My skincare obsession has been less in evidence recently, because I haven’t been buying as much as usual. In fact, since my Glossier haul, I’ve only bought a couple of bits and pieces and have been using up my (still too big) existing stash. There are, however, things I can never resist and jelly cleansers belong to that category.

Origins accompanied their launch of the new Cleansing Makeup-Removing Jelly With Willowherb with a serious marketing push (at least among the influencer crowd), so I was already pining for it. And when I found myself in Estonia without a proper first cleanse product – a serious packing error -, I felt buying this was completely justified.

This product combines pretty much all my cleanser preferences. It’s a jelly texture that is probably my favourite of them all. It is, however, a balmy jelly – it’ll turn into oil on your skin and then to milk when water is added (of all the cleansers I’ve tried, it’s closest to Algenist Genius and Zelens Pure Z also hybrids; Glossier is lighter and Drunk Elephant more like traditional gel). This makes it as good at makeup removal as my oils and balms. It comes in a tube, so it’s mess-free and easy to travel with. It’s also rather small, which I like, as I tend to buy too many cleansers and I don’t want them to be neglected – not that I’m worried about this one, as I want to use it every day. There is zero tightness after cleansing, in fact, I think it’s slightly moisturising.

Finally, and maybe most crucially for many of my readers, this is accessible. I don’t mind buying skincare online and often blindly, as I’m a crazy person of comfortable means. I have long had an issue with the lack of good mainstream cleansers, however, especially when we talk modern textures. This one can be bought in most bigger cities and airports and holds up when compared to my most niche luxury stuff. It is also relatively reasonably priced, although maybe not as affordable as it initially looks, as the tube is small-ish. Then again, you do not need much and it’s a pleasure to use.

The only potential draw-back I can think of is that it has a sweet smell, something that doesn’t bother me at all, but might be a deal-breaker for the more sensitive ones among us. Other than that, I don’t hesitate to recommend this jelly to everyone who is looking for a proper cleanser that works equally well as first, second and morning cleanse. Lovely stuff.