Ok, so I’ll admit it, I’m really lazy when it comes to removing my makeup at the end of the day. Especially if I have gone out and indulged in a few cocktails before calling it a night! I’m forever waking up with mascara/eyeliner marks on my pillow cases or getting out of the shower and leaving black on my white towels.
I like dark liquid liner, lots of mascara and shouldn’t be punished for it. Furthermore, despite being admittedly lazy, I should not have to spend 10min and oodles of cotton to get it off properly. With this in mind I’ve gone out and tests 3 different types of eye makeup removers all while using White Towels and White Sheet/Pillow cases (thank goodness for bleach).
The Body Shop’s Camomile Gentle Eye Makeup Remover
The Good:
- Takes off all my heavy makeup with 2 cotton pads and with very little time and effort
- Doesn’t leave a greasy residue therefore can be easily used to touch up makeup smears throughout the day without having to reapply your whole look
- Very affordable price
The Not So Good:
- I found I needed to use a lot of the product per cotton pad (really soak it) to get all my make up off
Overall Impressions: This product is the one I liked the best out of the 3 I’m reviewing and it has become a staple in my gym bag for my after workout shower routine. My towels and sheets remain smuge free and although I do have to use lots of product it is still a really reasonable price (especially when there are sales!)
Neutrogena Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover
The Good:
- It’s Oil Free so if you suffer from acne or oily skin this is perfect for you
- You doen’t need to rub to get the makeup off, dabbing will work just fine
The Not So Good:
- It’s oily free but my eyes still felt greasy afterwards so there’s no way I’d use this product to touch up any make up smudges
- Takes a long time to get all the eye makeup off – resulting in a fail grade in my white sheets and towels test
Overall Impressions: It’s an OK eye makeup remover. If you don’t use heavy eye make up and/or have oily skin and are able to invest the 10min to getting all the makeup off then you shouldn’t have any issues.
Almay Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover Pads
The Good:
- Pre-soaked pads make it easier to remove your eye makeup and to carry it around in your bag
- No greasy residue was left behind
- With my lazy ways I managed to get 80% of my eye makeup off
The Not So Good:
- With 10% of makeup still lingering Almay failed my sheets and towel test
- Pre-soaked pads doesn’t make it as conducive to touching up smudges
- Had to rub to get off my makeup and my eyes felt scratchy and a bit raw afterwards
Overall Impressions: All though Almay provides a no fuss no mess alternative I’m still not convinced this is a good option. This was my least preferred of the 3 I tested. I think this would be good for someone who wears very little eye makeup and isn’t good for people like myself who tend to wear heavier dark eye makeup.
