Product Review: Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water
I dread taking off my makeup at the end of the day. Most of the makeup I use is water-proof and long-lasting because of my tendency to constantly touch my face and rub my eyes so my night-time routine generally involves me scrubbing the heck out of my face until its red.
Over the years I've tried numerous makeup removing products: wipes, oils, etc, but everything either left a significant amount of residual makeup on my face and/or caused my skin to break out so I found myself switching things up constantly. My most recent routine has comprised of using Philosophy - Purity Made Simple Cleanser (on sale here) followed by The Original MakeUp Eraser® Makeup Remover Cloth which I purchased from Sephora (also on sale right now here!). The combination of products has been fine (no breakouts) and though I don't have to scrub quite as hard with the makeup remover cloth, I still feel like my makeup isn't being completely removed, especially my mascara and eyeliner (shout-out to Make Up For Ever's Smoky Extravagant Mascara and Kat Von D's Tattoo Liner in "Trooper" for being truly long-lasting/being so difficult to remove).
I stumbled upon this whole micellar cleansing water frenzy and was curious as to whether all the comments about it were actually true (feels like water?! I don't need to wash my face after because there's no gross residue?! Affordable?) I was curious so I went out and purchased one to try it out.
Product: Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water (There are two types: a "regular" one with a pink top and one for waterproof makeup that has a blue top. I purchased the latter).
List price: $6.29-875
Where to purchase: Any drugstore or Ulta (where both types are on sale currently)
Claims: The concept behind these and other "cleansing waters" is that water that contains micelles (collection of molecules that surround the makeup/dirt) allows you to easily and effectively remove makeup and other products without harsh rubbing and scrubbing. Because it's mostly water, you don't have to deal with the oily feeling other makeup removers leave you with so there's no need to wash your face after using this. The end result should be clean and hydrated skin with no residual products left.
Use:
I decided to test this out after a dinner party when I had on heavier makeup than usual. For my eyes, I used a small amount on a cotton pad that I applied to each eyelid for a few seconds then gently rubbed. The result is shown below.
For my face, I used another cotton pad and wiped my face until I felt like most of the product had been removed.
Thoughts:
As you can see, the cotton pad had a significant amount of eye makeup and mascara on it and it had done a fairly good job of removing most of it from my eyes. So it definitely works.
However, despite repeatedly running the pad over my eyes and face, there was a little bit of mascara and eyeliner that refused to come off. It wasn't until I used my usual cleanser and wiped my face with the makeup remover cloth that my face was truly makeup-free.
Speaking of washing my face, I definitely do not think I would have been able to get away with just using the micellar water to cleanse my face. I agree that it isn't quite as oily as other makeup removers, but I still felt like I had a film of something that wasn't water on my face.
Although I don't think I'd ever use this in place of water to clean my face, I really liked adding this to my current routine. While it doesn't take off everything on its own, I found that when I used this with my usual cleansing routine, my face felt a lot cleaner and less dried out.
Repurchase?
Given the price, I don't see why not. Though it wasn't a miracle by any means, I did feel like it improved my current routine.
Over the years I've tried numerous makeup removing products: wipes, oils, etc, but everything either left a significant amount of residual makeup on my face and/or caused my skin to break out so I found myself switching things up constantly. My most recent routine has comprised of using Philosophy - Purity Made Simple Cleanser (on sale here) followed by The Original MakeUp Eraser® Makeup Remover Cloth which I purchased from Sephora (also on sale right now here!). The combination of products has been fine (no breakouts) and though I don't have to scrub quite as hard with the makeup remover cloth, I still feel like my makeup isn't being completely removed, especially my mascara and eyeliner (shout-out to Make Up For Ever's Smoky Extravagant Mascara and Kat Von D's Tattoo Liner in "Trooper" for being truly long-lasting/being so difficult to remove).
I stumbled upon this whole micellar cleansing water frenzy and was curious as to whether all the comments about it were actually true (feels like water?! I don't need to wash my face after because there's no gross residue?! Affordable?) I was curious so I went out and purchased one to try it out.
Product: Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water (There are two types: a "regular" one with a pink top and one for waterproof makeup that has a blue top. I purchased the latter).
List price: $6.29-875
Where to purchase: Any drugstore or Ulta (where both types are on sale currently)
Claims: The concept behind these and other "cleansing waters" is that water that contains micelles (collection of molecules that surround the makeup/dirt) allows you to easily and effectively remove makeup and other products without harsh rubbing and scrubbing. Because it's mostly water, you don't have to deal with the oily feeling other makeup removers leave you with so there's no need to wash your face after using this. The end result should be clean and hydrated skin with no residual products left.
Use:
I decided to test this out after a dinner party when I had on heavier makeup than usual. For my eyes, I used a small amount on a cotton pad that I applied to each eyelid for a few seconds then gently rubbed. The result is shown below.
For my face, I used another cotton pad and wiped my face until I felt like most of the product had been removed.
Thoughts:
As you can see, the cotton pad had a significant amount of eye makeup and mascara on it and it had done a fairly good job of removing most of it from my eyes. So it definitely works.
However, despite repeatedly running the pad over my eyes and face, there was a little bit of mascara and eyeliner that refused to come off. It wasn't until I used my usual cleanser and wiped my face with the makeup remover cloth that my face was truly makeup-free.
Speaking of washing my face, I definitely do not think I would have been able to get away with just using the micellar water to cleanse my face. I agree that it isn't quite as oily as other makeup removers, but I still felt like I had a film of something that wasn't water on my face.
Although I don't think I'd ever use this in place of water to clean my face, I really liked adding this to my current routine. While it doesn't take off everything on its own, I found that when I used this with my usual cleansing routine, my face felt a lot cleaner and less dried out.
Repurchase?
Given the price, I don't see why not. Though it wasn't a miracle by any means, I did feel like it improved my current routine.
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