I thought the timing of this was quite divine; I was about to go on a work trip when I had received these to review. Work trip = having to wear makeup, which is always a pain given the aftercare involved. It comes in a pack that dispenses the wipes, but as you pull one out, the rest follow as if they are tissues - so be warned when you go to pull the first one out!
I initially used these on my bare skin as I wanted to see how they dried down, and to be honest, it doesn't really dry down. I found myself having to pat my face dry so I could apply moisturiser. My other initial thought was that the smell is overwhelming, reminding me of a mix of talcum powder and stale, faded old lady perfume clinging to hair.
I then tried to use it to remove mascara and the pads kind of broke/fell apart as I swiped across my lashes.
Also, after many years of using reusable cotton pads to remove makeup and swipe micellar water on my face, I found it really wasteful to be using these again particularly because of the plastic packaging.
It was also so hard to get the ratio right in terms of how much water to put on the pads, too soaked, and they fell apart, not enough water, then you're just rubbing a smelly cotton pad on your face.
Overall, I do not recommend this product. It's wasteful and doesn't actually work.
I feel really bad about writing a negative review but there really is nothing positive I can say about the cleanser wipes. They are very small in size so you need to use at least half a dozen to get any result. If you don’t add enough water they are ineffective, if you add too much they just scrunch up into a soggy ball. They don’t remove mascara and leave a film on your skin so that I found I had to use one of my regular cleanser wipes to ensure my face was actually clean.
So that’s a no from me.
Tips: Find another cleansing product.