Quick Review: Tatcha Pure One-Step Camellia Cleansing Oil

Hi everyone! I have a quick post on a product that I recently purchased, tried and enjoyed a lot.  It is the Tatcha Pure One-Step Camellia Cleansing Oil.  I bought the 0.8 oz. bottle back in September ($12.00 the travel size and $48.00 for 5.1 oz)  and about a week after I received it I used and I did not like it, at all but this thing has instructions and a little learning curve.  But let me tell you about it:

Tatcha is a relatively new to Sephora, it is a luxury brand, kind of pricey, and its founder, while traveling in Japan, met with a Geisha who share their ancient beauty secrets, which were improved with a little help of science and they have very good reviews, on almost every single one of their products.

As for the cleansing oil, this is what Sephora's webpage says:

"This beautiful blend of botanical oils thoroughly cleanses the skin without stripping it of its natural moisture—an essential first step for any skincare ritual. Formulated without mineral oil to remove even water-resistant sunscreen, long-wear makeup formulas, and BB creams, it emulsifies completely and leaves no oily residue. It is rich in oleic and linoleic acids, along with vitamins A, B, and E to nourish dry skin, calm sensitive skin, and decongest oily skin. "

Now, my experience:  As I mentioned before, I did not like it at first. You are supposed to take up to 3 pumps of this transparent oil, rub it into your skin, wash it off with warm water, which will turn the oil into a milky cleansing lotion, and that's it. Well, that was not it for me. At the moment I did not have hot water so I used room temperature and felt like nothing came off so I decided to put it aside and try it later.  Thank you Lord I was wrong.  About a week after that "bad" experience, I did have hot water and follow the products directions and it does work! It takes away everything in one single step but you know me, I have to use my Clarisonic but it comes out really clean, no foundation residue and I even go with a cotton pad and some cleansing water over my eyes to remove any mascara or liner residue and very little is left.  This thing I for sure reccommend and I will repurchase, don't know if the big size, but at least the travel size one.

Let me share a couple pictures of the oil and my before and after. Excuse my tired face, this was after an almost 12 hour wearing makeup day:

As you can see, I have no traces of makeup and yes, my face looks red but it's because I had just used warm water and rubbed the oil a little and it faded out, no irritation whatsoever.

I hope you enjoyed this very quick post and if you decide to try this cleansing oil let me know your thoughts.

Thanks for stopping by and see you in my next post!