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Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:30 am  |
i have excessively dry legs (especially lower legs) and feel like nothing works. i've been using shi kai borage body lotion which is generally highly recommended to no avail. the s.a. at barney's recommended this dry leg oil by "this works," but since it's
$60 a bottle, i thought i would check in here first to see if it really does work! |
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Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:33 am |
oh, and i prefer all natural/organic products  |
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Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:56 am |
I found this:
"Winner of In Style Magazines Best Beauty Buys 2006.
This is a really rich oil to tackle dry, rough skin. Great after sport, swimming or sunbathing for softer, younger feeling, glowing skin and no peeling. This Works uses no less than nine exotic essential oils blended with a deeply nourishing fusion of seven pure cold-pressed plant oils high in vitamins and GLAs. Among them are anti-ageing Rose from Morocco, nourishing Sandalwood from India, regenerative, blemish-defying Patchouli from Indonesia and the highest quality Tuberose as well as Evening Primrose, Macadamia and Pure Coconut Oil.
To use: massage in after a bath or shower to keep legs silky smooth and soft."
and this:
"Every month Kathleen Baird-Murray tests a range of products that are good, bad and downright ugly. She kicks off with waterproof mascaras, facial scrubs and 'facelifts in jars'
Sunday January 15, 2006
The Observer
These pages aim to be ruthlessly honest. Every month I'll be trying out different products and recommending to you the ones that I think work best. Over the course of my career I've tested hundreds of items, as beauty director of Tatler, Elle and Marie Claire in Australia and for my book [How to be Beautiful - The Thinking Woman's Guide], so although I do have to stress that this, by necessity, is subjective, I think I know by now that what works well for make-up artists in a shoot is often no good for everyday use.
This Works
Skin Deep Dry Leg Oil, 125ml, £30, 0845 230 0499.
Rich blend of evening primrose, macadamia, rosehip, frankincense and sandalwood oils. Divine. And it works.
5 stars"
Now ~ I want to try this!  |
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Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:48 am |
| I've never tried it, but have heard and read lots of good things about this range. |
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Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:55 am |
| i'm also quite interested in the in fiore body balms, which are also in the same price range - perhaps the best thing is to use both an oil and a balm, but oh, my ever-shrinking wallet! |
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Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:37 pm |
| If they really are just oils, then why not mix your own? |
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my new jewellery website:www.gentle-medusa.com |
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Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:44 pm |
| i feel like that sounds good in theory, and in more capable hands might work, but i just don't want to bother ordering all of the different components and then trying to figure out the percentages . . . |
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Sun Mar 11, 2007 3:29 pm |
| Charmed1 wrote: |
I found this:
"Winner of In Style Magazines Best Beauty Buys 2006.
This is a really rich oil to tackle dry, rough skin. Great after sport, swimming or sunbathing for softer, younger feeling, glowing skin and no peeling. This Works uses no less than nine exotic essential oils blended with a deeply nourishing fusion of seven pure cold-pressed plant oils high in vitamins and GLAs. Among them are anti-ageing Rose from Morocco, nourishing Sandalwood from India, regenerative, blemish-defying Patchouli from Indonesia and the highest quality Tuberose as well as Evening Primrose, Macadamia and Pure Coconut Oil.
To use: massage in after a bath or shower to keep legs silky smooth and soft."
and this:
"Every month Kathleen Baird-Murray tests a range of products that are good, bad and downright ugly. She kicks off with waterproof mascaras, facial scrubs and 'facelifts in jars'
Sunday January 15, 2006
The Observer
These pages aim to be ruthlessly honest. Every month I'll be trying out different products and recommending to you the ones that I think work best. Over the course of my career I've tested hundreds of items, as beauty director of Tatler, Elle and Marie Claire in Australia and for my book [How to be Beautiful - The Thinking Woman's Guide], so although I do have to stress that this, by necessity, is subjective, I think I know by now that what works well for make-up artists in a shoot is often no good for everyday use.
This Works
Skin Deep Dry Leg Oil, 125ml, £30, 0845 230 0499.
