Review: Amie 'Bright Eyes' natural makeup remover
The Amie range of skincare products -- aimed at teenagers and made without parabens or other nasties -- is now on the shelves in Superdrug, Boots and other high street stores. Zara from our sister site Kiss and Makeup recently tried out Bright Eyes; a makeup remover from the range. Was it as good as the more synthetic sort? Here's her verdict.
"Now I wear a lot of eye makeup, and by a lot, I mean heavy kohl, ultra thick waterproof mascara and a variety of cream, gel and powder eye shadows. This is all fixed reasonably well in place by a primer and hence stays with me for most of the day. Come evening though, removing all this gunk is a little bit tricky, especially as I wear contact lenses so am looking for something that doesn't aggravate sensitive eyes.
Well first off, it may be an 100% oil free natural amino acid cleanser, but it still stings when it gets into your eyes. Then again I shouldn't really be opening my eyes whilst removing make up. The ingredients in the bottle sound really promising, meadow cornflower and chamomile to soothe , and grape water to clean, but they aren't that effective.
I normally use one cotton pad to remove both eyes, but with this you really need two, one for each eye. And because it's so gentle you really have to wipe strongly, which isn't great for the sensitive eye skin. Saying that, it does remove all your makeup, it just takes a bit longer than expected ( and a extra cotton wool pad). You can't fault the price though, and it's nice you're getting an eco friendly product, made with 100% recyclable material".
Final verdict: Great for light makeup removing, but maybe get a more heavy duty one for that waterproof mascara. Available in Boots, Superdrug and other stores at £4.75
