Tom Medvedich
 
It might sound a little hysterical to say that micellar water saved my life, but I can unequivocally say it?s saved my skin. As an admitted beauty obsessive?fine, hoarder?testing out products is one of my favorite pastimes, and I?m never loyal to anything. However, after a recent experiment called ?make your own apple cider vinegar toner? left my skin a legit disaster, I grabbed a random bottle under my sink I’d brought home and decided to give it a try because I?d seen so many headlines about how it?s such a savior.
Turns out, that bottle was only random to me. Skin care obsessives are well acquainted with the formula inside, created by Swiss beauty company Labratoires Valmont, and I soon learned this particular product, a fancy micellar water from the brand’s L’Elixir Des Glaciers line, has a strong cult following. It looks and feels like plain old h20, but it?s made with purified rose oil and glacial spring water and costs $140?all things this drugstore-beauty devotee would have rolled her eyes at before seeing how flawlessly the formula removes dirt and makeup, and how well it hydrates my dry skin, to the point that I stopped slathering on moisturizer before bed. It also smells divine, in a subtle, rich-girl sort of way, making me feel like I’m actually at a fancy spa nestled in the Alps as opposed to standing in tiny New York bathroom that barely has enough width for me to brush my teeth comfortably. I should...