Sunday Riley Review November 2026

In today’s review, I want to share my thoughts on two Sunday Riley products: the C.E.O. Body Butter and the Good Genes Lactic Acid Treatment. Let’s take a closer look and see how they actually perform.

Sunday Riley Good Genes Lactic Acid Treatment

The Sunday Riley Good Genes Lactic Acid Treatment has a milky, emollient texture that glides easily over the skin. It causes a slight tingling sensation when first applied, but doesn’t feel harsh or irritating. I usually use it in the evening, but I always apply sunscreen during the following days because AHAs can increase photosensitivity while you’re using them and for up to a week afterwards. Of course, wearing sunscreen is important either way. Since I don’t use it every day, one bottle lasts me ages. And unlike many other lactic acid products I’ve tried, it doesn’t smell bad.

The Sunday Riley Good Genes has a gentle yet effective formula that makes a noticeable difference to my skin’s texture and overall appearance. It leaves my skin feeling softer and smoother, and looking brighter and less dull. The results are especially noticeable the morning after using it, when my skin looks fresh and my makeup goes on much more smoothly.

The formula contains lactic acid (AHA) to exfoliate dead skin cells, helping to smooth fine lines, improve skin texture, and reveal softer skin. Additionally, a blend of emollients, including squalane and fatty alcohols, helps soften and moisturise the skin while improving spreadability. Opuntia tuna fruit extract, opuntia vulgaris leaf extract, cypripedium pubescens extract, agave tequilana leaf extract, arnica montana flower extract, yeast extract, and liquorice root extract provide potential antioxidant benefits. The formula also contains soothing ingredients, including aloe vera extract, stearyl glycyrrhetinate (a derivative of glycyrrhetinic acid), liquorice root extract, prickly pear fruit and leaf extracts, agave leaf extract, and yeast extract, to help soothe the skin and reduce the appearance of irritation.

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Sunday Riley CEO Vitamin C Brighten + Tighten Body Butter

The Sunday Riley CEO Vitamin C Brighten + Tighten Body Butter is a rich body moisturiser designed to hydrate, visibly firm, and brighten the skin. It has a rich, silky, almost whipped texture that melts into the skin and absorbs within a few minutes. It doesn’t feel sticky, but it does leave a slight film on the skin, which I think is to be expected from a body butter. However, my main issue with this product is the smell. It smells rancid and absolutely awful to me. Fortunately, the smell fades pretty quickly.

Overall, the Sunday Riley C.E.O. Body Butter is a nice product. It leaves my skin feeling soft and well moisturised throughout the day. It also gives my skin a lovely, healthy-looking glow. I can’t really comment on its brightening effects, but it definitely feels very moisturising.

The formula contains a blend of shea butter, murumuru butter, cocoa butter, squalane, acai fruit oil, oat kernel oil, raspberry seed oil, and other emollients to soften the skin and help reduce moisture loss. Vitamin C derivatives (tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate and sodium ascorbyl phosphate) and niacinamide help improve the appearance of uneven skin tone, while vitamins B5 and B6 help soften and condition the skin. Additionally, vitamin C derivatives, vitamin E, oat kernel oil, acai fruit oil, and raspberry seed oil provide antioxidant benefits.