Dark Spots? Dullness? These Top-Rated Vitamin C Serums Sold at Sephora Can Help

In the case of Josie Maran Argan Bright Skin Vitamin C Serum ($65), the vitamin C is part of an argan oil-based serum, which means this brightening product glides on easily and quickly absorbs into your skin. The vitamin E in argan oil works to stabilise the vitamin C which helps it last longer and prevent free radicals from wreaking havoc for months to come. (Plus, 92 percent of the shoppers who've reviewed this serum, would recommend it to others.)

Lancôme Visionnaire Skin Solutions 15% Pure Vitamin C Correcting Concentrate ($65) contains 15 percent pure vitamin C to not only bright skin and even out skin tone, but also to improve skin's texture and reduce the appearance of fine lines and dullness. The top-rated serum also has hyaluronic acid so skin stays plump and hydrated at the same time.

The vitamin C in this top-rated Volition Beauty Strawberry-C Brightening Serum ($42) doesn't come from oranges. It's actually strawberry fruit and seed extract that helps unclog pores and remove excess oil and, of course, bring out your glow. Also, pitching in is kadaku plum to even out skin tone and limit the look of redness, so your complexion is fully nurtured.

Kora Organics Noni Bright Vitamin C Serum ($68) packs a whole superfruit complex — including orange and lemon peels alongside other vitamin-C-rich fruits like noni and acerola cherry. Naturally, the serum also packs a punch of antioxidants to protect against environmental ageing — and with nearly 14,000 loves from other Sephora shoppers (and 91 percent of its reviewers saying they'd recommend it to others), it's safe to call it successful.

This Summer Fridays CC Me Vitamin C Serum ($64) packs two kinds of vitamin C to take on your dull skin and dark spots. There's also squalane to make sure skin stays moisturised and peptides to keep it firm. The serum has a 4.7-star rating from other Sephora shoppers . . . and a rave review from one of our own beauty editors, too.

The new Alpyn Beauty PlantGenius Brightening Survival Serum ($68) has already earned 4.8 stars from Sephora shoppers (and 98 percent of them would recommend this product to others). The vitamin C-rich serum adds a bunch of texture-improving acids (azelaic, glycolic, linoleic, and lactic) so skin is softened and smoothened, too.

Cover FX Brightening Booster Drops ($45) is a lightweight serum that increases radiance, improves skin's tone, and has earned 4.7 stars from other Sephora shoppers. But, while there's usually a specific time to apply vitamin C, this product can go on under, over, or even be mixed with makeup to clarify and brighten while included porcelain flower extract keeps skin hydrated as well.

The popular Peter Thomas Roth Potent-C Vitamin C Power Serum ($98) features 20 percent THD ascorbate, which is an extra stable form of vitamin C that can be up to 50 times more powerful than the traditional version. This serum helps improve uneven skin tone and texture, while also counteracting ageing and dullness in your complexion.

This top-rated Drunk Elephant Rise + Glow Brightening Duo ($23) actually includes a vitamin C serum along with a vitamin B one to add glow and hydration to your face. The active ingredients in the C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum (including 15 percent l-ascorbic acid and one percent vitamin E) minimize signs of photo-ageing like dark spots, rough texture, and wrinkles. Then the B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Serum locks moisture in and improves skin's barrier function.

Sobel Skin RX 35% Vitamin C Face Serum ($105) takes on dark spots, dullness, and droopiness with three forms of vitamin C in one of the highest concentrations we spotted on Sephora's site. Unsurprising, the pro-level serum was actually developed by a dermatologist to improve skin's elasticity and tone, and deal with dark spots accordingly.

The top-rated Dermalogica BioLumin-C Vitamin C Serum ($89) adds moisturising lactic acid to its vitamin C, ingredients that help clear up skin's uneven tone and fight fine lines at the same time. Several reviews mention how lightweight and non-sticky it is, with 94 percent of these shoppers ready to recommend it to you, too.

Sephora Collection Ultra Glow Serum: Glow + Strengthen Vitamin C Serum ($20) can make skin bright — and keep it that way. With nearly 33,000 loves at Sephora and 97 percent natural ingredients, the vitamin C serum adds things like marine algae to tighten skin and vitamin E to block free radicals, too.

This Obagi Clinical Vitamin C+ Arbutin Brightening Serum ($90) features a 10-percent concentration of vitamin C to reduce the appearance of photo-ageing in the skin, but adds in arbutin (from the bearberry plant) that also works to lighten dark spots and even out tone. The serum takes on wrinkles and fine lines, too, and has a 4.4 star rating from other Sephora shoppers.

Inside this top-rated Amorepacific Youth Revolution Vitamin C Radiance Concentrator ($250) is two chambers — one with vitamin C and the other highlighting other antioxidants like white peony. Twisting the bottle combines them and the serum that comes out addresses early signs of ageing and removes pollutants from skin's surface. As a result, your complexion is brighter and firmer — and 95 percent of the Sephora shoppers who reviewed this would agree.

The top-rated Anthony High Performance Vitamin C Facial Serum ($46) rejuvenates skin with polypeptides, AHAs, and vitamin C. The gel serum protects against free radicals and supports skin's natural production of collagen so a complexion stays even and bright long afterward.