I took this with a grain of salt because Erin has gorgeous skin anyway, because she drinks water and has black girl magic, but I'm also always up to give a new skin product a try. I quick google search of the picture Erin sent me told me that said magic potion could be purchased from my beautiful Ulta. Except Ulta is sold out and backordered forever. Clearly, it was not meant to be.
It didn't stop me from falling down a rabbit hole of inter web information on the benefits of Rosehip oil, and there are many. Behold, but a few:
This helpful visual aide came from a longer article that you can find here that can extoll its virtues for you far better than I ever could. Still, here are some of the highlights:
So not only does it protect you from the signs of aging, treat dark spots, treat eczema and acne scars, but it actually boosts your immune system. I also think it has made my hair shinier, but I have no scientific proof of that.
As the fates would have it, the very day that Erin had been telling me about her new love of Rosehip oil, my mom asked me if I wanted to have lunch. And we got on the topic of skin care and she told me about a new product she was using and that she loved what it was doing to her skin. Guess what it was??
So that was a sign from the universe, clearly. Two women I love, 30 year age difference, different skin types, and of different levels of melanin blessing both in love with the same product. Since Ulta had failed me (weak sauce, Ulta) I had to find a place where I could buy this skin crack post haste! Who was my unlikely rescuer? Vitamin Shoppe. Seriously. You can buy organic, cold pressed Rosehip Seed Oil at Vitamin Shoppe for $8.19. For those of you playing along at home, you might recall that the Ulta product is $36. So this is less than a third of the price and its bigger! You get 25mL of the Ulta version and 30mL of the Vitamin Shoppe brand!
Like everything else, there is a give and take. While I am sure the Julep brand from Ulta smells amazing, the brand I got... does not. It doesn't smell bad, per se, just sort of not great. Some people compare it to the smell of fish oil. It does have sort of a vitamin smell to it, if that makes any sense. They didn't go the extra mile for fragrance on this one. It comes out of the bottle sort of a champagne color, though it rubs in clear. It will leave your skin pretty shiny at first, because its thick and it is VERY moisturizing. If you have dry skin anywhere on your body, this stuff is going to handle that for you, probably in the first use. I seriously could not stop touching my skin after I put it on, because it just felt so moisturized. It kind of always does now. Once a day is really all you need, and about four drops should cover your whole face.
This time change has me not sure if I am coming or going. I haaaaate Daylight Saving Time, much like the Electoral College, there is not use for it in 2017, and this morning was ROUGH. We went to bed super late, because we aren't used to the time change, and then had to be up super early. It was not any fun at all.
So the picture on the left is me fresh out of the shower, and with the oil on my face. See how I am kind of shiny? I like to put it on while I'm still sort of damp faced so it can really seep in there. The picture on the right is me from this morning, trying to emulate the picture from the night before. Because it was ass early, and because I feel like I have been seeing so many positive changes in my skin, I did something I basically never do. I didn't put makeup on.
Okay, so thats a lie. I have makeup on, but not a lot. My eyebrows are filled in, I have mascara on, and lip stick. But thats it. Okay a little eyeshadow too. Seriously though, thats it. I didn't hate it. I'm not saying Im going to do it every day, but I didn't hate it. I do feel like its making my skin more even, and helping with the acne scars on my chin (the acne fairy seems to be a giver that keeps on giving.) Its not perfect, and it probably won't ever be, aging being a part of life and a privilege denied many and all, but its really a lot better than it was, and seriously so moisturized, I'm about to start putting it on my legs, which are also super dry.
Really, the only downside here is the smell, but it only lasts for a minute, and if you can power through, I am telling you, you won't be sorry. I'm sure there is other stuff you need at Vitamin Shoppe anyway, so pick some of this up too, while you're in there!
