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How to Remove Your Makeup: 7 Tips From Cosmetics Experts

 


Everyone likes a fresh start. If you want to wake up with clean, glowing skin, then you absolutely must take off all your makeup. You're doing your skin the ultimate favor by taking off your makeup at night. Sleeping with your face makeup on can lead to dry skin, acne, and even wrinkles caused by collagen breakdown — and that's just face makeup. Leaving eye makeup on causes its own set of problems, including eye infections, eye irritation, styes, and broken eyelashes. Removing your makeup every night is a skincare necessity.

Read on for seven tips on how to remove makeup completely from makeup experts. We consulted with Laura Mercier, creator of Laura Mercier Cosmetics and celebrity makeup artist Maria Verel to find out how to take off makeup like a pro.

How to Remove Makeup

1. Break Down Your Makeup with Cleanser

Your daily cleanser should be sufficient to take off foundation and blush. "Massage the cleanser over your face and let it sit for 15 seconds, and don't forget your hairline, under your chin, and around your ears. Then wipe with a wet, white cotton washcloth, so you can really see that all the makeup is gone. If your foundation is long-wearing or you use a face brush, you can go over your face with remover first," says Verel. Keep gently scrubbing until no more foundation or blush comes off on the washcloth.


2. Always Be Gentle with Your Skin

"The process of taking off your makeup should be gentle and should never leave your skin dehydrated or irritated," says Mercier. "I like to use a cleansing oil, which won't dry out your face. Using your fingers, swipe a small amount of oil across your lids, eyebrows, and lips, and then lightly massage it all over your face. This will soften your skin and loosen the makeup, so you don't have to rub like crazy. Then take a flat, square cotton pad — I like these better than the balls, which can be rough — and pour a little cleansing oil on it. Go over the same spots again, being careful not to scrub back and forth. Just skim the surface in one direction to pull up the color."

3. Take Advantage of Steam Heat

You can also steam your face before washing. Fill up your sink or a bowl with hot water and hover your face over it for a minute or two. The steam will loosen up your pores and make it easier for the cleaner to penetrate the skin deeper to remove makeup and debris. This might have the extra time to steam your skin, but it's a good occasional option. You can even add a drop of lavender essential oil for extra soothing, spa vibes.



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