I have just come home from university for Christmas and as I couldn't cart everything four hours away to the other side of the country, I got out some of last years Christmas beauty products that I hadn't yet opened. I had run out of facial wipes (I'm quite loyal to my facial wipes!) and found this to substitute until I could wade through the snow to the supermarket.

The packaging is the usual soap and glory, feminine and retro and generally very eye-catching. This cleanser is very milky and the consistency is runnier than I expected. I didn't have the full size as I got it in last year's Soap & Glory gift set. This isn't a wipe off cleanser. You massage it in and then rinse it off with warm water, pat dry and moisturise. It is supposed to have oils and acid-free exfoliator in it. It does say not to over-exfoliate on the back, which I was confused about after it didn't appear to be abrasive. But not being one to follow the rules I have used it over the past four days anyway.

For some reason my skin had took a turn for the worst whilst being at uni and I was dreading the Christmas party season (turned out alright as the parties were cancelled due to snow!). After one day of using this, I noticed my skin was a lot smoother and my pores didn't seem to be as wide. Being lazy after I came back from the pub on the second day I applied and wiped it off rather than rinsing. An actually it didn't appear to have any bad effect on my skin. In fact now my skin is clear after four days of using it. It feels much softer too. I am surprised at the effect as I thought that it would irritate my skin as it isn't that expensive. May be making a little room to take this back to uni with me!