Garnier Micellar Water in Oil Delicate Eyes & Skin Reviews

Packaging fits with the Garnier brand, feels young and more appealing to the younger market. Not so luxury. Lid is easy to open and dispense product though. Generous sized product at an affordable price point.

After shaking product well to mix the oil and water it easily soaks into a makeup remover pad. Application is easy and the product glides nicely over the skin. It easily removes makeup, including eye makeup without having to rub this delicate area. It was very gentle and didn't sting my eyes, which can be sensitive to products. I was also able to apply this product while wearing contact lenses with no issues.

After using, my skin didn't feel dehydrated nor too oily. My skin was in a nice condition to then moisturise.

My only qualm was the scent, not too overpowering but still not appealing to me.

I love the soothing purplish colour, the beautiful scent, and how it removes my waterproof eye and lip makeup easily with no tugging and pulling. 2 cotton pads soaked with the product are needed to remove all my eye makeup.

Another 4-6 cotton pads are needed to remove my thin foundation, too much work needed. I probably would need 10 cotton pads if I’m wearing long wearing foundation! From what I’ve used so far I think the bottle isn’t going to last me 4 weeks. That and the need to use a lot of cotton pads make it much less cost effective and more work than my usual oil cleanser.

The bottle says “Non greasy - No rinse off” - on the contrary I find it’s too oily for my whole face, I still have to use gel cleanser afterwards. I suspect it’s also causing mini breakouts on my forehead and chin at the moment (I don’t normally have breakouts like that). Pity that, as I really like how it removes my waterproof eye makeup, thus the 4lippies rating. Maybe it should be marketed as an eye and lips makeup remover instead of for eyes and skin.

It is suitable for contact lens wearer, I find it doesn’t irritate my eyes at all. I’ll keep using it as eye and lips makeup remover but would stop using it on the rest of my face.

I have been a contact lense wearer since the age of 18, and had to always opt for waterproof eye makeup to prevent anything getting into my eyes and irritating the contact lenses. Removal of it always posed an issue at the end of the day, ad there were not many affordable products available. The water and oil solution is not new, Garnier has has a product on the market for years, but the Garnier Micellar Water in Oil for Delicate Eyes & Skin seems to have a much improved formula. It has a pleasant smell and comes in a 400ml bottle and the oil is a purple colour when separated from the water part of the product. Once you shake it, it easily mixes. Applied to a cotton bud, it easily removes makeup in one go. The eye area feels refreshed, clean and smooth.

I didn't see that much could be wrong with this product that markets itself as able to clear away make up and impurities while leaving skin feeling clean and smooth. Well, unfortunately the strange scaly residue that was left behind on a couple of occasions (a bit like when you would put PVA glue on your hand as a child and peel it off for fun) was just too unpleasant to get over. It did remove eye makeup fairly effectively but the way my skin felt after was not for me.

Overall I really enjoyed this product. I found it as, if not more, effective than the regular Garnier Micellar water (which I use daily!), probably because of the oil component. It worked wonders getting off stubborn and waterproof eye makeup!

The one drawback with this version of the Garnier micellar water, though, was that I did find that it left a bit of an oily residue. No huge drama as I usually double cleanse my face anyway, but I didn't think that it *quite* lived up to the "no residue" claim.

I have sensitive skin and am a contact lens wearer, and I found that this was nice and gentle on my skin, and I was comfortable using it to remove eye makeup while still wearing my contacts. I would use this again and recommend it to a friend looking for an effective but gentle micellar water-based makeup remover.

I love Micellar waters. I’m still a fan of the good old face cloth and water for my skin, but sometimes you need a bit of extra help removing make up, especially eye make up. I still like to keep things simple and easy and fresh feeling and that is why Micellar water is for me. I had tried a few brands of the basic Micellar waters available, including Garnier, which was a favourite, but I never really felt the need to try new versions of it as they came out, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it! But given the opportunity to try it, I did. And I loved it. The formal is so soft and gentle, the oil in water formulation is so moisturise for my skin, yet doesn’t appear to leave any residue after cleansing. I can remove my make up with ease and munch skin is soft and mattified after use, so it’s perfect for pre-make-up cleansing. I’ve recently had some trouble with acne on my jawline, and I’ve had to switch up my cleansers and skin care routine to try and combat this. Although I believe it is probably hormonal, I tried skin care aimed at acne, which only made I think worse! I realised actually what I needed was more gentle, and moisturising, skin care, so this Garnier Water in Oil Micellar delicate eyes and skin cleanser has been perfect and helped to heal and soothe the spots. I also suffer from dry skin, dermatitis and eczema and this product is fine and causes no irritation or reactions for me. I usually use it with a cotton make up remover pad but these have been out of stock lately so I’ve used it on a tissue and the formula is gentle enough that it doesn’t break up the tissue! End result is velvety soft, clean skin! My 12 year old daughter loves it too!

