Pixi Hydrating Milky Makeup Remover Review

Pixi Hydrating Milky Makeup Remover ($24) is a new bi-phase makeup remover that promises to remove makeup even waterproof mascara. Pixi went all out for Spring 2019 and added a ton of new, permanent products to their Skintreats Skincare Collection.

Since Pixi has 20% off on their site with promo code OLOGY20 I decided to order a few of their newest launches to try out. It was actually too tempting not to get everything but I did refrain! I didn’t get any of the new Vit C stuff but that’s next on my list to try.

I’ve been using Pixi Hydrating Milky Makeup Remover since I got it last week because Pixi’s shipping is stupid it fast! I ordered on the 17th and I got it on the 18th! Talk about fast free shipping! Me likey!

Pixi Hydrating Milky Makeup Remover arrives in a chunky 5.07 oz bottle that has a push to dispense cap much like the one on Bioderma Sensibio H2O Micellar Cleansing Water and unlike the one featured on the Yes to Coconut Ultra Hydrating Micellar Cleansing Water it actually works. You simply press your cotton pad on the top and press down and it’ll become saturated with the cleanser. Easy and mess-free!

Pixi did a nice job leaving out the fragrance in this formula! One big problem with Pixi Glow Tonic is the fragrance! It smells like old lady perfume. Just really bad and overpowering. Thankfully enough the Hydrating Milky Makeup Remover has no fragrance. Secondly it contains Cetyl Ethylhexanoate which is great to bind moisture to your skin. So, as promise it is quite hydrating. One thing that may or may not be an issue for some users is coconut. Coconut isn’t a known irritant and it’s actually really good for your skin. However, my skin doesn’t always like it. It’s a give or take situation. Sometimes I’m ok with it other times it seems to match me itchy. Thankfully, after using this I had no issues but I thought I’d mention it none the less. There are some oddities like Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract aka cinnamon and Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract which don’t offer any skincare benefits.

I’m a big fan of Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover & Cleanser to remove eye makeup but I hated using it on my face. The reason I’m mentioning this is because Pixi and Garnier’s formula are both bi-phase formulas. Garnier’s formula felt weird to use on my face! It felt like I was removing my makeup with Lancome Bi-Facil. It just felt greasy and weird. Works great on my eyes but nothing something I enjoyed on my face.

Seeing as Pixi has the same bi-phase formula I was concerned I’d feel the same about it as I did Garnier’s. But somehow, someway Pixi’s formula is much lighter. It has a bi-phase milky consistency that felt hydrating but not greasy. The water versus the creamy oil seem to combine well when you shake it up and I never felt like it left a greasy film behind. It isn’t super hydrating but it doesn’t strip and my skin felt lightly hydrated after using it. I did notice a very minor sting using it on my eyes.

It basically performs like a micellar water and you can either remove all your makeup using it including waterproof mascara according to the brand. You already know a lot about my makeup and beauty routines and you already know I’m not fond of removing my makeup with a cleansing water as I never feel truly clean when I do. This does the job any micellar water would do by removing a good deal of makeup however, it actually seems to do so with a little more effort than a micellar water as I found myself using three large cotton rounds versus the one I typically do with a micellar water. In the formula’s dense I used extra cotton because it did a poor job with waterproof mascara. It removed my facial makeup well enough but I did a second pass and I still had some residue that was left behind. My mascara I felt like I needed several passes to get off and even at that point I still ended up with racoon eyes which never happens when I remove my makeup. There was just a lot of mascara that had smeared under my lower lash line which I ended up going back over with my regular eye makeup remover to get off.

Pixi Hydrating Milky Makeup Remover might be a good pick if you don’t spend a lot of time removing your makeup at the end of the night or you use lighter makeup. I know a lot of friends are all about being one and done at the end of the night and really enjoy cleansing waters. I am not that person. I’m all about my skincare routine at the end of the day and that includes taking time to remove my makeup and knowing it is completely gone before following up with my other skincare steps. This is a nice formula if you’re in a hurry however, at $24 you can probably go to the drugstore and get a massive bottle of Garnier’s Cleansing Water and it’ll do the same thing for a lot less.

Where to buy

Pixi