Goodness Break-up Make-up Balm Review

I was lucky enough to get this lovely product in my BBBE mystery box.

It comes in a cute tin, and for some reason I love little tins, that is a lovely yellow colour with some other pastel splodges and Goodness branding. Once you screw the lid open, the product inside looks like puddle of waxy lemon sorbet! And it smells kinda like a lemony sorbet too – quite edible in fact. When you run your fingers over it, it softens very quickly and can then be very easily applied to the skin. In spite of initially feeling quite greasy, it absorbs very quickly and leaves very little residue. It can be then wiped off with a damp cloth, taking your make up and the day’s dust and dirt with it. It is not at all messy to use.

What I like about this product, and other products of its type, is that after cleansing, it can be applied lightly for moisturising, especially if have you dry mature skin like mine. It is full of gorgeous oils such as coconut, olive, sunflower seed, avocado, and chia. Which of course means, you can pack only this product for multiple purposes when you’re travelling – yay!

Personally I think this is the best of the Goodness products I’ve tried so far, and appreciate it is non-irritating and gentle on skin, like the other Goodness products. I think $20 is a fair price for this product, and I would buy it again.

I've liked all the Goodness products that I've tried so far. I'm also a big fan of cleansing balms and pretty devoted to Lush's Ultrabland. However, when I recently ran out and wasn't due to visit Lush for a few weeks, I eagerly picked up this from my local supermarket.

It comes in a really attractive and easy to open tin which I plan to repurpose (it's perfect for shampoo bars). Inside is a yellow, semi solid balm. It has a strong, but not unpleasant smell - hard to describe but a little bit herbal and a little bit citrusy. As per instructions, I scoop out a finger nail size blob. It quickly melts to an oil in my hands and I then massage it over my face. I can rub it into my eyes without them feeling irritated. Removed with a warm cloth (a good old-fashioned flannel is best) it removes all my makeup without a trace. It leaves my skin feeling soft and clean and not oily at all. It can leave my eyes a bit filmy which is typical of most cleansing balms.

I will definitely buy this again. It is a great price, especially for the size of the tin, and it does exactly what it says it will. I may be have become a little less devoted to my holy grail cleanser after using this!

This product has changed my evening makeup removing routine, for the better. I love the texture, and it's relaxing massaging the balm to remove makeup before bed. It's comforting knowing it is natural, and easily removes my makeup. As others have said, it does smell 'natural' - but I don't mind at all. It leaves my skin feeling silky too - it doesn't strip it back. Would definitely recommend.

This balm comes in a really cute tin container that is super easy to open, the balm is just the right consistency to use not too firm and not too soft. Using two fingers you get enough to rub over a dry face, using a warm wash cloth all of your make comes off perfectly and you are left with a clean face, I have used a toner after to see if there is any remaining makeup but goodness has removed extremely well. What impressed me was I didn't have that tight dry stripped feeling nor a greasy feeling. It feels very gentle, it's taken away the makeup but not all the moisture. Clean skin and ready for moisturiser (I felt I needed less moisturiser). I have dry skin and using this to remove my days makeup has worked great, I sometimes use a long lasting foundation and it hasn't been a problem the balm has just as a effectively taken this off. But there is more! Eye makeup this balm is so gentle I have used it around my eyes, rubbed it over my eyelashes to remove mascara and loved how all my eye makeup has been removed. This product has ticked all the boxes for me I am a big lover of this balm, and the tin is awesome, travelling it is a great container to put into a bag.

'Goodness Makeup Breakup Balm is a makeup remover that will wipe away all traces of makeup from every skin type.The balm is formulated with coconut oil, avocado oil and certified chia seed oil. It is vegan, free from artificial fragrances and has no added colourants.' The tin has pretty pastel colours decorating the sides and bottom with a limey-yellow coloured lid that complements the colours on the tin. Inside is a solid cake cleansing balm that smells of fresh lemons. Its a natural scent that's not too strong. Only a small amount of product is needed to cove your entire face. The texture melts into a smooth oily formula that can be gently moved around your face giving it a gentle massage. There's no need to wet your face first. I like to take a small amount of the balm, melting it by the heat of my fingers. The solid balm transfers into a liquid and I gently massage it into my skin, starting around the eye area and working it over the rest of my face. The balm breaks up and dissolves makeup, dirt and daily grime. I use it on stubborn makeup such as waterproof mascara and eyeliner which it very thoroughly dissolves. The oily formula is soft enough to gently massage into the eye area. I finish off with a warm face towel to wipe away the residue as being formulated from pure oils the balm does not dissolve on contact with water. The balm is super gentle on my skin leaving it feeling clean and fresh with no residue - just moisturised and soft. I love the fact that Goodness Makeup Breakup Balm is made in NZ and I especially love that it has a "Best Before' stamp on the bottom and Batch No. so you know how fresh it is.

