KIM, I WAS WRONG I bought Kim Kardashian’s skincare but said it was a waste of money – I’m eating my words, there’s an unexpected upside

LAST year, I spent $397 on Kim Kardashian’s skincare line, Skkn by Kim, and deemed it all a waste of money.

Sorry, Kim — I can admit when I’m wrong. When Kim debuted the line just over a year ago on June 21, 2022, fans rushed to snap it up.

But the prices — $90 for hyaluronic acid and vitamin C8 serum, $75 for eye cream — were cause for a serious case of sticker shock. Even the least expensive item, a $43 cleanser, is no bargain.

Still, I bought that cleanser — as well as the hyaluronic acid, vitamin C8 serum, face cream, and exfoliator — to test out for a story and compare to similar products from Kylie Cosmetics.

Now, to be clear: I never said any of the products were bad. I actually liked them, but I saw no difference between Kim’s steeply-priced bottles and cheaper options I’ve tried from brands.

Ultimately, my verdict was that none of it was worth the money. But it’s now been just over a year since I got my goodies from Ms. Kardashian’s brand and I’m revising my opinion.

I haven’t repurchased anything, but even after steady use of her facial cleaner every day, I still haven’t cleaned out the bottle. Seriously: After a full year, I’m still using the same exact bottle of Skkn by Kim cleanser, which never seems to run out.

And I’m not lazy about my skincare routine, either. I wash my face every night. There has been about a month’s worth of days when I’ve been traveling and used a different cleanser, but otherwise, I’ve used Kim’s face wash consistently since I got it at the end of June 2022.

Every once in a while, I think I’ve hit the end. I pump it a couple of times and nothing comes out. But then the bottle does a little hiccup and I’m right back to pumping out product.

I even did a little investigating, taking out the inner bottle and cutting off the plastic at the bottom. Instead of some sort of straw sucking up the product, the bottom of the bottle moves upward, compressing everything inside to eke out every last bit.

Surely, any day now I’m going to hit the end, but I’m truly stunned by how long this one bottle has held on. And if that $43 face wash purchase lasts a whole year, how can I complain?

Dermatologists might come at me saying I should have tossed it after six to eight months, but it’s still doing its job just fine.

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised — not long after Keeping Up With the Kardashians was canceled, the family was right back on Hulu with a new reality show.

Truly, Kim — and her face wash — aren’t going anywhere.