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When do you remove your makeup?


When do you remove your makeup? Right before bed? When you get home?

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I try to remove it when I’m not leaving the house any more, so if it’s when I get back from school or errands or whatever, that’s usually when I take my makeup off!

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Sheena F Avatar

I try to take it off right when I get home and I know I’m going to be home for the rest of the day. If I wanna relax for a bit, I’ll take it off before I go to bed

Catherine Avatar

I usually remove before bed but if I have to stay up late (studying, etc) then I try to take it off before it gets too late because if I leave it on I get really oily and break out around 4am without fail.

nicci Avatar

Buy those make-up wipes – the ones that are ready to go and don’t require water to use. Put them near your bed and use before you sleep…it’s easy and quick! 🙂

diana Avatar

right before bed and sometimes when i wake up lol i know pretty gross but there are those days where i am way too lazy to remove my makeup

Nic Avatar

Usually right before bed. Unless I applied it very early – in which case I might remove it late in the afternoon even if I’m going out to the store or wherever later. I hate the feeling of makeup on my face when it gets all oily and starts sliding around.

Angela Avatar

right when I get home from school & don’t have anywhere else to go. I like to wear makeup for the least amount of time possible; my skin needs to relax and renew!

carmen Avatar

I usually remove it right before I go to bed, while watching some show in bed with my hubby :). I used to hate doing it, but now I almost don’t notice it, since usually I’m into whatever show I’m watching on TV :).

Chester Avatar

Before I go to bed. I’m known to be home for 5 hours and at 9 in the evening I remember I forgot to buy milk and I have to buy it immediately because I don’t have time for grocery shopppng the next day.

Kathy Avatar

I use makeup remover wipes to remove the foundation and concealer once I get home, but I leave the eye makeup on until bedtime. The eye makeup looks pretty, so I like to enjoy it for as long as possible!

Kim L Avatar

Since I don’t wear it much I always forget until my eyes are barely open and then remove with cotton. I’ll try to remember to do like you from now on!

Sarah M Avatar

I guess it kind of depends on why I’m wearing the makeup. In agreement with most, if I know I’m just going to be at home and not expecting company then I either wont put on makeup at all or will take it off as soon as I get home from wherever. Having said that I kind of like making a special effort for my husband so I’ll try to look as nice as possible for as long as possible. Lol. I never sleep with my makeup on though. Never, ever, ever. Also I feel that the heavier the makeup I am wearing, the more uncomfortable it is (e.g. party makeup with glitter and lashes, etc.) so I really don’t want to be sitting around unnecessarily in that.

Sabrina Avatar

Lol honestly… It’s usually when I have a shower which is about every other day. I know I should take it off before I go to bed, but I don’t unless I’m really in the mood to wash my face lol.

AnaA Avatar

Since I never know if I’m going to leave the house after I’ve arrived, I only remove my makeup before I go to my pijamas (sometimes it isn’t right before I go to bed)

condesa Avatar

I take it off before going to bed; I know it should be taken off earlier… but I like it and I love my face made up… so I almost never stay bare faced , even in the house…. Make up is mostly for me, and not just forlooking good outside..:o)

Sara Avatar

Christine, I try to do what you do… but more often than not it’s the end of the day and I’m like, “Oh crap, I still have makeup on!” I guess I just get distracted by things. You know what… today I’m going to make an effort to take my makeup off right when I get home from work 😀

daphne Avatar

Before bed! I wear it for me and I have fun when I’m lazing around at home but catch a nicely done eye or something in the mirror. Plus I try not to wash my face excessively and I’m going to do it right before bed either way, so why not just wait.

Diana B Avatar

If it’s a work day I take it off as soon as I get home then jump in the shower. If it’s not a work I take it off before I go to bed or if I know I’m not going anywhere.

raquel Avatar

Oh wow, I’m feeling a little lazy after reading some comments. I always take my makeup off right before I go to bed… And the problem with this is that, like yesterday, I went to bed way too late and just used a mac wipe to take my face off, brushed my teeth and straight to bed I went. I think I need to change my habits and start taking my makeup off when I get home from work… This was a great “Temptalia asks you” session, Christine!! 😀

tremorviolet Avatar

Right before bed when I also wash my face and put on my night creams. I don’t see the point in taking it off too early because then I’d feel like I’d have to wash my face again before bed.

dolce aria Avatar

I prefer to not let it stay on my skin longer than it must. So when I get home from errands, or after I’m done showing it off, whatever. My skins sensitive enough that I can always tell how long I waited to remove the makeup by how many swollen pores I have the next day.

Ashley Avatar

I am so thorough when I take my makeup off X). I use a Josie Maran makeup wipe, use q-tips to take off my mascara, then use a cleanser. I take my makeup off right when I get home, I can’t stand having it on for so long. Then I do whatever I do at home, cook, clean, get stuff done, take a long shower, etc.

Tiera Avatar

I usually try to take it off as soon as I get home. I don’t want anything sitting on my face longer than it has to! And, besides, taking off my makeup, taking my hair down, taking off my shoes, changing from jeans to basketball shorts… It’s all a relaxing winding down process for me 🙂 And, honestly, if I wait much longer, I’d just end up leaving it all on until it was time to shower lol!

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