Oskia London // Renaissance Cleansing Gel Review

Oskia London // Renaissance Cleansing Gel
RRP £35 for 100ml

This is a 35ml sample that I received in the September 2019 Look Fantastic box.

First Impressions:

It smells like rose Turkish Delights, which I love. It adequately melts makeup but does not emulsify with water well. The oil parts still cling to the skin.

Usage
First use - November 2019
Last use - January 2020

I used this on and off as I don't wear makeup all the time.

Would I buy it: No.

Overall Impressions:

Oskia describe this as "the cult and original gel-to-oil cleanser". I have doubts about that. I'd never even heard of oskia before this but the packaging looks cheap, the product feels cheap and to me it's nowhere near worth £35. 

My favourite oil cleanser is the Caudalie Oil cleanser which is £18 for 150ml. That rapidly removes makeup and emulsifies immediately on contact with water and washes everything way. This product is not even in the same league as that one yet they're charging almost twice as much. I don't really have much else to say about this product other than; there are better and cheaper products.

Origins // A Perfect World Antioxidant Cleanser With White Tea Review

Origins // A Perfect World Antioxidant Cleanser With White Tea
RRP £25 for 150ml

This is a full size 150ml tube that I recieved as a birthday gift in October 2018.

First Impressions

Smells lovely and the foam is velvety soft.

Usage

This took me a hot minute to get to. I had 6 beauty box subscriptions and kept receiving at least 2 cleansers every month and so I kind of forgot I had this in my stash and started using it December 2020.

Would I Buy It: No, but not because I don't like it; my skin just hates all foaming cleansers now.

Overall Impressions

Origins are my favourite skin care brand; there is just something about them that my face loves but when I switched to cutting out all foaming products on my skin in January; my skin drastically improved and I've practically had no breakouts since. I thought maybe it was down to diet however every time I introduced a foaming product I would have spots the next day.

It's a shame really because this product is really nice and doesn't feel harsh at all. I enjoyed using it but my skin just doesn't want to know anymore; it's become very sensitive to foaming cleansers. I have a couple more from the Plantscription range and I've given them to my friends because I know that they will just cause the same problems. I couldn't bring myself to throw it away and a friend gladly took it off me.

If foaming cleansers work for you then I would recommend this but stay away if you have sensitive skin.

Salcura // Antiac Daily Face Wash Review

Salcura// Antiac Daily Face Wash
RRP £11.99 for 150ml

This is the full size product that I chose for a Latest In Beauty box some time ago...I can't actually remember when....I think it was early 2019 or late 2018.

First Impressions

This doesn't foam up but effectively cleanses the skin without leaving it feeling bone dry. It has a slightly herbal/soapy smell and a light brown colour. 

Usage

I started using this August 2019 and finally finished it up mid December. It took me so long to get to it because cleansers became the "in thing" during 2018 and 2019 and I got one at least every month in beauty boxes. It also didn't help that at the time I was subbed to 6 boxes a month....I'm now subbed to a respectable 2 (plus FabFitFun every 3 months).

Anyway, I started using this every morning and it didn't make me break out in spots, in fact my face was clearer whilst using it. The lack of foaming always bothered me however the cleansing is fine for the morning. I don't like my skin feeling overly tight or dry. I actually no longer use cleansers anymore apart from milk ones.

This doesn't remove makeup by itself and I would use an oil cleanser first followed by this one.

Would I Buy It: Originally I was going to once it finished as I did enjoy using it in the morning however I've cut out all oil stripping products now and I only use oil cleansers and micellar water to remove make up and cleansing milk to generally "cleanse". If you need to use a soap cleanser though I think this is the one I would recommend.

Overall Impressions

This wasn't half bad for a cleanser and it's relatively cheap. It does start to look a bit nasty after a while as the colours start to stain the plastic. If I was going to continue using soap cleansers I think this would be the one I'd start using.