Hello beauties,
We all know the benefits of cleansing oil; effective at removing makeup while still being gentle on the skin. Personally, I don’t love using a cleansing oil as I find its too messy. I much prefer using a cleansing balm such as Emma Hardie. Any who, here’s my comparison of the very pricey Shu Uemura Skin Purifier* against the more affordable Nu’tri Nourishing Cleansing Oil.
Overall Thoughts about the Shu Uemura Skin Purifier*
- Retails for $68 for 150ml
- The Shu Uemera cleansings oils come in a variety of formulas, targeting normal skin, oily skin and dry skin. Personally, I find it hard to believe they could be that different, but then again I’ve only tried the one cleansing oil from the brand
- The packaging is great- love the pump!
- I tend to use anywhere between 1 to 3 pumps to remove my makeup
- Its lightly scented, so if you have sensitive skin you should still be fine to use it
- Texture wise, its not too thick and heavy and not too light
- When you add water to the cleansing oil, it lightly emulsifies but I prefer to still remove all the residue with a damp muslin cloth
- I find it very effective at removing heavy makeup and eye makeup. I used a cotton round with some micellar water and there was barely any leftover makeup
- When wearing waterproof mascara it did a good job, but didn’t remove it all
- Also, they’re not very clear about the ingredients and what oils are contained which is a little concerning…
Overall Thoughts about the Nu’tri Nourishing Cleansing Oil
- Retails for $24.95 for 100ml
- The Nu’tri Cleansing oil contains beautiful natural ingredients such as; rosehip oil, sacha inchi oil, avocado oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, willowbark extract, tumeric, papaya extract and camu camu rich in antioxidants & vitamins a, b, c, e
- Texture wise its quite watery/ liquidy and a lot thinner than the Shu Uemura one
- I tend to use a lot more product and as it doesn’t dispense as much product, I tend to use about 7 pumps to remove my makeup. It sounds a lot but its probably about 20 cents worth
- When I apply water to the cleansing oil it doesn’t emulsify, so the best way to remove is with a damp muslin cloth
- The cleansing oil does a pretty good job at removing heavy make up, and definitely is more effective at removing light coverage makeup
- It doesn’t remove waterproof mascara, and does an average job to remove non-waterproof eye makeup
Overall, I think its fair to say I did not find a dupe for the Shu Uemura cleansing oil. Yes its more expensive but you need less and its more effective at removing makeup. While I’ve enjoyed using the Shu Uemura cleansing oil, I’m still not a fan of cleansing oils. They’re a bit messy. Anyone with me?
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*This product has been provided for reviewing purposes, all views and opinions are 100% honest.
**Disclaimer: All opinions are based on personal experiences, and are not sponsored. rachelbeautystyle is not a make up artist, beauty or skincare specialist and will not be held liable for any recommendations. Therefore try at your own risk.
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The Shu Uemura Cleansing Oils are the best! Cleansing oils can definitely be messy, but we like that the Shu Uemura ones come in convenient pump dispensers
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M + K
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Agree, its a great pump!
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I’m not a huge fan of cleansing oils myself, but appreciate the in-depth comparison between these two!
Di from Max The Unicorn
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Love this review! I am a huge fan of oil cleansers, they are amazing for my dry skin. I am currently using the Philosophy one, but now I kind of want to try the Nutri one…
Laura || http://www.thelifeoflaura.com.au xx
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i ageee, I have tried a few cleansing oils and I’m not a fan. I’m loving the Eve Lom Cleansing balm too 🙂 x
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I usually find oils a little too much for my oily skin but the Shu Uemura Skin Purifier sounds like its worth a try
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Love a good dupe! I’ve got to try this out!
Rochelle || http://www.simplesocialsister.com
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I am currently using the Shu Uemura Anti/Oxi cleansing oil and totally love it. Thank you for this dupe, i am going to check this out.
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It’s a pity it didn’t live up to what you had hoped, I prefer a non oil based cleanser also.
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How do you keep up with all these products haha..
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I honestly don’t know. haha!!!
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Too bad it wasn’t a dupe. I do use oils to do the first cleanse on occasion. I really like them but sometimes I’m just too tired or lazy. hehe xo
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It’s probably psychological but I just don’t feel like I’ve cleansed if I use an oil – I always want to wash my face with something foamy afterwards lol. I do appreciate the comparison though Rachel xxx
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I always have to use another cleanser after. I feel if I just use a cleansing oil its too heavy on my oily skin.
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