Blue Orchid Face Treatment Oil

Now here's a revelation...an oil aimed at dry skin types that actually agreed with my oily skin! Background: I decided to do a little experiment by applying this to one half of my face and Clarins 'Lotus Oil' on the other. I used probably no more than 1-2 drops each night after toning and whilst skin was still damp. As stated previously in the 'Lotus' review I do think the transparent packaging does not protect the properties of the oils very well. Also from an ingredients perspective most of the oils in this one seemed like they were aimed at dry skins and I really wasn't too sure if Patchouli oil would break me out (with it being 2nd place on the ingredients list). To my surprise I did not break out. I also felt like my skin was overall better hydrated when applying this, compared to before. I feel both this and the Lotus oil are quite good, almost (but not quite) on a par with Decleor's aromessences, which are amongst the best facial oils I've tried. I can't vouch for any anti-ageing benefits in the short amount of time I used it, but Blue Orchid is definitely more hydrating than Lotus - which has a more 'astringent' effect. And likewise a very short ingredients list with more fragrance in it than many of the other beneficial ingredients which is the only thing that I feel slightly lets it down. -> My ‘Nordstrom Beauty Top 7 must-have list’ (My 7 favorite beauty products of all time, focusing mainly on my purchases at Nordstrom) <- < 1. Hair Loss Treatment: Divine Herbal Hair Oil < 2. Concealer: ‘Mac’ - Studio Finish Concealer < 3. Lip Gloss: Clarins Lip Comfort Oil < 4. Mascara: ‘Lancome’ – Cilis Booster XL < 5. Anti-Aging Serum: Divine Herbal Facial Treatment Serum < 6. Mask: ‘Eve Lom’ – Radiance Transforming Mask < 7. Face Scrub: ‘Sisley' - Botanical Gentle Buffing Cream

I love the Clarins body oil so I thought I would try the face treatment oil as well. Yes it smells amazing! More importantly it leaves my skin feeling buttery soft. I use it at night and I put in directly on my skin after I clean my face and remove all my makeup. I will but a moisturizer on after the oil. I do think you get the best results of you use in consecutive nights.