"Rise and shine" doesn’t mean much when you fell asleep in last night’s makeup, only to wake up with dull skin and clogged pores. Thankfully, this alcohol-free, no-rinse Micellar Cleansing Water helps to easily remove makeup, dirt, and other impurities for a fresh, soft complexion.
The package describes this as "perfect makeup removal", but all it did was spread my eyeliner and mascara around in a black mess! Didn't actually remove anything! Normally I can "push through" and finish out even a bad sample, but I ended up throwing this away. There are better products out there, for sure!
1First of all, let me just say, the scent of this is awful. I sniffed the product in the bottle before I decided to try it out on my face and I immediately didn't like it. I figured the scent would dissipate and not be quite as strong once I used a small amount on my face, though. Nope! Smelled just as strong and the scent lingered. Again, the smell is not pleasant, so that was really annoying.
As for the efficacy of the product, it was pretty meh. It didn't really feel like it was making my face any cleaner. It was also rather sub-par at taking off my eye makeup. To top it off, it left a strange residue on my skin and it did not feel at all pleasant.
Overall, I would definitely not recommend this product. Go with Caudalie or Bioderma, instead!
I use a different micellar cleansing water (Bioderma) regularly and was excited to try this. It was a major disappointment for me. It's slightly oily and while the scent was tolerable, it lingered a little too long. It seems more like a make-up remover and a true cleansing water to me. The sample size was really decent, but the product is just not for me.
1This product should not be called a makeup remover. I tried to use it to remove my mascara (not waterproof mind you) and it took some serious scrubbing with a few cotton pads to remove. Also, it has a strong floral smell which I found irritating, especially around the eye area.
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