If you're getting bored of plain micellar water, give this a go.
This product comes in a standard Garnier 400ml bottle with an added pinkish tinge to the bottle, a pink rose background, and soft pink coloured cap that makes it look very pretty sitting on your vanity. It claims to be suited to dull and sensitive skin, removing makeup and giving your skin a "glow".
Upon opening the bottle I noticed a rosy, floral fragrance that reminded me of how Japanese rose-scented skincare smells; not just straight rosewater, but with an added powdery-but-not-in-a-grandma-way type of scent. It's not a light fragrance but I didn't find it too overpowering. It is worth noting there is added fragrance in this product. It does not have any colour and is not a bi-phase formula.
In terms of removing makeup it did as well as the original Garnier micellar water, as in it removes "everyday" makeup just fine. I did test it on matte liquid lipstick, which it removed with a little effort, but my ultimate test was my Kiss Me Heroine Make Long & Curl Mascara (Super Waterproof), which it was not able to remove, unsurprisingly. It did, although, manage to remove the Advanced Film version, if any of you are familiar with that. It did not sting my sensitive eyes unless I put too much on the cotton pad.
Now, regarding the claim of only using one cotton pad - I don't know how this would be effective unless you were only wearing eye and lip makeup, i.e. no foundation. I don't regularly wear foundation so I was able to use one side of the cotton pad for both eyes, and the other for my lips. I have tried using one cotton pad for a full face of makeup but the pad just gets saturated with makeup so quickly that you'd just be smearing old makeup around your face. You would be better off using one cotton pad to remove/break down the makeup, and another to get the residue off, or just washing your face afterwards, which defeats the claim of "no rinsing required". I really don't understand this claim.
This product did leave my skin feeling and looking clean and fresh. I have normal skin on most of my face but my upper lip and area around my mouth is very dry and sensitive. This product did not irritate my skin and left it feeling comfortable, not tight, and without any discernible film over my skin. I still always moisturise afterwards but I wouldn't say it's absolutely necessary after using this product; maybe in winter I might need to, though.
Overall I really enjoyed this product and would purchase this product over the plain version because I am a fan of the scent, and I feel like it did hydrate my skin more than the plain version. However if you are sensitive to fragrance I would patch test first.
always a little concerned about these types of products on my sensi skin - as they often leave a raw burn feeling and tingling - but this was so gentle, removed whatever i had on - left me feeling clean, hydrated and refreshed. Im not a big fan of the florals - but the scent was gentle and not at all over powering.
Tips: only a little is needed - meaning this will last a while!