[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve had quite the education on Nymphea which you might otherwise know as water lily. I’ll skip past the fact that the water lily in my little water feature I made in lockdown has never yet bloomed, despite looking healthy and green and as though it might. Nymphea is a quietly powerful plant that is detoxifying in its natural environment and like many plants can filter pollutants. Specifically, it’s good at absorbing heavy metals in a process known as chelation. Translating that to skin (although those that cite chelation as a selling point are few and far between) means extra care against pollution.
As you know, I love a Micellar and the Dior version is just lovely. It’s so gentle feeling on the skin delivering a thorough cleanse with no skin dryness afterwards thanks to hyaluronic acid and cornflower water. It’s kind of the difference between wool and cashmere – this being the cashmere version. They’ll both keep you warm but one does it more luxuriously than the other. I definitely had the feeling of using a luxury product (and liked it obvs!). It’s £33 HERE. All the cleansers have the word ‘purifying’ on them and that’s a word often associated with oily or problem skin – it doesn’t apply in that way here and all skin types can use them, although I’d suggest if you are oily, the micellar is your better option, just as if you are dry, the lotion is your top pick.
It’s funny isn’t it how you can completely forget about certain things – I’ve only recently started using a separate eye make up remover again (although I expect I’m like everyone else who just puts up with a terrible taste for a moment with a regular cleanser when it comes to lips!) and that’s because I’ve been hayfeverish and want something to just gently slide my mascara off rather than having to rub a bit. The bi-phase Au Nymphea Eye Make Up Remover is as good as you’d want it to be – it’s completely thorough and I didn’t even get ‘the film’. It’s main players are jojoba oil and cornflower water. It’s £29 HERE.
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Finally, a shout out to the Cleansing Milk which I loved. I really don’t see many milks these days but this one had the flexibility of an oil and left my skin feeling incredibly soft. You can either take it off with a damp cloth or with cotton pads – I chose the latter. I don’t think I’ve come across jasmine wax before but it’s used in skin care to soften and hold moisture to the skin and is a key ingredient in this formula. The cleanse was perfect, you can use it on eyelids too and it’s an absolute treat of a cleanser. It’s £33 HERE . You can imagine I’ve had the cleanest skin of my life having tested these three items over three days and in some ways I think it’s a shame that they look so pared back when the results are so good although in general I am an admirer of understated elegance.
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I’d buy these just for that pared back luxury look. I love the way the English wording is in a plainer sans serif font beneath the French branding!
Did these have much in the way of scent? I am finally coming to the end of a couple of cleansers and might need to consider a nice treat product or two as a replacement/replacements.
Thank you Jane, I hope your hayfever will be over soon as it’s been a bad year for us sufferers xx
I really didn’t find them particularly scented – fragrance is listed on the packaging but I find it so mild. Yes indeed, us red eyes! I knew you would like these Chrissie :-))
Lovely, sounds very promising Jane, thank you :-). I used their Equité range going back many many years ago and it was fabulous. Old habits die very hard! Have a lovely day xxx
I love and use the Hydra eye makeup remover. Since it has now gone, I really hope the new one is as good?
I found it very good – I usually use (if I use) the Chanel one and it’s definitely a match for that.
Thank you, Jane, that sounds good.
Is your water lily in full sun? They won’t flower otherwise I think
Well yes and no.. as soon as the jasmine is finished I will cut it right back and then the lily will get much more sun than it does now. It’s too big for that little water feature really but I’ve got a frog in there so I want to leave everything exactly as it is.