St. Ives Oatmeal Face Scrub and Mask Review

St Ives have been around forever! The apricot scrub was one I used regularly in my younger days. I've used this one many times now, I like that the exfolliant is walnut shell powder!

It can be used 2 ways, a mask and a scrub. I prefer to use it as a scrub. I like the consistency, thick and creamy with a nice fresh scent.

I find it is not harsh at all and gives just the right amount of scrubbiness! I make sure I wet my face first then squeeze out a small amount and massage all over. It washes off well and you are left with smooth, soft skin!

I have dry skin and I don't feel like this makes it any worse but of course I always follow up with a good moisturiser.  I think this scrub is great and affordable and I recommend it for all skin types.

I used this mostly as a scrub rather than a mask. Found this product to do just what it said it would. It was light and made my skin feel great after.

150mls really nice fragrance, definitely smell the honey, texture has a grainy consistency, was gentle on my skin and my skin was very smooth after using, i felt my moisturizer went on better after i had used this scrub,nice lather and you didn't have to use a lot, will be using this in the future, a great product

I was actually pleasantly surprised with this product! Of course to start with it has that classic st Ives easy to use packaging, no fuss. I'm often weary of new face products incase I don't like the smell, if it's bad, I just can't handle using it! But this scrub smells totally fine! It's a mild non-offensive smell! I tried it as just a regular scrub and as a mask. I didn't really find much difference when using it as a mask, personally, but I do like it as a scrub. For me it was gentle enough to use daily, it definitely left my skin feeling smooth from exfoliation and very soft - not dry or tight at all, thankfully, it was very moisturizing as well, it made for a good combo! I've got pretty tough skin, but I think it would be nice for sensitive skins for use just a few times a week rather than every day. It was a really nice addition for those nights where I'd been wearing a lot of makeup, I would use it after cleansing my face, especially nice for the "nooks and crannies" like the sides of the nose just to make sure it was super clear of makeup!

One thing I love is a good face exfoliator and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed using this one. Normally I would prefer a harsher exfoliator because i feel like gentle ones don't do much for me but the St Ives one has become a quick favourite of mine. I liked that it does not have any intense scent to it which is good for people who are sensitive to strong scents. Even though it is a more gently face scrub, I still felt like it cleaned my face really well and my face always felt fresh afterwards. When I used it as a face mask, it had kind of the same effects as just using it as a face scrub so for future use I will only use it as a face scrub. Over all I think a lot of people will be able to use this just because it is so gentle on the skin which is great for people with sensitive skin and at the same time, it still feels like all the dirt and dead skin is being removed.

This scrub worked well on my oily skin! It claims to moisturise your skin and smooth away dryness so I expected it to make my skin quite greasy. I used it every second day since receiving the product and found it to be very gentle. The scrubby bits are not harsh and the scent of the product was pleasant and not over powering. The scrub washes off quite cleanly and doesn't leave any scrubbys behind. I didn't have any break outs or reactions to the scrub. A little goes a long way as well. I didn't try it out as a mask because I kept forgetting to leave it on! Overall I really enjoyed using this scrub and would definitely repurchase :-)

I really enjoyed this product and it reminds me a little of my fave cleanser angels on bare skin by lush. This cleanser is nice and thick, you don't need a lot, just gritty enough to get a bit of scrub going, and my face feels hydrated after. I used it as a cleanser & a quick mask by leaving on for about 5min & it did a good job. The smell is pleasant, and there's plenty of product. The one thing it wasn't the best on was removing mascara, it still left me with a lot of panda eye and I had to remove that with something else. Overall really happy & pleasantly surprised. I'd purchase.