Holy Grail Beautyy . . .

• Cruelty Free NO
• Fragrance Free YES
• All skin types unless very sensitive
• Inexpensive $26.95 AUD  6.76 fl oz/200 mls
• 6 months expiry
• Made in France

This is my second review of a product from La Roche-Posay, you can read the first here.

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This product is for removing makeup and eye makeup. It's in a 200 ml bottle and the lotion itself is opaque white and I find it unpleasant on the face.  On the eyes it is not so bad.  It is great at removing eyeshadow and eyebrow pencils but leaves residue from mascara and any black eyeliner products, in which I need to get another product to remove it, usually the Sante Microfibre Disc.

The bottle it comes in is not a pump so you have to try and squeeze it out of the bottle through a little hole and you invariably squeeze out too much and waste extra product.  I think this product has potential to be a lot better through a packaging change and work on the residue issue in the eye and the texture of the product overall and how it feels on skin.

A positive aspect was that it did not upset my eyes or make them feel really uncomfortable.


I do not recommend this unless you wear very light eye makeup.

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La Roche-Posay

• Cruelty Free YES
• Paraben Free YES
• Sulphate Free YES
• Fragrance Free NO it is chamomile in scent
• High end pricing $78 180mls/ * 6 fl oz  - has approx 6 months longevity dependent on use
• Pump action bottle
• All skin types

UPDATE 1 APRIL 2019 - I still have not run out of this product! Its also been renamed to Peptide Cleansing Gel and is now a foaming gel that you can apply to the eyes to remove makeup and it is excellent!

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My skin is oily/combination and is currently 38 years of age.

This is my fourth review on products from the new Australian medical grade skincare company, Glyco Skincare.

You can read about the other products Micro D Intensive , Cellular Repair Night Complex and Cellular Defence Day Creme SPF 15.

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This cleanser made an immediate impression on me the first time I used it! Once you apply it to your face, the user is directed to leave it on the skin for ten seconds and then rinse off, I felt a smoothness and freshness as a layer of debris and skin were removed and it convinced me then and there this was going to be a great product.

As with all the products I have reviewed from Glyco Skincare; I have used them all since May 2018 and it is now the end of August 2018, the strong impression that this product was another winner from the get go, has been realised, long term.

This gel cleanser formulation contains chamomile as an active ingredient and it also gives the gel it's scent. It's a natural; not overtly fabricated scent and is equal parts unobtrusive and pleasant, especially if you are in a shower with the steam which amplifies the relaxing element chamomile is known for with a hint of ginger and grapefruit which provides you with a herbal spa like experience!

This cleanser will leave your face not just clean, but revitalised with the anti-oxidants and peptides contained within; it is a very enjoyable experience to add to your skincare regime! you can read about the individual ingredients below via the hyperlinks which are not affiliated with myself or the product in any way.

I definitely recommend this product!

Ingredients

Aqua (Deionized water), Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Carbomer, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ahnfeltia Concinna (Red Algae) Extract, Ormenis Multicaulis (Wild Chamomile) Oil,  Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Seed Oil, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin

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GLYCO

• Eye safe
• Cruelty Free YES
• Fragrance Free NO
• $32 for 80mls 
• Ph balanced at 6
• Paraben Free
• Sulfate Free

This is my first cleansing product from Mecca Cosmetica. I have reviewed other products from the line which you can read about here and here.

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This cleanser is not just for face cleansing but for makeup removal also.  It is a gel formula that transforms to a milk texture that is rich and pleasant to use.  I used it on my eye makeup to see how well that performed and you can apply this product to a wet face or dry.  I applied it with a wet face.

This product removed all my makeup perfectly and does not irritate my eyes in any way.  It did a good job of breaking down liquid eyeliner, mascara, etc.  It also left my face feeling moisturised which is great. 

My areas for consideration when purchasing are for the fact that fragrances are included in the product which once again is up to the purchaser if that is a point of contention. The price is a bit high for what is primarily a makeup remover.  I would think around $20 - $25 would be more reasonable.

