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Müge L. Avatar

Medium skin complexion, I guess. 🙂
I remove my makeup ‘fore I go to the bed. I love sleeping with a clean skin, it’s vital I think.
I used only Nivea’s Pure&Natural makeup remover wipes. I love the smell and it’s pretty good at cleaning the face makeup, but not successful on removing the eye makeup, especially the waterproof eyeliner/mascara.
I use Garnier’s miccelar solution for my skin overall, Yves Rocher’s eye makeup remover is the best in my opinion. Also toners from Kiehl’s, Clinique and Nivea in a row. Foam cleanser from Clinique. And it’s basicly like this 🙂

Great survey again, have fun everyone! Thanks Christine! 🙂

Kiss & Make-up Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: light to medium warm

When do you remove your makeup typically? either right before bed, or if I take a shower in the evening, then.

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? None. They never work for me. My skin reacts badly to them 🙁

What makeup remover(s) do you use? La Roche Posay Respectisimme and coconut oil

Divya Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: MAC NC 40

When do you remove your makeup typically? Evening as soon as I get home!

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I haven’t used any

What makeup remover(s) do you use? Shu Uemura Cleansing Oil is the best one out there! My go to.. also for eye I love the Clarins eye makeup remover! 🙂

Samantha Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: fair/cool
When do you remove your makeup typically? When I get home from an outing after I remove my contacts
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? Boots No.7 (I LOVE the value pack!)
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Neutrogena Eye Makeup Remover/Origins Mega-Bright/Origins Clean Energy

Leonie Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring
My skintone is fair

When do you remove your makeup typically?
Before i take a shower at night

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes?
I don’t use wipes to remove make-up

What makeup remover(s) do you use?
I’m currently using the Shu Uemura cleasing oil before i shower and i have a travel size mac cleasing oil for when i’m not at home.

WARPAINTandUnicorns Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC05

When do you remove your makeup typically: The shower takes of 98% of my makeup with soap and a face cloth. The eye liner that’s left I use a makeup remover then.

What are your favourite makeup removing wipes: Kirkland Daily Facial Cleansing Towelettes. Mostly for swatch clean and cleaning my hands.

What makeup remover(s) do you use: Marcelle – Gentle Makeup Remover for Sensitive Eyes or Telesis Super Solv to remove anything stubborn OR if I’m just wearing eye makeup that day with no gel liner Embryolisse Micellar Lotion takes it all off.

Heidi Avatar

Skin tone: very fair and cool(red hair/blue eyes) NW15
When to remove makeup: after dinner before putting the baby to bed.
Favorite wipes: at the moment I’m using ELF but I think my favorites are Yes to Cucumbers. Cheap, not too much product, and I like the pleasant scent.
Makeup remover: I don’t typically use a specific remover, just wipes and cleanser but if I have waterproof mascara on or something that I’m having a hard time removing I’ll use olive oil.

Ellie Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Tan & Warm (MAC NC42)

When do you remove your makeup typically? Just before I go to bed.

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I can’t stand makeup removing wipes! They suck all the moisture out of my skin.

What makeup remover(s) do you use? Garnier Micellar Water every time! It takes everything off.

Ashley Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Neutral; I can wear N5 (Studio Fix powder + foundation), or NC20
When do you remove your makeup typically? At night, before bed.
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? MAC, but Balea is a nice alternative.
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Josie Maran cleansing oil every night, and Body Shop Chamomile Eye Makeup Remover for extra-tough eye makeup or for touchups.

Vanna Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring:
– Fair-light with yellow undertones

When do you remove your makeup typically?
– Right before I shower, so around 5-6pm

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes?
– I don’t use them and I never have.

What makeup remover(s) do you use?
– Olive oil for my eyes and Pond’s Cold Cream for the rest of my face

Amber C. Avatar

Skintone/coloring – N 5-10, red hair, blue eyes.

I generally remove my makeup an hour or so before i go to bed. I don’t really use makeup remover wipes, but i have used the Maybelline ones in the pink package – they are nice and remove eye makeup well. I want the Neutrogena ones in the blue package My usual eye makeup remover that i use when i have on a heavier eye look is Lancome BiFacil. For every day full face makeup removal i use Philosophy Purity cleansing oil or ill use BiFacil and Boscia Makeup Breakup Cool cleansing oil, then Philosophy Purity cleanser.