Rich blend of evening primrose, macadamia, rosehip, frankincense and sandalwood oils. Divine. And it works.
5 stars"
Now ~ I want to try this! |
so i picked up a sample of this at barney's, expecting not to like it that much b/c i generally am not a rose fan, but desperate due to my dry legs. i don't know what it is about this blend, maybe the woodsiness of the sandalwood balancing out the rose, but i'm absolutely in love with the scent of this oil. still a bit too early to tell how hydrating it is, but after a couple of days it seems much better than the lotions i was using previously! |
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Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:55 pm |
Please remember to post back in a few more days because I'd like to know if you are still getting good results from this. Funny, I think $60.00 is a lot for a *leg* product but will pay much more than that for my face!   |
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Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:09 pm |
| I've been wanting to try this product for years after reading so many great things about it, but again the price has always put me off. |
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Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:21 pm |
| i guess i'd say that if you have cheaper products that work, then it's probably not worth the $, even though the scent is heavenly i'm just hoping it lives up to its name . . . and its price |
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:41 pm |
Sark,
How is that leg oil? Is it living up to all the hype? I know it's only been less than a week, but I'm curious.
Thank you! |
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:51 pm |
there are a lot of similar body oils which can probably do the same thing (i like Bio-Oil which is great in terms of fast absorbing, non greasiness plus it doesn't seme to irritate my eczema prone skin).
I think Aveeno also does a gorgeous body oil (which contains oatmeal extracts, really good for people with sensitive skin issues). |
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Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:55 am |
| i only had enough for 2 days, so it's hard to tell. but, it absorbed wonderfully, smells great, and seemed hydrating. i think i might just go for it . . . |
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Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:21 pm |
| Do you recall how big the sample was? I just looked online and the whole bottle is only 4. oz...how long do you suppose a bottle would last if you used it once a day? |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:19 am |
| it was just a sample that the s.a. at barney's made up - really just a tiny little jar. i'm not sure how long the 4 oz. bottle would last though - i would only be using it on my lower legs though, which are the dryest, and use something else for the rest of me. hth! |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:29 am |
| I think this company also makes a stretch mark oil. |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:44 pm |
Sark,
I so want to try this oil! My legs are so dry and flaky that when I take off my black exercise pants the pants are all white on the inside.  I'm going to have to get to Barney's and if it smells half as yummy as you described, I'll go for it. |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:45 pm |
| I have the same problem, with unbelievably dry legs. The only thing that has worked for me is to use a very strong AHA body lotion (found one made locally with glycolic, lactic, and malic acids) and then I seal it in with whatever oil I have lying around, and it works beautifully. I find that oils can't really penetrate rough dry skin -- they just temporarily make it feel softer imo. |
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mid 20's, dry in winter, combo in summer, acne prone, dehydrated, rarrrr! |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:25 pm |
| I find nothing penetrates my dry heels unless I use a cream called triceram, (which has liposones)first, and follow it with whatever cream I'm using that week. Sephora used to sell it,but now they don't and it's a pain to find...(figures, since it works!) |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:38 pm |
| Aimee3 wrote: |
| I find nothing penetrates my dry heels unless I use a cream called triceram, (which has liposones)first, and follow it with whatever cream I'm using that week. Sephora used to sell it,but now they don't and it's a pain to find...(figures, since it works!) |
Interesting. Never heard of that. Easy to find, though, if you google:
http://skincarerx.com/triceram.html
What are liposones??? |
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Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:47 am |
| i did it, i bought the dry leg oil. will post results in a few weeks |
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Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:29 pm |
oops, Jakee, I meant liposomes with an "m". Sorry about that. Liposomes supposedly deliver active ingredients to your skin better...(better than what, I don't know  )
But you really almost instantly feel a difference...that it's gone into the skin rather than sitting on top of it. For me, it's like the liposomes open the door for whatever products to get in better. |
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Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:26 pm |
| sark wrote: |
| i did it, i bought the dry leg oil. will post results in a few weeks |
if you end up liking it, you should send Candy a sample and she might be able to replicate it. the smell alone sounds divine! |
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