Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water Review

Some times you run into a product which just cant make up its mind. I know its a product which you don't have to wash off but I personally don't like not washing it off as my skin feels like it still has soap on it otherwise . Its great at getting make up off though does struggle a bit with mascara and eye liner.

Overall I'm not sold on it but my daughter who skin is starting to need cleansing seems to do well with it.

I'd heard the hype about this little bottle of amazing and so picked some up on a recent trip to Sydney. I wish I'd bought a years worth! Garnier do say this will be on sale in NZ soon, but in the meantime I believe it's available online. NZ RRP looks to be around $15; I paid $11 in Australia.

The bottle is super generous for the price, at a 400 ml/200 use (so they claim) size. It's clear (great to track your usage) and accessorised with pink labels and cap. The product is called water and it looks and smells just like water, making you feel like you are simply wiping your face clean.

This is, in fact, what is happening. A little micellar water on a cotton pad negates the need for makeup wipes, make up remover and heavy cleansers. You simply don't need them. I find that this melts the makeup clear away, taking with it the grime and dirt of a day in the life of your face. It's cool and refreshing on the skin, non irritating, and effective on all makeup types I've tried it on (my default face is eyeliners/shadow, mascara, liquid eyeliner in bright colours, bb cream or light foundation and blusher.

Sometimes I use another cleanser after, sometimes I don't, but it's out of habit more than necessity. You don't need it unless you have heavier makeup on - and even then I'd just recommend a second micellar swipe, to be honest!

I'm completely sold. So much so that I actually messaged Garnier to ask when it would be available here, and was promised that it would be out in NZ 'very soon - early this year'

So it works, does what it says removes dirt/make up without having to use water or any other facial wash. It has a very neutral smell like a watered down mild face wash. My skin doesn't feel refreshed, it just feels as if I have washed it. I did have to use 2-3 make up pads to completely clear my face of makeup, which obviously you would have to purchase and dispose of. I feel like its kind of like using disposable nappies vs cotton washable nappies, i'm pretty green and I don't like to contribute to waste. Because of this I obviously prefer a facecloth and face wash mainly because its more sustainable. I also like the using a facecloth for the heat and steaming of my face, and the gentleness of just water around my eye and face wash elsewhere. It's not something I would personally purchase as I wasn't blown away by its cleaning properties and I don't think its a sustainable method. It also reacted really badly to the eczema on my hand when I over poured (easily done) so I wouldn't suggest using it if you suffer from any skin irritations.

I think this is a fabulous make up remover. It's just like using water but everything comes away! It doesn't have a smell, is gentle, doesn't sting and leaves a cool and refreshing feeling. The skin is left feeling clean and soft!

A lovely and very easy to use cleansing water. Simply generously apply to a cotton pad and wipe all over your face, eyes too. Makeup comes off very quickly and skin is left feeling clean, refreshed and hydrated. I highly recommend this product if you need a makeup remover or a cleanser.

I was lucky enough to get to trial the new Micellar Cleansing Water from Garnier. I was looking forward to trialling this product because I was looking for a quick and easy way to remove my make up at night. I had been using make up wipes but I had read that they are not that great for your skin so I was keen to try something else.

I was very impressed with the large bottle that it came in and that fact I could potentially get 200 uses out of it. At $12.99 a bottle, I thought that was great value.

I used the product with a cotton pad as suggested and it did remove all my make up, including mascara very easily. I would possibly use a little bit more than suggested if I had heavy eye make up on.

After cleansing, my skin felt lovely and soft and didn't have that tight feeling I sometimes get from other cleansers.

Very impressed and I will definitely purchase again once this huge bottle eventually runs out!

Always have a bottle or three of this around my house. Teamed up with the large cottons rounds this is gentle on my skin leaves a fresh feeling soothing on eyes and best of all removes make yo thoroughly. The big bottle lasts a long time too as you don't need much! Will continue repurchasing

I had heard a lot about this product through YouTube whilst watching all my favourite beauty you tubers. They all raved about it and how amazing it was but I never really understood how great it was until I tried it. The product is a great consistency, literally like water. There is no weird smell and it does not leave an oily or uncomfortable feeling on your skin after you use it. I didn't feel like I needed to wash or rinse my face after using the product. It does not dry out my skin either which is amazing as my skin seems to dry out with a lot of cleansers and makeup removers. And like the product claims, you do not need to rub away at your makeup, it comes off so easily with the micellar clensing water. I think this product is great value for money. I have used it everyday since I got it to remove all of my face make and eye makeup and the bottle has a barely gone down. My sister has been using it also and has gone out and purchased her own bottle she liked mine so much. I will definitely be repurchasing this product over and over again and this is now my new holy grail makeup remover and cleanser.

I have been using Garnier Micellar for a few days now, and I'm very impressed with the result on my skin. Normally I uses face soap to wash and clean my make up, this will leave my skin very dry and I have to apply face moisturizer straight after shower. With Garnier Micellar, I uses cotton pad as per instruction to apply to my face. It's very easy to remove my make up. I don't need to rub hard, and it cleanses my skin. I tried not to use moisturizer on day one just for an experiment, and it keeps my skin soft and moistened the whole day! So it really does what it says. Totally recommend this product!