Samira Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: warm, fair/light
When do you remove your makeup typically?: right before bed unless I take a shower before for some reason (like if I’ve been to the gym).
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes?: I don’t really use them. I have some in the office for when I want to redo some of my makeup before going out but it’s whatever I can find in the drugstore – right now it’s olay.
What makeup remover(s) do you use?: Bioderma, although I don’t use it unless I have really heavy makeup to get off. Usually I just use my face wash a couple of times. Coconut oil and vaseline are good for really sticky stuff.

Lydia Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/Neutral
When do you remove your makeup typically? Usually right before bed.
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I’ve used the basic Neutrogena wipes several times before and they work fine, but I’m looking for something new to try that won’t sting my eyes or irritate my skin.
What makeup remover(s) do you use? I do really like the classic Neutrogena Oil-Free makeup remover in the blue bottle, just used with a few cotton pads.

A. Mar Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Fair-Light/Neutral
When do you remove your makeup typically? Typically once I get home for the evening.
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I don’t use them.
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Bioderma Sensibio. Takes mascara off very easily. Now I use it as my standard makeup remover before I wash my face every evening.

Georgina Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NW15 combination, often dehydrated in winter
When do you remove your makeup typically? I wish I would remove it as soon as I get home more often but it’s usually before I go to bed.
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? It’s been years since I used wipes
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Bioderma, or when I’m not wearing a lot of make up then I’ll use my cleansing oil (Shu Uemura) directly.

Zia Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Light with yellow undertones
When do you remove your makeup typically? Once I’ve retired to my room for the night
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? Simple Cleansing Wipes
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Coconut oil, Clinique Take the Day Off and Simple Cleansing Wipes

Nina Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Light to Medium or Medium depending on the weather.

When do you remove your makeup typically? I usually don’t remove it unless I absolutely have to because I’m pretty lazy.

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? Almay Oil-Free Makeup Remover Towelettes! They don’t break me out and feel nice on my skin.

What makeup remover(s) do you use? Clinique Rinse-Off Eye Makeup Solvent when I don’t need an oil-based makeup remover (it works so well and feels just like water), and Lancome Bi-Facial when I need to remove more stubborn makeup.

Hannah Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring:
Light caramel

When do you remove your makeup typically?
Before bed

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes?
Nivea Refreshing Cleansing Wipes

What makeup remover(s) do you use?
Yves Rocher Hydra Vegetal Refreshing Cleansing Gel

AudreyNZ Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC20

When do you remove your makeup typically? At night just before shower.

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I’ve never used makeup wipes.

What makeup remover(s) do you use? Olive oil for removing eye makeup and a concoction of coconut oil and castor oil for removing face makeup. In the shower, I use the Antipodes Juliet Skin-Brightening Gel Cleanser as an overall face wash.

Josette Avatar

Skin is fair with pink tones…sensitive.
I remove all my makeup right before bed and put on a sleeping mask. Right now I’m using a yogurt one by Korres.
My favorite makeup wipes are Neutregina wipes. They’re the only ones that don’t burn my eyes!
My favorite makeup remover is Boscia Makeup Breakup cleansing oil. LOVE that stuff. It makes removing Benefit They’re Real mascara a breeze!

fuji Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring:
Fair to light. MAC NC15.

When do you remove your makeup typically?
Before bed, after taking off my contact lens. If I plan to do facial mask, I’ll make it 30 minutes earlier.

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes?
Koh Gen Do Cleansing Spa Water wipes ! Definitely the best of its kind. Never gives me breakouts.

What makeup remover(s) do you use?
Usually I love oil/gel formula for face. Hada Labo Cleansing oil is so great that it not only takes water proof eye makeups and mascaras off, but leaves a non-oily non slippery clean face to me. And it’s fairly priced, around $20 for 6.7 oz. I’m now on my 4TH bottle! I only ask for two things when I choose a makeup remover, a) don’t break me out, b) it’s fairly priced so I can always use plenty of amount to get enough cleansing power for some tough long-lasting products. (e.g.: eyeliners with primer underneath, or some tough mascara). Also I use MUFE remover for some tough eye makeups as touch-ups.

Aida Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: light, warm / brunette

When do you remove your makeup typically?
I use the FAB creamy cleanser for my face and a separate eye makeup remover.

