Being low maintenance and all (yeah, right, wait ‘till you see the most recent haul, even I was a bit ashamed of myself), I tend to use the simplest method of all to get rid of the main part of my make-up every evening. And since I feel an obligation to you lovely beauties to try everything once, I have tested out no less than five different brands or types in the last few months.
When using a make-up
wipe, I need it to be effective, meaning it actually does remove some of my
make-up and doesn’t just move it around my face. Secondly, I want it to be soft
on my skin. I am not a fan of rougher wipes – I swear that I can literally hear
some scraping at my skin. Thirdly, I want them to smell nice, and when I say
nice, I don’t mean some nasty fake smell. I want them to smell clean, if that
makes any sense. Next up, I want them to have enough moisture in them so I can
use them all over my face. And last but not least, I want the packaging to be
designed in a way that it can be closed well so that the wipes don’t dry out in
the first couple of days.
Low maintenance maybe,
but my standards regarding make-up wipes are quite high ;)
Anyway, I will just go over these five in the picture below briefly, while trying to rank them from worst to best. Your thoughts, comments and opinions are as always highly appreciated.
Nope, nope, nope.
These wipes were so rough against my skin that I ended cleaning up the fallout
around my sink with them after I’m done applying my make-up. They didn’t have
an unpleasant smell, but they were also less than effective in doing some
serious damage to my make-up. Will not, would not, am not going to repurchase.
3rd runner
up: Essence My skin wipes.
These were I believe
the least expensive out of all of them. They smelled fantastic and were quite
soft, but at the same time they were so thin that I actually ripped some of
them while scrubbing off the make-up. I was not a fan of packaging either – it looked
very nice but it didn’t seal well so the last 5 wipes were so dry they were
practically unusable. Will probably not repurchase, unless it was for travel
etc. and I was planning on leaving whatever is left behind.
2nd runner
up: Garnier Essentials for sensitive skin
These wipes don’t have
any alcohol and any perfumes in them and consequently do smell very clean. I
liked the consistency and also the packaging – it held up pretty well for
almost a month and I didn’t end up wasting any product. They were quite cheap I
believe, around 3,5 € in Müller.
1st runner
up: Garnier Fresh Essentials
Mmmmm.. I would eat
these if I could. They smell so fruity and delicious, they are soft, gentle and
wet enough that one suffices for the general scrub. They are in my opinion also
the best at removing make up, which is the general idea, don't you agree?
Winner: Yes to
grapefruit - brightenning facial wipes
So why are these the
winners? Yes, there was a tiny bit of make-up left on my face after using these
(I of course use other products as well, don’t worry), but they feel and smell
amazing. When I started using them I was a bit unsure about the “brightening”
effect but I can definitely see the change after a couple of days – they seem
to very gently exfoliate the skin which leaves my face looking nice and fresh
and doesn’t dry out my skin. I also like
the fact that one wipe is absolutely huge – you can easily cover your entire
face with it, whereas when wearing a lot of make-up I needed to use more than
one from all of the other brands.
And, can we just take a moment to admire this inspirational message on the inside of the very sturdy packaging :)
And, can we just take a moment to admire this inspirational message on the inside of the very sturdy packaging :)
They are unfortunately
the only ones that don’t sell in Slovenia by my knowledge. Ordering them is
easy-peasy though, you can get them at Feel Unique for about 5€ - the shipping
is free over 10 £ which I can assure you it’s easy enough to reach. I will
probably not repurchase them in the near future though – I am very happy with
the Garnier Fresh Essentials which will probably become my staple wipes from
now on. Or at least until I find something new that intrigues me ;)
Which make-up wipes do
you use? Have you had some really good or really bad experience with any
brands? Let me know!
Until next time, stay
beautiful, stay awesome!
Ti Yes čistilni robčki me kar mikajo,že nekaj časa, pa mogoče bi garnierove preizkusila, glede na to da sem zadovoljna z njihovo miceralno vodico :)) Drugače pa sem sama zelo zadovoljna z L'Oreal Skin Perfection Cleansing Wipes Dry & Sensitive Skin :) po njih posegam predvsem na kakih krajših potovanjih,ko sem prelena da bi nosila vse s sabo, ali pa včasih doma, da pač ne grem z makeupom v posteljo :) Jih je blo kar nekaj, ki so bli polomija :S
ReplyDeleteSabina Garnierovi so res primerljivi s temi Yes robčki, pa še pri nas se jih dobi, kar je seveda dodaten plus. Obstajajo še v nekaj drugih vonjih & z drugimi nameni, ampak se nekako ne morem pripraviti, da bi si na obraz dajala nekaj, kar diši po korenju :) Mogoče se opogumim in naročim kumarico ali borovnice...
DeleteSem si pa ravnokar na shopping list dodala še te, ki jih predlagaš, da jih preizkusim. Se strinjam, da so čistilni robčki sicer lahko izhod v sili, jaz pa jih vsakodnevno uporabljam za tisto čisto prvo metodo, ki odstrani vrhnji sloj, pa še primerni so za odstranjevanje pudra po vratu.
O polomijah pa... v kakšnem drugem postu :)
Kumarica bi znala bit osvežilna :) No jaz si pa dam te na wishlisto, da preizkusim končno :)
DeleteUpam da ti bo od loreala všeč :) Sicer je pa tak, da pač vsaka uporablja drugo metodo za čiščenje obrazam, jaz najraje uporabim najprej milo.. je pa res kot praviš da so primerni za odstranjevanje pudra po vratu, ker recimo z milom je res tečno odstranjevat po vratu :D