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Oskia Micro Exfoliating Balm




Hi Everyone!

It's been a while since I've written a post - I travelled to Ireland with my daughter to visit my family and had a bit of a situation regarding luggage - they lost it on the way AND on the way back! - and it was a working holiday so even though there are a million things I've wanted to write about I haven't had the time to sit down and actually do it.

So tonight I was cleansing and exfoliating - both with an acid and manually - and I realized that I hadn't written a review on the Oskia Micro Exfoliating Balm that I bought from LookFantastic a couple of weeks ago. As this is an exfoliator it's not something that I use every day/night so after a couple of weeks I've probably used it four times, but I feel like I have a pretty definite opinion on it I LOVE IT.


So.
Oskia is a British brand based in London. I've had their Renaissance Gel Cleanser on my list for a while but because I already have so many cleansers and unfortunately am not made of money much to my disdain  I haven't bought it yet. I don't know a huge amount about the brand other than it's British, on the expensive side, and liked by quite a few good skincare bloggers. So when I saw this on sale for 40 euros I went for it.

*I have never ordered from LookFantastic before but the site is great, they have some lovely brands and the shipping was fast - 5 business days which is good as FeelUnique can take up to 7. Will definitely be ordering from them again.

I've said this a million times but I'm not someone that really goes in for manual exfoliators as I find them to be very harsh, and my skin is sensitive to scrubs - generally I get very red and stingy. I am a regular acid exfoliator but it's been a couple of months since I've even bought any kind of scrub. I think my main motivation in purchasing this was that I have been lusting over Oskia on social media for a good year now, and I was eager to try something.

The only negative I have about this product is the packaging - not the product packaging which is a gorgeous glass jar with a plastic screw top lid - but the box it came in which is actually 3 X the size of the jar, which is housed inside on a cardboard shelf. I'm not exactly an Eco Warrior and have to shame myself into recycling my wine bottles by looking at pictures of landfills online, but even for me it was a bit much.

So, the product.
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE.
This is a GORGEOUS exfoliator. When you open the jar you are faced with what is a firm, white balm. You only need a small amount, the size of the tip of your thumb. I recommend smoothing it between your palms and spreading directly onto clean, dry skin so that it doesnt ball and you don't lose half of it to the floor. Once one your face massage in large, upwards circles for a minute or so and rinse with a flannel - I rinse twice as the exfoliating particles are tiny. I've read that it smells like a spa, and it does, but...to me it smells like a Drumstick, which is a kind of lollipop for anyone that isn't Irish/British. It's sweet, but also spa-like if that makes sense.
After usage I found that my skin was slightly red but not destroyed like it was after using GlamGlow but SO SO SMOOTH. Seriously, the effect reminded me of how my skin feels after using Tata Harper Resurfacing mask, so I was pretty impressed. Even with my sensitive skin I didn't experience any irritation.



The jar contains 50ml of product which really isn't a lot, but bearing in mind that this isn't a daily use product (for me once a week, if that) it will still last you a decent amount of time - also, you really don't need a lot as it spreads easily.

Overall I absolutely recommend this if you are in the market for a great manual exfoliant, I don't think you will regret it!
You can find Oskia Microexfoliation Balm at

Cultbeauty.com 48 Sterling
LookFantastic.fr 57 Euros (It's now on sale for 40!)
BeautBay stock it for 67 Euros, but that's just insane. Cop on BeautyBay you're better than that

I really hope you've enjoyed this review, please let me know if you've used it or are planning to buy it, and what you think!

You can also find me at  https://www.instagram.com/abbiparis28/ and https://www.facebook.com/doyouevencleanse/ :)

Have a lovely evening!!
A x

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