3.4
50% of reviewers would recommend to a friend
Starface
3.4 • 328 Reviews
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3.4
50% of reviewers would recommend to a friend
Starface wins praise in reviews for playful branding, a handy refillable compact, and making acne feel celebratory, yet its classic Hydro-Stars often underperform versus competitors at extracting “gunk,” reducing inflammation, or staying put—especially overnight. While some users see quick results (notably with Micro-Cloud or blue salicylic acid stars), many cite weak adhesion, small one-size patches, and limited efficacy on early or cystic blemishes, making the brand better for pick-prevention and daytime cover than potent treatment.
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3y ago
Pimple patches: Cute and work pretty well but there are pimple patches that are cheaper and more effective
Easy to use. Not abrasive. No scent. Very effective+ efficient!
Very cute but overpriced for what they are. Many other brands work just as well for half the price.
3y ago
I wanted to love the patches, but they were just okay. Honestly I feel like the star shape kinda prevents them from being great.
The products are super cute but the main issues I have are that other brands' patches work better and when I'm peeling a new Starface sticker to put on my face, due to the fact that its a start sticker, it is hard to peel and therefore some of the sticker will stick to itself and not cover enough space on my face.
Adore the packaging. The patches work well for pimples that have come to a head and prevent me from picking at them. I like the blue stars with salicylic acid the best.
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Great packaging and a cute product for acne.
Cute, but don't stick well and horribly overpriced for all it is.
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At a minimum improve the adhesive
They're super cute but they don't actually do anything in terms of pulling things out of your skin. I use them for spots that I don't want to pick at and they're super cute, but that's it.
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They don't actually do anything except look cute
4y ago
I love acne patches, but in my experience, Starface doesn't do as good a job of actually extracting/healing the pimples. However, I love the aesthetic and they adhere well enough to keep me from accidentally touching and irritating a breakout.
They look cute but they don’t work very well! The patches are too small and don’t stick very well, so they don’t really work.
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The patches are too small!
I like the reusable packaging and the refill system. The stars are fun and these patches are actually very effective and strong.
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I love the design, the colors are always super fun! I have not tried the other products, only the patches and they work well.
I think the patches are super cute and make acne more “presentable” or “aesthetic”, but I feel these patches did absolutely nothing.
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I think whatever is in the patches needs work
4y ago
Love the aesthetic BUT didn't work as well for me as other products
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wish that each package of 4 wasn't individually wrapped
I think the packaging is top-tier but I think the actual product itself is mid. I think other pimple patches work better, but Starface makes for really cute gifts and photos.
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The pimple patches tend to shift easily I think because of the shape the edges can get lifted up more often than the standard circle pimple patch. Also, I weirdly love it when I can see the white stuff(?) that's getting absorbed, but since Starface is yellow and not transparent it's not as obvious + satisfying.
Adorable packaging, but the real star of the show is their face wash - Space Wash. Unscented, non-toxic, and cleans *so* well. I do a double cleanse with jojoba first and then the Space Wash. I love it, my partner loves it - highly recommended. I've used several different brands of pimple patches and I honestly don't know how well they work for me. Mainly I like them because they keep me from touching my face. The stars are super cute, but the edges of them can get bent in kind of easily.
Overall experience was great! I've tried the patches and facewash and both worked really well. I had a question about my order and CX was fast, attentive, and friendly.
These are cute but imo not as effective as CosRx or Hero.
So cute but so incredibly ineffective. They did absolutely nothing for my acne. I do use the compact mirror they came with all the time though! It’s really cute and magnifies pretty well. The mirror was worth the money, the patches absolutely weren’t. I one sheet and had so many left so overall felt pretty wasteful.
These are so cute but I can’t always tell how well they’re working. They also tend to slip off if I also have product on underneath which isn’t the best experience.
2y ago
Starface is one of my favorite acne patches. I actually had someone at my workplace. Tell me the pimple patches are cool now and I really think that that’s funny. I love that way embracing our skin and our bodies changes instead of being horrified like we have been in the past. Love this brand.