Try it, you’ll love it!

I was skeptical about another Micellar water as i have had such varied reactions and experiences with Micellar water before. I wear glasses and contact lenses so finding something that doesnt react with the eyes and lenses is really hard. Past products i have tried and have really stung the eyes and some even had such intense perfume that the eyes ended up watering and was unable to wear contact lenses for a good amount of time.

This product first of all looks visually awesome! even my four year old son comes in and wants to SHAKE the bottle to watch the blue disappear and then float back up to the top! Which then followed with a very brief science lesson on oil and water!

I have found that you dont need much product to do the job with this Micellar Water, the non oil version from Ganier required a lot of product to be put on the cotton pad and a bit of tugging on the eyelids and face. I was happy to report that with a small amount of product on the cotton pad it removed my Benefit mascara and all other traces of my make up on my face. It left a slightly oily feel on my face, but not the Stripped feeling that you get with most micellar waters. I was then also able to add minimal moisturisers or after products and my face did not feel horrible if i didnt do this e.g the next morning.

I have not reported any irritation to my eyes or my contact lenses so far so it is a huge tick for me and I am definitely re purchasing this.

I received the invite to review Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water in Oil on a morning I got up with panda eyes (again) & thought “Let’s hope this one works….” I wear Benefit They’re Real mascara & it is notoriously difficult to remove. I love the mascara but have tried a few eye make removers including the Benefit one without success. I also wear contact lenses so am a little careful with what eye make removers I try. So how did this one fare? It states it is for delicate eyes & skin & will remove waterproof makeup, whilst cleansing & soothing. It is a biphase formula so you have to shake the oil into the water-based liquid prior to use. This was easy to do & mixed evenly. You then use a cotton pad to apply to the face – eyes, face & lips without rubbing. Obviously you do need to wipe to get make-up off but this was achieved by a couple of gentle swipes rather than rubbing. I repeated the process around my eyes & voila my eye make-up was gone! It also removed my foundation & lipstick with no problems whatsoever. Onto the product: I must say it is a large bottle which surprised me a little for a makeup remover but I guess if you are using it for the whole face rather than just eyes that’s fine. It will last for 200 uses which makes it very cost effective. Side note – I would transfer some to a smaller bottle if I was travelling…. The fragrance is subtle & pleasant. It says it is non-greasy & this really is true. This was a pleasant discovery as I was a bit worried when the ingredients mentioned oil. It leaves the skin feeling nice & also soothed. The blurb states that you do not need to wash the face afterwards & I feel this would be true. However I always wash my face with a facial wash in the shower & after using the product my skin felt great. The only downside is that the ingredient list says it contains benzyl alcohol which may put some people off although it doesn’t state how much. This is used usually used as a preservative, solvent & viscosity-decreasing agent in skin care. It did not dry my skin out at all. So to the verdict: I woke up without panda eyes. Bottom line – I love this product & will happily continue to use it & recommend to my friends. It does what it says on the bottle!!!

The original Garnier micellar with oil was my absolute favourite until I tried this sensitive version.It is a pretty blue colour and has a pleasant floral like fragrance. But the best thing about it , is that it doesn't sting my eyes or skin around my eyes. Recently my eyes and around my eyes has become sensitive due to using a retinol product and accidentally getting it around my eyes. My usual eye makeup remover was starting to sting but the Garnier micellar for delicate skin doesn't sting one bit. I did find I had to rub a bit to remove my waterproof mascara but it did remove it well and without leaving a greasy residue. It also removes my long wear foundation and leaves my skin clean but not tight and dry. I do like this product and will definitely be re purchasing it.