essano Vitamin C Super Glow Facial Oil

essano Vitamin C Super Glow Facial Oil

I was super excited to try this facial oil as it promised to boost skin radiance and brighten dull skin. When you're over 45, you'll take all the help you can get in this regard!

Enriched with eight oils and extracts, I knew this low-irritation oil would be good for my skin, especially as it's winter and my skin is more prone to dullness over the colder months. It's a common complaint, I guess. I hear a lot of women talk about skin dullness over winter...

The oil comes packaged in a cute pink and orange box, with gold essano lettering. It suits the brand, and 'Made in New Zealand' is written clearly at the bottom of the box, along with the essano promise of no parabens and other similar nasties in the product.

As per the main instructions, I applied 3-4 drops of the oil on to my fingertips and gently patted it on to my face, avoiding the delicate eye area. One small criticism I could make at this point is that the oil comes out a little too abundantly - you need to be careful that those 3-4 drops placed on your fingertips don't become more like puddles! A minor criticism, but worth mentioning. However, despite that, if I ended up accidentally putting more on my face, it gave it even more of a healthy glow - so it wasn't a problem for me to use more of it than the stated amount.

It also smells divine! I don't know what oil/extract I'm smelling when I use it, perhaps it's a combo of all the oils and extracts used in this product or just the result of one in particular. Whatever the case, the fragrance is lovely and makes me even more keen to use it!

You apply it in the morning and evening - after cleansing and toning your face. I've been using the oil for around six days now, as part of my morning and nightly skincare regime.

The first thing I noticed is that it made my skin glow! Not in a traffic-light neon kind of way (thankfully!), but just in a healthy, slightly shiny way. It definitely gives my skin a radiance boost, which is what essano said it would do!

And now, after having used this oil for about six days as part of my overall skincare regime, I have definitely noticed a boost in overall radiance and brightness. Also my skin feels smoother and less dry. It's nourishing and caring - all the good words I can think of apply here! The product really does do what it sets out to do, I've had no side effects and I enjoy using it! Tick, tick, tick.

So, I have no qualms in recommending this product to others. It's NZ made, it's gentle and kind to the skin and it achieves results. And I think it'd suit people of all ages - not just my age group.

If you factor it into your overall skincare regime, you won't be disappointed. Five kisses.