I don't wear makeup often and I can't say I've tried many above average quality makeup removers.
But as far as my experience goes, with average products, yes. You will wake up next day with a smear around your eyes if you weren't extra thorough with the cleanup. "One step" doesn't cut it, you need to put some dedication there
Thanks for the explanation.
Yeah, any product claiming that is a product I don't buy.
Cold cream is the only thing I've found that really will remove all of my makeup, and it still requires patiently rubbing it into my eye makeup and wiping carefully (especially the eyelashes!) several times to be sure it's fully gone. And then comes cleanser and the rest of my skincare.
Is it all such a complicated process ?🤔🤔🤔
It's not necessarily complicated, just tedious. Lots of steps. If I wear mineral sunscreen plus makeup, then my evening routine is:
- Remove eye makeup (cold cream): 2 minutes
- Remove face/neck makeup and sunscreen (oil-based cleanser): 5 minutes
- Wash face, neck, and chest (gentle cleanser): 1 minute
- Skincare for face, neck, and chest (3 toners, 1 serum, 1 moisturizer, lip mask; allowing minimum 60 second drydown in between steps): 8 minutes
- (Every other night) Anti-aging (sandwiching tretinoin with rich moisturizer): 6 minutes
So roughly 15-20 minutes every night just for skin.
Plus about 10 minutes in the morning for my most basic AM skincare (not including sunscreen or makeup).
But my skin looks great!
Does baby oil not take everything off anymore?
This is a legit question; I have not worn makeup since 2000 or so so I’m outdated on makeup tech, but baby oil was good enough to remove everything without being painful, I assume it’s bad for your eyes in some way, or something like that…
It's what I use in a pinch, and actually it's great for removing mineral sunscreen, but I find it's harder to wash off than other oil cleansers.
I used to put make up while performing, and l used coconut oil for the purpose.....
All theatre artistes do that..........
