I’m thrilled to review the Paula’s Choice cleansing balm today because I’m a big fan of the double cleansing method. Double cleansing is a gentle way to remove makeup and impurities without stripping the skin. The method starts with an oil based cleanser like this one to remove makeup and sunscreen then follows up with a second cleanser, a typical foaming water based cleanser. Let’s get into today’s review to see how the Paula’s Choice cleansing balm performs against makeup and sunscreen!
The Shani Darden cleansing serum is from celebrity esthetician, Shani Darden, who works on some of Hollywood’s most beautiful faces including Shay Mitchell, Kelly Rowland, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. I couldn’t wait to try Shani’s cleanser which claims to be a gentle cleanser safe and gentle for all skin types. Here’s my thoughts on the cleansing serum:
I couldn’t wait to try the Krave Beauty matcha hemp cleanser after my great experiences with the Krave Kale-lalu-yAHA exfoliator and Krave beet shield sunscreen. I discovered Krave Beauty on Tiktok over the summer and I have truly loved every product I’ve tried from them. I was so excited to get my hands on this cleanser after it was sold out when I originally tried to purchase from the brand. Let’s see if the Krave cleanser lives up to the other products in the line!
As a big fan of double cleansing, I was really excited to try the Glow Recipe papaya cleansing balm. I love using cleansing balms every night to remove my makeup and sunscreen. When I first started getting into K-beauty 5 years ago, I became infatuated with cleansing balms and they are still one of my favorite Korean products today. I’m going to do a brief overview of double cleansing and cleansing balms for those of you who are new to K-beauty or cleansing balms.
I started double cleansing my skin a couple years ago and since I started, I never looked back because the results are amazing! Today, I’m going to be going over what double cleansing is, the difference between oil and water based cleansers, and how often we should be double cleansing. Let’s get into it!