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Eye Makeup Remover - Bourjois - Express eye makeup remover

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rated 3.3(13 reviews)

  • Average Rating: 3.35
  • 61% would buy again
  • Package Quality: 2.7
  • Price: $$

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rated 4 of 5 top reviewer on 4/15/2013 3:27:00 PM More reviews by Kayraven

Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine Eyes: Brown

Great! Price-value score 100!
I'm a Clarins Instant Eye Make Up Remover adept and this is SO similiar, i can really hardly tell the difference! Also very similiar to Lancome's Bi-Facil (animal testing + too pricey) and L'Oreal's Dermo Expertise Gentle Eye Make Up Remover for Eyes and Lips - WATERPROOF (worn out my eye area so even gentlest products burned and stung afterwards). It's quite the same idea: dual action remover with oil and cleansing agent but this is the most gentle from the cheapest removers I've tried. I also tried RoC's Multi-Action MU Remover Milk, which stung my eyes and wouldn't get eye MU off without rubbing hard. It is very gentle, doesn't sting the skin, doesn't require any long rubbing, doesn't smell much and conditions the lashes and skin with the oils. It does a great job removing waterproof and strong MU like gel and liquid eyeliners and mascara. I also use it for removing long-wear or matte lipstick, also works great.
The packaging sucks though, the ball on top broke off instantly, it has a cap that I need time to pick at so it would open and it leaks if it falls.

TIP: first, shake well before use. Then apply to a cotton ball or pad and press it gently to your lid. Hold it for a couple of seconds (depends on how much eye MU you have on) and wipe it all off. Most probably all of it won't come off with one wipe and you might want to wipe once more to get rid of everything.

I would not recommend using it on your entire face because the oils in the liquid could clog pores or break out sensitive skin, eyes and maybe lips if you have a long-lasting matte product on.

I am not sure I'll be switching from Clarins, but I might be using this as a backup and in case I'm broke.

Ingredients
AQUA/WATER/EAU, ISOHEXADECANE, ISOPROPYL PALMITATE, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CYCLOHEXASILOXANE, GLYCERIN, SODIUM BENZOATE, METHYLPARABEN, TETRASODIUM EDTA, CITRIC ACID, ETHYLPARABEN, CI 61565 (GREEN 6)

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rated 3 of 5 on 9/6/2012 2:39:00 PM More reviews by Pennyapple

Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure Hair: Black, Straight, Other Eyes: Brown

I'm on my second bottle and it's not HG material, but it works for me and the price point is good. This product's dual phase doesn't mix as well as it should, but if I shake it vigorously, put it on a cotton pad right away, and give it a couple of gentle wipes, I'm satisfied with the removal result. The slightest greasy feeling left on my eyes doesn't bother me that much, and it hasn't had any adverse effect on my skin either. For reference, i'm a fan of lancome's bi-facil. Bi-facil is now at $35 a bottle, which is ridiculous for eye make up remover. Bourjois comes in a bigger bottle, and is a relatively comparable product for $18. Also, I don't wear loads of make up, just light eyeshadow and gel eyeliner. I notice on days I wear mascara, it takes more then a few wipes to get all the mascara out. I don't find it effective for heavy eye make up.

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rated 3 of 5 on 3/7/2012 6:28:00 PM More reviews by 1flygirl

Age: 44-55 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure Hair: Blond, Other, Other Eyes: Green

I was disappointed in this product - it cost me $18 at the drugstore and came recommended. It did remove my eye make up fairly well, but didn't do a great job on my eyeliner (not waterproof) from the same manufacturer. I actually had to apply it a few times and wipe it a few times too - never did come all off until I washed my face. Yes, it was a bit greasy - but I expected that. I think I'll go back to the Avon eye make-up remover - its a cream and works better. It is also in a smaller size so ok for travelling.

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rated 1 of 5 on 1/10/2012 1:34:00 PM More reviews by IlariaChrome

Age: 25-29 Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Not Sure Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse Eyes: Brown

Bourjois managed to dissapoint me, unfortunately. Rather surpring, cos considering my experience with it, i thought it was a flawless yet an affordable brand.
This eye make up remover is wrong, in so many ways. First and most important, the 'phases' don't mix as they should so you don't get the desired balance between them. This causes more than one problem.The 'clear' phase runs out faster then the 'oily' one, so when you spend about half a bottle, you end up with pure oil on your cotton pad. The grease on your eyes is more than unpleasant. Plus, personally i don't want to use another product to remove my eye make up remover.
I usually don't care much about packaging but this one frustrates me so much that i must speak. The little ball on top of the bottle which is purposed to be be pulled in order to open the bottle breaks very easily and after that you just have to be creative in finding a way to open it.
I would not repurchase at any cost.

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rated 5 of 5 on 12/26/2011 5:32:00 AM More reviews by ascatterheart

Age: 19-24 Skin: Normal, Fair, Warm Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown

I liked this product. It does get a bit oily on my skin, but that goes away after a couple of minutes. It works great with waterproof make up. It's also pretty inexpensive.

