This is the first facial oil which I purchased and used up right until the end without veering of into another product, and I suppose it is the benchmark by which I measure every single facial oil.
The Nude ProGenius Treatment Oil is a thickish, rich, dense oil and initially I felt that maybe even as a lover of a thicker texture, this maybe somewhat too oily and rich for my oily skin. This was not the case. The product has enough slip to allow a decent massage and although it does not sink in straight away (hallelujah), it does not sit on the surface, there is a residue left which is like a Redibrek glow around my face, and I can apply a night moisture post application, or not.
There is minimal scent to this product which I like. I enjoy a beautifully scented product, but smell is so very subjective and products which have certain essential oils in can not only jar in smell but can irritate on the skin, this product just smells of what it is, plant oil, albeit many many plant oils as can be seen in the ingredients list below.
Ingredients: Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Camelina Sativa Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Zea Mays (Corn) Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Nigella Sativa Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Commiphora Mukul Resin Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Tocopherol, Vanillin, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Rapeseed Glycerides, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tocopheryl Acetate, Alcohol, Bht, Ci 75120 (Annatto)
At the moment I am working my way through the very lovely Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Oil but this will be my next purchase.
Currently £58 for 30mls
I was not going to review this yet, having tried it for only five nights, but I could not resist, so this is purely and simply a first impressions picture heavy post.This is the newest face oil from Sunday Riley. This has not yet been released in this country. Caroline Hirons posted about it at the beginning of this year, and I thought, I cannot bloody wait, so I went and ordered it from Sephora - more about that at the end of the post.So this is a facial oil which contains retinol and the other ingredients are there to help minimise the irritation which retional can cause on the skin. Confession time here, I may have an A in A-level Biology and a BSc degree but ingredients is not really my thing, I worked damned hard to get my A-levels and my degree but it is as if I can no longer work up any enthusiasm for scientific data and information, I can feel it whispering out of my brain like ether.I am a far more intuitive purchaser of products, if I like the look of it, I buy it, however I do read blogs and general reviews which are written by far more knowledgeable people than myself, and I would urge one to look more closely at the reviews of this product if one is interested in what particular ingredients do.
The idea is to apply to clean dry skin post cleansing and before moisturising. For me I tend to apply post serum as well.It is a deep teal blue, partly blue tansy, partly german chamomile but partly I would say CI61565 (Green 6) and CI60725 (Violet 2) although they are right at the end of the ingredients list.
Now this does have a distinctive scent, it is the german chamomile to my mind, a slightly metallic, petrolly type of scent which does dissipate, but which I like, it is certainly not a grassy chamomile scent.
The texture is a thick spreadable oil. And I love it. I know it is too early to give a proper review but my skin is clearer, more even toned, brighter. I bought mine from Sephora, a suprisingly easy and straightforward process, it was £75.12 so I qualified for £6 shipping (any order over £75 from Sephora qualifies for a flat rate of £6 shipping), and there was £14.94 taxes on top of that so a total of £96.06 with a guarantee of no import taxes. It is 30mls in size.
I was kept fully update at each stage of the packing, dispatching and delivery process, I ordered it on a Sunday evening and received it on the following Monday.
I will update when I have finished this. As yet no date for UK release.
So, these are tiny little bottles of facial oils designed to work on specific skin concerns, and I have accumulated a small but not insignificant hoard.
Odacite is based in LA, but can be found at Being Content and Cult Beauty in UK. Each bottle is a 5mls blend of specific essential oils and carrier oils pertinent to a specific skin problem and the idea is to apply 2-3 drops into a moisturiser, or 2-3 drops to clean dry skin as an intensive treatment. They can be applied am and or pm.This range appeals to me. I have a background of a partially completed professional aromatherapy course and I find that my skin seems to have more of an affinity with oils rather than serums which tend to leave me somewhat dissatisfied.
Each of the oil serums are housed in medicinal violet glass which has specific properties to prevent deterioration, and with each oil serum, the essential oil and the carrier oil is chosen to specifically complement each other and the skin concerns, thus rosehip oil is a richer carrier oil and is partnered with ylang ylang for deep wrinkles.
I have only just started to use these so cannot give a full review other than I have found that the textures of each oil have a beautiful slip and do not aggravate my oily skin.
I have found that I tend to use one in the morning dripped into my am moisturiser but in the evening I tend to use two or three onto clean dry skin post cleansing to the areas of most concern, for example Ap+P (Apricot and Palmarosa) Fragile Capillaries and Pa+G (Papaya and Geranium) Hyperpigmentation, but on another night I may go for Po+R (Pomegranate and Rose Geranium) Hydration and Jo+L (Jojoba and Lavender) Blocked Pores.
From £25 - £45. I bought mine from Cult Beauty.
