Antipodes Grace Gentle Cream Cleanser

Hello my lovelies! Today I'll be reviewing Antipodes Grace gentle cream cleanser. I bought it a while ago, along with the Aura Manuka Honey mask (which I love). I'm a true die-hard fan of the Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish hot cloth cleanser and I still haven't found a cleanser that would work as good as this one does, but that doesn't stop me from searching. :) I really like to test out skin care products, especially cleansers in hope of finding the best new thing. I thought I'd give this one a try and see how it would work for my skin...

Unfortunately we did not get along... my skin really did not like this cleanser. And the strange part about this is that I don't really know why, it's quite strange - when I apply this cleanser to my skin and start massaging it in, my skin starts to experience a slight burning sensation, it's really mild but enough that it doesn't feel very pleasant. It's not an allergic reaction because my skin does not become itchy or red or anything, it just doesn't seem to like the cleanser, maybe it's one of the ingredients or something (even though the ingredients are really nice). I tried it a couple of times in hopes of a different outcome, but that strange burning sensation is always present so I decided to stop using it.

The other two things that I dislike about this cleanser is the scent and it's makeup removing properties. The scent is very strange in my opinion - it kind of smells like sunscreen, which surprised me since all other Antipodes products have such lovely scents to them. That said, it's not a terrible scent or anything, it's just not pleasant.

As far as it's makeup removing properties go... they are... shall we say weak? It does take off makeup like foundation, blush, bronzer and such, but it does struggle a lot with eye makeup and it did burn my eyes a bit as well. However, to be fair, this is a gentle cleanser - cleanser, not makeup remover, so you shouldn't expect it to be excellent at removing makeup, I just wanted to test it out because I love to have a cleanser and makeup remover in one. As a gentle, daily cleanser I would say it does a great job and leaves the skin nice and soft.

The price is pretty high as it is with all Antipodes products - I paid 31.24 € for it. If it would work for my skin, I wouldn't mind the high price but since my skin doesn't get along with, I won't be repurchasing it. And because I feel it would be such a shame to let it go to waste I'd like to give you a chance to win it - who knows maybe your skin will love it. :) 

 

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