Best Drunk Elephant products (tested and reviewed 2024)

This is one of the best exfoliating serums I've ever tried. The cult-favourite formula has been a staple in my skincare routine for years, thanks to its ability to resurface the skin, smooth the look of uneven texture, fade dark spots, and minimise breakouts and clogged pores.

The blend of glycolic acid, salicylic acid, and antioxidant-rich raspberry extract can be used nightly all over your face (provided you're not using other exfoliants) or even as a spot treatment on problem areas.

Size: 50ml
Key ingredients: Glycolic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, salicylic acid, raspberry fruit extract

Unless you're pregnant or nursing, I firmly believe that everyone –regardless of skin type or tone – should be using a retinol serum or cream in their skincare routine. I've used this one on and off for years and constantly find myself recommending it to people who are curious about the best retinol to try.

As a reminder, retinol is the gold standard when it comes to evening out your skin tone and smoothing lines and wrinkles thanks to its ability to speed up cell turnover and stimulate collagen production.

A-Passioni has a lightweight, creamy texture that feels great on skin IMO. The formula, with its combo of 1 per cent retinol, skin-plumping peptides, and nourishing fatty acids, is excellent at improving skin tone and texture while keeping irritation to a minimum.

Size: 30ml
Key ingredients: Vegan retinol, peptides, vitamin F

B-Hydra is so much more than a hydrating serum. First off, it's super customizable and you can use it a bunch of different ways—as a regular hydrating face serum, as a lightweight gel moisturiser if your skin is oily, or as a booster mixed with your favourite face lotion or cream if your skin needs an extra dose of hydration.

As for the formula, it contains three derm-favorites for hydrating skin, including hyaluronic acid, vitamin b5, and ceramides. Together, these ingredients attract water to the skin and trap it there for long-lasting hydration and a soft, bouncy feel.

Size: 50ml
Key ingredients: Sodium hyaluronate, pineapple ceramides, vitamin b5

I love nothing more than a pro facial, but when I don't have the time or money to spend on a treatment, Babyfacial is the next best thing.

It's packed with AHAs and BHAs (so if your skin is sensitive or reactive, proceed with caution) like glycolic, tartaric, lactic, citric, and salicylic acids to dissolve dead skin cells and unclog pores—just like a chemical peel.

The result? Smoother, brighter, clearer skin with fewer fine lines, dark spots, and breakouts.

Size: 50ml
Key ingredients: AHAs, BHAs, chickpea flour

This is Drunk Elephant's newest skincare launch and it's quickly becoming one of my favorite products. It's a rich, fluffy cream that's designed to coddle your skin and reinforce your skin barrier (its outer layer is designed to keep good things like hydration in and bad things like bacteria out).

I love using it as a night cream during the winter months when my skin lacks moisture and is more prone to irritation, but if you have chronically dry skin this makes for an excellent daily moisturiser too.

Size: 50ml
Key ingredients: Lipid complex, zinc and copper gluconates, alpha glucan

£31 is definitely on the pricey side for a face wash, but Beste is worth it in my experience. Not only does the jelly texture feel great on skin, but it effectively removes excess oil, buildup, and makeup (even the waterproof kind) without drying out your skin or making it feel all tight like some foaming gel cleansers tend to do.

I have combo skin that's sensitive and Beste works perfectly for me, but I have friends with super oily and super dry skin and they also say Beste is a staple for them as well.

Size: 150ml
Key ingredients: Mild surfactants, glycerin, cantaloupe extract

Drunk Elephant makes three different products—C Tango, A Shaba, and Ceramighty AF—and while they're all honestly great, Ceramighty AF is my favourite. I prefer a thick, super-emollient eye cream, and Ceramighty AF has a cushiony balm-like texture that feels amazing and instantly plumps up crow's feet and softens the skin around my eyes.

It's a fantastic base for under-eye concealer (seriously, my makeup never gets creasey when I prep with this first) and I love that the gentle formula is full of plant oils, butters, and ceramides to restore elasticity and soothe any irritation.

Size: 15ml
Key ingredients: Ceramides, plant lipids, oat kernel oil, vitamin F

I'm currently obsessed with incorporating peptides into my skincare routine. I'm pregnant so I annoyingly can't use my tried-and-tried retinol to help minimize signs of ageing like fine lines and uneven skin texture, but peptide creams—specifically Drunk Elephant's Protini Polypeptide Cream—have been successfully filling the void.

Protini uses a blend of signal peptides and growth factors to prompt collagen and elastin production (a must for smoothing wrinkles) and plant-derived stem cells to calm and moisturise skin. And unlike many anti-ageing creams I've tested, this one has a relatively lightweight texture that soaks in quickly and doesn't clog my pores either.

Size: 50ml
Key ingredients: Signal peptides, growth factors, waterlily stem cells, soybean folic acid