d'Alba White Truffle Double Serum All-in-One Multi Balm, 0.35 oz

Angie's honest notes

I've been using this for about a year, morning, afternoon and night. It's a twist-up stick, about the size of a lipstick, and it glides straight onto the skin — no fingers, no mess. It really is like a lipstick: you twist, you glide, you close it and go. That's why it lives in my purse instead of on my bathroom shelf — I can touch up anywhere without a mirror and without getting my hands dirty.

Two places matter most to me. Between my eyebrows, on the 11 — those two vertical lines between the brows. And under my eyes, on the soft hollow where tiredness shows first. My forehead is where I show everything, so that was the area that bothered me the most.

After a year of using it there, it has really minimized the look of the 11 between my brows. That change honestly surprised me — it's the reason I keep buying it. It's my own result on my own face, not a promise about yours.

I also run it around my mouth, where the lines settle when I smile, and across my forehead.

Here is my favorite way to use it, and the tip I give everyone. Before concealer, under the eyes. Glide the stick along the area, then tap gently with your fingertip so it settles into the skin instead of sitting on it. Wait a second, then put your concealer on top.

The difference is night and day. No cracking, no creasing, none of that dry cakey look that makes concealer age you. It goes on smooth and stays smooth — skin that looks soft and natural, not made up.

The glow is real. It leaves a pretty, dewy finish without feeling greasy or heavy, and it doesn't sit on top like a wax. Some days I use it over makeup just for that.

It does have a scent. Soft, pleasant, hard to name — not perfume-heavy, but it's there, so know that going in.

Worth understanding what this actually is: Korean skincare, from a fully vegan brand certified by Italy's V-Label. The white truffle it's built around comes from Piedmont in Italy, which is where the name d'Alba comes from. The stick holds two layers — the outer one carries shea butter, vegan collagen and ceramide, and a small inner core carries vitamin C and glutathione for brightness.

It is clean and vegan, but it is not organic. I want to be precise about that, because those two words get used as if they meant the same thing, and they don't.

Would I buy it again? I already have.

Skip it if you want zero fragrance, or if you prefer a matte finish instead of a glow.