I definitely do recommend.

Ingredients

Water, Rose Damascena Flower Water, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Poloaxmer 184, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Squalane, Hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine, Panthenol, Parfum, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Alcohol Denat, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Ananas Sativua (Pineapple) Fruit Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract

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Mecca 

• No alcohol
• No oil
• No fragrance
• NOT Cruelty free
• No chemicals

There is definitely a difference between quality in the facial wipes out there in the shops.  Some people use them for actual skin cleansing but I primarily use facial wipes to just remove makeup prior to more thorough cleansing.  I have tried my fair share of facial wipes in my time so now I feel I know what I like best.

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These wipes contain the famed micellar water to really assist in removing your makeup and the skin oil and debris residues of the day and/or the night.

These wipes are the perfect amount of moisture so you get a far more cohesive product removal when you use them on the skin rather then having to rub your delicate skin especially in the eye area over and over tugging the skin.  It is a very smooth removal.  It effortlessly removes black liner and mascara's.  I do not wear waterproof makeup though so I cannot speak to that.

They do not have a fragrance so that is awesome, I wish more and more products in self care would remove unnecessary fragrance because it not just better for your skin but more and more people are experiencing allergies to modern life.

I am able to use the whole wipe and unless I wear foundation etc I can use just one wipe. The pack of 25 wipes costs $7.95 AUD.

Ingredients

Water, Cetearyl Isonoanoate, Benzoic Acid, Ceteareth -12, Cetearyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Panthenol, Pantolactone, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Citrate, Tocopheryl Acetate

I definitely recommend these wipes.

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Simple Skincare

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I got a sample of this Korres face cleanser from Mecca Cosmetica which is Australia's version of Sephora basically.  I was interested to try it because I had never tried anything from Korres before.

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One of the selling points of this product is that it utilises milk proteins as Korres is a brand that utilises natural products as a feature in all their products.  It includes honeysuckle which when used in skincare has moisturising abilities as well as helping the formula to lather up, it also has anti-inflammatory properties. Whey protein is also part of this product and it is a good cleanser for hair and skin.  The perfume included in the cleanser is pretty weak smelling to me and is one of the very last ingredients listed so that should indicate that it is not  being used in large amounts when the product is being produced.

The sample I got gave me two good servings of the product and I used it with mascara, eyeliner, eye-shadow and eyebrow pencil as well as my Revlon Photoready BB Cream Skin Perfector that I wear everyday to see how well it removed any of these products and how it cleansed my face.

Top points of this product are:

• Removes makeup products very well *none were waterproof though*
• Does not leave a noticeable residue
• The perfume included in the product is fairly weak
• Nice texture
• Did not strip my face bare of moisture/oils

So over all I liked this product.  What I don't like is the price as it is AUD $32 which is exorbitant for what it is.  For a product that is going to be washed away very quickly down the drain, you have much cheaper products by far that will do the same job and feel creamier and more luxurious like the Neutrogena Extra Gentle Cleanser which is AUD $15.99.

I do recommend this product because it does work and has the aforementioned benefits.  The price is just not called for.

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Korres

I was in need of a new face cleanser that was also affordable, so off to the supermarket I go and I decided to try the Neutrogena Extra Gentle Cleanser because it is fragrance free and I have used Neutrogena products before with good and bad results! Now to the cleanser....

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I was hoping that this cleanser would be good, because last time I tried the Acne free daily wash and seriously that was a bad formulation.  I remember putting it on in the shower and wanting it off immediately! It left a thick film on my face, I cant recall if it burned or was itchy now and I do not have it anymore and I do not want to repurchase it again! It was just a super bad product and it made itself known how bad on the few times I tried it.  So off it went to the bin.

This cleanser is great! Here are its best points:

• Fragrance free
• Leaves you moisturised, not parched
• Feels luxurious on the skin
• Inexpensive $15.99 AUD
• Easy to find
• Does what it says
• Pump packaging
• Easy to store, mine is in the shower

So happy with this purchase! I definitely recommend this product to everyone.

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