Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Intense Reset Concentrate 0.68 Oz

So I’ve seen some reviews/questions about if this is real or fake (which I wondered too before buying it). I did some research and I think this is the real deal! I’ll tell you why… So I had a tiny bottle of the Advanced Night Repair Serum from Ulta before I purchased this from Amazon. I wanted a bigger bottle for a smaller price tag. I used the one from ulta as comparison! First thing you’ll notice is the one you can buy from Ulta, Sephora, etc. the bottle says “multi-recovery complex”. This bottle from Amazon is “recovery complex II”. I could be totally wrong, but from what I’ve gathered online, the complex II is a discontinued version. Which is probably why this is sold for so much cheaper than what you’ll buy at the stores. Doesn’t mean it’s fake though! (I could be wrong here about it being discontinued everywhere.. maybe it’s just discontinued at the big stores) Another thing - when I bought my original small bottle at ulta, the ulta employee did a little demonstration on how this serum sucks up hydration. She spread a little bit on the top of her hand and the other hand had nothing. She sprayed water on the top of both hands and the hand that had nothing on it, the water was dripping right off. The top of the hand that had the serum, the water did not drip off at all. The serum held onto the water. So I tried that test with this serum from Amazon and… it worked! It did the same thing that the serum I bought from ulta did! The texture and color of the product also looked the same to the one I bought from ulta. The smell was slightly off but maybe because they’re different versions of the same product. So I think this is the real deal. You may be getting a more updated version of this product at ulta/Sephora but if you’re looking for a cheaper alternative, this seems to be legit. Again, I could be totally wrong. Go ahead and fact check me just in case! Haha but this is what I’ve gathered!