Garnier Micellar Cleansing Milky Water Review

I have the Garnier original pink micellar water, and have used it a lot. This one made me very excited because it was more of a gel formula and I've found that this is more suitable for my very sensitive skin, especially my eyes!

It removes makeup nicely, but in general, I'm not a fan of having to use cotton pads. I also never like the residue left on my skin from micellar products, and always cleanse and wash anyway, but this is great to get that first layer of makeup off.

There's no noticeable smell, which I like, and the product is cooling and gentle. I would recommend for people that don't like typical micellar water products.

The large bottle also means it'll last for ages!

This Garnier Micellar Cleansing Milky Water was a pleasant surprise. When I received the product, I was surprised to see how thick and gloopy it is - I've used Garnier's Micellar water before and loved it, so I thought this would be similar, but it seems more a cleanser consistency. I have to admit, the thickness threw me off a bit, but once I started using it I was impressed. This product removes all traces of make-up and dirt, clearing the way for me to use my other routine products. My skin is quite combination, so I was concerned what adding a new product into my routine would do, but I haven't noticed any negative results... In fact, my skin seems to have been much less oily than normal, and I haven't had any breakouts. Woop! I call that a success! Thanks, Beauty Review :)

The packaging is very plain. It doesn’t come in a fancy box or have any added plastic like many products have. I’m happy with that and the plastic container can be recycled.

This cleanser is designed to be used with a cotton pad and says you don’t need to rinse. I used this product as directed, but after cleansing I really still felt that I wanted to rinse my face. It certainly seems to remove all my make up which is great, but my face felt a bit sticky after the cleansing process. I really didn’t want to add my night moisturiser over this until I’d rinsed my face.

On the plus side if you happen to be travelling, it would be easy to just use a cotton pad to cleanse you’re face. I’m not too keen on using the cleanser as directed, simply because it would mean using two cotton pads per day, for cleansing morning and night. As we are all becoming more aware of how much waste we produce, I don’t feel it’s very environmentally friendly to be throwing two cotton pads away per day. For me that means, 14 cotton pads per week going to landfill. If you would normally use a cleanser and a make up remover, then it’s a great idea, as you can just use this one product now.

It certainly made my skin feel clean, without drying it out.

I would use this cleanser again, but for me personally I would cleanse and then rinse off, without throwing extra cotton pads into the rubbish. I would use a cotton pad to remove waterproof mascara and eyeliner.

With make up applied, it took about 3 or 4 round cotton pads with the miscellar water to take all the makeup off including eye makeup (plus a little bit of remaining foundation came off when applying toner afterwards) It was definitely moisturising and my normally dry skin didn't feel tight afterwards.

I personally prefer to use cleansing foam and rinse off with water, so without rinsing my cleansing routine felt slightly incomplete, but for people who would normally use cleansing water this is definitely a nice choice for dry skin. The generous amount in the bottle also doesn't make you feel bad about using it liberally.

This micellar water is really think almost like a gel, its defiantly got a milky appearance. I think it removes makeup fine like normal micellar water, but personally i will always follow up with a wet cloth and/or cleanser to make sure my makeup is really gone.

The packaging: This product comes in a flip-top 400ml clear bottle. I found that it was hard to dispense the fluid without dribbling some on the bottle due to the thickness of the liquid. A pump-style bottle might have been easier. I didn't have any other issues with leakage and overall the packaging is attractive enough to have on display.

The product: This micellar milky water is translucent white in colour, and slightly thick. Without wanting to be crude, there's only one other fluid I've seen that has this exact colour and texture, and I did find that a bit off-putting. It's not perfumed and smells faintly of alcohol (You know the hand sanitiser they use in hospitals? It smells just like that).

Did it work? Heck yes! This removes way more in one wipe than my usual Essano micellar water, and I did not feel tight or dry afterwards - as a trial, I decided not to moisturise afterwards one night, and my skin felt fine. I had no trouble removing a full face of make-up, including eye make-up, with one cotton pad of product. No irritation, no unpleasant effects at all.

Would I purchase it in future? Yes, I would, but I'll be decanting it into a pump bottle, because the flip-top design isn't easy to keep cleaning up every time.

I've tried lots of micellar waters so was thrilled to get an opportunity to review this one.

The packaging is really pretty, clear bottle with pink lid that is easy to open. The liquid has a milky appearance.

I used one makeup remover pad and tipped the product onto it. It took several goes to get enough product onto the pad for a start, but the smell was very light and the texture almost like a gel.

I wiped one side of my face, but found I had to apply more product to the pad to finish my face. This was the main minus of the product, mainly due to it being slightly thicker than the clear micellar waters. However, it still removed my mineral powder makeup well.

I would definitely use this again but probably as a backup to a lighter micellar water.

Pros: No smell, nice texture, removes light makeup well, skin is left soft and hydrated.

Cons: is quite thick and requires more liberal use of the product.

This was a gorgeous milky micellar cleanser which was felt so good on my parched skin. I didn't find any sticky residue after. Because I wear some pretty heavy coverage foundation, I need to double cleanse everyday i.e. I follow up with a secondary (usually foam) cleanser. While I would say that this didn't remove all my makeup to my liking, this would be perfect who doesn't use a lot of heavy makeup/foundation. This was also pretty good on lip and eye makeup, you just have to make sure you soak your cotton pad thoroughly before wiping.

Overall this is a very handy product that I'd recommend to all my dry-skinned friends out there who use tinted moisturiser/BB creams and want something gentle but effective to remove it.