REVIEW | L'Oreal Extraordinary Facial Oil

This product has been taking up space in my skincare compartment for quite some time now, as I originally got this from a beauty sale when I had work experience at Cosmopolitan Magazine early last year. I used it once, didn't like the smell and then filed it to the back. It wasn't until I ran out of my normal face serum & didn't have any back-ups (which isn't like me at all) when I had no choice but to bring this back out again.

As I said, the smell isn't something I love. On the website it says "Thanks to the delicate aromatic scent, a feeling of calm and comfort envelops your sense for a moment of true pleasure". This maybe true for some, however I think it smells quite 'chemically' which originally put me off. However, it may smell that way, but I can say with whole hearted certainty that it doesn't feel that way on the skin. I really wish I had stuck with this product last year because I know for certain that I would still be using this today.

I have really sensitive skin with rosacea but I'm a quarter of the way through this bottle I can see a massive difference. Okay, so my rosacea is still there, some days quite badly, but my face looks more brighter and even-toned. I've even had people ask if I have been using anything differently on my skin recently, which never happens. 

Despite being an 'oil', it soaks in so quickly that you barely noticed you've just caked your face in oil (okay, well hopefully not caked in oil, then you may have a problem). You only need a few drops or so, let it dry for a minute then you're ready to go with your moisturiser. 

Downside to the packaging - it's glass and obviously, can smash quite easily.

Upside to the packaging - It includes an easy-to-use pipette. Hoorah! And the pipette actually reaches the bottom of the bottle so you can use all of your oil, which a lot of oil-based serums lack (I'm looking at you The Body Shop).

Have you tried this product? I would love to hear your thoughts or recommendations for new oil-based serums.