Marcelle 3 in 1 Micellar Solution vs Bioderma Sensibio H20 Micelle Solution

Hey everyone! Micellar water has been popular for a little while and I wanted to see which one out of the two performs better!

Marcelle 3-In-1 Micellar Solution - You can buy this online from the Marcelle website or on Amazon. The full size bottle is 300 ml and it retails for $19.95 but I have the 50 ml travel size. There are many different ways to use micellar water but I actually need to wash my face with an actual cleanser before I go to sleep. I just use this as a toner to remove any remaining makeup on my face that my cleanser didn't already remove. I wouldn't say that this is necessarily a Bioderma dupe and it smells differently to me. This did a decent job at removing the remaining makeup off my face after I cleansed it but it didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

Bioderma Sensibio H20 Micelle Solution - You can purchase this online at Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Boutique, on the Bioderma website or even on Amazon. This was very gentle on my face and removed the remaining makeup easily on the cotton round. My face felt very clean and refreshed after using it. This may replace my current toner that I am using which is Orange Blossom Water.

It costs $18.90 for 250 ml of product or $24.90 for 500 ml. I have the travel size version (100 ml) that I purchased in-store at Shoppers Drug Mart for $4.95. Overall, I much preferred the Bioderma and it definitely outperformed the Marcelle micellar water. I would splurge on the Bioderma because it left my face feeling very clean and the Marcelle one just didn't do it for me. Neither one felt overly greasy or oily on my face, they did not burn my eyes and they were gentle on my skin.

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY

Berrz

FTC: This blog post is not sponsored and all opinions are my own. I purchased the Bioderma myself  and the Marcelle item was a free gift with purchase. All prices are in CAD dollars unless stated otherwise. Some links are affiliate. 

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Marcelle BB Cream in Fair | Review & Swatches

Hey everyone! I have been out of my BB Cream for awhile and I really wanted to pick-up a new one because Summer is right around the corner! I decided to purchase the Marcelle BB Cream in Fair. 

Price & Shade Selection
Marcelle is a Canadian Company and I purchased mine online from Shoppers Drug Mart's Beauty Boutique. It retails for $22.95 CAD for 1.5 oz/45 ml of product. As far as the shade selection, there are only 5 shades to choose from. I picked mine up in the shade fair and it doesn't have a pink undertone which I definitely appreciate. I would say that you can build it up to a medium coverage on the skin. It isn't full coverage because my freckles were still peaking through with two layers on the skin.

(How it looks like in natural daylight before being blended into the skin)

(After it's blended into the skin)

Pros/Cons
An obvious pro to this product is that it is an 8-in-1 product that does 8 different things in 1 product. Those include: evening out your skin tone, offers immediate and long-term hydrating benefits, protects from premature aging and environmental stresses, promotes skin regeneration, controls shine, soothes and calms, reduces the appearance of imperfections and lastly, provides anti-dull radiant complexion. Some more pros are: it is 100% perfume free, it is for all skin types, it's hypoallergenic, it is Dermatologist tested and it even has the Canadian Dermatology Association logo on the box. Another pro is that you are getting more than 1 oz of product which is generous and should last me awhile. 

One immediate con that comes to my mind is that there is no sunscreen inside the formula. That may be a pro to some, but I like using BB Creams in the Summer and my preference is that they have it inside to help protect my face from the potential harmful UV rays. Another con is that there are only 5 shades which is not a wide range at all. I feel like BB Creams in general really need to cater to more skin tones and branch out more. 

Should You Purchase?
This is a versatile product because you can just apply the BB Cream all over your face or you can apply a layer of it before you go in with your foundation (which I normally tend to do.) This product felt very lightweight on the face, did not have a strong scent or any that I could detect for that matter, it layered well on the skin and was not as full coverage as my Clarins BB Cream, but this was not cakey on the face at all. I wouldn't just apply this product onto my face and walk out of the house because it has no SPF. This is a great lightweight product for people with dry skin that want a natural look. It isn't my favourite BB Cream but it works well and I will continue to use up the tube. I like that pump is at the bottom and you can really use up every last drop of product.

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY

Berrz

FTC: This blog post is not sponsored and all opinions are my own. I purchased this BB Cream myself. Some links are affiliate. 

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