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes?
I only use wipes while I do my makeup (remove fall out, clean my hands, etc.), so I use cheap ones, like ELF.

What makeup remover(s) do you use?
I’ve use Origins Well Off eye makeup remover for years now. It’s, by far, the best I’ve tried. I use the Lisa Eldridge method: I soak a Shiseido cotton pad and hold it on my eyes for several minutes; that way I don’t have to do any rubbing on my eye area, I let the makeup remover do all the job of breaking down the makeup. After that, I will rise my eyes with plain water.

Mindy Avatar

◾Your skin tone/coloring: NC35
◾When do you remove your makeup typically? Before my nighttime shower.
◾What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? Sheisedo makes really good ones.
◾What makeup remover(s) do you use? I rub Chanel Lait Confort Cleansing Milk all over my face before I jump in the shower.

tzwiggy Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Light, warm and peachy, currently NW20

When do you remove your makeup typically? An hour or two before going to bed.

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? Don’t use wipes, every brand that I’ve tried left a gross residue.

What makeup remover(s) do you use? Lancome Bi-Facil or YSL Instant Pur Eye Makeup Remover

LU Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Medium-Light/Neutral
When do you remove your makeup typically? A bit after I get home
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? Clean & Clear Night Relaxing All in One Cleansing Wipes
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Clean & Clear Night Relaxing All in One Cleansing Wipes, Olay Daily Facials 4 in 1 Cleansing Cloths-Combination/Oily, Lancome Bi-Facil

Katie Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Beige/Neutral
When do you remove your makeup typically? At night before I drag myself into bed. Unless I went out that night. In that case, I tend to drunkenly fall asleep in my makeup, forget to remove it, and breakout profusely for the next week.
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I love the Neutrogena makeup removing wipes. They remove everything and are so reasonably priced.
What makeup remover(s) do you use? The only other makeup remover I use is Clinique “Take the Day Off” makeup remover. I use that for more stubborn makeup items, like waterproof liner/mascara.

Mariella Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Fair, cool
When do you remove your makeup typically? Before bed, unless I’ve had a hot, long day and then it’s often when I get in the door, because I feel sort of “grubby”
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? Clean & Clear though I just bought a package of Neutrogena wipes after reading the praise for them on this site; only used one but I quite like them
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Clinique Take the Day Off Balm and eye makeup remover; MAC Cleansing Oil, Clarins Pure Melt Cleansing Gel

Nicole Campbell Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Neutral/yellow toned; light (nc15-20)
When do you remove your makeup typically?
After dinner if I’m at home, a few hours before bed.
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes?
Haven’t tried too may, but now it would be the Aveeno Face Wipes.
What makeup remover(s) do you use?
REN Cleansing Milk and Cleansing Water for the face, Clarins Eye Makeup Remover for the eyes.

emjay Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Fair (NC15)
When do you remove your makeup typically? Before bed.
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? The Neutrogena ones so far, but it’s a constant search! Also like the Yes To Cucumbers and Yes To Blueberries.
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Neutrogena’s Oil Free Eye Makeup Remover, and sometimes Mac’s Cleansing Oil or coconut oil.

Lee Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: extremely fair

When do you remove your makeup typically? before bed

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I never use wipes. I use a cotton pad with remover for my eye make-up and I just wash off everything else with cetaphil

What makeup remover(s) do you use? For eye make-up, Sonia Kashuk’s eye make-up remover from Target. It’s awesome, a bifacil dupe, and just melt off the eye make-up with no tugging.

Pteetsa Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: fair with neutral to warm undertones (MAC NC15)

When do you remove your makeup typically? When I’m getting ready for bed (take out contacts, wash face, etc.) or if I take a shower at night.

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I usually use baby wipes! I also really like the Pacifica Coconut wipes.

What makeup remover(s) do you use? My all-time favorite is Lancome Effacil (it doesn’t burn my eyes like most removers), but I also like the Urban Decay remover. Right now, I’m trying to use up some Boots and Makeup Forever and Sephora odds and ends.

KaseyCannuck Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NW20
When do you remove your makeup typically? As soon as possible after work. I’m an oil slick by then.
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? MAC, but I only use them when I’m swatching at the MAC counter. I rarely use wipes on my face.
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Coconut oil on a cotton pad.

