Oils and my skin can't work together. That's the fact I've known since the first time I applied oil on my face. Still, somehow, I always want to try new oils. The curious (and apparently slightly masochistic) side of my personality keeps pushing me into new oil testing adventures. This time it was L'Oreal Nutri gold Extraordinary oil. It's a blend of eight essential oils, formulated for every skin type and recommended for the age from 20 to 50 years. I was so excited about trying the L'Oreal oil and honesty I wanted it to work on my skin so I can finally have a oil to use on my face (well, eight oils to be exact). These are the 8 oils: lavender, marjoram, rosemary, geranium, rose, chamomile, orange and lavandin. As I never had a bad experience with almost all of these oils in the past (lavender oil is actually the only oil I use on regular bases, for baths) I was ready to test the product. Although one product containing geranium oil did break me out in the past, I thought it wasn't from that specific oil, because it's known for its acne fighting proprieties.

The packaging is elegant and practical, a glass bottle with a pipette. I love bottles like this, it's so easy to pick up and distribute the product and it's also very sanitary. Two to three drops is enough to cover the whole face. Scent is nice and herbal and not to strong. This confused me a bit, all of these oils smell a lot stronger on their own, which made me question how big is the percentage of actual oils in this product. After I applied the oil my skin looked radiant, dewy and healthy.

First couple of days of using the oil were great. I applied it at night time before my usual moisturiser (Embryolisse Lait-creme concentre) and in the morning my skin looked lovely. Couple of times I used it in the morning as well (under my day moisturizer, Murad Oil-control mattifier), just to see how the makeup applies over it. I was able to apply makeup as I normally do and to also wear it for a whole day. My skin did look a bit more oily than usual, still it wasn't that noticeable and something I couldn't handle. The future of using this oil seemed bright and I was happy with it.

Troubles started by the end of the first week of using the oil. I noticed my skin was getting dry, but I thought it was caused by harsh weather and skipping my night moisturizer one time. However, after a couple of days it was worse. The skin on my cheeks and around the lips was dry like it has never been before. At that time I also broke out a lot on my forehead and around the nose. I refused to believe it was caused by this oil, but it was the only new product I used. Four days ago I decided to stop using it and see what happens. After just two days my skin was not dry at all, and right now a huge portion of the pimples is gone. I'm not sure what to think, so far the only explanation I have is that all the changes were in fact caused by this oil. I'll give my skin a break after which I'll give the oil another chance and we will see how that will go. So stay tuned for the end of this extraordinary oil story (pun intended).

Have you tried Nutri gold Extraordinary oil? What were your impressions?



Ulja i moja koža ne mogu da sarađuju. To je činjenica koju znam od prvog puta kada sam nanela ulje na lice. Ipak, nekako stalno probam nova ulja. Radoznala (i sudeći po svemu, pomalo mazohistička) strana moje ličnosti me tera da se upuštam u nove avanture sa uljima. Ovoga puta sam probala L'Oreal Nutri gold Extraordinary oil. To je mešavina osam esencijalnih ulja, formulisana za svaki tip kože i preporučena za ljude starosti od 20 do 50 godina. Bila sam jako uzbuđena zbog testiranja L'Oreal ulja, i, iskreno, želela sam da odgovara mojoj koži i da konačno imam ulje koje mogu da koristim na svom licu (osam ulja, da budem precizna). Proizvod sadrži sledeća ulja: lavandino, marjoramovo, ruzmarinovo, geranijumovo, ružino, kamilicino, pomorandžino i lavandinovo (lavandin je hibridna vrsta lavande). Kako nikada nisam imala loše iskustvo sa skoro svim ovim uljima (lavandino ulje je u stvari jedino koje koristim redovno, za kupke) bila sam spremna za testiranje. Iako su mi od jednog proizvoda koji sadrži ulje geranijuma izašle bubuljice u prošlosti, to verovatno nije bilo zbog ovog ulja jer je ono poznato po tome što pomaže u borbi protiv akni. 

Pakovanje je elegantno i praktično, staklena bočica sa pipetom. Volim ovakve bočice, lako je da se  proizvod ''zahvati'' i nanese, a takođe i vrlo higijenski. Dve do tri kapi je dovoljno za celo lice. Miris je lep, biljni i nije previše jak. Ovo me je malo zbunilo, sva ova ulja inače mirišu dosta jako, što me je navelo da se zapitam koja je količina pomenutih ulja zaista u ovom proizvodu. Pošto sam ga nanela koža mi je izgledala blistavo, sjajno i zdravo.

Prvih nekoliko dana korišćenja ulja prošlo je sjajno. Koristila sam ga noću pre uobičajene kreme za lice (Embryolisse Lait-creme concentrei ujutru mi je koža bila divna. Nekoliko puta sam i ujutru koristila ulje (ispod moje dnevne kreme Murad Oil-control mattifier) da bih videla kako se šminka nanosi preko ulja. Mogla sam da nanesem šminku kao i obično i da je nosim ceo dan. Koža mi jeste izgledala malo masnije nego inače, ali nije bilo toliko primetno, niti nešto što mi je baš smetalo. Budućnost korišćenja ovog ulja je delovala blistavo i bila sam zadovoljna njime. 

Problemi su počeli pri kraju prve nedelje korišćenja ulja. Primetila sam da mi koža postaje suva, ali sam mislila da je to od hladnog vremena i preskakanja noćne kreme. Ali, posle par dana situacija se pogoršala. Koža na obrazima i oko usana mi je bila jako suva, kao nikada do tad. Otprilike u to vreme takođe su mi izašle i bubuljice na čelu i oko nosa. Odbila sam da verujem da je sve ovo izazvalo ulje, ali ono je jedini novi proizvod koji sam koristila. Pre četiri dana sam odlučila da prestanem sa korišćenjem i vidim šta će se desiti. Posle samo dva dana koža mi nije više bila suva, i trenutno se ogroman deo bubuljica očistio. Ne znam šta da mislim, do sada je jedino objašnjenje koje imam to da je ulje izazvalo ove promene. Pustiću kožu da se odmori, pa ću mu dati još jednu šansu i videću šta će se desiti ovog puta. Sačekajte ako želite da čujete kraj ove neobične (kako ime ulja kaže) priče.

Da li ste probali Nutri gold Extraordinary oil? Kakvi su vaši utisci?