Rimmel Gentle Eye Make Up Remover / Review...

After two uses, this little bijou has become total HG! Talk about a cheap thrill!

Rimmel London Gentle Eye Make Up Remover...

Due to some recent major "spoiling myself" purchases I didn't want to spend $30,00 for an eye makeup remover. In the past I've used L'Oréal, the little blue bottle and even Walmart's Equate brand and both are fairly similar. That was a few years back and I remembered that towards the end they were getting less effective. I don't thing their respective formulas changed, I think it was more the makeup I started using. They didn't do so well on more tenacious makeup.

I was thinking about getting Clarins but like I said, the price was clearly a deterrent. I even considered Sephora's for a moment and I may still try it eventually especially since they have a small size for $9,00.

I went to the drugstore to get a replacement to my Rimmel concealer and looked more closely at this little bottle. Less than $7,00 for 125 ml? Why not?

How did I use it?

I drenched two little cotton pads and applied to my eyes, pressed gently as if they were compresses. Waited about 10/20 seconds and gently rubbed. Everything came off like a breeze!!!

I had on, NARS Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base, NARS eye shadows, L'Oréal Infaillible gel liner and Dior Iconic mascara which is kind of stiff and can be hard to remove. It also did great with Chanel Illusion d'Ombre. I have Fatal and this eye makeup remover left no glitter behind, nada!

Talk about a cheap thrill!

Do I recommend Rimmel Gentle Eye Make Up Remover? Oh yes!

It states on the bottle that it's good for waterproof makeup. It clearly does well with tenacious makeup but I haven't tried with a truly waterproof mascara so I can't comment but according to some reviews I've read it may not be that effective. What I loved the most about this little unpretentious product is that it doesn't leave any residue behind like some bi-phase formulas do. The last one I had was Lancôme and I always had to use a  micellar water to make sure no oil would get in my eyes. I tend to be very sensitive to this.

This eye makeup remover has no smell and kind of feels like water but do keep in mind that we are all different and so the risk of irritation is there. This is true for any product used on the eye area wether it's makeup or eye care. Example, Clarins regular eye makeup remover gets lots of love but it burns my eyes, on the other hand I can use Marcelle's micellar water with no issues in the eye area but some can't.

So if you don't want to spend a lot on an eye makeup remover, actually even if you do, give this one a try it's truly worth it. I know I will always keep back ups of it myself.


Reviews:

Makeup Alley: 3.6 / 5 lippies for 386 reviews.
Beauté-test: I found no reviews for this product.

The negative reviews were mainly for it's lack of effectiveness for waterproof mascara and eye irritation.


What's your favorite eye makeup remover?

Simple Eye Make-Up Remover / Review...

This little bottle has been under my radar for a bit now. Except for when I wear waterproof mascara I always use my micellar water for eye makeup but still wanted to try this one especially since it's my bloggerette friend Stacey's favorite. She swears by it and probably has three or four backups somewhere. :)

Just so you know, I don't have sensitive eyes. Most of the time I can use my facial cleanser on my eye area with no issues. Even recently with Nivea's highly fragranced foam cleanser there were no reactions whatsoever so I was sure this eye makeup remover would work like a charm.

Keihl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado / Review

Let's get this straight, we don't need an eye cream! Really, I'm serious! I've known this for the longest time but for some reason, in the past ten years or so, I started buying them. The last ones where Clinique's All About Eyes (not yet reviewed) and Estée Lauder's Vérité.

Most, if not all, are simply moisturizers sold in smaller containers. Now of course some facial moisturizers are too "perfumy" to use in the eye area so this would be a reason to get one. Some will use the regular Creme de La Mer or Clinique's Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion for example. Others will simply use petroleum jelly on damp skin.

I personally use Avène Eluage, the face cream and alternate with unrefined shea butter. The results are excellent!

Keihl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado

This eye cream is a best seller for the brand and a staple. For many it's a favorite! I've been wanting to try it for the longest time, out of curiosity, and finally was able to do so.

A few weeks back I got two samples of it and instead of using it from the little plastic pouches, I transferred the content of both in a small sample jar. I realised that it was more than enough to get a fair opinion about it.

With two samples I got a good month's worth.

How does it perform?

It has a lovely texture. Thick but non greasy, it penetrates quickly. Keep in mind that you need very little. Using too much could not only cause milia but could make your eyes puffy by morning. Also, it may not be necessary to use a moisturizer in that area in the morning. Using a good treatment at night often eliminates that need.

This cream is just a plain moisturizer that doesn't contain any actives. Honestly, I did like it's texture but it didn't do more than my unrefined shea butter which costs way less. I don't have super dry under eyes so I only need to use it about three times a week. The other nights, as mentioned, I use Avène Eluage.

Do I recommend Keih'ls Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado? Yes and no.

Yes if your usual facial moisturizer has too much fragrance but even if it's the case, unrefined shea butter is, in my opinion, superior as far as deep moisture. Still, this cream penetrates well and leaves a comfy feel. Hopefully this makes sense.

No if you already have a good moisturizer that your eye area can tolerate. No need for an extra jar...

But I know, we do love little jars, don't we?

Comes in two sizes: 15 ml, $35.00 & 28 ml, $56.00

Ingredients (from Beautypedia):
Water, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Butylene Glycol, Tridecyl Stearate, Isodecyl Salicylate, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Magnesium Sulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium PCA, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Methylparaben, Ozokerite, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium EDTA, Retinyl Palmitate, Copper PCA, Zea Mays (Corn) Oil, Beta-Carotene

Estée Lauder Vérité Special Eye Care / Review

I was having an allergic reaction and extreme dryness due to another eye product when I purchased Estée Lauder Vérité Special Eye Care, a bland and very basic gel-creme moisturizer. The price? $54.00!

What it does, instantly comforts and hydrates the gentle skin around the eyes just as stated on Estée Lauder's website. Well it is a gentle formula with no fragrance. Light, it penetrates quickly so you can use it in the morning under makeup with no issue.

Great find for puffy eyes, Thera Pearl!

On the tail of this morning's post about puffy eyes I bring you a super great find. If only I had known about this earlier. Tonight I was waiting, waiting and waiting at the drugstore for some prescriptions. In fact I was stuck there for a good hour because there was a lot of people. To kill time I walked through the store looking at various boring things. At the end on one isle some blue stuff caught my eye....

Little plastic boxes with some blue beads showing... The beads appeared to be floating in some sort of liquid... What on... OMGosh!!!

Puffy eyes, how to treat them

You had no choice last night, you just had to go to that party! You ended up eating too many salty hors d'oeuvres and drinking a little more alcohol than usual. On top of that, you where so tired by the time you got home that you committed one of skin's cardinal sins... You went to bed without removing your makeup!!!

The result, you woke up with puffy eyes!!! What to do?

Don't panic!