or chin,” she says. “As a makeup artist, I also find that the inner cheeks, closer to the nose, also tend to have enlarged pores.”
Let it fully absorb, then layer your favorite moisturizer all over before bed. Clinically proven to visibly refine pores and fade dark spots in four weeks, Pore Refining Complex is a powerful step to better skin. “Those areas where you feel your texture is frustrating and you're like, ‘nothing ever works?’ Try this.”
