Aoife Dunican on the art of nailing bright and bold style
Aoife Dunican on the art of nailing bright and bold style

Suzie Coen

Cillian Murphy’s book about empathy is essential reading for everyone
Cillian Murphy’s book about empathy is essential reading for everyone

Sarah Gill

‘Compelling storytelling and myth-making are what make a brand last’
‘Compelling storytelling and myth-making are what make a brand last’

Sarah Finnan

From Delhi to Dublin: Shreya Aggarwal’s inspiring career in data analytics
From Delhi to Dublin: Shreya Aggarwal’s inspiring career in data analytics

Leonie Corcoran

This dreamy East Cork period home is on the market for €775,000
This dreamy East Cork period home is on the market for €775,000

Megan Burns

My Life in Culture: Artist Brian Maguire
My Life in Culture: Artist Brian Maguire

Sarah Finnan

Inside the incredible shipping container house in Ringsend
Inside the incredible shipping container house in Ringsend

IMAGE Interiors & Living

No pumpkins in sight: how the Irish celebrated Samhain long before Halloween
No pumpkins in sight: how the Irish celebrated Samhain long before Halloween

Erin Lindsay

‘My experience as an Olympian has taught me how to sacrifice short-term fun for long-term fulfilment’
‘My experience as an Olympian has taught me how to sacrifice short-term fun for long-term...

IMAGE

A seafront Skerries home has been given a luxe update with rich colours and hotel-inspired details
A seafront Skerries home has been given a luxe update with rich colours and hotel-inspired...

Megan Burns

Image / Editorial

3 for Tuesday: Micellar water that works hard for your skin


By Aisling Keenan
12th Nov 2019
3 for Tuesday: Micellar water that works hard for your skin

Micellar water is what I use as my first cleanse, with its water-suspended micelles collecting dirt and make-up easily. Here are my favourite three.


When you’ve got a full face of make-up on, a double cleanse is generally required. The first pass, with micellar water (or make-up remover) gets rid of the surface level grime and then the second pass with a decent cleaner (something with acids is great) gets your skin properly clean.

micellar waterEau Thermale Avène Micellar Lotion

€15.99 from boots.ie

For anyone with super sensitive skin, this is the micellar option for you – it feels like all you’re using is water, but without leaving skin feeling tight or irritated.

While there’s no clever dispenser to speak of (I usually just use it over the sink to be safe) it’s great value for money while being non-comedogenic too.

micellar water

Bioderma Sensibio H2O Make-up Removing Micelle Solution

€12.29 from boots.ie

The OG and arguably most well-known of all the micellar waters, Bioderma’s latest iteration features the best dispenser ever – the press and pump top dispenser. It makes it super easy and clean to dispense.

Aside from the ease, the price is great, the resulting thoroughly cleansed skin is what you want and trust me – there’s not a make-up artist working who doesn’t use this in their kit.

micellar water

Lancôme Eau Micellaire Douceur

€39 from boots.ie

This one is incredibly good, but it’s very expensive. I feel like I use it at the same rate as the others too, but it really leaves my skin feeling clean but not parched.

The dispenser on this one is great too, it’s a pump-action one so you don’t have to worry about spillage.

What are your favourite first pass cleansers?


Read more: These 4 products completely transformed my skin (and my self-confidence)

Read more: The difference between skin changing products and skin maintaining products

Read more: I always thought I had great skin. Turns out, I was wrong

Photo from Jason Lloyd Evans