Caesara Avatar

Your skin tone/colouring:
NW 15/20 (fair/neutral with slight pale rose undertones in cheeks). Guerlain Lingerie de Peau 02.

When do you remove your makeup typically?
At night before bed, or in the shower if feeling lazy/am drunk. Love going to sleep with fresh clean skin, and starting the day the same way.

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes?
Innisfree Olive Oil Real Cleansing Tissue. From South Korea, with organic olive oil and amazing hydration. Tried everything before finding these, and these surpass everything else by a country mile. You’re left with clean, super-hydrated, almost baby-soft and rejuvenated feeling skin, and never a breakout (was worried about that, given the “oil” in the name and my SUPER-sensitive normal-to-dry skin)…but these are magic!

What makeup remover(s) do you use?
Lancôme Bi-facil. The good old standby is still the best for me, and my eyes never burn regardless of how much solution I soak the remover pad with.

pePear Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: light med/yellow undertone
When do you remove your makeup typically?: evening as soon as I get home
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes?: Neutrogena makeup remover wipes or Simple eye makeup remover
What makeup remover(s) do you use?: Bobbi Brown Instant Longwear makeup remover or Clinique Take Day Off makeup remover

Sylirael Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: cool-neutral vampire

When do you remove your makeup typically? in the evening at home at some point, probably. Just before I go to bed if it’s been a long evening!

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? Much to my annoyance, the ones I’ve liked most are MAC’s 😛

What makeup remover(s) do you use? I’m fond of a bit of Lancome BiFacil, but for budgetary reasons I’m using Neutrogena’s dupe at the moment, which is also great!

Helene Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: MAC NC 15-20
When do you remove your makeup typically? I remove my makeup right before going to bed, or if it’s been a very warm day and my oiliness has broken down almost all of the foundation, making me look oily, uneven and generally just wrong.
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I dont really like wipes, but if I were to use any , I think MAC makes a soft nice one.
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Clarins Pure Melt Cleansing Gel folowed by a cleanser fron Alpha H.

Lauryn M Avatar

■Your skin tone/coloring: Pale with pink undertones

■When do you remove your makeup typically? at night, or before the gym

■What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? PACFICA, use to be Philosophy

■What makeup remover(s) do you use? Pacfica Sea Foam fash wash/makeup remover.. LOVE IT!

Ami S. Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC15/ NARS Gobi/ Estee Lauder 1N1

When do you remove your makeup typically? At the end of the night after a loooong day.

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? Pond’s Luminous Clean Wet Towelettes — Super saturated, soft and plush, smell good, takes off almost everything, doesn’t irritate my skin at all.

What makeup remover(s) do you use?
* Shiseido Ultimate Cleansing Oil — My HG. Feels silky, emulsifies well, rinses clean, smells nice.
* Garnier Nourishing Cleansing Oil — For heavy duty makeup-melting. It’s very thick and oily and has a strong powdery-floral scent. Doesn’t rinse off well but I double-cleanse with Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap anyway.
* Sonia Kashuk Remove Eye Makeup Remover — To get rid of any traces of my eye makeup that may be left over after I’ve gone through my cleansing oil + cleanser double-cleanse routine.

Rhona Avatar

Coloring: dark and neutral undertones
Remove makeup: Yes
Fav makeup wipes: currently aveeno
Makeup removers use: Dior remover oil, Aveeno botanicals wipes and Lancome cleansing water

Ludmila Assumpção Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Medium with yellow undertones/MAC NC30
When do you remove your makeup typically? As soon as I get home!
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I didn´t test a lot of makeup wipes, bit I like L´oreal Pure Zone.
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Maybelline Clean Express Waterproof Eye Makeup (the pink one) and L´oreal Makeup wipes

Meghan Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: light-medium with yellow undertones
When do you remove your makeup typically? Generally around 8-9pm, sooner if possible! But -always- before bed.
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? No wipes for me 🙂 I follow Caroline Hirons’ rule for wipes – festivals, fannies, flying! Haha
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Right now the Clarins Pure Melt Gel (turns into an oil), and I follow-up with a gel cleanser. I also use Bioderma occasionally to remove eye make up before double cleansing, or sometimes afterward.

julieta Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: veryy fair
When do you remove your makeup typically? : literally 2 minutes after i get home.
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? : i would never EVER use wipes!
What makeup remover(s) do you use?: i use bioderma to remove all makeup before i go in with my proper cleanser. And sometimes i use a L’oreal remover.

