Full disclosure: I'm not a huge cream cleanser fan (I'm in a serious relationship with an oil cleanser!), but I am a sucker for trying new products, so I picked up the Try the Range kit from Farmers.
I wasn't holding my breath on this one, as I have combination skin and often cream cleansers feel like they haven't done enough to control the oily bits. But you know what? I used this for a week or two and... nothing. No dry patches. No spots. Just... clean, smooth skin. I really noticed the difference when I finished because I picked up another cream cleanser and immediately started breaking out.
Further, a little goes a long way and this product is reasonably priced. As if that wasn't enough, it's produced by an NZ company. Could you ask for more from your cleanser?? Well ok, I could ask it to be an oil cleanser, but you shouldn't hold that against it!
I'm a huge fan of literally all the featured ingredients in this - apple, chia, coconut avocado - sounds like a concoction that can only be good, right? For me... not so much.
Goodness Évery Day Cream Cleanser comes in a gorgeous avocado-flesh green tube with a soft grey screw cap at the bottom. I have the smaller size; 20ml, which I got in a 'Try the Range' kit for about $20 at Farmers. This was enough for a good couple of weeks worth of trials, and I suspect I used too much, so I dare say the 150ml size would last ages.
The cleanser is white and quite thin. You only need to tap the tube to get it to dispense and the first time I used it I squeezed and ended up with heaps in my hand. The cleanser has a strongly herbal smell - unexpectedly, to me it smells mostly of fresh parsley. It's not an offensive scent but I don't personally like it as much as other cleansers I use/have used.
I have to say, I'm not a huge cream cleanser user at the best of times, but I had an open mind trying this one out as I really wanted to love it.
Unfortunately, I don't. I found it didn't remove my makeup very well at all and I needed micellar water or makeup remover both before and after using this to make sure my face was clean. It took quite a bit of rinsing to get the product totally off my face (admittedly this may have been down to me using too much as well) and I could still smell it afterwards.
Positives - I didn't break out using this, and my face felt nice once it was fully rinsed and dried - no drying/tightening of skin etc. I also like that it's from a NZ company.
Unfortunately, because this product fdoes not meet my makeup removal/cleanser all in one needs, and I'm not a fan of the scent, it won't be repurchased - but I can see the spot in the market for it and so it still may well work for you, especially if you're not a big makeup wearer or you are a fan of natural cream cleansers.
Tips: Pick up the sample box if you can because you get to try the cleanser, lotion, scrub, oil and night cream for around the cost of one single full-sized unit.