Score Drew Barrymore's go-to makeup remover while it's on sale. (Getty)
With a name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, you can probably guess that Drew Barrymore could stock her bathroom with all the luxury anti-aging serums if she wanted to — but she still knows a good drugstore deal when she sees one. One thing the actress/talk-show-host extraordinaire loves? Garnier SkinActive Micellar Water to remove stubborn makeup. Right now, you can grab a bottle on sale for just $8.
Not even waterproof mascara can stand up to this stuff — no scrubbing, rubbing or pulling to remove every bit of makeup.
It’s rare to find a skincare product with so many rave reviews like this and an A-list endorsement, and when you do find one, it normally will set you back a pretty penny. But the Garnier SkinActive Micellar Water is a verified steal for $8.
On Instagram, she demonstrated how this stuff really cleans your skin using an orange covered with foundation because the skin of the orange has pores like human skin. First, she wipes it off with an untreated cleansing pad. "The pores are all still filled up with the foundation," Barrymore said before applying the micellar water to the orange. “This is such a good trick because it shows you why it's so important to get all of this out, because you're just washing the surface of your epidermis ... and now it's completely free and clean.”
The micelles in the water are like a magnet, binding to dirt, makeup (including stubborn waterproof mascara) and sunscreen, while cleansing and hydrating skin. There’s no scrubbing necessary. All you have to do is apply the product to a cotton pad, press it onto your skin and swipe — you'll see the proof that your makeup has been vanquished to the cotton pad. The micellar water is gentle enough to use every day, and it is safe to use on all skin types, including sensitive skin. Bonus: It’s vegan and free of parabens, oil and fragrances.
Drew Barrymore isn’t the only one who is a fan — over 27,000 shoppers have given it their seal of approval.
“I have old lady skin!” raved this shopper. "This is great for cleaning off all kinds of makeup every night without any drying!! It is really good for removing eye makeup too!"
“I’ve always (and I mean always) bought Lancôme remover,” said this convert. “I was traveling and forgot to pack it, so I purchased this on a whim and with high hopes at a local store. Best little discovery at a clearly affordable price. It cleans well, is great for sensitive skin, and moisturizes quite well. Very happy to happy I stumbled on this.”
“This stuff deserves its own award show," gushed a mega-fan. "Before this, removing waterproof makeup felt like a gladiator battle where my lashes were the ultimate casualties ... Enter Garnier Micellar Water: the gentle-yet-mighty superhero I never knew I needed. No scrubbing, no tears, no lashes left behind.”
A few shoppers mentioned workarounds to get the most out of it.
"Every time you use it, you have to shake it so the top layer of oil-like substance mix with the rest of the solution," shared one shopper. "The oil-like substance separates quickly, so you have to re-shake it to use it."
Another shopper wrote: "Very important to shake the micellar water bottle has some sort of oil liquid floating so shaking it is really really important to mix the liquid together."
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The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.
