I’ve been using micellar waters for years now – like many, I started my journey with BioDerma Crealine, tipped off by make-up artists who bought from France by the bucket load. Since then, I’ve tried and tested SO many, and while with some there is very little difference in texture, the good ones really shine. If you don’t know how micellars work, it’s thanks to ‘micelles’, little drops of oil undetectable to the human eye in the watery cleansing complex. So, feels like water, cleans like oil.
Elemis Smart Cleanse Micellar Water does feel like one of the good ones in terms of softness (with some micellars, the solution can feel ‘hard’ – like hard and soft water, I guess) and gave a brilliant cleanse. Everything came off, bar waterproof mascara, but that’s a big ask of any micellar. So, contents include rose, chamomile and three surfactants, apple amino acid, rosehip seed oil and Indian Soapnut. You have to remember with the watery nature of micellars that there’s a difference between cleansing and stripping, which is why the surfactant ingredient is important. Elemis are billing this as a deep cleanse in a bottle – it isn’t that really, in the way that we’d think of a deep cleanse, but what it is is a soft feeling, efficient micellar that doesn’t leave skin feeling dry or upset in any way.
Bearing in mind that you can pick up a very decent micellar for under a fiver, the £24 price tag seems a bit steep, but I’d cite the superior ingredients as good reason to consider it. It’s HERE.
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No, I’m sorry but not for this price. Anything that is more expensive then Bioderma (UK prices) is just too pricey. I don’t know what I would say if I would be richer lol!
I love micellars water and use them daily! This is a little out of my price range tho….
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The funny thing about the Bioderma craze was that MUAs loved it because it was cheap – IF YOU BOUGHT IT IN FRANCE. When people started buying it over here, it didn’t make any sense at those prices! But do you think Bioderma is what brought micellars to our attention, Jane?
Definitely yes.. it was that one product that really sparked our interest in it.. but I think the big thing about it is that it’s a very efficient micellar that doesn’t tend to cause reactions, so you can see why make up artists relied on it backstage. It’s also the case that micellars just weren’t available here so they had no choice but to buy it in France.