I probably have no sane idea how this Antipodes Juliet Skin-Brightening Gel Cleanser review will turn out because when I’m typing all this out, I’m high on flu, sore throat and fever medication. Oh yes, it’s a deadly combination of sickness. I spent the whole of Saturday and Sunday on bed covered with two blankets, a jacket and fleece socks on. Let’s hope this review turns out fine *fingers crossed*

I still remember that I got this cleanser right before Chinese New Year this year. It has been sitting in my beauty stash for months before I took it out to use two months ago. For some reason I took a longer time to determine if I like an all natural product or not as to compare with other skin care range. That is because on my skin, natural product takes a longer time to work.

Antipodes is a New Zealand brand that came out with range of certified organic and premium natural skincare as well as makeup. I’ve tried Antipodes makeup products before but not their skin care. The Antipodes Juliet Skin-Brightening Gel Cleanser will be my first. This is a brightening cleanser in gel form. It contain properties to clean, clear and gives blemish-free skin, thanks to the action of exfoliating extracts from the New Zealand kiwi superfruit and vibrant hibiscus flower. It also contain Manuka honey that has antibacterial powers and antioxidant-packed Vinanza Grape which form the perfect union to help reduce and balance oil production, helping grant your healthiest glow ever.

When you see Antipodes, you will spot the signature green flora wallpaper design. I like the simple, medicine-like bottle very much. It is very opaque that I cannot see at all how much product is left in the bottle. Opaque bottle is crucial in any skin care product in order to preserve the ingredients in it from deteriorate. The bottle is also quite well-made. I find it quite hard to squeeze the bottle to dispense the product out but thank goodness the cleanser is quite liquidy that it came out in a jiffy.

Since this is a natural skin care product, I do not expect it to lathers up like other cleanser. The cleanser is a dark brown liquid that smells pretty much like honey. The scent is very pleasant and soothing on the nose. When I tried to warms up the cleanser using both wet palms, I don’t get any foam action. I still get the gel-ish texture on my hand. However it’s a different story when I massage it on the face. It starts to foams up just a little bit. It’s quite a decent gel cleanser to use but when I need to double cleanse after removing makeup, I do find this cleanser to be too mild. Therefore I’m only using this cleanser in the morning or when I need to wash my no makeup face middle of the day.

The Antipodes Juliet Skin-Brightening Gel Cleanser contain four main benefits as below. I do agree that it is a gentle cleanser and since it also lightly exfoliates, I guess I wouldn’t know 😛 . I do like that it brighten my complexion slightly. However it doesn’t quite balances my skin’s oil production. Mainly because I don’t use it that often.

• Gently cleanses and lightly exfoliates without irritating.
• Reduces and balances skin’s oil production.
• Natural extract of fragrant and refreshing green apple and cardamon.
• Leaves the skin clear and blemish-free with a healthy glow

This cleanser smells so good for a natural skin care product! I have yet to come across one that smell as good as this. This cleanser do lives up to it’s name of being a gel cleanser. It is a true gel cleanser that doesn’t lathers up. It is something different from every other cleanser that I’ve tried before and I didn’t know if I like it or not. It’s more gentle and milder than my other cleanser that’s for sure. It took me two months to fully understand the cleanser and how it works on my skin. The conclusion? I like it more day by day. The fact that it smells good and it brightens up the complexion makes the cleanser a whole lot better.

This bottle is a 200ml and all I need is a 5 cent coin size cleanser each use. Can you imagine how long it will be by the time I’ve used up the cleanser? A very long time.

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