Comments on: How Do I Remove My Makeup Properly?

By: Aisha

Aisha — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:55:22 +0000

Okay first i use a makeup removing bar soap. Then I use olive oil to remove the makeup from my eyes ( when i wash my face I try to avoid the eye area), after that I wash my face again to remove some of the oil from my face but this time I use neutrogena oil free acne wash. Then i moisturize.

By: Lavender

Lavender — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:10:14 +0000

I tried Lilan Vital Cleansing Oil (by Cosway), it works wonderful, can remove water proof mascara and liquid eye liner. works like Shu Uemura cleansing oil! but much cheaper abour RM20 + for 100ml.
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By: Cheap Cosmetics

Cheap Cosmetics — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:49:00 +0000

Thanks Renee, I’ll give that a try :)

By: Renee

Renee — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:40:17 +0000

Haha my friend and I put had this eyeliner and we both had the same problem! It’s so tough to take off! :-P But Vaseline worked perfectly for me, try it :)

By: Cheap Cosmetics

Cheap Cosmetics — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:20:10 +0000

Does anyone know of an eye makeup remover that can remove MAC’s Liquidlast eyeliner? I’m having a real hard time getting the stuff off! :)

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:34:11 +0000

Hey Danielle, thanks for explaining! I did hear that cleansing oils are good despite it being oils and the thought that it would just make your skin oily. I saw that post on Beauty Brains, I like their blog a lot! I’m not sure if I dare to try it though, I find that what I’m using works for me. But that’s great you’ve found such an easy and affordable moisturizer! I have used olive oil on my hair though :-P

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:50:10 +0000

Renee – Cetaphil is great for those lazy days and it takes off all my makeup! (i don’t wear a lot usually, but it does work okay on water resistant mascara).

As for olive oil, there’s tons of literature out there about the oil cleansing method and I’m a big fan of it! (it also saves a ton of money and my boyfriend teases me and says he wants to wipe slices of bread on me) Some oils mimic the skin’s natural oil, so it does exactly the opposite of what you would think it does. Instead of making you more oily, it tricks your skin into think it has already produced enough oil already and brings your skin to an equilibrium. Careful, though, you can dry out your skin with too much oil. It’s kinda like if you’re addicted to chapstick, your lips will think they no longer need to produce more moisture, and you get dry lips. I had this problem when I would slather on the olive oil and think “the more the better!”. It dried out my skin and I got flakes. However, now I no longer have a problem because I use a carefully controlled amount. I use it to both take off makeup and as a moisturizer, but prefer to use it as a moisturizer because the mineral oil in cold cream does a better job.

Do a search for the oil cleansing method and you’ll be surprised at what you find! (I also highly recommend thebeautybrains.com and their post on cleansing your face with oil)