Trilogy Make-Up Be Gone Cleansing Balm Review

I've never tried a cleansing balm before. When I saw these where in the last beauty box I wanted to get my little hands on it. Luckily for me it popped up in the BR vault and I got my opportunity :)

This product comes in a sweet little round container, black screw top lid. It comes with a wee cloth also which personally I find pointless,it's kind of well a flannel. I don't see its purpose.

Inside a yellow balm a solid yellow balm. Which I was quite surprised by, I almost expected it to be like a cream this however u need to dig your fingers into it and scoop the product out.

This product does cleanse, it does remove tough stubborn makeup and makes your skin feel clean and smooth without drying it.

There is an impressive amount of product and it lasts for some time. For $38.90 I think this product is definitely worth it. If you don't own this product already, look into it :)

I like the idea of being to remove my makeup quickly and completely - so I was super excited when I got to try this in one of the beauty boxes - it sounded right up my alley...unfortunately it wasn't really for me.

The concept was great...apply to face, work it around, then remove it with water and the supplied cloth. While it seemed to remove most of my foundation, I found it super difficult to remove my eye make up, especially my mascara. I found that I was still having to use make up remover wipes to remove whatever make up was left on my face.

The facecloth was slightly redundant as well. While it did help to remove some of the product, being that it was white, after one use it was dirty - and I mean dirty (especially with the removal of the make up I use on a daily basis).

While this wasn't for me, it may work better for someone who doesn't wear as much make up, because for me and my full daily made up face, it didn't really remove enough product for me to justify using it!

I got this in the vault ages ago since I've never used a balm makeup remover before. My impression of Trilogy has always been pretty high since I absolutely love their rosehip oil. This was a total disappointment and proves that even really great brands can screw up sometimes.

The product comes in a little jar with a cloth that you're supposed to use to wipe the balm off your face. It's a nice simple design but I wish they had a spatula or something to scoop out the balm since I have to try dig it out with my finger and that feels really unhygienic. It's quite solid in the jar but softens really quickly when I rub some between my fingers. It has a faint scent that smells 'natural' and not unpleasant. When I massaged it onto my face as directed I found that it dit somewhat shift around the makeup and lift it off slightly. But my eyemakeup wouldn't budge and I didn't want to risk scrubbing at my eyes too hard with an oily balm. Then came the step where I tried to wipe off the balm with the cloth. It was slightly rough and I feel like it ended up irritating my skin slightly and didn't remove all the balm from my face. I ended up having to use a couple more makeup remover wipes just to really finish the job.

I really tried to love this and gave it a couple more go's but it just really didn't work for me. I found that when I'm wearing only bb cream and no eyemakeup the balm was sufficient. So I'll probably use this when I only need a gentle cleanse. A good thing though is that this agrees with my sensitive skin! Yay!

When this arrived I was happy I had gotten another Trilogy product to try.

I don't think that I have ever used the amount they tell us to when using it but I take it piecemeal as I do each part of my face, wait about 30 seconds after covering my face completely then remove in one go with a warm/hot flannel. I have been very naughty and used it to remove eye makeup as well, I haven't had any reaction but it advises against this. I normally twice cleanse with this, sometimes I wash a third time with a foaming cleanser but others times I just leave it. This leaves my skin nice and soft after use, so it shouldn't surprise that I have even used it as a mask after cleansing to hydrate. Little multi tasking on the product that wasn't planned for.

The scent is nice and soft but with a hint of something sharper underneath. The downside of this product is the cleaning of your flannels but that's easily fixed, they need a real wash rather than a rinse out and reuse the next day. The pot lasts a while for me as I also alternate other cleaners and removers with it.

I received this product in one of the beauty boxes and I was pretty disappointed. The product is difficult to get out nd it didn't really remove my waterproof eye makeup. I use makeup remover mainly for my eyes as I use a makeup cleanser for my skin. I was disappointed as it didn't remove any of my eye makeup. It does however remove makeup swatches on my hand howver

Like a lot of other Beauty Reviewers, I received my Trilogy Make-Up Be Gone Cleansing Balm in the September BRBB.

