Lets talk micellar waters!

Has anyone noticed that since the Youtube lot got their hands on BioDerma the market has just exploded with Micellar waters! I mean its water in a bottle right...well wrong. Micellar waters are made up of tiny droplets of oil called micelles suspended in water. So it stands to reason that the different oils in different cleansers will have different effects.

I set out to test The Simple Kind to skin Micelle water (400ml £5.99, currently £3 n my local Boots) against my favorite Garnier Skin Active Micellar Cleansing Water (Boots 700ml £5). I picked up the Simple product as it was cheaper than my usual Garnier plus I'm always up to trying new things.

So I'm just going to cut to the chase as I'm sure most people just want to know they work interchangeably so you can grab which ever is on offer. As a mad scientist I quickly mocked up a non biased test haha I hear you laugh. I had Rimmel Lasting finish 25 hour foundation with a Mac blusher finished with Soap and glory powder. My make up was still looking good after around 5 hours wear. Each cleanser was applied to a cotton pad and swiped once across my cheek the result surprised me. Not only is the Garnier cotton pad covered in make up, the streak on my cheek was clear where as the Simple cleansing water left a blotchy patch that took a few goes to remove.

So next time I'm in Boots I will be giving the Simple cleanser a miss, really Id love to get my hands on some more BioDerma but alas the other half has banned holidays before the wedding is paid off.

For those who want a little more;

Packaging - The simple cleanser comes with a screw cap and squirty top. The Garnier bottle is alot more user friendly with its flip top saving valuable seconds on a cold british morning not hunting for the missing cap. Tho that might just be a thing that happens in this house.

Scent - both are unscented and well resemble you know water.

Consistency.....erm H2O.

Lots of Love till next time

Vicky x

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