Revlon Face Roller, Oily Skin Control for Makeup, Oil Absorbing, Volcanic Reusable Facial Skincare Tool for At-Home or On-the-Go Mini Massage, 1 Count

Really great reusable product.
TLDR: This is a great replacement for those oil blotting papers and looks less gross and produces less mess. Wash with dawn dish soap.Honestly, I tried to take some photos of this thing in action but my phone’s camera isn’t that great so it doesn’t pick up the important details. But putting this on only half of my face the difference is noticeable immediately. This isn’t a cream, or any application, it’s just a smooth volcanic rock that absorbs oil. But it works brilliantly. My skin is extremely oily, to the point I use the maximum prescription strength meds on it that I can get before accutane.. so even with those meds, by the middle of the day, my face is oily. This really convenient stick just rubs smoothly on the skin, picks up the excess oil, and is so gentle because of the nature of it you can directly apply it to the eyes. It’s cool and soothing as well. The left half I had applied it to to compare was more matte, while my right side’s forehead and cheek was glossy and reflecting the bathroom light easily. If you’re just wanting a quick touch up this is an amazing on-the-go thing.If you use oil blotting sheets constantly, or used to use them but then stopped buying them because they’re expensive and what’s the point after a while, give this gadget a try.Side note, if you’re suffering from acne like I do, my really quick 2-part afternoon routine that helps: Pick up excess oil with this thing, and then powder your face with a mixture of airspun translucent powder mixed with Mario Badescu Special Healing Powder (it’s sulphur, really great stuff for fighting acne, and it doesn’t smell bad) in a portable pump-brush and this keeps my oily face matte for the remainder of the afternoon.The price of this thing was right too, I got it for $10, which is less money than a month’s worth of oil blotting sheets.To clean it, just rub dawn dish soap all over it for about 30 seconds, rinse entirely clean, and set to dry (I put mine on one of those reusable cotton face wipe pads).My only (teeny, tiny) gripe about it is that the handle is unnecessarily long. I wish they’d have created a shorter travel-friendly handle, because it’s really useless beyond the ball itself and making it that big wasn’t needed, especially since it doesn’t store, like, a second roller ball or something. But I think they were going for ergonomics and looks here.

Small, easy to use but doesn’t last long
I love this little thing and it works well for oily skin. But they don’t last long and I wish it would’ve came with replacement balls. I did try washing it, but that didn’t really help. Would’ve been nice of it at least came with a couple replacements. With that being said it does work and it’s very small so it’s easy to carry around with you in your purse throughout the day.

Surprisingly Useful
As someone who has used the little oil blotting sheets for years, I was skeptical but hopeful about the face roller. Regardless of my setting spray, the blotting sheets had a habit of taking off at least some of my makeup when I would use them, which could sometimes leave my makeup looking patchy, but at least not oily. I stumbled on this face roller entirely by accident (yay algorithms) and decided it was cheap enough to give it a go.First use, I was winging it and assumed I could just do a zig-zag with the roller to get rid of the oily parts. I’m not sure if it was just my particular roller or if it is true for all of them, but that was a mistake! The ball got stuck multiple times and would drag across my skin, scraping off makeup in the process and not doing a very good job with oil reduction. That was frustrating and disappointing, but I decided I would give it another try later.Second use, I tried only running the roller in one direction for each swipe. It worked like a charm! The oil absorbed flawlessly, even the oil on and around my nose, which I wasn’t sure the roller could get to very well. By only going one direction with each pass, my makeup stayed put and the ball rolled smoothly.I’ve been using this roller for a few weeks now and it has become an essential item for my purse/backpack. Cleaning it is easy – just some water and my cleanser, then let it air dry overnight and pop it back together as I do my morning routine.Last note, I saw that one of the “features” of this product is “giftable” – please be thoughtful if you want to gift this to someone. Some people may have no problem receiving this as a gift while others may become embarrassed and then never use it just because it reminds them that you think they have an oil problem (which may be accurate, but chances are the person knows they have an oily face and they may be self-conscious about it). What you could do instead is mention that you saw this product and thought it was a neat idea. If you really want it to be a gift, give them an Amazon gift card for around the same amount “just because you’re awesome” or something. Not everyone is sensitive about these things, but some people are, so just use your best judgment, and thanks for being thoughtful! 🙂

Buy it!!!
How have I lived so long without this simple item?! It works like a charm and leaves my makeup looking fresh after 7 hours at work.

I was shocked that this worked as advertised. I can throw away all those blotting papers. I have crazy oily skin and this works so incredibly well. I keep it in a scrubs pocket at work and pull it out when I pop out to the bathroom. Touches up my face without ruining my makeup.

Love this product.