Bean's mum's blog

To the most part there is a constant turnover of the products in my house so when I do find a holy grail product (or product type in the case of one of these) it is rare.  But in the last six months, or so, I have found some so here they are:   Micellar Waters Garnier micellar waters I use these for my initial cleanse, I double cleanse most times before using a toner, and have found these applied on a large cotton pad are great for an initial cleanse whether or not I have been wearing makeup that day. I have tried a few brands and particularly enjoyed the Boots Botanics All Bright Micellar 3 in 1 Cleansing Solution as it gave a great healthy glow to my skin as well as the Garnier Micellar waters. I have tried pink topped waters ( Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water 400ml) and the green topped waters ( Garnier Skin Naturals Micellar Cleansing Water Combination & Sensitive Skin 400ml) from Garnier and have found the green less drying on the skin. ...

Micellar waters are definitely one of my holy grail items as I always use them as a first step in my skincare routine, night and day. So when I saw that Garnier had released two more Micellar Waters for their range I was quite excited. Their original micellar water is probably my favourite from those that  I have tried so I'm quite happy to have bought the other two in the range in order to compare to the original formula Garnier micellar water.     The two new micellar waters from Garnier are both suited to combination skin (The pureactive is for combination to oily skin) and both are also fine for sensitive skin.   I know that some people who have more oily skin have had problems with the standard micellar waters as they don't tend to deal with the oil well and may leave your skin too shiny. The G arnier micellar water with the green top is actually mattifying as well which will be an added benefit for anyone wants a mat...