Recommendations for really effective eye make up remover please

[harriethoyle]

I just cannot find one which takes off all my mascara and eyeliner and always have panda eyes in the morning 🙈

I don't mind spending a bit of money but would prefer high street brand for ease of purchasing. I'd marginally prefer a cotton wool pad product as opposed to hot cloth cleaning but don't like creamy lotions - they make my eyes feel funny.

Any excellent product reviews welcome!

Estée Lauder is good. I haven’t found anything else that works without having to rub.

I've always found cleansing balms do a really good job of removing mascara.

The Beauty Pie apricot one is the best I've tried but the M&S one is a close second.

Big tub of emollient ointment like Zerobase. Works perfectly, doesn't sting or dry the eyes out, no scrubbing at lashes - just rub in a small amount so it liquefied with your body heat, keep going, remove with a flannel soaked in hot water.

Costs under a tenner.

Coconut oil, cheap, natural and works very well!

I really don’t get how using a cotton pad or cloth can remove all traces of makeup.

I wash my face with Clarins foaming cleansing mousse, not a trace left ever and I wear a full face of makeup and always have eye shadow, liquid eyeliner and lots of mascara

Baby lotion.trust me.

I like a balm .

I just use micellar water unless it's waterproof mascara, in which case Nivea do a good remover.

Is your mascara waterproof? If so you need an oily/two layered remover. This sort of thing:

https://amzn.to/48QvxeG

Balms are great. The Clinique Take the day off one is amazing. So mild on skin but removes everything with no scrubbing. Just rub on, add a little water to massage onto face and wipe gently away with cotton wool if that's what you prefer

Also consider getting some of those reusable make up remover pads like the Halo ones. They will remove a lot and then a cleanse afterwards will shift the rest.

I use bio oil with a washable makeup remover pad (you can get them cheaply on amazon) they are meant to work just with water but I use oil as my face is dry

Simple. Also this Superdrug one:

https://www.superdrug.com/make-up/makeup-remover/face-make-up-remover/b-eye-makeup-remover-100ml/p/805542?gclsrc=aw.ds&gclsrc=aw.ds&gadsource=1&gbraid=0AAAAADp4mz8VswoYcm0foGlKcQ8rpXaRg&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2KitBhCIARIsAPPMEhLLXMn8PP-jMtQ5mF1hri6Z6zCeCv4N8cca-7Qk8cQu00xFmqVXR24aAv0DEALww_wcB

If you want to spend a bit more the Clinique take the day off, but I don't think it's any better than the Superdrug one.

Or baby oil.

Nivea Double Effect Waterproof eye makeup remover is the absolute business and cheap as chips.

Vaseline. I use it for everything. It removed all make up in a swipe.

I use Body Shop Cammomilr Cleansing Butter. It just seems to gently “melt” make up and mascara.

Garnier micellar water with the pink cap. Best one I’ve ever used and it’s super cheap, as it’s always on offer somewhere and you can buy a massive 700ml one.

I don’t get panda eyes ever. Especially since I’ve realised that I also need to close my eyes a little and wipe up so that I remove the mascara from the underside of my (not at all plentiful) eyelashes.

I use this also & it is fantastic & cheap. (I then wipe the eye area over with a damp cotton wool pad as it does leave some oily residue).

Lush ultrabland. Absolutely lovely gentle cleanser and removes eye makeup completely

The Ordinary Squalene Cleanser

I second the camomile cleansing butter too, works a treat even on the heaviest of make up

Thanks everyone, much appreciated- I'll work through them all cheapest upwards! Also thanks for reusable pad recommendations, I'll look into them

Yes, this Nivea one is very effective! And cheap

I used to have the same problem and would end up almost scrubbing my eyes.... I asked at a make up counter and the lady used olive oil. I wasn't that brave, but came across this Environ oil and love it. One pot lasts for ages and I apply it with my fingers and then rinse off with a hot cloth. It totally cleans away waterproof mascara and all my foundation / make up.

Environ Make Up Remover

Just butting in here sorry, does emolinet remove all make up? I use E45 but just as a body, hand moisturiser.