I am lame blogger, I get so wrapped up with the busy workings of my life that i forget that I have a following and people eagerly anticipating my next blog post/review.
Let me sort this.....today I will be blogging about the about the Farsali Volcanic Elixir!!
Now I don't think I have read a single bad review about this product anywhere on the tinterweb...however there's always a first which subsequently allows for floodgates to be opened...
Let me start by introducing this product as I appreciate many of you won't have heard of it as yet...Farsali is a brand owned and developed by married couple Farah and Sali ( I have no idea what his full name is tbh) they are you tubers and Farah has amassed a great following on her extremely popular beauty channel @farahdhukai.
I have to admit she is brilliant, she's not just someone who picked up makeup and learnt to do it on herself amazingly, but she's done her research and she knows product inside out. From the health benefits all the way down to the ingredients that go into the makeup products we know and love.
So when I heard she was launching her own skincare range I was genuinely excited. The Elixir was released late last year as far as I understand. It is a moisturising oil that is to be used on a daily basis in place of a regular moisturising cream.
It is dispensed using a pipette style dispenser and the oil itself is yellow in colour and has a cream like consistency, what you'd expect from your typical oil.
I bought it online as UK shipping was limited but I considered myself one of those lucky few to get my hands on some bottles. I think one bottle costs around £30 and can be purchased from the Farsali website which can be found on the @Farsali Instagram page.
Having bought this and tried it for a few days, I felt like it made my face itch a lot, it also emanated the most hideous smell. Now I'm Asian and we eat curry on a daily basis, but no way in hell do I like that smell on my face everyday.
Unfortunately I had to relegate the oil to night time use but even then I wasn't seeing much skincare benefits, my regular moisturiser wasn't itchy and provided excellent hydration with no fragrance. Now when I queried the fragrance situation with Farsali customer services I was told this was the natural fragrance of the oil as it is completely organic. However no other review has mentioned this...which surprised me.
To test that it wasn't just me I asked a few other people to try it and they agreed with me, there was definitely a distinct smell which made the product lose a lot of value.
So all in all, if you don't mind the distinct smell of curry and you have money to burn then go ahead buy this product, otherwise there are better and cheaper alternatives in the market.
Ciao for now
