Nuxe Prodigieux Shower Oil

The scent of Huile Prodigueuse is one of my favorites for the summer. I love how soft and delicate it is, while being very fresh and unique at the same time.

When I saw that Nuxe released a shower oil containing the Huile Prodiguese fragrance, I ordered it right away. Whenever I apply my Huile Prodiguese dry oil, I always wish that I could just bathe in it, so getting this really made sense.

Nuxe describes this oil as an all-skin-type product that cleanses and leaves a satin finish with delicate fragrance: “An ultra-sensorial shower oil which gently cleanses, leaves a satin finish and a delicate fragrance for a moment of pure pleasure.”

Here’s what I like about this shower oil:

-it smells divine, but we’ve already established that
-it foams very nicely
-feels very soft and smooth on skin when mixed with water
-it contains those tiniest gold, shimmer particles that show on your skin even after you wash the product off
-the fragrance lingers on the skin for a few hours after each use; it’s also perfect for layering with Nuxe Shimmering Dry Oil.

What I don’t like about this product:

-it’s not an oil. Seriously, this feels nothing like oil, it feels just like a very thin shower gel. When mixed with water, the texture does feel quite watery, but it’s nothing like oil.
-sweet almond oil, which is supposed to be a main ingredient in this product, is actually listed almost at the end of the ingredient list, which usually means that it has lower concentration.
-other than feeling very nice in the shower and leaving a lovely fragrance, this did absolutely nothing for my skin. Yes, this does feel nice and very luxurious when used under shower or in a bath, BUT once you get out of the shower and rinse the product off, your skin will feel very dry- well, at least that was my experience with this product. I actually noticed that whenever I use this “oil” I feel like I need to use more lotion than I usually do.

Nuxe Prodigieux Shower Oil is quite nice, but in all honestly, other than leaving that glorious fragrance on the skin, it doesn’t do anything that a bottle of a 3-dollar body wash won’t do. When I ordered this I was hoping that it will truly be an oil, not a gel and that it will leave my skin feeling soft and nourished. I’m obviously a bit disappointed with this product, it turned out to be nothing like what I expected it to be. It’s a shame because usually I love Nuxe product.