Why I love AVON facial cleansing oil and how it works on my skin

6:19 PM Mirela 4 Comments

Croatian version below
When I first heard about facial cleansing oils and their role in skincare, I didn't pay too much attention to them. I was perfectly happy with my skincare routine I had back then - my Alverde cleanser (that I still use to this day, and will probably review on blog soon) worked pretty well for my combination/oily skin. It removed all the dirt and makeup from my face leaving it smooth and clean. It was enough for me. At least that's what I thought. I didn't know what I do now. That means I was young and pretty uneducated so I didn't know that the right oils in my skincare routine can only make my skin better. I just had to choose the ones that will work best with my skintype. When I finally discovered how different oils work with different skintypes, I started to get interested more and more in facial cleansing oils. During that time of discovering oils in skincare, I only used ones for hydrating and feeding my skin. Since I have trusted Avon and always loved their products, I used their Nutraeffects Miracle Glow Lightweight facial oil. I was very satisfied with it - it made my skin smooth and mosturized, especially during summertime, when the sea and sun would make it dry.
Last month I received a bag of goodies from Avon, a company I'm collaborating for awhile now and am pretty satisfied with. Between all the products I got, the new Nutraeffects facial cleansing oil really caught my attention. I saw the PR pictures of it and heard a lot of people had all the best to say about it. Like I already said, I used their facial oil and really liked it, so I was excited to try this product, too. To me, using this oil was a completely new way of cleaning my skin. Of course, I followed direcitons on the label and started the process. One sentence that intrigued me the most goes something like this: In order to transform oil to milky cleanser, put warm water onto your face and massage it with your fingertips. I was curious about that and wanted to know how it is going to work for my skin. I started applying oil with my fingertips and massaging it in my face. I did that for about two minutes in detail and I even applied oil on my eyes to remove eye makeup (even though it says to avoid eye area). I noticed that my makeup was melting and connecting with the oil on the surface of my skin. After I was done massaging the oil on my face, I used a little bit of warm water and applied it on my face full of oil using my fingertips. Once oil and water mixed on my face, the cleanser turned milky white and I could see drops of makeup mixed with cleanser falling onto my bathroom sink. Then, I washed my face thoroughly with warm water. I used a clean towel to pat my face dry. I wanted to check if this cleansing oil really cleaned my skin and removed all the dirt and makeup, so I used Avene micellar solution and it showed me there is no dirt residue. Then I washed my face with water again because I don't like to leave micellar water on my face.
After using this oil several times now, I can definitely say that it doeas a great job. After using this oil my face is smooth and soft. If I use this oil as the last product for cleaning my face at night, I usually don't use anything else after it. (I use my Alverde cleanser before oil cleanser and that is it). I feel like this oil gives just enough moisture to my face before bed.
When I want to use face masks or any other skin treatments, I start removing my makeup by using oil first and then use my Alverde cleanser. The reason I do this is because I want my face to be completely free from any oils before I apply masks. I recently bought a few products by The Ordinary so I want to use them following directions - and that means I clean my face differently when needed.
BTW. The thing I really love about this oil is that it removes my Golden Rose dark liquid lipstick off my lips with no problems at all. It usually takes me about two days to get the stains off the lips! :D
Ingridients for this product are shown on the picture below.

