Champagne or Beer? | Bioderma vs. Simple (Cleansing Waters)

Up until recently, Bioderma Sensibio H2O was difficult to get in the US. Now it's gotten a big launch here and you can get it on Beautylish.

In the motherland (Canada), I was able to find it in pretty much any drugstore and never went without it. I have talked about it about previously in my Night Time Skincare Routine. I still had a large bottle with me when I left, but as time went on, I ran out!

Photo from : www.bioderma.com

I was debating just getting it online, asking a friend to ship me some or tough it out until next time I was home. And then I thought to myself, why not just try something new? 

I am a HUGE fan of the Simple Skincare line and when I saw they came out with their cleansing micellar water, holy jesus was I excited. It was like a sign from the heavens. I picked it up on sale too and I just knew in that moment, somewhere (maybe up there) someone loved me.

Bottom line ; I paid $6 (198ml) for the Simple, whereas the Bioderma is around $14 (250ml). However, depending where you are, and if you get a bigger size of the Bioderma, the gap might not be as big. But my reality right now is that Simple gives the better deal.

Now what is a cleansing water/micellar solution?
In fancy scientific terms it a : "non-rinse, soap-free cleansing water that contain micelle molecules. Micelles are molecules that are made of fatty-acid esters". 

Basically, depending on your skin type, it can be anything from a makeup remover to a cleanser to a skin refresher. I love to have a product like this on hand as a makeup remover for days when I am wearing light makeup (no more than BB cream and mascara), on days where I'm not wearing makeup to refresh the skin, or when I haven't been wearing makeup but have cleansed in the morning, and want to "start fresh" before getting ready for a night out.

Now to compare the two ; honestly they do the same freaking thing. So there's not much to score up or point form for detailed comparison. But here are some slight differences : If anything, I'd say the Simple leaves my skin feeling/looking a tad better as it claims to hydrate. On the other hand, the Bioderma, I believe is gentler on the eyes. Not that you should remove heavy duty eye makeup with this but they can remove regular mascara and such. I feel the Bioderma was gentle enough to really get in there (I would run the cotton pad on my water line to remove eyeliner sometimes) and the Simple will sting a little if it gets too close to the eye. Nothing tragic, just you know...

Final verdict : Garçon! Crack me open a can o' beer!

I'm really loving the Simple Cleansing Water, probably a bit more than the Bioderma, which is a win for me. However, if you can get a better deal on the Bioderma, you will not be disappointed!

Do you guys use micellar solutions? 

Talk to you soon,

-Val

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