Clinique Take the Day Off Charcoal Cleansing Balm

If I could describe this 125g/4.2oz. jar of Clinique Take the Day Off Charcoal Cleansing Balm in one word, it would be "tragic." Why? Because it was supposedly unscented but being unscented didn't mean there was no smell. There was a smell, and an unpleasant one of charcoal and grease at that. When I first used it, hubby commented, "It stinks." Of course, it wasn't actually "stinky" but the odor was definitely disagreeable, much so that even I couldn't stand it after a while. So after a week of use, I scooped the rest into the trash. Boo. Hiss.

 

 

Shiseido Waso Shikulime Gel-To-Oil Cleanser

Next up: this 125mL/4oz. tube of Shiseido Waso Shikulime Gel-To-Oil Cleanser. Sadly, Shiseido has discontinued the entire Waso line which is really too bad, because I think it's a great line of products with great formula in retro-futuristic packaging. So if you happen upon this Gel-to-Oil cleanser elsewhere, I'd say grab it. 

Elta MD Oil-in-Gel Cleanser

My good experience with Elta MD Skincare Foaming Facial Cleanser led to the purchase of this 100mL/3.4fl. oz. tube of Oil-in-Gel Cleanser, and although the tube barely lasted me 3 weeks, I liked it a lot and might repurchase for travel since it's exactly the allowed volume. 

Beekman 1802 Buttermilk Makeup Melting Cleansing Balm

Saw these little 41g/1.44oz. jars of Beekman 1802 Buttermilk Makeup Melting Cleansing Balm and bought 3 of them, but I ended up keeping only 1 to use and shared the other 2 with friends. 

Beekman 1802 is a brand of goat milk-based bath and skincare products, and I've tried a bunch of stuff from them, including dozens of bar soaps and hand cream tubes. In general, I like their stuff, but every once in a while, I run into a dud, and unfortunately this cleansing balm is one of them. I hope my friends had better luck with these than I did :(

 

Three Balancing Cleansing Oil Gel

Hubby and I took our boys to Japan for the month of June, and among the few toiletries I brought was this 28g travel sized tube of Three Balancing Cleansing Oil Gel from a Skincare Ritual Kit I bought a while ago. 

Of course, by the time I got to Japan and went to my old haunt, the cosmetics floor in the basement of the Ginza Mitsukoshi, this Oil Gel was already discontinued, replaced by a Balancing Cleansing Balm 90g and an Aiming Soft Cleansing Oil Gel 85g. I bought both to try. Will post about them later.

 

Neutrogena Cleansing Balm

This tiny 74g/2.6oz. jar of Neutrogena Cleansing Balm lasted me less than 3 weeks, so unless it's on super sale, the small size actually makes it more expensive. 

Clarins Total Cleansing Oil

Holy moly it's almost mid August already! Where did all the time go?

My last oil cleanser post was earlier in the year, late January I think, and since then I've used up quite a few more and have been taking notes along the way for each post. What I didn't keep track of was the order in which I used them. Woops. So I'll just pick one to start, this 150mL/5fl. oz. pump bottle of Clarins Total Cleansing Oil. 

 

Alverde Naturkosmetik Tinted Lip Balm

This Alverde Naturkosmetik Tinted Lip Balm was part of a giant care package Julia sent me a few years ago (thank you, Julia!). And no, it didn't take me this long to get to the tinted lip balm. More like it took me this long to post this post ^.^" The tinted lip balm was long gone. Ha. 

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Clarins Instant Eye Make-Up Remover

A while back, I finished this 30mL/1fl. oz. travel size Clarins Instant Eye Make-Up Remover from Day 5 of a Clarins Advent Calendar purchased a few years ago.