Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water Review

So I had to jump on the band wagon and try this product since everyone has been raving about it - I'm impressed!! I wasn't expecting it to b that wonderful - because surely something so cheap won't work that well... I was wrong!! I wear Double wear most days which is a notoriously difficult foundation to remove and the cleansing water works a treat!! It takes 2 cotton pads to remove a full face of make up for me - and I wear a full face most of the time! I can understand why this product has been flying off the shelves, this is an incredibly cheap product for something that not only cleanses but tones and cleans too. I am converted and will be repurchasing as well as buying this for friends to try!

I wasn't sure what to expect from a Garnier Water - but first of all when this arrived I was impressed at the full size of the bottle! I wear minimal/natural makeup, (primer, powder, blush, shadows, mascara) and this comes off in 2 cotton pads worth of cleanser. It's light and fresh feeling, great for removing everything before bed. My skin can be either oily or dry, but using this my skin didn't react badly at all.

I love this product! I can't find any cons to this at all. It does exactly as it says, removes makeup and cleanses, definitely my favourite makeup remover as I am quite lazy :) I use this on cotton pads to remove eye makeup and foundation. For me it works quite well and removing mascara and eyeshadow etc without irritating my eyes, but I have read that it has irratated people's eyes so just be cautious of that when trying it out. I don't wear lipstick so im not sure how it works for that, but it does remove all of my foundation and eye makeup perfectly. I have sensitive skin and I'm prone to breakouts but this hasn't broken my skin out any more than usual.

I recently went on holiday and after hearing so many good things about Garnier's Micellar Cleansing Water, I told myself if I came across it I would have to pick it up and see for myself. I bought mine in Australia for about $6, my boyfriend had actually seen it first and laughingly called it 'miracle water' but it really is!

This stuff is fantastic! It looks, smells and feels just like water but it's an incredible cleanser. I wear a full face of makeup most days, and would normally remove most of it before cleansing with a baby wipe which would leave a fair bit behind. I apply a bit of the cleansing water to a cotton round (normally it takes 2-3) and it easily wipes away every bit of makeup without having to rub harshly. Even my notoriously difficult-to-remove They're Real mascara and liner, and my Collection Cosmetics mascara comes completely off with this. The only other things that were able to do this is the They're Real remover or coconut oil, so it's a pretty impressive feat!

After 'cleansing' with it my skin feels fresh and clean, not tight or dry but just refreshed. I actually poured a little of this into a spray bottle to use while travelling to spray on my face to refresh my skin!

I still like to use another cleanser after this as I have oily, acne-prone skin, but after a night out I've gone to sleep after just using this and my skin still felt and looked clean.

Now that I have this, I can't see myself not using it so guess I'll be hitting feelunique to pick some up online (or beg the boyfriend to bring some over from priceline!).

So I've been using this for the past week, morning and night, its very refreshing in the morning, and leaves my face feeling fresh and clean, but not smooth, it did manage to help remove make up at the end of the day which is great because I didn't have to scrub it off, so in those factors it worked very well and did what it said, but still no smooth skin finish. But I still like it and because its useful in more ways than smoothness ill use it again :)

I was overall very pleased with the Garnier micellar water. I found it to be quite effective at removing makeup without having to rub - the one exception to that was when I wore a heavy smoky eye with multiple layers of product and needed to remove it quickly. In those cases in future I would take most of the makeup off with a cleanser first and then remove the rest with a micellar water - I didn't initially because I wanted to see how the micellar water would perform on its own.

The micellar water is fragrance-free to my nose and does not irritate my skin at all. I did notice that after using a lot of it to remove heavy makeup it did leave my skin feeling slightly tight, but that isn't really a concern to me since I always follow up with moisturiser (although I did take off one lippie for that as it did not feel as "soothing" as Garnier claims).

I will definitely be repurchasing this product as it is extremely effective at removing makeup, doesn't irritate my skin and is at a reasonable price point. I am going to decant some into a smaller container for on the go or on holiday so I will always have it with me. It is also going to become a permanent part of my makeup artist's kit. I am so glad I got to trial it - thank you BR!

Omg i Love this! upon receiving this for review i was wondering how good it would for me, i don't wear alot of makeup as i have sensitive skin, but i gave it ago, even wore make up for a day just so i could see how it went, it took the makeup off easily, and left my skin feeling nice, refreshed and clean. I used it everyday (they were mostly makeup free days) and my skin has not looked or felt this good in a long time. blemishes have been reducing, skin is becoming softer. i will be using this everyday and then buying more when it runs out. love it

I've tried using it after my regular makeup cleanser and still managed to get icky things off my face! Definitely a good cleanser if you're not thorough with your routine, it will cut down cleansing time because I find it's more powerful without being harsh at all.

There is no smell and there is no residue left on your skin after use. It's recommended to leave a soaked cotton pad on for 5-10 seconds for heavy makeup removal.

I had tried a similar product before, and found that it stung my eyes a little when removing eye makeup.

This didn't do that.

I managed to remove mascara, eyeshadow, and primer from my eyes using one cotton pad! No stinging, no crying, and the products just melted away.

I've used it twice a day, every day. When I wake up in the morning and have a shower, I run a cotton pad half-soaked with the cleansing water over my face. I find that it leaves enough moisturising properties that I don't need to use my facial moisturisers.

At night, its just a quick wipedown to remove the grime and dirt from the day.

I think I would almost prefer a scented version, it has a very slightly noticeable clinical smell, almost like witch hazel.

I love that it tones at the same time - I've just run out of my favourite one, so this fills the gap nicely.

All in all, a great product.