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rated 1 of 5 top reviewer on 2/18/2011 12:45:00 PM More reviews by danai

Age: 25-29 Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Hazel

I was very disappointed with this product. I normally use makeup removing wipes, and I have found a specific type that works perfectly and removes all eye makeup at once. However, my budget has tightened (even more) lately, so I thought things over and figured that using a MU remover might be a cheaper alternative to wipes, which are not very cheap if you consider that they never last me more than a month; even less than this some times. So I picked this one up for the eyes, thinking the rest of my makeup would be taken care of by my facial wash anyway.
Alas, it was a huge mistake and I regret it sorely. From the 5 seconds I needed to clean everything with one quick wipe, I've gone to having to devote more than five minutes and a lot of work.
I need a lot of product each time, many cotton pads to accomodate it, I rub and rub and rub (which is to be avoided when it comes to eye area) and I still get nowhere. I kid you not, no matter how long I take, how much product I spill out (and here I must add that the bottle lets it pour out rather uncontrollably) or how vigorously I rub, this never takes 100% of my mascara off. Ever. It's so frustrating to actually spend time and effort and not get clean. Also, while it doesn't sting the eyes, it makes them itchy.
And I'm talking about my daily makeup here, which consists of (non-waterproof) mascara, concealer and sometimes a little eyeliner. I dread having to take off heavier makeup with this. When I have a lot of product on, I'd much rather say to heck with this and just use plain baby oil; which I should've stuck with from the start to be honest, because it works so much better.
Oh, and it doesn't really matter that baby oil is oily, because guess what, this product is oily too, even though it claims not to be.
Bottom line: with my wipes, all it took was a couple of seconds, with a non-oily product (that's also suitable for the whole face). With baby oil, you can only do the eyes and it's oily as it gets, but it works rapidly as well. This one...just forget it. Money down the drain when I least needed this.

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rated 2 of 5 on 2/10/2011 11:12:00 AM More reviews by Aylush

Age: 18 & Under Skin: Very Oily, Fair, Not Sure Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine Eyes: Green

This make-up remover is okay. The thing that really annoyed me was that I bought it because it said "non-oily" and it just isn't! It's as oily as any other eye make-up remover. It removes my eye make-up alright-ish, eyeshadow is no problem but it has some issues with gel eyeliner and mascara. Takes some tugging to get off and i still get panda eyes when I get in the shower the next day. The packaging also lets out a stupidly small amount of product and it barely stays mixed long enough to disperse any. On the cotton pad you can see the blue is in patches. There are definitely better removers than this one.

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rated 4 of 5 on 1/7/2011 11:28:00 AM More reviews by soniki

Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure Hair: Brown, Other, Other Eyes: Brown

First at all...I´m from Spain and my english isn´t so good. ( please, excuse me; I´m learning more english with "MUA" helps.). I have bought my Bourjous eye makeup remover last summer. (only 2€, aprox. 1,50 $). It´s really good. It´s similar at Yves Rocher eye makeup remover. I think both are really really good and cheaper. My skin it´s really sensitive. I love it. I ´ll bought again

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rated 4 of 5 on 12/1/2010 9:30:00 PM More reviews by xyoru

Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure Hair: Black, Curly, Fine Eyes: Other

I bought this because it was the biggest bang for my buck (compared to clinique and lancome).
I needed a new eye makeup remover that could remove wp mascara using very little effort. On the bottle it claims that it removes wp masacara with one swipe (or something along those lines). I find that removes about 80% of my wp mascara without tugging, I have to use two cotton pads and a qtip to make sure that all my mascara is gone.
Removes eyeliner and eyeshadow easily though, but then again I've never run into an eye makeup remover that can't remove eyeshadow or eyeliner terribly.
I gave this a 1 on the packaging because it sucks. I would like a larger opening so it can dispense more, and the little "ball" thing on top that you use to open the bottle broke off on me. I was just trying to open the lid and it snapped right off!!
Needless to say, I'm looking for a different bottle to transfer it into at the moment. So far I twisted the whole cap part off and I'm just using it that way.
I said I would repurchase, but to be honest I'm not sure if I will. I'm iffy on this, because while it does remove my makeup, I find I have to use a lot of product to make sure my whole eye area is clean.

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rated 3 of 5 top reviewer on 11/27/2010 4:29:00 PM More reviews by pennypencil

Age: 30-35 Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Warm Hair: Blond, Kinky, Medium Eyes: Blue

There has always been a little rumour around that Bourjois is made by Chanel, but information about this is far from forthcoming. From what I can tell it was Bourjois who had Chanel under the thumb when they joined forces (under the command of Pierre Wertheimer) to launch the perfume side of Coco’s business, with financial gain packed rather heavily in Bourjois’ favour. The Bourjois company is one of France’s oldest cosmetics companies and they invented powder blusher. I really like the accessible Parisian glamour of the Bourjois brand, but don’t adore their products, and so wasn’t surprised when this eye makeup remover was a bit too harsh for my sensitive skin. I bought it to see whether it really was just repackaged Chanel. It nearly is the same product as the Biphase Precision Eye Makeup Remover, a bit like Chanel and Bourjois blushes have a commonality (the same mound-shape and moonlit glow), but the Bourjois product has more blue dye and no oil or flower power. Looking at the labels, they are indeed made at the same factory: 92200 Neuilly Sur Seine, France, so I guess the brands are still bed fellows. Though this is disappointing in regard to eye makeup remover, I might look for other Chanel dupes in the Bourjois line.

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