Alright so I’m scrolling through TikTok last Tuesday and bam, there’s Sha’Carri Richardson looking all fierce for Olay. Got me thinking – “Athlete-approved skincare”? I’m out here sweating buckets most days, pounding pavement for my 5k times. Figured, hey, maybe this stuff actually works for folks who perspire like crazy. Went down the rabbit hole reading what other gym rats said online… mixed bag for sure. Decided screw it, let’s give this whole “Olay x athlete” thing a real test run myself. Grabbed three things everyone kept mentioning: the Olay Vitamin C + Peptide Face Moisturizer, the Olay Regenerist Collagen Peptide Body Lotion, and that Olay Body Wash with Vitamin B3+ Complex.
Started simple Wednesday morning after my brutal track sprints. Sweat was pouring, face felt raw. Slapped on the Vitamin C Peptide moisturizer. Texture’s nice, sinks in fast, smelled kinda… basic? Like clean laundry. Felt okay. BUT. Later that afternoon, after another sweat session? Nada. Skin felt just as tight and blah as usual. Zero “glow” or whatever magic they promised athletes would get. It just… disappeared. Like my hopes for Olympic gold, honestly. For regular days chillin’? Maybe fine. For training twice a day? Forget it.
Next victim: the Collagen Peptide body lotion. Thursday post-lift, showered. Skin felt like sandpaper, especially my shoulders. Pumped out the lotion – smooth application, no sticky mess, I’ll give it that. Smelled… inoffensive? Kinda bland. Seemed to hydrate okay at first. Fast forward to Friday morning after sleeping. Wake up, stretch… and my legs feel rough again. Like I hadn’t put anything on! Where did it all go? Definitely didn’t survive one night, let alone a workout. Felt thin. Cheap. Not giving me that deep moisture I need when I’m thrashing these muscles daily.
Saved the Body Wash for my long run Saturday. Figured, okay, maybe the shower part works. Lathers up alright, smells clean but super faint. Like, disappears the second the water hits it. Felt clean rinsing off, skin wasn’t screaming dry immediately after stepping out. That’s about it. Just… clean. Nothing special. Didn’t feel any different than the cheap stuff I grab off the shelf. Didn’t notice any lasting smoothness or that “B3 Complex” doing anything noticeable later in the day. Just felt like washing off the grime, which any basic soap does. Big whoop.
So, the grand finale? I get the “Olay x Athlete” vibe Sha’Carri’s selling. Looks slick. Feels fancy. But after sweating through drills all week trying this stuff? Absolute zero practical difference for someone actually training hard. The moisturizer vanished under sweat, the body lotion couldn’t handle one overnight recovery, and the body wash just cleans. Cool. Was it stupid expensive? Not crazy, but definitely paying for the name and the fancy “peptide” words plastered everywhere. Real talk? My usual drugstore moisturizer and plain coconut oil for the body actually held up better after track repeats.
Maybe it’s nice for non-athletes chilling indoors? Sure, whatever floats your boat. But slap “athlete-approved” on it because you got Sha’Carri sweating beautifully in an ad? Yeah, nah. Doesn’t hold up when real athletes put it through real sweat and abuse day in, day out. Cool concept. Execution? Flatter than my energy levels after a double session.
