I'm talking about the age factor because the delicate skin around the eyes is the first one to show age signs. You can also 'create' wrinkles, give yourself the saggy treatment if you don't take proper care of your eyes and the makeup you apply, namely not using enough moisture and RUBBING. The R word.
I never realized how important gentle eye makeup removing was until i actually started reading several beauty blogs who swore by the gentlest movements and cleansers...therefore i decided to make a little review of my own. I have used eye makeup removers and baby oil for years until several months ago when i discovered THE best product ever. From the first use i realized i will probably never go back to using bi-fasic, 'non oily' (huge inverted commas...) stuff, perhaps in case of emergency only. I hate the oiliness, the feeling of dryness underneath the grease slick, the rubbing off of the mascara, the chunkiness...brrr!
Products tested:
Chanel Precision Intense Eye Makeup remover: It is expensive and luxurious. the scent is great, the packaging is quite bulky but sassy in a retro sort of way (+the Chanel logo gives a distinctive note). It is a bi-phase solution therefore shaking the bottle is necessary. It does a good job, but i hate the dryness and the breaking off of the makeup- little pieces of mascara and eyeshadow gunk left on the cotton ball and my eye area. Those little suckers can easily get into your eye, scratch your cornea, cause irritation, and we don't want this to happen. For the price, it isn't worth it.
Biotherm Biocils: exactly the same story. A little less expensive than Chanel but still, you're paying a high price on a little bottle. Biotherm claims this formulation not only gently removes makeup but also helps condition the lashes, nourish them and prevent any fall outs or breakage. It might be true, i don't usually lose eyelashes so i couldn't notice the difference. The formulation is again extremely oily, even oilier than Chanel's. I think this makeup remover does a better job than any other similar formulations, but you'll end up with makeup particles on your eyelids anyway. Therefore, i decided this wasn't the one either.
Sephora's Eye Makeup Remover: This stuff is VIOLENT and aggressive. I will never repurchase and strongly urge you NOT to do it either. It is a low quality, inefficient and irritating product that will cause redness to your eyes and eyelids and make you literally scratch your eyes with the cotton pad in a desperate attempt to get rid of not only makeup, but the product itself. I had a terrible experience with it, if it worked for you then that's great. Again-pieces of mascara in the eyes. Hates it.
Baby Oil: Ironically enough i prefer the good ol' baby oil to expensive products such as the aforementioned ones. I like the aloe version for the scent and because i think it has a slightly lighter consistency than the classic version. Haven't tried the gel formulation but i'm willing to, because i also use baby oil on my body and i'm pretty satisfied with it. This is a very effective product for removing eye makeup, even waterproof mascara; however, you're obviously going to have to insist with the waterproof stuffies and therefore resort to rubbing if you're tired or don't have time. For the price and what it does, it is the best choice among the existing oily makeup removers. It does tend to irritate the eyes a little if you rub, and again, it didn't solve my chunkiness problem.
Olay Eye Makeup remover: Hands down the best product on the market. I can't believe i haven't heard of this product before or that it tends to be not so popular in the beauty community. It is the PERFECT dupe for Clinique's Take the Day Off balm at a fraction of the price. It is creamy yet not heavy at all and will basically DISSOLVE your eye makeup in a little dark gray creamy pond. You'll get two huge creamy 'circles' which can be a little gross, that's gonna happen only if you use it as they recommend on the packaging (and what i do, basically delicately massage a pea-sized product amount on your eyelids and lashes, it WILL do the trick much better than you ever expected). It won't make any difference if you prefer applying the cotton pad with the product on directly on the lids, it is as efficient as when being directly applied and will melt down your eye makeup in an instant. I cannot believe some Makeupalley reviewers complained about the product not being able to remove waterproof mascara- it does remove it and very well. I never had any problems with it, on the contrary, it doesn't leave that horrendous oil slick on my eyes, it doesn't irritate them (only if you get the makeup remover-mascara mixture in your eyes, then it's gonna sting a little, of course(, it hydrates my lids and leaves them fresh and clean, the scent is very faint, almost imperceptible,and it will absolutely not irritate the delicate skin around the eyes.
The product comes in a nice tube of 100 ml, which is a good quantity. A little goes a long and the price is ridiculously low compared to any other eye makeup remover i have previously purchased. I definitely recommend it as a high quality product, a perfect dupe for a higher priced item and a great choice in general. It will last for a long time and it will condition your lashes more effectively than having them drowned in oil which you must then remove as well.
Definitely on the HG items list.
Happy shopping!
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