Okay, so my esthetician has been whispering about this plum oil for a year. I finally cracked when she said it “fixes” the weird dry patches I get around my nose that makeup clings to.
It’s not just another face oil. It’s the one she uses on clients before events because it makes skin look *expensive* under lights.
Le Prunier is a small family farm in California. They pressed their entire harvest into this $72 bottle of cold-pressed plum seed oil. The claim? It’s the “new squalane” — lighter than argan, more potent than jojoba.
The Scent
Smells like a fancy marzipan bakery, not like a salad dressing. Big win.
The Absorbency
It sinks in before you finish patting it. You can apply it and touch your face immediately.
The Glass Bottle
Heavy AF. Looks expensive on your shelf, but don’t drop it on tile.
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It’s literally one ingredient — cold-pressed plum seed oil. No filler carriers, no fragrance. The magic is in the fatty acid profile which is freakishly close to what your skin barrier actually wants.
- Oleic Acid: Sinks deep fast, doesn’t sit greasy
- Linoleic Acid: Calms the angry redness
- Vitamin E: The antioxidant shield
- Phytosterols: The barrier-repairing glue
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It feels like liquid silk — thinner than argan oil, but somehow more moisturizing than squalane. One dropper covers my entire face and neck. It disappears in about 20 seconds flat.
Here’s the surprise: I used it on a night flight. My face didn’t look like a raisin when I landed. That’s never happened before.
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The flakes around my nose? Gone by day 4. My makeup sits better by noon. The fine lines are still there — this isn’t Botox — but they look “plumped” rather than etched in.
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It’s a luxury, not a necessity. But if you’ve tried everything and your skin still drinks water, this is the one that actually quenches it.