OGX - Sunkissed Blonde Lemon Highlights - Citrus Oil Mist

This is a great way to distribute a fine mist of shine-giving oil over your hair!

The packaging on this is just great! No spilling. Fine mist. Cap stays ON!!!

It adds a nice shine to the hair without making you look like you put a roast chicken on your head.

There is mostly a strong coconut scent, followed by citrus.

Gives you a glossy coat!

Does it enhance blonde highlights? Nope.
Don't buy it if you want it for highlights.

Price: 3/5 ($17.99 for 118mL)
Scent: 3/5
Effectiveness: 2/5

The Body Shop - Almond Nail & Cuticle Oil

So after a run in with onycholysis (possibly due to the Revitanail keratin strengthening serum, because I did not have onycholysis prior), I tried using the almond nail and cuticle oil from the Body Shop.

The packaging is terrific. It doesn't leak at all. The brush for applying the oil is soft and applies the oil evenly. The massager is firm enough if you wanted to use it to push back your cuticles (which I would NOT recommend).

It smells really nice and appears to absorb well.

So here are the before and after photos of one month of use (applied 1-2 daily):

Before

After

Verdict: No more hang nails and the onycholysis is going :)

Price: 3/5 (RRP $10.95 for 1.8mL)
Scent: 4/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

Thursday Plantation - Tea Tree Hand & Body Lotion

Like Toula's father in 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' who thinks Windex is a panacea, my alleged father thinks tea tree oil cures all.

I usually just tell him that he expects too much of a simple oil and leave it at that.

Then recently I got a little bit of a dry patch on my leg and figured why not use this for a test?

The Thursday Plantation hand and body lotion smells strongly of tea tree oil, but also contains a number of other botanical extracts as well, including witch hazel, macadamia and honeysuckle.
It is a good viscosity for a lotion as well.

I put it on my dry skin for three days and... It tore my skin to shreads! :(
It became red, itchy, weeping and sore.

I think the problem may be that this contains too much of the oil... and that the oil is NOT the magical cure-all you think it is, father!

A better treatment for dry skin/burns/eczema:

Soooo much better!

Price: 3.5/5 (RRP $13.30 for 200mL)
Scent: 1/5 (I think it is stinky)
Effectiveness: 0/5

The Body Shop - Oils of Life

I picked this up as soon as I heard about it... I am all about oils!

It contains black cumin seed oil, camellia seed oil and rosehip seed oil and absorbs into the skin SO FAST!

I can see a visual improvement in my skin the morning after using it.

It also smells really nice and the dropper bottle makes application really easy.

Price: 1.5/5 ($54.95 for 30mL)
Scent: 4.5/5
Efficiency: 5/5

L'Occitane En Provence - Divine Youth Oil

I am a huge fan of oils! Even though I have oily skin, my skin feels and looks better if I use oil nightly... perhaps your skin doesn't have to make so much oil of it's own if there is some already to added, like a negative feedback system? I don't know, I can't be arsed finding out right now...

This oil from L'Occitane (my favourite store, although I don't really have the money for it) smells like it's name suggests, divine!

It contains sunflower, evening primrose, apricot and orange oil and it sinks into the skin fairly quickly.

If I could afford to make this my permanent night oil, I would!

Price: 1/5 ($120 for 30mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5