In the summer it can be ever so refreshing to spray a bit of water onto your face… but what water to use? Well, I have been using Avène Thermal Water the last couple of weeks and here’s what I think about it…

I had this thermal water gathering dust in the bathroom cabinet for several months. But then I saw a youtube video from ‘GeekUpWithAnne’ (you should really check out her videos, very informative and funny, but sadly only for the Dutch-speaking souls amongst us).

In this video she teaches you how to create a flawless foundation look. After putting on her foundation, she sprays on quite an amount of water onto her face before blending that all in with a beauty blender. Now I tried that out and I must say that you really get a more even result and it makes your make-up lasting longer. So a big thank you Anne for that tip!

Since I saw that video, the Avène thermal water is now part of my make-up routine. I also use it just to freshen myself up on a warm day and I use it after removing my make-up and before putting on my night-cream. But there are so many other ways to use this water…

The promises

Here’s what I could read on the Avène website:

Avène Thermal Spring Water is captured directly at its source, ensuring that all its soothing and softening properties are preserved.

You will feel wrapped in soothing softness. All the gentle purity of Avène Thermal Spring Water provides you with long-lasting protection. Following a surgical procedure, Facial redness, Skin irritation, Sunburn, Diaper rash, Following make-up removal, Following shaving, Following exercise, Following hair removal, During travel to cool oneself

Pros

• refreshing
• multi-purpose
• easy to use
• doesn’t dry out the skin like regular water does
• it makes your make-up last longer
• blended in with your foundation, it makes the result more even

Cons

• None that I can think of.

Conclusion

I have used this thermal water at night after taking off my make-up and to refresh my skin when sunbathing. But I just loving using it in the morning during my make-up routine as it gives such an even finish ànd it makes my make-up last longer!

I don’t think I can do without a thermal water since I’ve become used to it, so I guess I’ll buy it (or a similar one) again!

Do you use thermal water? How do you use it? Let me know in the comments!

Love, Kathleen

Here you can read a post about a micellar water.