Starface reviews and discussion

3.4

50% of reviewers would recommend to a friend

Reviews mention

  • Joyful, collectible packaging
  • Handy mirror compact case
  • Playful, confidence-boosting design
  • Decent on small blemishes
  • Inconsistent patch adhesion
  • Limited extraction performance
  • Awkward star-shaped application
  • Too small, thin patches

Starface earns mixed reviews: the brand delights with joyful packaging, collectible collabs, and the handy mirror compact, but its star-shaped hydrocolloid patches are less effective than competitors for early-stage or cystic acne and often don’t adhere well overnight. Reviews say the standard yellow Hydro-Stars can flatten small, surface pimples and curb picking—while Micro-Cloud and some blue salicylic-acid stars work better—but many find minimal extraction, thin/too-small patches, curling corners, and tricky peeling that prioritizes form over function.

AI summary based on Thingtesting reviews

328 reviews and posts

  • Pimple patches: Cute and work pretty well but there are pimple patches that are cheaper and more effective

  • I will say these are super cute and fun to wear! They do a decent job, but after trying other brands I see quicker results elsewhere.

  • Very cute but overpriced for what they are. Many other brands work just as well for half the price.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.