Facial Oils

Chanel celebrates 90 years of skincare with Coco Chanel’s Huile de Jasmine Revitalizing Facial Oil

July 31, 2017 Paris B 11 Comments

When facial oils step out of the shadows of niche skincare brands, into the glare of mainstream department store brands, you know they are a legitimate skincare category to be reckoned with. Quite a few department store brands now boast a bottle or two of a facial oil.

Chanel now enters the fray with the Chanel Huile de Jasmine revitalizing facial oil with jasmine extract, raising the stakes somewhat. The Chanel Huile de Jasmine (Jasmine Oil) has just been made available at counters, but I’ve been experimenting with it for almost 2 months now.

I haven’t come across a lot of buzz about this, which I found surprising. Doesn’t the internet usually go a little crazy over everything new that looks imminently pretty and instagrammable? 😛 I think it’s because of the price point, and the rather exclusive availability – only at Chanel boutiques, not all counters.

Cynicism aside, I was very interested to have a go at it because you know how I feel about facial oils right? I love them! There’s always space in my stash for one more 😀

The Kopara Golden Jojoba Oil takes gold for being an affordable multi-use product

July 24, 2017 Paris B 16 Comments

Jojoba – that’s pronounced “ho-ho-ba”, in case you’re wondering. But I’m sure you knew that already didn’t you?

Early in the year, I was offered by a local brand, Kopara, to try their Golden Jojoba Oil. What really made me say yes to them, were 2 reasons. First, they recognised that I preferred using blended facial oils, and yet they decided to take a chance. Second, this oil was very affordable, and I’m all for good quality, affordable products that are easily found locally.

Enter therefore the Kopara Golden Jojoba Oil – a no fuss, no muss, simple oil that has a multitude of uses. It took me a while to figure out what I thought of it, for, as I have noted often, my preference lie with blended facial oils, that I feel work better for my skin.

However, with the Kopara Golden Jojoba Oil, what I found was a very nice starter oil for those who may be just starting out with facial oils, and aren’t sure what to go for, or how to use them. Because it is affordable, and easily available locally, this is something I feel worth looking at, if you want to try an oil for the first time.

The beautiful scent and texture of the Nourish Radiance Firming Facial Oil has it coming up roses

June 26, 2017 Paris B 4 Comments

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m always up to try a new facial oil. Ever since I discovered how lovely it was for my skin that’s maturing and turning drier over time, I’ve always made space in my skincare routine for a facial oil. Naturally, when an offer dropped earlier in the year to try a new facial oil, I jumped at the offer. I mean, who wouldn’t really LOL!

The brand, Nourish, is one I came across about a year back and then promptly forgot about. You know how it is, don’t you? Sometimes something flits past your consciousness, and if you don’t focus, it disappears, just like a flash of lightning. Nourish is a brand of organic skincare that hails from London, and I think, is fairly new and a little niche.

I received the Nourish Radiance Firming Facial Oil, which, if I’m to be honest, is a beautifully formulated facial oil. I guess that kind of sets the tone eh? 😉

I didn’t think a fragrance company would do skincare but the Jo Malone Vitamin E Gel surprised me

May 1, 2017 Paris B 8 Comments

When I say Jo Malone, I dare bet that the first thing that comes to your mind is minimalistic tall square bottles of lovely fragrances, with an ivory label down the front. That’s the first thing to come to my mind, at any rate. I think pretty, light scents, wafting through the air.

I dare bet that skincare would not cross your mind. It never crossed mine!

So about a year ago (goodness, has it been that long?!) when this little jar of Jo Malone Vitamin E Gel landed on my desk, I did a double-take. Oh hello? What is this scorcery?

As it turned out, from browsing the Jo Malone store, I found out that they do do a small, select collection of Vitamin E facial skincare products. Not something that really jumps out at the consumer, nor is it something that you’d really be looking at, if I’m to be honest – their strength is in their fragrance range – but it is there. And if I might be so bold as to say so, this Vitamin E Gel is quite something.

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