Do not touch this with a barge pole if you have breakout prone skin. I used two days in a row and ended up with spots all over my face (couldn’t have been anything else as all other skincare items in my routine are tried and tested). It doesn’t emulsify, making it difficult to get off the skin, which means how on earth is it actually cleansing your skin?! It also doesn’t spread well over the skin and smells pretty foul. Avoid!

The worst cleansing oil! The smell was horrible and even after a second cleanse with another product, I still can't get rid of the smell!! Didn't remove my make up properly and I didn't have much on either! Definitely would not recommend this product! Such a shame, I love most of May's skin care range!

To start, the smell almost made me nauseous. I don’t know what it is about it. I was excited for the scent as it was described woody, which sounded DIVINE! However, it was just awful to me. Aside from the scent, it was too dry to be a cleanser in my opinion and was hard to spread across the skin. When I clothed off gently it left my barrier damaged. It felt like I’d used an intense alkaline foaming cleanser. My fingers dragged across my face and I was shocked as this is an oil and has no pH. 100% agree with Stephanie Nicole - this is not May’s best. ;(

I echo what another reviewer said: this cleanser makes you want to cleanse your face 1000 times a day. I use this as a second cleanser in the evening and my morning cleanser. I love everything about this cleanser from the packaging, to the smell, and of course to the efficacy of the product itself. My (very dry) skin feels soft and nourished after using this cleanser. Although it may seem expensive for a cleanser, a little goes a long way so it will last ages.

I first tried the Pendulum Potion last Christmas and I was instantly in love. The smell, the quality of the oil and the way my skin felt after using it is divine. Whilst waiting for it to be released in the U.K. I tried the Votary cleansing oil but it’s nowhere near as good.