Quick Review: Glow Recipe Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser (Remove Makeup with *JUST* This?!?!)

I recently received Glow Recipe Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser in a PR mailing. It’s a gentle, pore-refining cleanser packed with antioxidant-rich blueberries, hyaluronic acid, and AHAs that works for all skin types. What struck my eye is that it can be used as a cleanser, makeup remover, and a mask.

Oh, is that so, huh?

Official description:

What it is:
A gentle, pore-refining cleanser packed with antioxidant-rich blueberries, hyaluronic acid, and AHAs.

Solutions for:
– Pores
– Dryness
– Dullness and uneven texture

If you want to know more…
This hydrating, bouncy cleanser delivers all the antioxidant-rich benefits of blueberries while refining pores with hyaluronic acid and AHAs. The ultra-gentle formula is packed with nourishing oils to remove makeup with minimal rubbing. Skin is clear, radiant, and glowy without feeling stripped.

Suggested Usage:
To use as a cleanser:
-Dispense one pump into wet palms and rub hands to create a lather.
-Massage gently onto skin.
-Rinse thoroughly with water.
-Follow with your usual skincare regimen.

To use as a makeup remover:
-Dispense two pumps into wet palms and gently massage into face and neck in small circular motions for a full minute to eliminate all traces of makeup.
-Rinse thoroughly with water.
-Follow with your usual skincare regimen.

To use as a mask:
-Apply a generous layer to clean, dry skin.
-After five minutes, rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water.
-Follow with your usual skincare regimen.

So I’ve been testing this out over the course of about two weeks or so, and I am THOROUGHLY amazed at how amazing it works to remove makeup. I typically use a cleansing oil to massage my makeup off including mascara and liquid lipstick, and then follow with a gel based cleanser (aka the process known as double cleansing or multi-cleansing). But I LOVE that I can do all of that with this one product. After I do the first cleanse to remove my makeup, I do go in and use a little more of the cleanser to cleanse again (I tend to wear a lot of makeup when I actually do wear makeup…lol). Either way I choose to cleanse, if I’m wearing makeup I may also use a Shiseido Cotton Pad dabbed in some Olay Luminous Micellar Water to make sure I don’t have any makeup trapped around my hairline (this is especially great to do when I don’t want to be splashing water near laidT edges).

I’ve been on a gloss kick for quite some so I haven’t worn liquid lipstick regularly in a while, but for testing purposes, I did put on one of the NARS Powermattes and it came off after a couple of goes, but in my experience the boscia MakeUP BreakUP Cleansing Oil does a better job of removing liquid lipstick.

I also love it as a regular cleanser. I tried it as a mask and liked the glow it left me, but it did tingle a bit while I had it on. I probably wouldn’t use it as a mask much, but as a makeup removing cleanser? Yes, ma’am! I do think I would use my Murad Resurgence Cleanser more often as my main cleanser, but on the days where I wear makeup, I’d use Glow Recipe Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser. I also JUST bought a new bottle of my fave cleansing oil during Sephora VIB (boscia MakeUP BreakUP Cleansing Oil) and I might be out of the time period to return it soon, but I’m going to keep it since I got it at a discount and it lasts forever…lol. Plus I’d have to see how well the Glow Recipe Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser works for me when mean old NYC winter comes. I already know the boscia + Murad work for me all year-round.

Quick video demo of Glow Recipe Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser

Watch this quick video to see the texture and how it lathers. If you want to see how it removes makeup, check out my IG story New Beauty highlight.

(there’s no sound on this video so feel free to watch from anywhere)

Glow Recipe Blueberry Bounce Cleanser from Danielle Gray on Vimeo.

Price and where to buy: $34 at Sephora (plus 4% cash back when you use eBates)

Have you tried Glow Recipe Blueberry Bounce Cleanser? Would you? Tell me in the comments below!