Oilatum/Pixiwoo:

Okay so, granted I would normally try something for more than one day before I reviewed it. In fact it would normally get around a months worth of trial, but at least two weeks, but this product has wowed me after just two uses and it seems it would be most useful to others now, whilst the weather is still icy cold and playing havoc with our skin.

I'm sure I wasn't the only one to see this featured in one of Pixiwoo's recent youtube videos and after hearing them sing it's praises and needing a super intense moisturiser for a while now I decided to head into Boots, pick it up and try it for myself.

The product is Oilatum Natural Repair Face Cream:

I'd not heard of the Oilatum brand before the video, probably because it's not really marketed/sold with the regular skincare brands such as Simple, Olay, etc etc but instead tucked away with the E45 and other excema/severe dry skin lotions and potions. From what I could see this was the only face product from the brand, with the rest aimed solely at the body. It took me multiple stores to find one that sold this and or had it in stock currently.

Why did I feel the need to buy this? I have sensitive skin that burns easily in the sun, but chaps even easier in the cold and wind, and as my UK readers know, we've had our fair share of 0 degrees and colder this past month. My skin was sore and irritated and some of my regular moisturisers were actually stinging upon application and others were being absorbed within seconds and not actually helping with the condition of my skin. My forehead was rough and chapped and the area around my nose had actually broken out from the cold, so I was super happy to hear about Nic's (Pixiwoo) experience with this product.

What can I say? It works! After only two applications my skin is smooth and soothed again, the breakouts are almost gone, my forehead is back to normal and my skin feels nourished. What I like best about this product though is how it seems to create a barrier on my skin, and the cold winds just arn't able to penetrate through it as easily as before, my face feels very protected and I will continue to use this throughout the next few months!

It's quite lightweight, yet feels substantial on the skin and almost balmy during application. It is fragrance free and hasn't irritated my skin (and trust me, it would have by now if it was going too, but I'll keep you updated).

It retails at £7.49 for 50ml and I highly recommend it :)