So far, I am liking this product and I plan to keep using it. Since it is relatively new to my routine it is difficult to say how well it truly works, but perhaps my skin is a bit brighter. The bottle suggests using 2-3 pumps but when I used that much, it pilled horribly. One pump is perfect and absorbs very nicely into my skin! The product is a bit sticky/tacky, which I guess it to be expected (again, minimal when using only one pump!). It smells like overly ripe tangerines right out of the bottle, but the smell is gone as soon as it is applied. I am excited to see how this helps my hyperpigmentation.