As seen from the photo above, I have more cleansers than a normal person would actually need…but I excuse myself with the fact that cleansing is the most
important part of your skincare. And that being said, throughout the month my
skin changes from oily to normal, sometimes irritated and sensitive. Also i prefer to use lighter
cleansers in the morning, and the heavy duty balms in the evening.
So, on to the actual cleansers
Aesop Parsley Seed Cleanser
Probably my most favourite out of the bunch. It is a gel like cleanser, that contains Lactic acid to gently exfoliate the skin. The scent is
amazing, very refreshing and calming, packed in the typical dark brown
glass with a pump, that looks so chic on the sink. It does not dry out my
skin, it leaves it soft and plumped. Its a fairly big bottle, but the pump
pumps out a bit too much product, what is a little bit annoying. I bought it as a part of the Quill set but
you can buy it separately.
Tammy Fender Levander and Fo-Ti cleansing milk
Well, this cleanser is nothing like i used before. Obviously
creamy as it's a milk, feels very comfortable, the scent is out of this world, zingy
levander, that leather around. I use it on days when my skin feels dry
and itchy, or just as a treat, second cleanse in the night. I bought this as set with the Tammy Fender Antioxidant Neroli cream for 75£, but worth 110£, so it is an absolute bargain.
Perricone Md Nutritive cleanser
The least favourite of the bunch, even i liked it quite a
lot at the beginning, but mostly for the baby powder scent, that can be very overpowering. It is a
good cleanser, does the job, but I dont see any difference in my skin, and it
is quite expensive for what it is.
Sunday Riley Ceramic slip cleanser
This one I bought becouse of the hype surrounding it. It is
a good cleanser, definately for the morning, as it is refreshing, non foaming
clay based cleanser, so great for oily skin types. It claims to reduce the pore
size (didnt notice any difference). Has a non offensive sent, does not irritate
the skin. Fairly on the expensive side, but the brand itself is amazing!
Clinique Take the day off
This is a heavy duty cleansing balm, that breaks down
make-up as no other. Comes in a big jar, lard like balm, of course no scent as
expected from Clinique, so people sensitive to scents can use it as well. You take
an almond amount of product between your finders, warm it up and massage it into
your skin, including your eyes, then you wet your hands with warm water and
continue massaging. The balm reacts to the hot water with breaking down the
make-up, easily, even waterproof mascara…then you soak a muslin cloth or a wash mitt and clean off any
residue. It cleans my sking perfectly, but I still do make a second cleanse
with my Aesop or Tammy Fender. I highly recommend this cleanser, but i dont
know if i would repurchase it, simply becouse i miss the therapeutic scent as with the
Emma Hardie Moringa balm.
Omorovicza Thermal Cleansing Balm
Although I have just 4 luxury sample size jars from this
cleanser, this is definately one that i will purchase. I am a huge fan of
Omorovicza, and this balm is total luxury. The scent is very nice, the
consistency very rich , altough i did notice that you have to use more product then
with other cleansers. It does clean the face properly, but hence the price, i
would use it as a second cleanser, simply for the benefits it gives to the
skin. I tried a lot of balms, but none of them did my skin felt like this
one…soft as a baby's bum, plumed, refreshed…simply amazing.
I did try other cleansing balms as Eve Lom, Liz Earle, Emma
Hardie, but i didnt include them, as I dont have anymore the packaging.
