Lancôme Bi-Facil Double-Action Eye Makeup Remover

Double-phase, fresh-as-water liquid eye makeup remover. Activates when shaken to gently whisk away even waterproof eye makeup, while conditioning and refreshing the skin. Ideal for sensitive skin and contact lens wearers. Leaves eyes feeling cool and relaxed, with no oily residue. Ophthalmologist tested for safety.

Winner of Allure magazine's 'Best of Beauty' Award.

I am sitting here trying to figure out what to write about Bifacil that has not been written or said already. It is one of those products on the market that is holy grail material. Simply perfection. I am not easily impressed or I do not fall for the hype but dang.... this magic in the bottle is worth all the hype! 

First let me say price tag of 28$ is not easy to swallow. I refused for a while to pay that much for eye makeup remover since I did find some similar ones on the market for around 5$ (neutrogena, loreal...). Price is probably the only downside of this product. It comes in 4.2 oz or 125ml bottle . Recently they released bigger size 6.7oz or 200ml for 38$. If used daily smaller bottle can last a month, maybe slightly longer.

It is really small amount needed to remove everything. When I say everything I really mean every single trace of super waterproof makeup. My eye makeup can be heavy - primer, couple of eyeshadows, glitter, waterproof eyeliner, eyebrow pencil, mascara primer, couple of coats of mascara... To remove something like this I need heavy duty stuff like Bifacil.

Since it's a dual phase product it needs to be shaken well. Then I apply small amount on cotton pad and gently press it onto my eye area. I do not ever rub. There is no need for rubbing. I like to leave it for about 10 seconds to let it melt all my makeup.

It does not sting eyes nor it leaves blurry vision. Often that happens with oil based eye makeup removers. Lancome states that this is safe for sensitive eyes and contact lenses wearers. Since I do not have sensitive eyes nor I wear lenses I can't really speak of this.

It does leave slightly oily film but I always rinse my eyes with lukewarm water after using it.

Main reason why I switched from the cheaper eye makeup removers even though they were very effective is that they were TERRIBLY drying out my eye are. I already have dry skin around eyes and this was making things even worse. My skin would itch and no matter how much eye cream I would apply would still feel dry.

Bifacil in action! I applied eyeshadow primer, Stila liquid eyeliner (one of the longest wearing on the market), Urban Decay  creme eyeshadow, Nars powder shadows, Lancome eye khol, MAC creme eyeshadow and eyeliner...

I held the cotton ball on my hand not longer than 5 seconds and this is how much it removed in one swipe.

You can clearly see two phases in the photo below.

Overall this became my holy grail and staple in my skincare. Yes it is pricey but nothing beats it's effectiveness while being gentle on the skin.