After hearing months and months of hype about this mysterious product online, I was SUPER excited to try it when I saw it on the shelf of my supermarket! The fact that the entire supermarket stock has now been sold out for two weeks is a great testimony to the popularity of this water!
I think what firstly attracted me was the appeal of having an all-in-one makeup remover, cleanser, toner, etc. Being able to use the same product for everything morning and night, plus not having to rinse with water or anything, was a huge appeal! The second thing that attracted me was the ADORABLE packaging - the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water comes in the cutest chubby bottle, with a useful pink clip-top lid.
The formula itself is magic. Unscented, this water removes makeup SUPER easily and very thoroughly. When used on my eyes it does not sting or irritate in the slightest - the reason why I usually hate liquid eye makeup remover. This water leaves the skin feeling clean, soft, and not irritated or overly dried-out. And the best thing? You don't even need to use water to rinse afterwards!
I did find that this was terrible at removing waterproof mascara, but I dislike wearing waterproof mascara anyway, so not really a con in my books :-)
As with most of you I heard all the hype leading up to the NZ launch of this product, and really wanted to try it myself. I finally managed to get my hands on this not too long after the release at my local New World.
The price of this is amazing for the amount of product you get and the packaging is quite simple and cute. It is easy to pour the right amount out onto a cotton pad just don't squeeze the bottle! (otherwise it comes flying out) Once applied to the cotton pad, with one small wipe makeup is easily removed, I was a bit skeptical about it removing waterproof eye makeup but it did wonders! It definitely lives up to the hype. It is gentle on the skin and doesn't sting or make your skin feel dry after removing your makeup.
I love this product and glad it is available in New Zealand.. finally!