Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water Review

After seeing all the hype, I went out and purchased a travel-sized version of this. It does clean the face well and is light (just like water) and effective. However, I have to use cotton pads with this and I just feel that there's a lot of waste but I have not much other choice. I would probably stick with my Cetaphil cleanser but this does do the trick. Would recommend.

I received a cute little travel size of this in a Black Box recently - and was naturally very excited about that!

I've tried a few micellar waters before and I found this one ticked all the boxes, easily and gently cleansing my sensitive, combination skin. It removed both my BB cream and my mascara easily, without harsh scrubbing. Afterwards I didn't feel the need to wash it off, as my skin didn't feel sticky or irritated. The travel size was great, as I spend a night away for work every fortnight and I ALWAYS forget eye makeup remover, so this way I can just have an all-in-one product.

The only reason I dropped the star rating on this product is because it didn't say it was cruelty free and I prefer my products not tested on animals.

It does what it sets out to do. However, I always need to clean my face with a cleanser afterwards and I find I still have a lot of makeup left on my face.

I normally wear heavy makeup on the daily especially on my eyes and this does the job on taking them off without irritating my skin.

Perfect for removing eye makeup! Does a great job at removing mascara and eyeliner. Although I have been told it isn’t good for your skin! So I only use this to remove my eye makeup.

I haven’t noticed anything terrible happening though!

I always keep at least 3 bottles of this at a time in my skincare drawer. Although I do love trying new makeup removers all the time, I know this is my OG micellar water, also very easy to fill small travel bottles to take on the go or when I go on trips. Doesn't break my oily skin out and my first step before double cleansing and my skincare routine in the evening. Does a fab job at quickly taking off my stubborn makeup.

This does what it says it will however I much prefer a more luxurious experience with all of my skincare so I have since upgraded to something different. However when I was using this product it removed my makeup well and didn’t leave any residue on my face. Not a product I’d rave about but it gets the job done at an affordable price !

I purchased this product off feelunique.com after reading numerous reviews and when Garnier stated it wouldn't be arriving in NZ anytime soon.

Consistency- This product has a water like consistency as the name suggests.

Application- I poured a small amount onto a cotton round and then applied it to my face.

Fragrance- I didn't notice much of a fragrance with this product, it is just very light and definitely not overpowering.

Coverage- A small amount of this product goes a long way.

Usage- Not a lot of this product is required to remove makeup, I use only about a teaspoon of this each night on a couple of cotton rounds.

Price- The price of this product is reasonable priced because it is such a big bottle. I paid around $10 for this bottle.

Packaging- The packaging of this product is nice, I like the pink colour scheme that has been used. I like that the product has a lid with a small opening so that I do not end up wasting a lot of product. I also like that the bottle is clear and that you can see how much product is remaining.

Results- I was impressed with how well this removed my face makeup, it was super gentle and removed my foundation etc on around 4 cotton rounds. This product removes regular mascara easily without any rubbing, however when I wear waterproof mascara (which is most of the time) I did need to use a seperate eye makeup remover before using this product as this product really did struggle with the waterproof formula.

Skin type- I have very fair combination, blemish prone skin. I get an oily t zone but other areas of my face often get dry.

Repurchase- While I did really like this cleansing water I will probably stick to my regular makeup removing wipes and the eye makeup remover I was previously using. I would be more likely to repurchase this product if it was more readily available and I didn't have to purchase it online.

A big container (perhaps too big?) with easy open flip top. I like that the liquid is clear with no added colouring. I find it to be a gentle product which does not sting my eyes. It removes most makeup easily but has a hard time removing waterproof mascara. I prefer the consistency to an oil based product and would use again.