Even the best look has got to go!

Down the drain of course!
You never, and I mean never want to sleep in your makeup. I don't care how "natural" it is, don't sleep in it! Especially your eye makeup. I've long grimaced at bi-phase makeup removers (the kind you have to shake-shake-shake) but I've found one that meets my demands. 1. Affordable and available. 2. Does the job. 3. Doesn't burn my eyes.

Enter in L'Oreal Paris Clean Artiste Waterproof & Long Wearing Eye Makeup Remover.

Photo courtesy of lorealparisusa.com

A little shake to activate, a cotton round (or cotton ball, whatever your preference) and you are ready to take off the art you beat on your eyes. It takes off even the most stubborn waterproof eye shadow, liner or mascara, including the marvelous CoverGirl 24 hour Mascara I wrote about previously. It takes a little swiping, but the effort in removal isn't nearly as difficult as putting on the makeup in the first place!

There was a little residue, but it was nothing the Baby Shampoo Tip I wrote about couldn't make quick work of.

Even with my contacts on, I didn't experience any burning. At all! I was shocked! Normally with a bi-phase remover there's some sort of burning or irritation, however mild. I thought maybe I wasn't getting all the makeup off, but nope. I got it all and my eyes were perfectly fine. Major points!

The cost varies, the suggested retail price is $6.99 US, I believe I got mine for under $6. Now, there's little to no excuse not to take off that makeup!

Why didn't I think of that before?

A friend of mine got a terrific tip from her mother and posted it on her FB and I'm passing it along here *to clarify, the tip was for their dry eyes problem*:

Have you ever looked at the warnings on whatever face wash you use? The majority out there say "Avoid eye area"...well dang, how am I supposed to get my eye makeup off?? Here's a little bit of genius that had me saying "Why didn't I think of that before?"; Baby Shampoo.

That's right! Baby Shampoo! It doesn't sting your eyes, it gets the majority of eye makeup products off your precious little face! If you use waterproof eyeliner or mascara and use an oil based remover first, that's fine! Just wash your eyes with a little baby shampoo too and get rid of that greasy, swirly residual mess on your peepers and you are done!

If you don't have a kid and have a bottle of the stuff already, just purchase the travel sized bottle, I picked two up for $0.99 a piece. I use only about the size of a small shirt button of baby shampoo to clean my eyes at night and in the morning. It gets rid of the morning eye crusties without making it impossible to put my contacts in.

I use the standard golden yellow Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo, the smell is soft and the results are undeniable. My eyes feel great, there's no trace of whatever version of eye art I've painted on and it leaves the skin around my eyes feeling normal instead of tight and dry. I still use my prefered face wash after I've washed my eye area with the baby shampoo.

Give it a try yourself, you might be as pleasantly surprised as I was.