La Roche-Posay

Of course I would prefer this to be fragrance-free, but there doesn’t seem to be enough perfume in it to irritate my skin during the short time it’s on my skin before I wash it off.

Astonishingly, it says on the bottle that you don’t need to rinse this off. That blows my mind, because of course you do. Whether it’s called ”micellar water” or something else, it’s a type of cleanser, it contains cleansing agents, and whether you have sensitive skin or not, you should obviously never leave cleansing agents on your skin.

I do have one issue with this, though, and that’s that it doesn’t take all of my makeup off. After using this, I’ll go over my skin with toner on a cotton pad, and there’s always residue, even if often just a small amount.

So if you want a one-step-cleanser, this is not it. It only works (pretty well!) as a makeup remover as a first step before cleansing with a cleansing lotion, balm, gel or something else. (Which is actually the only way I think you’ll ever get a proper cleanse.) In that context, I like it. It’s very affordable, and doesn’t sting my eyes when removing eye-makeup, which is a big deal to me.

After using the Effaclar cleanser from the same brand, i realized that it was drying out my face, so i needed something more gentle, but yet effective. I bought the Toleriane one, hoping for it to be great, and it was! This cleanser removes my makeup (non waterproof), my sunscreen and the dirt of my face without stripping my moisture barrier. As a girl with acne-prone and combination skin, living in a very hot city, i'm loving this and will repurchase (what 'll take a long time for me to do because the bottle is huge!).

This is now my go-to spf foundation- that' what I'm calling it. It feels like velvet, is easy to blend onto your face using your fingers, and gives medium coverage (no joke!), but feels so lightweight. I do use moisturizer underneath this product. I still blot 2-3 times per day like I normally would with other foundations, but the coverage lasts pretty well and fades naturally. There's only two shades: fair/light and light/medium. I have light skin and chose the light/medium shade which was perfect. I'm on to my 3rd purchase.... so happy I found this gem.

Irritates my skin a lot! Wanted to use it under foundation (after seeing the Lisa Eldridge video) but its the worst. Makes my skin red and itchy (and thus very unsuitable for foundation) Too bad:(

This is definitely a HG night moisturizer for me! I absolutely love it. I have Psoriasis and occasionally have small break outs on my face. Other than that, I'm fortunate to have very clear and wrinkle free skin for a 39 year old woman! (20+ years of looking after my skin with simple products). This baume both soothes my dry patches when they break out and gives my skin a beautiful glow when I wake up each morning. I follow with my favourite daytime moisturiser - Embryolisse Lait Creme Concentrate.

I don't find it to be too heavy or greasy once it has sank in. I also use it as hand cream and to soothe itchy insect bites during the summer. An all round dream cream for me :)