That is it, I hope you enjoyed! Feel free to leave a comment below for any questions or suggestions!
XOXO, Mirela
Kada sam prvi put čula za ulja za čišćenje lica i njihovu ulogu u njezi, nisam posebno obraćala pažnju na njih. Bila sam savršeno zadovoljna njegom koju sam do tad vodila - moja Alverde umivalica (koju još uvijek koristim i danas i koju ću vjerovatno recenzirati na blogu uskoro) mi je bila sasvim dovoljna za moju kombiniranu/masnu kožu. Uklanjala je sve nečistoće i šminku s moga lica i ostavljala kožu mekom i čistom. To je za mene sasvim dovoljno. Barem sam tada tako mislila. Nisam znala ono što znam danas. Znači, bila sam mlada i prilično neobrazovana u tome polju i nisam znala ta pravilno odabrana ulja u njezi kože nju mogu učiniti samo boljom. Samo sam trebala odabrati ona koja će najbolje odgovarati mom tipu kože. Kada sam konačno otkrila kako različita ulja utječu na različite tipove kože, sve sam se više počela zanimati za njih, uključujući i ulja za čišćenje lica. Tijekom tog vremena otkrivanja ulja za njegu, koristila sam samo ulja za hidrataciju i hranjenje kože. Budući da sam vjerovala Avonu i voljela njihove proizvode (još uvijek vjerujem i volim!), koristila sam njihovo Nutra effects Miracle Glow Lightweight facial oil. Bila sam jako zadovoljna njime - lijepo je njegovalo, hranilo je isušene dijelove lica i ono što je najbitnije, nije bilo premasno za moje ionako već masno lice. Bilo je savršen dodatak mojoj njezi kože lica, pogotovo ljeti, kad bi ga sunce i more isušili.
Prošli mjesec dobila sam vrećicu stvari od Avona, kompanije s kojom surađujem već neko vrijeme i stvarno sam zadovoljna njom. Između ostalih proizvoda koje sam dobila (a koje ću vjerovatno ubaciti u darivanje psst), posebno me zainteresiralo Nutra effects ulje za čišćenje lica (mogli ste i pretpostaviti). Već sam bila vidjela sve PR fotografije, čula dosta ljudi kako ga hvale. Kao što sam već spomenula, koristila sam Nutra effects ulje i bila jako zadovoljna pa sam naravno bila jako uzbuđena da isprobam i ovaj proizvod.
Za mene, korištenje ovog ulja je bio potpuno novi način čišćenja kože. Naravno, pratila sam upute za korištenje na etiketi i započela proces. Jedna rečenica koja me bas zainteresirala ide otprilike ovako: Kako bi transformirali ulje u mlijeko za čišćenje lica, preći preko lica toplom vodom. Na kraju isprati toplom vodom... Bila sam baš znatiželjna da vidim kako će se to odviti na mom licu. Počela sam nanositi ulje na i masirati lice prstima. Radila sam to detaljno oko dvije minute i čak sam nanijela i na oči da uklonim šminku s očiju (iako u uputama stoji da treba izbjegavati područje oko očiju i oči). Primjetila sam da se šminka topi, odvaja s lica i spaja s uljem. Nakon što sam dovoljno umasirala ulje i bila zadovoljna šarenim istopljenim licem, dodala sam toplu vodu i lagano masirala lice još malo. Kada se ulje stopilo s vodom, nastala je bjelkasta tekućina baš kao mlijeko i mogla sam vidjeti kapljice šminke pomješane s uljem kad su kapnule na umivaonik. Onda sam, naravno, oprala lice (opet detaljno) toplom vodom. Koristila sam čisti ručnik da osušim lice. Nakon toga, htjela sam naravno da provjerim da li je nakon čišćenja uljem ostalo ikakvih nečistoća na mom licu. Za tu provjeru koristila sam Avene micelarnu vodu koja mi nije pokazala nikakve ostatke prljavštine. Bila sam baš sretna, što da kažem. :D Osim da sam i micelarnu isprala vodom jer ne volim da je ostavljam na licu.
Nakon što sam koristila ovo ulje već nekoliko puta do sada, mogu sa sigurnošću reći da radi dobar posao. Nakon korištenja ovog ulja, moje lice je glatko i mekano. Ako koristim ulje kao zadnji korak u čišćenju lica navečer, većinom onda ne koristim ništa poslije njega. (Koristim Alverde umivalicu prije ulja i to je to). Mislim da mi ovo ulje daje dovoljnu hidrataciju licu prije spavanja.
Kada želim koristiti maske za lice ili bilo koji drugi tretman za lice, za skidanje šminke i čišćenje prvo koristim ulje, a zatim Alverde umivalicu ili neku drugu. Razlog zbog kojeg ovo radim jest taj što želim da mi je lice u potpunosti čisto od bilo kakvih masnoća prije nego nanesem masku. Također, nedavno sam kupila neke The Ordinary proizvode i želim ih koristiti po uputama na pakiranju - to znači da mijenjam način čišćenja lica s vremena na vrijeme.
BTW. Jako mi se dopalo to što mi skine s usana Golden Rose tamni tečni karmin. Inače mi po dva dana ne spadaju mrlje s usana. :D
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XOXO, Mirela