When this product first hit the stands I was extremely skeptical; I thought of it as fancy water. As the product became increasingly popular it was often compared to Bioderma's Micellar water as a strong contender. Micellar water is a very new concept to me and I wasn't going to pay a lot for the Bioderma product if I'm not even sure what exactly it is. When this was released for R80,00 at Clicks I immediately picked it up because it was an acceptable price for a product I was unsure about.
Micellar water is made up of tiny little oil molecules suspended in water and these molecules grab onto impurities and make up. You pour some of the product onto a cotton pad and simply wipe everything away. I have the product made specially for sensitive skin and I can literally pour the entire bottle into my eyes and it would not burn. One bottle has lasted me over two months and I use it almost everyday!
I use it mainly as an eye and face make up remover but I often use it during the day when I have been sweating and not wearing make up as a quick clean. Sometimes when I do this I am super surprised at the dirt that is then on my cotton pad. I do not use this as my only way to remove make up because then a use way too many cotton pads. I double-cleanse when removing my make up; I start with a cleansing oil on my entire face to get rid of the majority of my make up and then I use this to remove my eye make up and anything the oil might have missed. This also removes waterproof make up like a dream and you do not have to tug at your eyelashes to get rid of the mascara. I often use this on a cotton bud to fix my eye make up like winged eyeliner because it is not thick and doesn't disturb the rest of your make up.
This is honestly I product I would recommend to anyone on a budget or anyone just looking for a good beauty find. I am definitely going to repurchase this!!
