Garnier Micellar Cleansing Wipes Review

I had previously tried the Micellar Cleansing Water and liked it so was uber excited about the wipes that I had heard so much hype about. I needed to have these babies for days when out and about to keep my makeup in check.

The little pack is super cute and can fit anywhere without too much fuss. I kept mine in my glovebox out of the sun so not to get dried out in the heat. I loved the freshness seal it comes with. Some wipe packs have ridiculous resealable tabs that stop sticking after only a few uses.

I think the size of them is pretty decent which is good. I can't stand tiny wipes that require at least two to do any real impact on your makeup. The thickness is adequate so that my fingers don't wear through the wipe from the harsh rubbing.

I too agree with the two below. The wipes are very dry. They are damp at very best. It requires me to rub harder which leaves my skin red and irritated. What is the point of a makeup wipe that doesn't work when used gently!? It is a waste of my time.

I would have been satisfied even if they were refreshing to use on the face. They don't even work in that way. I found that I had to use a cleanser to remove any makeup after using them. It defeats the purpose of wipes at all if I have to use a cleanser afterwards.

They are more suited for my son. He enjoys 'tattooing' mum so uses them to wipe away excess ink. They were no use to me so I just gave them to him to enjoy, which he does.

I've bought these a few times when I've needed make-up wipes and they've been on sale, and I'm happy with them.

I usually use make-up wipes when I don't feel like doing my usual make-up removing routine and these remove my make-up quickly and fairly well. Not so much heavy eye make-up, but I usually use a little eye make-up remover with them and it works well. These don't cause me to break-out, or irritate my skin in any way. I do find they leave a bit of residue, but I've found this with lots of make-up wipes (I just wash my face quickly afterwards). I've never found the tab on the packet to un-stick and I've never found them to dry out.

These do the job and I will continue to buy them when I see them on sale, but I don't absolutely love them.

I picked these up on special to try as they were significantly cheaper than my preferred choice and having used miceller water before I thought they might do the trick.

The wipes are soft and easy to use but a little drier then I expected. They claimed to be gentle for sensitive skin which I believe they are however I did find they required a lot of rubbing to remove heavy make up which has the potential to irritate. 

They are affordable but I wouldn't use these again because I think there are better wipes on the market.

I'm a huge fan of Garnier Micellar Water and when I found out it came in wipe form I was stoked. I'm not a huge fan of wipes but they're super handy for in the gym and cleaning up your hairline when you're dying your hair, plus I've been travelling a lot and thought I'd check them out.

Packaging wise they're pretty simple - a pretty pink and white package in keeping with the liquid version, with a resealable tab.

The wipes are mid softness/thickness, but - and here's the issue - they're really dry. I don't understand this. Micellar Water works best when you're generous with it. So why, WHY have dry wipes? So confusing.

Because of this, I find I have to ADD water to them (and sometimes even add micellar water as well!) to get them to even approach being useful to me. I get a far better result using regular baby wipes, to be honest.

I may have had a dud packet but I got them the first week I saw them so they can't have been sitting on the shelves that long - i think they've just missed out something with the manufacturing.

I'd try them again as a GWP or if they were on super special just to see if they improved, but I'm not holding my breath, unfortunately.

I'm really disappointed with the quality of the Garnier Micellar cleansing wipes as I truly love the bottled product.

They come in the standard makeup wipe plastic packaging, and I found the resealable tab on my packet was actually pretty decent. It's always upsetting when you can't actually reseal the packaging properly and your freshly opened wipes dry out quickly.

I am going to have to agree with Trudi, the wipes are really dry, this leads them to not being very effective at removing your make up, and it makes it very very scratchy when you try to remove eye makeup.

The cooling/refreshing feeling of the original liquid micellar water when removing eye makeup was the major drawcard for me to this product as I thought it would be great for travel. Instead I have used up my packet mainly by using like three in a row to remove what make up I can before going in again and double cleansing with a face wash, and just as a general face refresher on hot days.

I have just finished using my Garnier Micellar Cleansing Wipes and my skin feels soft and thoroughly cleansed. I got them from Countdown on special and thought I would try them for a change from my bottle of Garnier Micellar Water. The wipes are generously sized and stretchy fabric, very moist and non-irritating to my sensitive skin. Very refreshing in this hot muggy weather. Takes eye makeup off easily. My only gripe is the flap on top doesn't stick down properly after a few uses, so I put it into a zip-lock bag. After cleansing my face, I turned the wipe over and swiped up and down my arms, very refreshing.

I'm surprised at how unpopular these are, as I had a really good experience with them. I bought mine cheap in Aussie, and I probably wouldn't pay full price for them but they worked quite well for me. I wear heavy eye makeup often, and have sensitive skin, and these caused me no problems unlike other "sensitive wipes". I found them gentle but fairly effective, although I'd often need two to fully remove the makeup depending what I wore. I haven't tried the Micellar Water yet, so I should give that a try too, maybe its even better in liquid form.

I purchased some of these from a big bucket sale for $6.

25 in a pack so it seemed to be a pretty fair price. I was a bit skeptical about a wipe on my face as I break out or get a stingy face if I wipe my face with a baby wipe. I needed something practical to remove my makeup at the end of the day before I could actually wash it off so these made sense.

My first packet I was really happy with performance from them, removed makeup well, thicker and darker eye makeup not so much but enough till I cleansed my face. So stubborn makeup these aren't any good for. However I noticed a break out after I had finished using these and was quite dissapointed. I hadn't changed anything in my skin care regime except using these wipes so I did put it down to these. However that didn't stop buying me another packet.

My second packet I had such a different experience. My makeup was a lot harder to remove with these wipes. They were not as 'wet' as the last lot so needed a bit of elbow grease to remove the makeup on my face. I broke out almost straight away within using them. So I stopped.

These are 'gentle' on sensitive skin as I never had the stingy feeling or the redness with them but I did breakout.

I won't be using them again. They didn't work for me how I had hoped. This doesn't mean they won't work for others :)

I'm not really a fan of face wipes. I prefer to clean my skin thoroughly and if I wear makeup, then it is always a double cleanse. Having said that, I was off for a marae stay recently and I always pack as lightly as I can in that situation. Yoi never know how good the showers will be and I try to respect the fact that most marae are in the country and don't have as easy access to water as towns do. As a fan of micellar water, I chose to purchase these. Packaging is standard. A soft pack in the colour pink with quite a good closure. The wipes are thick and large and hold the product in very well. While I felt like they cleaned my face adequately, when not wearing any make up, I have since tried them when wearing makeup and they are quite average at removing makeup. Most of my foundation came off (with two wipes), but they weren't so good at removing eye makeup. I usually only wear non waterproof mascara and eyeliner. I would still purchase for what I required them for, but would only use as a last resort in any other situation.

Seems a bit Marmite on reviews here, people love them or they hate them - I really enjoyed these wipes.

I usually use Simple wipes but I picked these up when I couldn't find my usual wipes at the supermarket. I'm a bit of a creature of habit I suppose.

I found these suitably moist (ewww), thick and soft. They removed my smokey eye makeup and didn't irritate my eyes.

Price is pretty good, especially on during Beauty week! I tend to alternate between these and Simple now, depending on what's on special.