Well, this is an easy win. I’m a big fan of solid cleansing oils, far more so than liquid cleansing oils and I’m also a fan of a double cleanse although I’m not fanatical about it. Occasionally, a wipe will have to do. But, a decent double cleanse, when you can, is one of the great beauty pleasures and something to really savour and enjoy. One of the problems with cleansing oils is that brands like to make them a fragranced sensory experience – great for people like me who don’t have sensitivities and can inhale those aromatherapy oils, but awful for those who can’t tolerate them on their skin. The Pixi & Caroline Hirons Double Cleanse is fragrance free but texturally retains the sensory element.
As you can see, on one side of the pot is the solid oil and on the other the cleansing cream. The solid oil feels light but has plenty of slip – it makes you want to massage and massage your skin which is always going to upgrade your cleanse. Remember, the purpose of a double cleanse is to remove make up and then clean the skin. Sure enough, the solid oil removed my make up and left my skin feeling pliable and soft while the cream did the secondary job of skin cleansing. This routine is prepping your skin for what follows (Blue Orchid Oil in my case last night).
Putting both elements of a double cleanse in one jar pushes you to do both – there isn’t a reason not to when it’s sitting there in front of you, lid off, ready and waiting! I have a little scoop from a previous product that I used to remove the cleansers from the jar which also saves finger dipping. I don’t need to explain, I don’t think, that Caroline knows her skin care – the ingredients in the oil are predominantly safflower oil, Murumu seed butter, avocado oil and macadamia, while the cream lists sodium hyaluronate amongst its ingredients (list below). As far as my own skin goes, there is nothing not to like here – while you can never guarantee, I’m pretty sure this will sell out on launch day in January. I believe the price will be £22.
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Do you mean safflower not sunflower oil?
yes I do! thanks for spotting.. will change. x
Price will be £24 CH mentioned on her YouTube. X
I’m sure this product will sell like hotcakes! Just wish there was a bit more product. I feel like I would finish this in no time.
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Thank you for posting the ingredients, Jane. I will copy them and analyze them when I have a moment.
Generally speaking, I have not liked much that I’ve tried from Pixi (the glycolic pads being the rare exception; they’re excellent) but like many, I am willing to try a product with Caroline’s name on it, provided that it doesn’t contain ingredients that I can’t use. I absolutely hated the Pixi cleansing balm — it broke me out and I am not acne prone! Or young. And to add insult to injury, it didn’t clean my face. Hopefully, this product will be entirely different.
I do wish that they’d given us a different kind of delivery system, though. I’m not at all keen on sticking my hand into a jar and then smearing the contents on my face.
In any case, I don’t envy you beauty journalists. How on earth would anybody be able to say that they didn’t like something that Caroline put forth? I’m glad that such criticisms seem unnecessary.
Caroline and I know each other very well… and you’re right.. reviewing each other’s products could potentially pose some problems, but I can assure you that were there any issues I would have said so and that was her expectation when she sent it for review. I’ve mentioned using a scoop because I think that’s missing from the product in general but it did a great job in doing what it is supposed to.
This is going to be all kinds of wonderful. Cannot wait. 🙂
We will have to be attentive because they sure fly !!
Do we have an actual release date in January yet or is it still all very vague? I’ve never tried any Pixi products before but anything with Hirons name and seal of approval is, for me, worth trying and the ingredients are the type I lean towards. Really looking forward to this!
Caroline Hirons has changed the way I cleanse… but I am still unsure about this. I only double cleanse on days when I have worn makeup, so it looks like this will still have the “palette problem” of only finishing half the stage 1 when I have finished all the stage 2.
I’m totally gonna try this out, I love Caroline and she really is the queen of cleansing!
I am a massive fan of the original Pixi cleansing balm . Does the job and leaves my skin so soft also its massive . Great value for money. Really looking forward to this new launch.