Trilogy Make-Up Be Gone Cleansing Balm comes in a brown plastic jar with a black screw top lid and of course the classic Trilogy labelling. Within the packaging was also included a small organic face cloth which is really soft.

Trilogy Make-Up Be Gone Cleansing Balm is solid. I had never used a Cleansing Balm before. I used 1/4 teaspoon (literally) and the smallest amount really does go a long way for me. I rubbed between my fingers and once Trilogy Make-Up Be Gone Cleansing Balm starts to warm up, it melts in to a liquid. I love Trilogy fragrance and this has not let me down. It has a beautiful, earthy scent.

When applying to my face it feels as though I am applying an oil, although I am not left with an oil residue. It does feel slightly sticky though.

My makeup literally dissolves, including my mascara. I don't wear a lot of makeup or waterproof mascara. I am cautious about what I use around my eye area and was very relived I did not react in any way. Trilogy Make-Up Be Gone Cleansing Balm is very gentle around my eyes.

You definitely need to use warm water and a face cloth to remove as it is slightly sticky. After use, my face feels cleansed, soft and smooth.

I received this in the September BRBB and I was super excited to see it since Trilogy is such a great NZ brand. Also it is worth $38.90 which made me even more excited. I thought a makeup remover that costs nearly $40 must be pretty amazing, but I was left with mixed feelings about this product. I finished up the whole pot a few months ago. I got it in September, so I think it lasted me about six months. I used it on average about twice a week, so it does last a decent amount of time.

This product comes with an organic cotton facecloth. I used the cloth when I first tried this balm, but I didn't love it. The cloth is very thin and it felt scratchy against my face. It helped to remove most of my makeup, but not all of it. It would need to go into the washing machine after each use, which just didn't seem practical to me. I never used the cloth again after that first time.

The packaging says that you only need to use 1/4 of a teaspoon for your entire face. There is no way that this is enough product to remove makeup. I measured that amount out with a measuring spoon one time, and it only managed to cover one cheek on my face. I found that I needed to use at least a teaspoon or more to effectively remove my makeup.

I liked how this product felt when I applied it to my face. It feels nice to rub it all over your face at the end of a long day, and watch it 'melt' your makeup away. The balm has a subtle natural smell to it. I preferred to use a baby wipe to wipe away the balm and the old makeup. It's probably not that environmentally friendly to use a baby wipe, but it did the trick for me.

It removed my foundation, lipstick and eyeshadow easily, but it always struggled with removing mascara. I would really have to rub and apply a lot of the balm to get the mascara off. Generally I would end up using Micellar Water on my eyes afterwards to get the last of it off. This is a really gentle product, so it might suit people with dry/sensitive skin.

Overall I found this product to be a bit average. I've used other makeup removers that do a much better job at a much cheaper price, so I probably won't be purchasing this one again.

I received this in a BRBB and was excited to try it out seeing as so many makeup removers are drying or just smell awful. It comes with a tiny organic cotton face cloth, which to be fair isn't worth the hassle. You're better off to use a normal one that you already have.

I find up to half a teaspoon to be more than enough product depending on how much makeup you need to remove. Starting with the heaviest areas (i.e. eyes and lips) and work your way out around the face is the most effective way to use this. It melts beautifully. Spend a little more time massaging it into those heavier areas for the best result.

You end up looking like a melted clown, but don't worry, it washes off! With some warm water and a cloth it wipes away easily and leaves your skin feeling hydrated.

Having tried this balm it's something I probably would purchase.

Thanks to my lovely fellow BR friends that gave great reviews for this product, i just had to try out. I love the Trilogy range and try and get my hands on all their latest products. I love the natural ingrediants used in the product, and the feeling of it cleansing and ridding all the unwanted make up off my face was great. i love the product as it is great for my dry skin and gave a nice healthy finish, can be expensive but it lasted me a while