It is interesting reading other reviews on this product, as the results are quite variant. I wish my experience was a bit more positive.
Yes, the packaging looks great!
On opening the bottle, I personally found the aroma a little overwhelming and the colour a little off putting. Though, I was determined to give the product a good hearing....
I have been using the scrub three times a week, in the morning before my shower. It is easy to use, apply to dry face with dry fingers, dampen fingers with warm water and massage in. I rinsed off in the shower.
When massaging the scrub into your face, you are left with a brown/orange face, which washes off easily. The feel of the product is smooth and feels great as you massage.
My face definitely felt soft after using, but unfortunately lacked the glow that I was hoping for
I guess not all products are made for all skin types and recommend you try the product yourself to find out whether it is one for you or not!
I must admit I was worried when I first received this product. I thought that smearing sugar all over your face would only lead to one thing... breakouts! But this is certainly not the case with the L'Oreal Glow Face Sugar Scrub.
The scrub comes in a sturdy glass container that looks pricer than the $19.99 price tag would suggest. It comes with 50ml of product. It's hard to picture this size in real terms, but it is a decent amount. I must have used this at least 5 times now and I have hardly made a dent in it.
The scrub smells like a mixture of brown sugar and citrus. It is a pleasant scent that isn't overpowering. The consistency of the scrub is actually quite smooth considering there are three types of sugar in it. You can definitely still feel the grains of sugar but they are fine enough to use on the face. Their size is similar to that of caster sugar (possibly even a bit smaller).
When using this product I follow a method similar to the one L'Oreal suggests. Before I hop in the shower, I smear a decent amount of the scrub all over my face (and also down my neck/chest if I'm feeling generous). Then when I get in the shower, I slightly wet my hands and begin to massage my face. This turns the scrub into more of a paste. Then I leave it on my skin for a bit and finish by washing it off with lukewarm water. I use this scrub every 2-3 days.
I have combination skin (oily around the nose/chin and normal everywhere else) and my skin has had a very positive experience with this scrub. I honestly didn't think a product like this would make my skin glow or become more radiant, but that's exactly what it has done! Without makeup on my skin actually has a natural glow that wasn't there before. My skin is also left feeling very soft each time I use it.
The one thing I found it didn't work for was exfoliating my lips. I prefer my lip scrubs to have coarser sugar. This scrub has fine sugar which just didn't work for removing dead skin on my lips. I also don't think it's edible like some lip scrubs can be and it's very difficult to avoid getting it in your mouth.
Overall I loved this scrub and would definitely look at purchasing it again.