{"id":13994,"date":"2014-02-27T08:30:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T00:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=13994"},"modified":"2014-05-29T17:43:55","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T09:43:55","slug":"bobbi-brown-extra-balm-rinse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2014\/02\/bobbi-brown-extra-balm-rinse\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra! Extra! Read all about the Bobbi Brown Extra Balm Rinse!"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first declared love for cleansing balms<\/a>\u00a0I had people telling me “Try the Bobbi Brown one! Loads of product, great value! Smells amazing!” and you know what I thought? Wait a minute – Bobbi Brown? They do skincare?!<\/p>\n

Apparently they do! And apparently I’m told that some of their skincare isn’t too bad which made me curious, because I don’t always associate known makeup brands like Bobbi Brown and Nars with skincare. But when you know of the big companies backing them who do do skincare (Estee Lauder Group and Shiseido Group respectively) then it sort of makes sense doesn’t it? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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So one day, I was given the opportunity to try the Bobbi Brown Extra Rinse Balm<\/strong> cleansing balm and after I’d finished up a few of the ones I had in rotation, it was time to break this out and see how I felt about it.<\/p>\n

I use the word “break” in a rather hesitant way, as this product comes in a large, heavy glass jar and that just spells disaster all over the bathroom! So I am very careful to keep this out of the wet area and as I use dry hands to handle it, accidents can be minimized, but not eradicated. Please be very careful because it is large and unwieldy.<\/p>\n

I’ve given this almost 2 months use to see what I think about it, and apologies to the fans out there, I’m afraid I’m a little on the fence about this one.<\/p>\n

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I can’t fault the quantity. Although it’s expensive at about RM245 a jar, there’s a hefty 200ml of product in there which is a lot more than many other cleansing balms in the market. So once you break down the price, it isn’t that bad. Oh and it will last you a long long time, because you don’t really need that much each time you use it.<\/p>\n

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See? It’s large!<\/p>\n

The yellow balm is as the name implies, a balm texture. It is sticky and doesn’t come with a spatula but that doesn’t bug me. I just dig right in with fingers. Dry ones mind you! You don’t want to use wet fingers because I’m sure it’ll spoil the product.<\/p>\n

As with most cleansing balms, this operates on a dry hands, dry face method of cleansing. Scoop out a generous amount of cleansing balm depending on your personal preference. I am quite generous as I like to perform a little massage and you need lubrication.<\/p>\n

You will notice that the texture is sticky. It’s like the balm sucks at your fingers when you try to scoop some out and when you do, it’s sticky.<\/p>\n

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See? You may notice the texture, which is a translucent yellow and a balmy texture that is unlike that of the Antipodes one<\/a>\u00a0which has a more buttery texture.<\/p>\n

I’ve read of people experiencing problems using this because it’s so sticky and hard to use on skin but I didn’t experience problems. So here’s how I use it to give you an idea.<\/p>\n