Hey everyone!!!
Today I'm going to be reviewing the Arbonne Oil-Absorbing Day Lotion, with SPF 20!!
There's not much else to say, so let's jump into the review.
This is actually the old packaging. I googled it to make sure I had the right name, and the writing on the bottle looks different. Props to me for staying with the times.
Right away, I'm going to mention that I didn't buy this, my mom did at an Arbonne party. She also used about half before deciding I could have it. Huzzah!
I'm normally really weird about getting this kinda thing from other people, but it isn't makeup, and has a pump, so it's fine.
The website says the product is $49, but my mom ended up paying $60 because of shipping.
No matter the product, I refuse to pay that much for anything. That is ridiculous for anything. I can easily spend less and get more product for my money.
You can see the pump I mentioned, and it looks pretty gross, not gonna lie. But it doesn't affect the actual product, so I really don't care.
When my mom first got this, I tried it for a week to see if it made a difference in my oily skin, and I really hated the pump. It shot all the way across the bathroom and it wasn't fun to clean. (My dirty mind is kicking in right now. :c )
I wanna talk about my feelings with any type of SPF products first.
I don't care for SPF. I know it's good for you, but I work most days, therefore I'm inside, away from the sun completely. I don't really have a reason to use it, but I don't really have a choice since it's in there.
For most products with a pump, I usually just assume one pump is good for one use. But I actually need to use three pumps. I must have a really fat face or something.
And I have zero control over the pump. You know how you can sometimes press down halfway on a pump and get half the product if you know you only need a little?
Yeah no.
Two pumps isn't enough for my face, but three is almost a little too much, so I always have to extend this onto my neck and behind my ears since I pull up my hair anyways. Since I have a tattoo behind my ear, I hate putting products there.
I was going to take a picture of how the actual lotion works, but because it's so expensive, I didn't. And I didn't think of doing it while I got ready. PROPS.
But it's just white, nothing fun or anything.
I was reading the claims the website has while I waited for my pictures to upload, and couldn't help but laugh.
"Lightweight moisturizer helps to absorb oil and filters UV rays to help prevent sunburn, leaving skin with a fresh, matte appearance."
Those are the claims, and in my opinion, they're completely wrong.
This moisturizer actually feels pretty heavy on my skin. I can use foundations, bb creams, concealers, masks, etc, and I've never felt that any of them are heavy. But this feels like it clogs my skin up.
The sunburn part, I can't comment on as I hate the sun as it is.
But it claims to absorb oil and leave your face looking matte.
I've mentioned before and I'll say it again. I have oily skin, especially in my t-zone area.
Hence why my mom let me use the rest of it. She and I both thought it would help with that, but nooope!
My skin is just as oily, so they lied to me.
I at least thought my face would look matte when I first applied my makeup and everything, but negative. I need to use primers and special foundations and whatnot.
But the big question; does it moisturize?
My face is oily and I've mentioned before in previous posts that my skin is rarely ever dry, even without moisturizer.
But I guess it does since I don't have any dry patches. I'll give it that.
Overall; I'm extremely displeased with this product.
I rate it a 3/10, and that's being generous.
There's just so many things wrong with this product.
The price. The claims vs what it actually does.
If this was much cheaper, or even $15, I would consider buying it again just for the SPF and moisturizing fact, but for $60, no way.
I definitely don't recommend this product, especially to those of you with oily skin. It doesn't help in the slightest.
