Oil Essentials: Lavender & Rose Hip

Press Sample 

It's been awhile since I did any type of posting on my nail care routines but this new product from Oil Essentials provided a great chance to introduce you to another way to keep your hands soft and protected! Cuticle oils have been the rage for awhile now, and I was finding myself buying more and more of them but not always using them. Either I wasn't a big fan of the smell or how they applied or how they soaked into the skin.

Oil Essentials is a collection of beauty oils that is made with natural and sustainable blends of essential oils and fortified with an advancing anti-aging Luxmeadow E Complex along with powerful yet gentle extracts. They are free from parabens, sulfatez, phthalates and synthetic colors and are safe for most people with sensitive skin.

There are currently 6 different oils out there - Seabuckthorn Berry and Borage, Omega 3/6/9 and Evening Primrose, Neroli and Avocado, Argan and Wheat Germ, Sweet Almond and Macadamia and the product I am using, Lavender and Rose Hip. Each oil helps your skin and hair in different ways.



The Lavender and Rose Hip oil is a soothing blend of lavender and rose hip oils, with the added nourishing effects of coconut, sunflower and meadowfoam seed oils.

As you can see, the bottle comes with a long eyedropper top or you can just use the oil that collects along the tube of the dropper. On top of being used for my cuticles, you can also add a drop of the oil to your favorite skin or hair-care products but I haven't gone to those lengths yet.


I took one drop of the oil and spread it on all my fingers and gently rubbed the oil into my skin. This photo was taken about 5 minutes after the oil was applied and as you can see, my hands are still super moisturized. I have absolutely nothing on my naked nails - not even base coat (and it's RARE that I don't have base coat on - this was after a swatching session). You can see that my hands appear healthy, and very moisturized. About 30 minutes after applying, the oil was completely soaked into my skin. Before that point, anything I touched left an oily residue (like my camera) so be aware of that when applying.

I have been using this oil weekly now and I'm happy to say my cuticles are pretty happy with me. The scent is very pleasing to me being a mix of lavender and rose (my two favorites) but isn't so overpowering that I get a headache. Also, you can see that this bottle is large - 50 mL. In comparison, a bottle of China Glaze is only 14 mL.

The best part for me is the price and the location to buy. Oil Essentials launched this spring in Rite Aid, Target, H-E-B and Walmart. While I don't have a Rite Aid nearby and the nearest Target is an hour away, I live within minutes from H-E-B and Walmart so I can easily go pick up another bottle when I run out, and I plan to. Then there's the price... Each bottle of Oil Essentials is only $12.99. YAY. Considering I only used one drop per oiling session, it may be awhile before I run out, but it's so great to know that it's nearby and affordable.

Oil Essentials [website] is available for $12,99 at Rite Aid, Target, H-E-B and Walmart. Join the conversation with them on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

24 comments

  1. I love both lavender and rosehip oil, so this sounds wonderful. I do use either rosehip or argan oil on my nails that are so dried out from this frigid winter

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  2. I am a huge oil fanatic, and this one sounds especially soothing and lovely to me since I love lavender and rose hips! THanks for the great review! I am testing a couple of their oils, but this is not among them!

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  3. Oh, this sounds amazing! I can imagine the beautiful scent - I love lavender! <3

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  4. I hate lavender, as it can trigger migraines for me. Not a favorite!

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  5. This sounds promising to me. Walmart is walking distance to where I live

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  6. Lavender is my favourite essential oil. Your bare nails look awesome; not a hint of yellowing - how do you do it?

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  7. Yeah this winter was seriously harsh! I'm not looking forward to our summers either but I am interested to see how this will fair on my skin during the heat too!

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  8. They have a good amount of them! I can't wait to go buy the avocado one at my HEB. I haven't seen them in my stores yet but I know it's coming!

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  9. Eep! Definitely stay away from this one then. While it's not overpowering, I definitely wouldn't want you to even be close to a migraine!

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  10. SWEET! Yeah I literally live in the middle of an HEB and a WalMart so we go to which ever one has the better deals of the week, lol!

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  11. Thank you! I wear base coat ALL the time - even if I'm not wearing anything else. I tend to stay away from yellow-green polishes or deep blues as they can stain but IF I get a bit of staining, I clean my nails with soap and a nail brush as soon as I remove the polish and I don't ever wear a manicure more than one week. The biggest one is just wearing base coat - I go between Cult Nails Get It On (now discontinued) and Duri Rejuvacote.

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  12. I love Lavender and Rosehip oil but never used them in combination with each other... so i need to try this. I love Rosehip oil on my nails. :)

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  13. This sounds like a great oil- love the reasonable price too!

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  14. if I could stand the scent I would want to try this out

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  15. Ohhh this sounds lovely. I'm going to keep an eye out for it!

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  16. Wow! This sounds so lovely. I need to try it for sure, my cuticles are HATING me right now.

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  17. Aww, yeah lavender is one you either love or hate.

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  18. Yeah this was a really harsh winter!

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