Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water Review

It seems the BR world is divided into people who love this and people who don't. I really wanted to love this but....I just.....can't. I bought this at the height of its hype and was really excited to get the last bottle hidden away on the bottom supermarket shelf. I find the clear bottle with its pink lid attractive and the amount you get represents good value for money. It contains a clear, almost odourless liquid that does bubble up if you give it a shake.

Ok, so before we get started, let me make this clear. I am devoted to hot cloth cleansing with a thick, oily cleanser. So micellar was probably never going to be a good fit for me but I tried to go in with an open mind. What I found was that I had to soak a lot of cotton wool with a lot of the micellar to get all my makeup off. It took at least five before they came away clean. I didn't rinse if off the first few times I used it and after a few minutes I got the weirdest sensation on my skin. Not burning or tingling but bubbling. Weird (and I wouldn't describe my skin as sensitive) One time I didn't apply moisturiser straight away and my skin went very red. After that, I rinsed after use and my skin did feel clean and soft. However, this is when I decided micellar was not for me. It just seemed like a lot more time and faff involved than my usual HCC and with not great results. Really, it's no better than the dreaded face wipe (don't get me started on those!)

As this only has a six month shelf life, I don't want to waste it so I use it when I'm away. I've decanted it into a smaller bottle with no spillage disasters. Sadly, it won't remove my latest mascara so I'm back to finding another use for it. A few on the forum say it makes a good brush cleaner so I'm going to give that a go next.

Disappointing but I know many swear by it, it's just not for me.

I've read a few reviews on this and everyone raved about it! Sure It did what it claimed, it removed all of my makeup without a lot of rubbing/effort but I wasn't a huge fan come the next morning!

I've been using the Bioderma Micelle Solution for the past few years and I love it! So when I heard people saying the Garnier version was a good dupe, for half the price I had to try it!

I was totally drawn in by the packaging, it looks great! And like I said it did remove my makeup so first impressions I was impressed!

But the next day, my skin was extra dry! My chin and under my eyes were burning and were all flaky. I do have extremely sensitive skin and I guess this product was just one of the one's that didn't agree with my skin.

I can see why a lot of people like this product it definitely does what it claims. I know everyone's skin is different, but if you have sensitive skin perhaps don't smother your face with this the first time you use it :)

I bought a bottle of this a couple of months before it was sold in New Zealand. I'd seen so many reviews saying it was a life changing product so i decided to give it a go. I paid about $13 off an overseas website, I actually can't remember which one Now!

This bottle is huge, it is 400mls of product so I really feel like you get a good amount of product for your money. It says on the bottle that there is enough for 200 uses. I have just finished my bottle recently and I got probably a good 5 months of everyday usage out of this. Packaging wise, this is a very simple bottle. It's clear packaging so you can easily see how much product you have left. The only thing i don't really like is the opening, because this product is the consistency of water, i wish it had some kind of dropper opening so you could better control how much product comes out. I also don't feel like this would be travel friendly, if the cap opened up, the whole bottle would leak out.

This product looks and feels like water, it has no scent. If the bottle is shaken, it will froth up though so a least you know it has some kind of cleanser in it.

I like to use a small amount on a cotton pad. I like to wear a lot of mascara, liner and shadow. This product will remove it all including mascara like the collection does it all one. I use one pad per eye. Sometimes i get a bit of stinging but i find that is because i have used too much product at one time. For a little while, I did use this to remove my face makeup as well. I wasn't the biggest fan as it felt like it left a film on my face and I'm not into having to double cleanse at night time. I want my routine as quick as possible.

so anyway, I used up the last of my bottle 2 nights ago. I had kind of ended up telling myself that it was a bit of an over rated eye makeup remover and I wasn't sure if I would pick it up again. I used to swear by makeup wipes to remove eye makeup. So the next night I went back to my makeup wipes and it was Awful! I felt like it took me 3 times as long to remove my eye makeup and I had to rub harder. Needless to say, I will be picking up another bottle very soon and I'll just stick to the wipes for travel.

I've also read that this is good for cleaning makeup brushes but I haven't tried it out yet.

I got into the micellar craze about 6 months ago and I will never go back to not having this in my skincare routine. So to give you an idea I use an exfoliating cleanser every second day and every other I use a combo of cleansing wipes and this micellar water, and its great I love it. If you are one of those people that wears a natural face of makeup everyday and dread taking it off at night then you'll love this. I use a cleansing wipe to remove mascara and what I used to think was all my make up Mmmm I was wrong, so now I follow up with the water on a jumbo cotton pad and remove the remaining make up and trust me you'll be surprised at how much is remaining! It's great for sensitive skin as it has no scent and a little goes a long way, I have been using for 6 months and have about 2/3 of a bottle left. It also doesn't leave your skin feeling tight or like it has a weird film on it. Great value for money you can pick it up on sale for around $10. Go grab you some you won't regret it.

With this remover i effortlessly removed my whole face of makeup with only 3 soaked cotton pads. The remover worked really well with taking off my eye makeup, especially my gel eyeliner and mascara. My face was left feeling clean and it didnt make my skin react at all, it left it looking very clean too.

I have been using this for about a year now, and really like it. It works so well at removing eye makeup and face makeup in general. It usually takes 2-3 cotton pads to get everything off my skin, but it does such a good job. A lot of other products leave some eye makeup behind but this leaves my face totally without makeup. It's also so cheap, you get so many uses out of the huge bottle!

This product comes in a clear and transparent 400 ml bottle with a pink lid. Simple, pretty and girly. The product itself is a clear liquid and the flip top cap gives the right amount of product. This product will give you 200 uses (it claims).

I used this to remove makeup after work instead of using makeup removing wipes. This water removes my foundation, lip products as well as eye make up products but I feel I use a lot of product. After using it, I wash my face with a cleanser simply because I like to double cleanse. However, this is not required.

The bottle is quite hefty and so, when I travel, I take the product in a travel bottle. I have normal to oily skin and it doesn't make my skin feel oily or dry after use. It doesn't sting my eyes while removing eye makeup. I like the fact that it is fragrance free and rinsing of the face is not required after use. However, I do feel I tend to use lot more product, but it's quite economical, so I don't mind.

Overall, quite decent product and I am going to continue using it.

Woooo I absolutely love this cleanser, I had to wait so long to buy it as everywhere was out of stock for so long and now I can see why! It's a huge bottle with a really handy flip lid but it actually looks healthy too! A little squirt on the cotton pads and simply wipe your makeup off easy as. I find it really works well on liquid eyeliner too. My skin feels clean but moisturised not dry at all. Can't wait to try in the summer as its a little cold on my skin at the moment lol. This is going to be a staple in my bathroom for sure :)

Had to hunt around to find this but am onto my second bottle now, I use it everyday to take my makeup off, its so gentle and takes off more than what a makeup wipe would. 100% recomend for anyone. Can do a full face of makeup and this makes sure to get every little bit back off, its truely amazing!!