The packaging of this product is super cute. I love the pastel colours around the outside. As soon as you open the tin, you can smell a strong lemon scent, which is very pleasant. Its a nice, natural lemon scent, not artificial smelling, like some lemon scented products. As you rub it into your skin, the lemon fades a little, and the scent becomes more earthy. I was amazed by how much makeup came off my face with this product. Prior to trying this, I was using a cleansing lotion, and I often had to do a second cleanse to remove all of my makeup. Not with this product! I'm very impressed. It leaves the skin feeling very soft and moisturised, without feeling heavy on the skin. I will definitely be buying more of this!

When this product arrived I was intrigued that it was in a tin rather than the usual tube that I'm used to, I wasn't overall keen on the idea as I did worry the product could become grotty if your digging your fingers into it daily. It's a good solid packaging which has got a bit of a 'candy' style theme, I quite like the colour scheme. The fragrance of the product is slightly lemony which I love (some might say borderline cleaning product smell) however the texture really put me of. Despite the blurb stating it's non-greasy for me it felt very greasy and just felt wrong applying it to my skin, I really wasn't keen to keep using it but in the interests of science I persevered to give it a decent go. My skin felt clean after using it and after rinsing there isn't a residual greasiness. Also it hasn't irritated my sensitive skin so that's a plus. The idea of break-up make-up is a good concept but as I don't wear very much make-up at all I can't say whether it lives up to it's name for a full make-up job.

I wasn't sure what to think of this product when I first got it because I am so used to using makeup wipes to remove my makeup at the end of the day so I was excited to try something a bit different. I followed the instructions on how to use the product and my first thought was that I didn't really like digging my finger into the balm as it got stuck under my nails. There was no strong scent to it which was a big plus for me. When I started rubbing it on my face, it felt very greasy which I thought I would like since I have slightly dry skin but it was sort of unpleasant. I did find that it removed my makeup quite well, including my mascara however I did not like the greasy feeling on my eyes either. The worst part for me though was removing the balm as it left a slightly greasy feeling even after washing and moisturising my face. Overall I don't think I will be using this as much as I would like as it would be a lot easier and faster to just use a makeup wipe rather than the sort of unpleasant feeling of a greasy balm.

This product has really impressed me. I don't usually like anything oily on my skin because I have combination skin with oily areas. Goodness Break-up Make-up balm is nourishing without being too oily - lovely smooth product that simply dissolves makeup. It really does a brilliant job of removing makeup - even mascara. The texture is balmy and soft. Goes on beautifully and smooth. Smells fresh - not overpowering at all. The packaging is super cute - very cool tin, easy to pack for travel and a very handy size. I am not super fond of digging my fingers into a container, so I used a little plastic scoop to take the product out to ensure that there is no contamination. As mentioned, I don't like anything too oily, so I still used my normal cleanser and toner afterwards on the more oily areas to ensure that my skin is super clean. I love this - will buy again and will recommend. Also perfect for teenagers - so my daughter will be getting her own tin.

I was lucky enough to be chosen to trial this make-up removing balm. Firstly it comes in an eye catching tin with a twist of lid. It has a herbal natural smelling fragrance which i love.

The instructions state that you should use a finger nail size amount however I find it need to use more then that to remove all of my make-up. I usually use 1-3 finger nail sized amounts depending on how much make-up i need to remove. I then melt it in my hands and smooth all over my face. It breaks up all my make-up really well. The make up wipes of like magic, i use a warm damp face cloth to do this. It leaves skin looking super clean.

I think this product does what it says it does. I also love the fact that is NZ made and vegan friendly.

I will continue to use this product and will be purchasing as I really like it.