As many of you know I am quite
picky on skincare. I've had my experiences with allergic reactions and all that jazz and let's say it's not
the best. So when I try out a new product it can go either way: I love it or I
hate and this one luckily falls into the love category.
The REN Hot Cloth Cleanser (150 ml, €23,00)
was an airport purchase on my flight from London Heathrow to Amsterdam Airport.
I needed a new cleanser and I had never tried anything from REN before. I had heard many good things
about their Glycolactic Radiance Renewal Mask, but as I already spent way too much money, on many shoes and make-up items
in my favourite city, I decided to buy something that I actually needed. But
believe me, someday I will get my hands on that mask, because who doesn't want
radiant and glowy skin? I do, I do!!
While paying, the lady at the
counter went nuts about this cleanser. She used it too and was in love with it,
so I had high hopes to see what it would do for me.
Back home I tried it out and I
was quite surprised by the product
itself. Before this I used the First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser, which is just like a regular cleanser. You massage it
into your skin for a minute or so, wash it off and you are left with clean,
make-up free skin.
This one however takes a bit
more time. I take about 2-3 pumps in my hand and massage it into my skin. This actually takes quite some time and the white cream sort of transforms into an oil. It doesn't look
like an oil, but it feels like it.
This part is actually the only
thing I don't like about the product. When it's the end of the day I want
things to be quick and easy. I want to put my comfy pyjamas on and
watch my favourite TV-show in bed. I don't want to spend five minutes on
massaging a cleanser into my skin. However after rinsing the cleanser off with
the cloth and some warm water, I am left with soft, clean skin that makes me
forget about those three extra minutes I just spend on my skincare ritual. What are three minutes anyway?
You do want to use warm/hot
water to rinse it off. One time I used cold water, because I was on a ''sort of
camping trip'' with uni and the warm water didn't work. I had to use cold water
and it was such a pain to get the cleanser and make-up off my face.
I used this cleanser for about
3,5 months before it was empty, (I had almost finished it when I took this
picture, let's just say I had some photo difficulties haha) which I think is
normal for a cleanser.
I do really like the product
itself. The REN Hoth Cloth Cleanser left me with soft, clean skin and I do really feel like the 'oily' cream did good
things to my skin. Although I do really like it, I will probably not repurchase
it. The massaging part just takes too much time and I am currently back to my
old fave (the F.A.B. cleanser).
I am very interested in other
products from REN though. I've seen that they have many more cleansers and I
can't wait to try those out!
What is your favourite
cleanser?
