Make your regular serum richer for dry winter

I always have a thing about essential oil. I especially love the scent of rose so it is easy for me to buy bottles of rose facial oil without really knowing what to do with them on my skin.
There are a few ways I tried using rose oil on my face:
- warm on palm and directly apply on face by pressing gently
- mix with my daily cream and apply as usual
These two ways are not very satisfactory. I feel quite oily that it leaves an oily film on my face. Well, some may think of course it is oily for it is oil! Having said that, I found my favourite way of using the oil now and I am happy about it cuz it leaves my skin nourished without feeling oily.
Mixing the oil with any transparent serum or liquid is simple yet blend in well for your skin to absorb.
What I use here is Aesop serum and organic rose oil. I blend 2 drops of oil with serum about a size of a dime. Blend together with finger until it turns into a milky mixture, then apply as usual. Yes that's it! It does magic. Perfectly versatile now but nourishing enough in dry winter.
You may want to start with one drop of oil and apply at night first if you have not dealt with oil in your regimen before. It can be a nightmare if you don't know how to work with oil. But for those who master the skills, you will find the benefits which go a long way. Enjoy!

Follow up post: Melvita Nectar de Rose cream is still too oily

Skin moisture level today: normal to dry
Skin problems today: none

Days in moon cycle: 5th

I'm entering the phase when I have the driest skin and I can feel it esp. after putting on 2 layers of my regular products. Last night I put on extra layers of cream before going to bed. However I'm still hesitated to put on my Melvita Nectar de Rose cream.

Remember my previous post about Melvita Nectar de Rose cream being too oily for my face. Good news is having stopped using it for more than 2 weeks now I notice my wihteheads on my cheeks start to go away. To do it justice I did try it on my neck but bad news is it's still too oily for my neck, my neck feels sticky!

A simple test might be helpful to show my point. And I realize it's a good way to know how much oil each of my product contains. I put the cream on back of hand, wait for 1 min before I put on the oil removal film. Press gently so you can see the amount of oil the film absorbs and it turns transparent in those areas. I consider this is too much excess oil that my skin doesn't absorb. BAD to me!

Don't want to be bias or anything but I think this product is not for my skin although I'm very into 100% organic and natural skincare. Do you share similar experience with similar products? Happy to share!

Melvita Nectar de Rose cream is disappointing

At first I was very impressed by the promising claim from Melvita so I bought a few products there with great hopes. The Nectar de Rose day cream that I tried for about a week claims to bring together everything that the Rose has to offer by creating this cream from roses from all over the world. I personally like the smell and rejuventing benefits of rose a lot so I picked this cream up without hesitation. Melvita produces ecological and organic skincare and cosmetics since 1983 in their eco-friendly production site in France. That also gives me the confidence in using the products.

The first day I tried on my face with one layer after my rosewater, the cream absorbs instantly but the surface of my skin still feels dry so i put on another layer and same happened so I just let it be. For about a week, I noticed white heads on my cheek, looks like the oil is trapped and the layers were too heavy even tho my skin feels dry. Now I have stopped using it on my face but use on my neck to see what will happen.

I'm sure this cream is purely made with natural and safe ingredients but that doesn't necessary mean it fits your skin for some reasons. Will give it more time to observe the results on other parts of my body, like neck or hands, to give it justice. But I have to say I feel quite disappointed about it.

Have you tried Melvita Nectar de Rose cream before? Do you share different or similar experience? Please feel free to share :)