Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Update: previously used this stuff a couple years ago and you can see from my review below that I really liked it. I fell off using it, and recently purchased it again and it's DISGUSTING. The fish smell is now overwhelming and I can't drink it with just water without gagging. Mixing with tea is okay but still pretty gross. Returning it and switching to the capsules instead. Recently started using this product about 2 weeks ago (though I've skipped a few days), but here's what I can say so far. Overall: I really like this stuff. It has no taste, no/minimal smell and mixes/dissolves really well. Also it's far lower in calories than comparable powders that don't even provide as large a variety of collagen types. Giving 4 stars until I can give it more time to see effects, and then will update review. See below for more details if you'd like. Smell: it's not great smelling, but it's not bad. It has a VERY light fish smell but I seemed to acclimate to it so I no longer really notice it. And it's made from fish, so can you really expect much different? I usually put this in my oatmeal and I noticed that it smells more when it's hot (after I initially put it in) but once I mix it in the smell goes away. Taste: From what I can tell, this has no taste. If anything, it is very slight if you're drinking it with plain water, but even that's not too noticeable. If drinking it with juice, coffee, etc, I don't notice it at all. Mixing: This mixes in very well with a variety of things, both hot and cold. However, I did a little experimenting and found that if you add it into liquids it doesn't mix as well as adding liquid to your already scooped powder (see pictures). If you add your liquid to the powder it dissolves just fine. It also dissolved in my oatmeal very well. Pictures: water in the left cup is when the powder is added to the water; water in the right cup is when the water is added to the powder. Effectiveness: I've only been using this 1x/day for about 2 weeks, so I don't have any objective evidence yet that it completely works, but so far I like it. My skin seems to be better, tighter and has less cellulite. However, I'll also note that I workout daily, eat fairly well, and also take fruit/vegetable vitamins, fish oil, L-Glutamine, and drink lots of water. Color: as shown in the picture, the color gets a little yellow with the powder, but don't let that fool you - the color seems to be unrelated to taste, in my opinion.