It may seem like celebrities never age, or that they age better than the rest of us, but don’t be fooled. They’re using the same ingredients we do to gracefully soften signs of aging. Those active ingredients, like vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, peptides and retinol, are often most effective in serum form—and adding one to your routine can be a game-changer. To see what anti-aging serums the stars are using, we’ve rounded up 15 formulas celebs and their beauty squads have historically hyped.
Estée Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair Serum Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex (starting at $85)
Celebs who love it: Ana de Armas, Kendall Jenner
The dermatologist-tested serum combines the power of seven different serums in one to reduce the look of multiple signs of aging for smoother, younger, more radiant, and even-toned skin. Actress Ana de Armas likes to switch it up and use the night serum in the morning. “It’s lifting, hydrating, firming, and has a boost of collagen, plus the texture is amazing,” she explains. Supermodel Kendall Jenner says of the iconic serum, “It refreshes my skin and feels amazing after a long day.”
BioEffect EGF Serum ($175)
Celeb who loves it: Demi Moore, Whitney Port
Back in January, designer and reality TV alum Whitney Port Rosenman devoted an entire episode of her With Whit podcast to her favorite glowy-skin products, which included this Iceland-based skin serum. The brand also counts Demi Moore as a fan. Moore’s most recent jaunt to Paris Fashion Week included the same serum to help “prevent and target signs of aging” and “boost hydration and promote healthy-looking skin,” according to makeup artist Mary Wiles.
Sunday Riley CEO 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum (starting at $43)
Celebs who love it: Jessie James Decker
Country singer and author Jessie James Decker uses this brightening serum “every day” and calls it “amazing.” Use it to target dull skin, dark spots, discolorations and signs of premature aging.
Orveda Omnipotent Concentrate ($460)
Celeb who loves it: Pamela Anderson
With her devotion to a (mostly) makeup-free look, Pamela Anderson is letting her skin shine, and it is positively glowing. That’s at least partly thanks to this anti-aging serum from biotech skin-care brand Orveda. The powerful serum contains 16 highly concentrated actives, while promising firmer, more supple and even-toned skin.
Three Ships Beauty Dew Drops Mushroom Hyaluronic Acid + Vitamin C Serum ($38)
Celeb who loves it: Drew Barrymore
Veteran actress and daytime TV’s current darling Drew Barrymore frequently shares her favorite beauty products with her 17.7 million Instagram followers. Admittedly, a lot of it is from her own FLOWER Beauty brand, but when something really blows her away, she hypes it up. Such is the case with Dew Drops, a hyaluronic acid–based serum plus vitamin C that hydrates, plumps and brightens skin.
Dermalogica Pro-Collagen Banking Serum ($89)
Celeb who loves it: Tina Fey
Mean Girls star Tina Fey walked the pink carpet earlier this year looking downright ageless. One step of her skin prep? Dermalogica’s Pro-Collagen Banking Serum, a unique serum that helps to limit the age-related loss of collagen while preserving the collagen we still have.
Deinde Skin-Strengthening Serum ($88)
Celeb who loves it: Lucy Hale
To limit the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale wore this serum to the most recent People’s Choice Awards. According to the brand, 100 percent of clinical participants said the milky serum delivers healthier, more supple skin in just four weeks.
Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Pro+ .5% Power Serum ($30)
Celeb who loves it: Kerry Washington
I’m just going to let Kerry Washington take it away: “I love the new serum [Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol PRO 0.5%], which is the brand’s strongest retinol, but it’s also really gentle. I’m somebody who’s had eczema my whole life, so I have to be really careful—my skin is volatile and sensitive—and this serum is really effective for dark spots and fine lines, but also gentle. If you’ve heard about retinol and you want to try it, this is the perfect product to try. Or if you already love retinol, this is great for you too. It’s really lightweight, but it has a real power punch. I think it’s important to use products at night that don’t weigh your skin down.”
IMAGE Skincare Ormedic Balancing Antioxidant Serum ($70)
Celeb who loves it: Miles Teller
Top Gun: Maverick actor (and Taylor Swift bestie), Miles Teller wore this vitamin C- and E-packed serum to the 2023 Oscars for an overall glow. Celebrity makeup artist Kiki Heitkotter revealed, “I love to use this serum with an ice roller or cooling globes to not only help depuff, but also oxygenate your skin.”
Biba De Sousa Los Angeles The Plant Stem Cell Serum with Peptides ($95)
Celeb who loves it: Miley Cyrus
“This is from my facialist,” Cyrus explains of The Plant Stem Cell Serum. “I showed up to a shoot and had severe breakouts, and this [serum] has been my favorite one for that. As I’ve gotten older and my skin has cleared up, this is something that keeps my looking hydrated and gorge.”
Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum (starting at $110)
Celeb who loves it: Margot Robbie
While shooting the film Babylon in the California desert, actress Margot Robbie wore this powerfully hydrating serum on her skin. It’s famous for reducing wrinkles caused by dehydrated skin.
L’Oréal Paris Revitalift Derm Intensives 1.5% Pure Hyaluronic Acid Serum ($36)
Celeb who loves it: Eva Longoria
Desperate Housewives star and L’Oréal brand ambassador Eva Longoria loves this dermatologist-tested serum to visibly plump skin in as little as one week. She trusts it so much, it was one of just two skin products she wore to the 2024 Academy Awards.
Lancôme Génefique Serum (starting at $89)
Celebs who love it: Penelope Cruz, Lily Collins
Penelope Cruz once told British Vogue she’s “very disciplined” about her skin health. In addition to always wearing SPF and removing her makeup every night, she also wears this anti-aging serum. It is known for supporting a strong skin barrier, defending skin against external aggressors, like pollution, and visibly improving fine lines. Emily in Paris actress Lily Collins loves it too, revealing she “always” has it with her.
ISDIN ISDINCEUTICS Flavo-C Ultraglican Serum Ampoules (starting at $50)
Celeb who loves it: Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling, star of The Office and the brains behind TV comedy gold The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever, called out ISDIN’s best-selling Flavo-C Ultraglican vitamin C ampoules to WSJ‘s “My Monday Morning” in March. Kaling revealed she “splurged on” the antioxidant serum on Black Friday and has used them ever since. The supercharged serum is designed to protect against oxidative stress and deeply hydrate skin for a natural, radiant glow.
Ranavat Radiant Rani Saffron Brightening Dark Spot Treatment ($135)
Celeb who loves it: Jenny Slate
Actress, comedian and writer Jenny Slate “loves” the skin care brand Ranavat, specifically their Saffron Serum. “It makes me feel beautiful, my skin loves it,” raved the Parks and Rec alum to MotherMag. The serum contains a trio of Ayurvedic botanicals that visibly firms, boosts luminosity and decreases the appearance of hyperpigmentation.