I'm 36 and battling two fronts..my "seasonal" acne (every fall and winter without fail I start getting acne, mostly whiteheads and some under the skin painful zits) always on my chin. Nowhere else, just my chin. It drives me nuts! I also have a couple fine lines and minor wrinkles I'm wanting to minimize.

I'm currently using retinol and glycolic acid alternated every night and have seen improvement in both areas. But I've been thinking about adding a vitamin C product for anti aging benefits and hoping to brighten and give my skin some "glow". But I'm confused what to buy. I recently bought a sample of "awesome sauce" from silk naturals..it's an antioxidant serum and contains "MAP" which is supposed to be a more stable (although not as effective as L-Ascorbic acid?) vitamin c source. I'm kinda meh about it. I don't feel that vitamin c tingle and I don't get that glow I have from using vitamin c products in the past. Actually I used to use one from Avon a few years ago and I looooved it. Naturally it was discontinued :/. Then I used Skin Boost from the Body Shop. It made a great primer but didn't seem to have "real" vitamin C in it, more a mix of citrus oils and fragrance.

So I'm on the hunt. Im debating between Dr.Dennis Gross Hydrapure Vitamin C skin brightening serum which has great reviews and supposedly three forms of C, I'm also looking at Cosmetic Skin Solutions CE ferulic serum, apparently an exact dupe for the Skinceuticals serum? Which would you recommend? Or is there an even better option I should consider? I want something that's going to give my pale, tired complexion a nice healthy boost and hopefully aide in wrinkles and acne issues. Can you help? Thanks in advance!

I know I should use the vitamin C during the day and my retinol/glycolic acid at night but would I be able to use my Regenerist Daily Regenerating serum along with the vitamin C product?. If so, My guess would be I'd apply the C product first, wait 10 minutes and then add the Regenerist serum? Will the Niacinamide in the Regenerist be ok with the vitamin C? I just want to make sure the two products would be compatible. Sorry, I know I'm asking a lot here lol. I really am wanting to learn how different ingredients interact on the skin and which I need to avoid mixing for optimal results. Thanks!