Anonymous wrote:Oils are my jam. While bare bones oils from TJ are totally fine (rose hip, marula, jojoba), I don’t mind spending more on “fancy” oils since they go such a long way. My favorites are: biossance rose and vit c oil (medium weight, I use it in the day in winter and at night in summer); herbivore lapis, excellent at soothing during my period or whenever my skin is inflamed; herbivore emerald-VERY moisturizing, use it mostly in winter at night and it is lovely; nuxe dry oil, very nice to seal in moisture.

I use them both in the am and pm. I use a lighter oil in the day, like the biossance or nuxe, and I put sunscreen on top. If I’m going to be outside a lot in winter, I also use another moisturizer (it’s like I hit 40 and my face became the gobi). At night I use a heavier oil-emerald, marula, even the biossance in summer, as my last step. I drip 1-4 drops, warm it in my palms, then gently press into my face. I use a lot of watery toners and serums, and the hydration mixes with the moisture in the oil to make a lovely glowy finish. I will never be without facial oils!!

Anonymous wrote:Hated the Drunk Elephant but love almost everything from Herbivore. Their Phoenix is a holy grail for a lot of people, but after trying them all I love Emerald. Have the CBD Emerald now and its wonderful.

Anonymous wrote:Huh. I was skeptical of the concept because "oil" is ususally something I want to avoid on my face. It went exactly as I expected when I tried it. My face just felt like I rubbed oil on it instead of washing it, and felt greasy. Maybe it's because the one I tried was Trader Joes?

Anonymous wrote:Huh. I was skeptical of the concept because "oil" is ususally something I want to avoid on my face. It went exactly as I expected when I tried it. My face just felt like I rubbed oil on it instead of washing it, and felt greasy. Maybe it's because the one I tried was Trader Joes?

Anonymous wrote:I use a couple from Target. Nourish Organic Pure Hydrating - Apricot & Argan Face Serum or Aura Cacia Organic Rosehip Skin Care Oil. Both are great.

I've also used a rose oil from Trader's Joes but did not like that one as much.

Anonymous wrote:I juuuuust discovered face oil. I've always struggled to keep my skin moisturized in winter but avoided face oil because I have combination skin that has historically been pretty acne prone and it seemed like a bad idea.

But I finally tried it this winter after hearing a couple friends raving about it, and I love it! I started with an inexpensive one from Target (Botanics Facial Oil) and it's lovely. Not only is it keeping my skin more nourished but it gives me a nice flush and glow when I apply it so it helps with dullness too. I can wear it on its own or with a tinted CC cream over it and it's a great "no makeup" look. I've had a couple colleagues ask me if I went on a vacation they don't know about because I've got a vacation glow on video calls. I love it.

What do others use? I am going through the bottle I have fast and would be interested in trying something fancier. I'm a bit overwhelmed by the options.