Makeup is scary. When I do it myself, it's just mascara, and sometimes I forget even to do that.
Confession time: I have absolutely no clue how to do makeup other than the basics of mascara, eye liner, and lip gloss. Sometimes I can pull off eye shadow or lipstick but I tend to think it gets overdone. Luckily for me, hubby doesn't like a lot of makeup. *phew* Dodged that bullet!
I have always hated taking off eyeliner. It gives me major grief and I swear I have eyeliner smudges under my eyes for the next two days no matter how hard I scrub. I have tried face wash, soap and water, and special makeup remover towelettes, all no no avail. I find that afterward I have to moisturize intensely and the under eye area is especially pained and sensitive.
As with most things lately, I decided to try a homemade eye makeup remover to see if I could make wearing makeup enjoyable all around. Success, huge easy-re-movement success! Hubby laughs each time I get bit by the Do-It-Yourself bug but even he was impressed with the results of this recipe.
Easy DIY Eye Makeup Remover
* 1/2 Cup water
* 1 Tbsp Baby Soap/Shampoo
* 1/4 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Combine ingredients and store in your container of choice. Shake before each use. Wet cotton ball and wipe eyes to remove makeup.
As you can see, I chose initially to use a baby food jar (4 oz) for my first batch. I might change this to a prettier bottle as one comes available, but for quick and easy access the baby jar was perfect. After using this for several days to remove my eyeliner and mascara I am still just wowed by the results. The makeup is completely removed without any scrubbing whatsoever and my skin is left feeling soft and moisturized! Absolutely love this recipe.
There are several variations on this recipe that can be found which I might try. Specifically, merrellgirls' recipe that uses higher concentrations of soap and oil for removing waterproof mascara. I don't have any that is waterproof so I couldn't test this recipe out.
Has anyone else got a variation they swear by for makeup remover?
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