Review / Skincare: Clinique - Take the Day Off Cleansing Balm

Item Name: Clinique - Take the Day Off Cleansing Balm
Size: 125 ml
Price: S$52.00
Available At: Metro Paragon and all good dept stores
Picture Source: klutzbeauty.blogspot.com




Product Description from Manufacturer:

Lightweight makeup remover quickly dissolves tenacious eye and face makeups, sunscreens. Transforms from a solid balm into a silky oil upon application. Cleans thoroughly, rinses off completely. Non-greasy. Non-drying. Ophthalmologist Tested. For all skin types.

Why I bought it:
I had to get a makeup removal as the Biore cleansing oil was causing cystic pimples on my face. I had originally wanted to purchase the version that is meant for eyes and lips. I had a sample of it and I must say, it worked really well even for the whole face. The BA was telling me that I can use the balm on my eyes as well, so being the adventurous person, I decided to get the balm version instead.

Packaging:
A screw cap plastic tub that is typical to Clinique's packaging. What I hate about it is that I have to either dip my fingers into the product or use a spatula. Very troublesome I would say.


Texture:
As the name suggests, the texture is white thick balm.

Price:
Price is a little pricey, given the amount of product.

Road Test:
The texture felt more crumbly rather than balmy when the product first came out of the box. It started to melt into a more spreadable texture the moment I start to rub on my face. It did a nice job of melting away makeup and emulsify into a creamy texture.

My face was left with no makeup after washing off but as usual, I would top up the cleansing with a foaming cleanser just to be sure I got rid of all traces of residue on my face.

Verdict:
The product did what it was supposed to do, remove makeup. There's no WOW factor here that I would rank it as an item that I can do without. Plus, it's very hard to use this for removal of eye makeup, contrary to what the BA told me. Which was the reason why I bought this balm version instead of the one for Eye and lips.

Other Product Pics:

The product inside the tub. 

The product when I initially dug out from the tub.

The product doing it's work, melting away makeup.

Yeah, the finished surface. Clean and free of makeup residue.