Shelly Avatar

Skintone/Colouring: NARS Siberia-ish (Sheer Glow)

When do you remove your makeup typically: At night, some time before I go to bed.

Favourite makeup removing wipes: I use the Equate ones from Walmart, the ones in the blue packaging. But I may be giving them up.

What makeup removers do you use?: I’ve been trying out the MAC Cleanse-Off Oil (original), in the travel size; it’s actually pretty good, IMO. I’ll likely get the full size in the near future. I start with that, and then to help with removing the eye makeup, I use a cleansing water (either Caudalie (my favourite!) or Bioderma). Then I’ll continue with my nighttime skincare.

Rachel R. Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Very light, neutral

When do you remove your makeup typically? Before bed

What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? Kirkland or Neutrogena

What makeup remover(s) do you use? bhcosmetics Eye & Lip Makeup Remover for anything the wipes can’t take off. It’s really great for getting off the stains of any reds, bright pinks, dark blues and blacks that nothing else will take off my skin.

Elisa Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring:
When do you remove your makeup typically?
Oil free almay makeup remover pad
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes?
I don’t use Any
What makeup remover(s) do you use?
Almay oil free makeup remover
Bioderma

Diana Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Medium Tan – Tan; Currently NC40
When do you remove your makeup typically?: At night…like 11pm or so
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes?: The Neutrogena Hydrating ones
What makeup remover(s) do you use?: Coconut Oil & Baby Wipes 🙂

Nikki J. Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC50
When do you remove your makeup typically? Right before I shower at night
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes?Neutrogena Makeup Removing Cleansing Towelettes
What makeup remover(s) do you use? I only use wipes.

Ellen Avatar

I have fair,sensitive skin. I use Clinique Comforting Cream Cleanser to remove all my makeup, eyes to chin!! It removes waterproof makeup withoug blinking an eyelid, or irritating yours! I keeps several tubes on hand at all times. I don’t really use wipes to remove all my makeup, they would universaly be too drying or irritating. But I found a great deal at CVS, because I do use wipes for swatching. Its their knock off of the Pond’s or Olay’s version of the wipe for very sensive skin. Its in a teal green package (they make a lot)! I think that answeres the question. I usually have to go over my face with a washcloth or a damp cottonball after I’ve tisued off the Clinique cream, but that’s not a problem for me because I have dry skin. Then I put some of Clinique’s Mild clarifying lotion on a cottonball and do a final swipe over whole face to make sure everything is gone. This toner has a small amount of beta hydroxy in it, a little added bonus because not a lot gets to your skin on a once over, but its good to know its there.

Johnna Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Fair with pink undertones
When do you remove your makeup typically? Just before bed
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I keep a pack of Pond’s wipes for emergencies, but I really don’t find them that useful.
What makeup remover(s) do you use? I use coconut oil for eye makeup, and I use Julep’s Bare Face cleansing oil for everything else. I have really dry skin, and I love the way my skin feels using an oil.

Jennie Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Warm Medium Skin (NC30-NC35)
When do you remove your makeup typically? Before I take a shower or at night
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I don’t have a specific preference.
What makeup remover(s) do you use? I usually use Lancome Bi-Facil and their Cream to Foam Cleansers.

Chantal Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Very very pale with pink undertones.
When do you remove your makeup typically? Either before I work out or before I go to bed.
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? I haven’t found wipes that I like very much! they either seem to irritate my skin or not remove my makeup enough, especially pesky mascara
What makeup remover(s) do you use? I use coconut oil and occasionally bioderma on lazier days

Nibeya Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: im really taned in my opion, but if you ask most makeup companis im deep or deep dark (smh there are way more woc darker than me, nc44/45)
When do you remove your makeup typically? depends, mostly before bed
What are your favorite makeup removing wipes? Ellen Tracy or MAC
What makeup remover(s) do you use? Sonia Kashuk

Brandon Avatar

Med-Deep skin tone
I take off my make up a couple hours after work.
I really like Sephora Collection’s wipes but have been using Kat Von D’s lately. I find the Kat Von D is less irritating around the eyes.
For make up removal I use the Murad Clarifying Cleanser to keep my acne breakouts under control.

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