I rarely take my make up off

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Just that, I wear makeup most days but hardly ever cleanse it off, I do moisturise before reapplying in the morning.
Im told I’ve great skin with few wrinkles for my mid 50s,
any one else willing to admit to a slovenly life.

So for scientific purposes of this thread I used a make up wipe to remove make up last night to see how much was on the wipe.

There was one tiny little smear but about 5% of what I'd put on in the morning.

It really had slid off.

I don't look like I have any make up on by the end of the day.

I do touch my face a lot so maybe it's coming off like that?

@Aphrathestorm Sounds like you need to review your makeup routine/setting powder then, I'd be raging if I spent time and money on makeup and it didn't last. Also touching your face a lot is even more reason to wash it! Stop making excuses and wash your damn faces.

I always leave a bit of mascara on as my eyelashes are so fair I look very very weird without it ( I know I’m in bed but what if I have to answer the door in the night in an emergency plus I hate looking in the mirror in the morning and scaring myself). Don’t get eye infections or bits of it stuck in my eyelids or whatever. Yes I’ve tried to dye them but it made no difference whatsoever 😂😂.

Setting powder?? What the * is that?

I like the dewy look so use bronzer and highlighter but no pressed powder if that's what you mean.

Cassandra Bankson did a UV light test with cleansing wipes versus cleansing. Her skin looked clean but on the side using the cleansing wipes there was still dirt in the pores. Her face was really not clean.

@Mercurial123 I agree. I rarely use wipes but I got some recently with a No7 package I bought. I used a wipe after being out for the evening and then in the morning when I cleansed again I could see loads of stuff that a proper cleanser removed

I use the Nivea double wear eye make up remover for my whole face. I’ve never seen the pad so dirty! Thick cream cleansers don’t seem to get much off in my experience

Diet is the most important thing! I am on and off with skincare routine and honestly barely notice a difference compared to when I’ve eaten crap all week or not drunk enough water - I DEFINITELY notice this on my skin.

My hairdresser told me she puts her make up on Monday, sleeps in it, takes it off Sunday. To be fair, she always looks great

I usually take off makeup and cleanse every night. Not this double cleanse business, just once is enough I reckon.

Anyway, last year I had surgery, and I'm not sure now why I put a bit of makeup in that morning but I did. I wasn't very well as a result of the surgery, my face remained unwashed and not moisturised for 6 days.

I feel like crap for a few weeks, but my skin looked amazing!

So I am not sure all the daily PT is always a good thing.

I think if different methods work for different people then it's fine . I've only recently invested a little, I've used all sorts in the past - Dove soap was my staple for years. Sleeping in makeup isn't something I do or feel comfortable with, but if it works for other people then good for them. I don't like going without makeup, my bare minimum is brows and lashes so I don't look haggard -it only takes me 10min to throw a bit on to look at bit more together. I don't wear as much foundation since lockdown.