Is it just me, or is the rollerball seriously underutilized? I mean, you’ve got your lipgloss rollerball and the occasional fragrance one, but other than that, not much happening with the quirky delivery method.
Apparently, Garnier feels the same way. First came their Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anti-Puff Eye Roller and now there’s Nutritioniste Ultra-Lift Pro Deep Wrinkle Roller, a super-sized anti-aging rollerball treatment for your face. Seriously. I know it sounds kooky, but it’s totally my new favorite beauty toy. It’s a skin care treatment and facial massage rolled (heh) into one.
[Beauty lesson time: In general, most of us don't take the needed time to properly apply our skin care products. Ideally you should be massaging a product into your skin for at least a minute in order to get its full effects. Massage boosts micro-circulation and helps products penetrate deeper into the skin's surface. Since you're physically rolling this gel into your skin instead of distractedly slapping it on your face, you're forced to slow down and invest some time in actually applying it. And it's surprisingly relaxing, considering you're standing around steamrolling your face with a giant plastic ball.]
But the whole draw for me is obviously the application. I’m sure the formula, which features the brand’s Pro-Xylane complex along with vitamin A and omegas 3 and 6, does a great job at plumping, and replenishing the skin, but at the grand old age of 25, I’m not looking to fight off deep wrinkles just yet. Hopefully Garnier’s new obsession with the rollerball lasts long enough for them to come out with a lightweight moisturizer in the same format, so I can get my rolling kicks in a skin-appropriate product.
–MEGAN MCINTYRE
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Sneaky! This sure looks like an ad to me.
Definitely. Garnier Eye Roll-On also has an advertorial on xiaxue.blogspot.com
Yes, very ad-like in tone.
Aside from that, I wouldn’t want to use a rollerball on my face because of germs. It’s hard enough using lotion from a tub (versus a pump) because you have to dip your fingers in — I wash my hands before doing so, but still, it can be gross to think of germs incubating. Maybe it’s just me.
Anyway, with a rollerball you’re rolling it all over your face, then the rollerball — and whatever germs/dead skin/etc. came off your face — just sits there until next time. Not the most sanitary, in my opinion.
hi guys, this is not an ad. if it was, it would be categorized as “webvertorial” not “b for beauty”. megan really does just love products that come in rollerball form that much.
now, back to what’s important – who else thinks all fragrances should could in rollerball form so you can just throw them in your purse?
I’m very down with rollerball fragrances. By the time I get to work in the morning, I find I’ve lost some of my perfume to my winter layers (coat, mountain co-op zip up, and scarf). Rollerball fragrances would be so discreet! Hmmm…
Rollerball perfume would definitely be convenient, but you would have to rub it in and then wash your hands. Because in the right light, you can see how carried away you got using that rollerball all over your neck and chest.
I still miss the rollerball deodorant I used to get when I lived in Paris. Sadly, Europe seems to be ahead of us on the rollerball frontier.
If your here in the States you can get an amazing rollerball deodorant by Ban. I love it. I’m pretty sure its sold in basically every drug store or Walmart.
all beauty advice aside, can we try to fix the glaring “your” instead of “you’re” in the last sentence of the third paragraph, please? really guys?
no thanks. it is tested on animals and contains harmful chemicals for you.
rolling that on your skin over and over is unsanitary. No way to clean it.
i think the rollerball is a genius way of NOT getting your fingers greasy/gross. I wash my hands often, but I have such dry skin in the winter that I’d rather not wash them 10 times after everything i put on my face in the morning like usual. one less time i have to dry out my hands after my moisturizer, foundation, and sometimes eyeshadow. maybe that sounds gross to some but i think it’s genius!
also… from someone in marketing (sports marketing, ESPN, no less), ads such as testimonials aren’t the devil (although i know this isn’t an ad)… it would be nice to support and respect the sponsors of our favorite forms of media. (some would say this economy isn’t in the best place right now, couldn’t we all use a little more mutually beneficial relationships?)
in response to 10…chemicals maybe but it says it doesn’t test on animals.
Speaking as a 40 year old, there’s no WAY I am rubbing my eye cream on for a minute. That pulls the delicate skin in that area and makes it wrinkly I very lightly spread cream on and let it soak in. Also rollerball=unsanitary, man. Also, while I have your attention, young ‘uns, please don’t pull the delicate skin around your eyes to put on or remove eye makeup- ever.
Sampar has a rollerball (more like a chubby pen) eye cream that doesnt get crusty or gross. It has a clicker at the end that pumps out the cream and a steel ball that is cooling and feels great! Definitly no pulling, no messy fingers. My sister has one and I’m always stealing it.