I've been using this essence for about 4-5 years. It has not once left my routine.  I use this every day. 

PROS

• Moisture retention! I used to have pretty dry skin right up until I introduced this to my routine. I rarely get those skin flakes on my cheek any more.
• Eye area - it is super gentle and I end up gently tapping this around my eye area too and it has kept the area pretty plump so far.

CONS

• This stuff takes forever to absorb into your skin. I have really dry skin and a lot of the times, it ends up just sitting on my T zone/forehead for the whole morning until it eventually gets absorbed.
• It is extremely shiny.
• It can stay a little sticky for a while. Do not cheek kiss people with this. It will not be pleasant. Not that people do that anymore with the rona.

There are a lot of cons.

Regardless, it is probably because of those cons that I have come to rely on this product a lot. It just works. It keeps your skin hydrated all day, but its at the cost of looking very shiny all day.