I am absolutely loving these Aldi beauty products right now, if ever you have walked down the aisle, so to speak, the one which usually sits in the centre of most Aldi stores, you will come across some amazing products. In the last few weeks I’ve bought an Airfryer, a hand held hoover and some fishing clobber for him indoors! But today, I am back with another ‘dupe’ or is it?!
I’ve made no secret of the fact I am not wowed by Micellar water, in-fact the ones I use the most, other than Typology, has been Bioderma, a brand everyone seems to have used and loved. Well from Aldi, we have the Lacura Micellar Water which has been described by many as being the perfect dupe for Bioderma Sensibio H2O Make-Up Removing Solution Sensitive Skin.
Micellar water is for many, the first step in the removal of our make-up routine, personally I prefer to double cleanse in an evening and use a Micellar water at weekends when I wear very little makeup. The different in price between Bioderma and the Aldi Lacura version is almost £15... but is it worth swapping them?
“Purify and detox your face after a long day with this fresh and light Lacura Micellar Water.
This clever makeup remover removes impurities and makeup from the skin in a lovely dermatologically tested formula”.
Packaged in a plastic bottle with a study flip top lid, this Micellar water has absolutely no fragrance to it whatsoever and not even a hint of anything chemical-related. I use reusable pads to remove my face of the day and admittedly, I am not wearing a full face of makeup these days, the only time I am making the effort is when I’ve got a zoom or teams meeting - then it is a tinted serum, mascara, brows, bit of bronzer and a light coloured lipstick - nothing too dramatic. I use an eye makeup remover to remove my mascara, but I did see how well this Micellar water would work if I didn’t do that. As expected, it removed a bit of the mascara, but as I refuse to rub my lashes, I instead returned to my eye makeup remover which needs little effort to use. As for the rest of my face, I’m actually pretty impressed with the job it did, gone was my brow products, tinted serum and bronzer and as there was very little lipstick left, I could see the remnants on the reusable pad quite clearly. Ever the obsessive, I still used a balm to cleanse my skin afterwards, just to ensure nothing was left lurking.
I have had no reaction, no flare up, no breakouts, no skin stinging or anything else happen since I’ve used this Micellar Water. It’s cheap at just £1.49 for 400ml and is definitely something to keep in your stash and use when you’re in a rush, tired or just cannot be bothered to do a double cleanse in an evening.
Is it a Dupe? The question everyone wants an answer too and the answer is it looks similar, it sounds similar it does the same job, so yes it definitely does sit within the dupe category, it just costs a lot less.
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