Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water Review

Garnier Micellar water is a great and easy way to remove your makeup, and even better it's not expensive! I use a cotton pad dampened with micellar water all over my face, I have to use a few if i'm wearing a full face, and my makeup just comes right off. I will still use a cleanser after this to make sure I get all my makeup off before bed, but these are pretty effective by themselves!

When the hype began to rage over this product I knew I had to try it for myself. I was stoked when I found some in Countdown on sale for $9 - I thought it was great value for money given its size compared with other cleansers I've tried. I gave it a go before bed that night and had a really positive first impression. I couldn't get over the fact that it looked like a regular bottle of water but could be so much more. I soaked a cotton pad with the product and circled it around my face; I love that you can apply it to your eye area as well - and voilà, clean and refreshed skin! I was surprised to see how much extra dirt it had picked up. But fast forward to the following night where I had a heavier face of makeup on and unfortunately my enthusiasm didn't remain so high. I needed multiple soaked cotton pads to cut through my makeup, especially my eye makeup which wasn't even water-proof, and even then I picked up more afterwards when I applied a toner. It was disappointingly clear that I had to use a lot more product and basically waste many cotton pads to get a truly clean face. The next night I loosened my makeup with water, baby oil, and a flannel first, then followed with the micellar water. This proved to be the best combination for me, and while it means that the product isn't quite the miracle worker that some claim, it's still good as a facial cleanser and 'light' makeup remover. It hasn't made my skin over oily or dry and I love that you don't have to rinse it off. Ultimately this product still helps me save time, it feels good for my skin and I will consider repurchasing it again, but it isn't as amazing as I was hoping.

Update: 04/06/2015

I just had to take another couple of lippies off this product. I think it was met with way too much hype and has since become overrated. The bottom line is it struggles to remove any the lightest mineral makeup on my face, let alone heavy foundation or thick mascara. The only time it works well is after my face has already been heavily rinsed or precleansed with oil. Therefore it's ultimately a product that over promises and under delivers. Not super impressed.

I had been waiting to try this product out ever since it came out, finally got some so I could see what all the hype was about.

This..Is ...Amazing. It works and I'm not sure what kind of dark magic it is. I use one cotton pad only and it removes everything. With heavier makeup I might use two.

It doesn't sting, has no smell and it isn't oily. You don't need to wash your face after but I still do use my face cleanser.

It seems to last quite a while so you really get value for money.

love Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water because it don't irritate my extremely sensitive eyes at all and remove the makeup perfectly. highly recomended :)

I am now a big fan of this cleanser. I love the fact that It doesn't need to be rinsed off, which also makes it super fast to do if you have a busy life and don't have half an hour to stand about scrubbing your face. It is really gentle on my skin, I normally get a reaction to quite a few face products but not this one. There was a little sensitivity around my eyes for the first few uses but I think my skin has adjusted to the new product really well. I find it is best for removing foundation, eye shadow and lipstick but It doesn't do a very good job with eyeliner and mascara. But that could just be put down to it being a gentle product and my eyeliner tends to get pretty heavy duty. I can see the bottle lasting me quite a while, definitely value for money. I currently use it twice a day and it doesn't leave me greasy or dried out which is fantastic.

This is a great multi tasker - a couple of swipes on a cotton bud or pad and it removes most of my makeup, allowing me to only need one actual cleanse with my usual cleanser at night. And on nights where I just couldn't handle my full skincare routine, I just used the product to take off all my makeup then moisturised. I also use it to take eye make up off - it did sometimes sting a little, but not any more so than some regular eye make up removers. I did always need to apply it at least twice to get most of the makeup/grime off, but since it comes in such a big bottle it still lasted ages. And I preferred using it and follwing up with a cleanser, because it did sometimes leave some residue.

Plus I loved using this in the morning if I didn't have time for a shower or to actually cleanse my face. Morning or night, I always followed with moisturiser, because while it didn't dry my skin out, I didn't find it super moisturising. I would definitely use again, especially because it is such a multi tasker and allows me to skip buying eye makeup remover. However, I'm looking forward to trying the new Pure Active product instead, since I do have acne prone skin. That being said, this one didn't make me break out and didn't irritate my skin, so I'd give it a go if you are looking for a no fuss makeup remover.

I love this product for removing my medium coverage everyday makeup. Super quick and easy with minimal scrubbing. I find that this is much less effective on more stubborn full coverage makeup but great for everyday use. My skin can be quite sensitive but have had no problems with this. I love how clean and soft my skin feels after a few quick swipes. Perfect that they now sell a travel size as it is a bit too big for travelling.

I have never used a micellar water before so did not know what to expect from it. I was excited after reading the bottle and looking at a few reviews. First Time I used it it was on a bare face but still ended up with a dirty cotton pad- very impressed it clearly did clean my skin. Had a slight residue after use but that dried and left my skin feeling nice. The next time I used it to get off my make up which took a long time to end up with a clean cotton pad but it definitely did the trick. Works on eye makeup too just didn't seem to work to get my water proof mascara off-but I have struggled to find something that does get it off other than oil. Cute packaging like that it comes in a small size for travel/storage

When i find a products that works for me i really don't like to change but decided to give this a go. I really like how easy it is to use just squeeze onto a pad and wipe over your face. Since i don't wear a lot of make up i found that this was ideal to use at night to take off the little amount i had on. It didn't feel heavy on my skin and made it feel really nice and smooth once i had taken it off my make up. I really like how its perfume free as it doesn't smell strong or leave a smell afterwards. I defiantly will be buying this again, but not so sure about the 200 uses.

If I could choose one products for cleansing, toning etc, this would be it! It made my skin feel clean, fresh and silky smooth. I am not one to jump on the bandwagon just because everyone else is using something, but this was recommended to me by a handful of close friends so I had to try it. I am so glad I did. I love it!!