Mascara Question

jenniewb

PromisingBeauty wrote: »

Hiya!

A simple trick to remove mascara more easily is to soak your cotton pad and hold it to your eye so that the water can get in and break it down somewhat. Do this a few times with your cotton pad --- DON'T RUB!!! Just press the water to your eye so that it washes over your lashes. When you then use your remover it'll come off much easier.

And yep to whoever said it, oil is the best way. If you're cleansing using the oil cleansing method you'll have not a problem with any mascara or any make-up at all!! :-D Sweet almond oil is the most suited to everyone, olive oil is one of the few oils that some people have issues with.

Good luck!!
Bobbyanne
promisingbeauty.blogspot.co.uk

Thanks, I'm doing this already: I use Garnier, (I did try with coconut oil but found it didn't pick up as much as with the make up remover). I normally warm the cotton wool pads and then apply the make up remover to it, then hold, pressing lightly on my eyes to remove and have normally got to use both sides and will normally get through 1-2 cotton wool pads and both sides of.
I normally remove till I see no more mascara but either careful inspection with a mirror or waking up the next morning, I can see there is *still* mascara trapped at the base of my eye lashes, and end up having to use a cotton bud soaked in make up remover to remove the rest and I'll STILL get a slight panda eye effect when I wake!


I know some mascaras are easier to remove than others- my gripe is not with the make up removers, I'm happy with mine; my gripe is with the mascaras, I am trying to find one which isn't so difficult to remove every day. I know that some are less difficult than others.

Beenie

I treated myself to the MAC 3-D mascara last week. It doesn't flake on me and comes off easily at night.

I use a melting gel cleanser, or a mix of castor oil/sunflower oil to remove all my make-up (no separate products for eyes) and then use a wash cloth in warm water to rinse.

My final thing before turning in though is to get a baby bud, put a drop of Superdrug moisturising eyedrops on the end, close my eyes and then cleanse in and around the lashes to get a really clean feel. Any stray mascara seems to come off at that stage.

jenniewb

Thanks.


I'm not looking for a make up remover- I've used many, the oil idea just isn't working for me and I prefer to stick to the silicon-water based make up removers (e.g Garnier, Clinique, Lancôme and so on). It was more the mascara I was looking to change.


I've not tried the Mac 3D type but will look into that; maybe see if I can visit a store to test out how easy it is to remove at home Thanks.

shandyclover

I have to wear waterproof mascara daily, as I work in a warm environment. My eyes are very, very sensitive, took several years and many mascaras trials, me thinking at one point I would never be able to wear mascara before I finally stumbled on Boots natural collection waterproof mascara. They even do 'brown' which is what I wear for day to day, being blonde. Not sure what I'll do if they ever discontinue it!

It stays put during the day, and it relatively easy to get off with the oil cleansing method of almond oil/castor oil mix and a hot clean flannel (I react to a lot of make up removers too, so had to go very natural). Like Beenie, I use a cotton bud to finish off, as if I go to bed with any residue my eyes swell overnight.

Hedgehog99

I find Bobbi Brown mascaras are good. I currently have Extreme Party which is also suitable for a daytime look (depends how many coats you put on). It stays on well and removes well. Might be worth doing a skin test on any new one in case your irritation is from the mascara itself rather than the remover. Use the tester to put some inside your elbow for 24 h before you buy it (and try the remover you'll use on it too).