The Best Makeup Removers to Get Your Skin Cleaner Than Ever
Take the day off.
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Take your pick from wipes, cleansing oils, foams and all-natural formulas that will take off even the most stubborn waterproof eyeliner and mascara and leave your skin supremely clean and soft.
Cornflower and rose extracts make this fragrance-free makeup remover suitable for even the most sensitive skin types.
Chanel Demaquillant Yeux Intense, $34, nordstrom.com.
Not only does this creamy balm clear away every speck of makeup, it also doubles as a moisturizing mask. Just let it sit on skin for an extra 30 seconds and let the ceramides, peptides, and collagen it's packed with go to work.
It Cosmetics Bye Bye Makeup, $38, sephora.com.
The mineral-rich birch sap and arginine in these convenient oil-free wipes help support skin's natural collagen development while sweeping away even long-wear makeup.
Koh Gen Do Cleansing Spa Water Cloths, $13, sephora.com.
Does the idea of rubbing oil all over your face give you the heebie jeebies? Think of this version as a stepping stone into the wonderful world of oil cleansers, thanks to its rich gel texture.
Belif Cleansing Gel Oil Enriched, $34, sephora.com.
For those who can't be bothered with a separate eye makeup remover, this gentle cleanser takes off everything from mascara to lipstick without a single sting.
Clinique Take the Day Off Cleansing Milk, $24, nordstrom.com.
Unfiltered sake and a dash of glycolic acid work to brighten skin and soften wrinkles while this rinse-free formula lifts away dirt and oil.
Boscia Sake Cleansing Water, $30, sephora.com.
Like a magic act, this dense balm melts into a liquid as you apply it to skin, then just as quickly transforms into a milky cleanser at the first touch of water and - presto change-o - makes your makeup disappear.
Erborian Solid Cleansing Oil, $39, sephora.com.
Consider these individually packaged cleansing pads as an excuse to restock your travel kit. They combine active hydrogen water (a longtime secret of Japanese beauties and recent obsession of skincare aficionados all over) and microfiber fabric to gently lift away stubborn makeup traces.
Dr. Jart+ Dermaclear Micro Makeup Remover, $20, sephora.com.
It sounds like something out of a midnight infomercial, but this teddybear-soft cleansing cloth genuinely, truly removes all traces of makeup without a drop of cleanser. Just douse it with warm water and rub it across your face (yes, even eyes) and watch the polyester-blend fibers grip onto makeup and refuse to let go, lifting them away and leaving your skin silky soft and clean.
Makeup Eraser, $20, sephora.com.
Washing away eye makeup can be hard on your lashes which is why this eye makeup remover is specifically designed with a special, patented complex to promote lash growth.
Kate Somerville True Lash Lash Enhancing Eye Makeup Remover, $36, sephora.com.
You know those nights when even rubbing a makeup remover wipe over your face feels like too much work? Opt for a spritz of this potent makeup remover, which cuts through even waterproof makeup, instead. Just spray it onto a cotton pad (or directly onto your face if you're seriously tired), swipe, and head to bed guilt-free.
Urban Decay Meltdown Makeup Remover Dissolving Spray, $26, sephora.com.
We love removing makeup with coconut oil as much as the next skincare fanatic, but there's something decidedly inelegant about dipping your hands into a tub of the stuff from your local health food store. Not so with this organic, raw, unrefined oil that keeps all of the coconut goodness (the lauric acid, the antibacterial and antioxidant properties) intact and also looks ultra chic on your vanity.
RMS Beauty Raw Coconut Cream, $18, nordstrom.com.
Filled with antibacterial tamanu oil and hydrating abysssinica and plum seed oils, this gel-like cleanser melts into a silky oil that obliterates every trace of foundation.
Bliss Fabulous Makeup Melt Gel-to-Oil Cleanser, $20, amazon.com.
This dual-phase makeup remover is designed to get rid of the most stubborn eye makeup and long-wear lipstick (but if you wanted to use its tough but gentle formula on the rest of your face too, we promise not to tell.)
Shiseido Instant Eye and Lip Makeup Remover, $27, sephora.com.
By now, oil cleansers are old hat. Why not up your cutting-edge red with a serum cleanser instead. Infused with a pearlescent effect this hydrating makeup remover leaves skin looking luminous and feeling extra soft.
Givenchy Clean to Sublime Serum Remover, $39, sephora.com.
If just looking at a bottle of makeup remover leaves your eyes irritated, this insanely gentle micellar water (using natural spring water from Avène, France) will gently rinse away makeup without leaving behind a stunning, puffy mess.
Eau Thermale Avène Micellar Lotion Cleanser and Makeup Remover, $18, amazon.com.
As you might expect, makeup artists know a thing or two about taking makeup off. So when all around makeup guru Charlotte Tilbury develops a makeup remover to her own exacting standards, it's time to sit up and take notice.
Charlotte Tilbury Take It All Off Genius Eye Make-Up Remover, $32, nordstrom.com.
Infinitely more gentle than soap, the molecular structure of micelles draws dirt (and oil, and makeup) to them and holds onto it so all that's left on your face is clean skin.
Caudalie Micellar Cleansing Water, $28, sephora.com.
While rubbing greek yogurt onto your face might sound more like a DIY mask than a cleaning routine, we promise the yogurt concentrate in these wipes won't leave a milky residue behind; just the skin-loving proteins and amino acids that yogurt brings to the table along with soothing chamomile and calendula oils.
Korres Greek Yoghurt Cleansing & Make-Up Removing Wipes, $15, sephora.com.
Embracing minimalism? This makeup remover has just eight natural ingredients (four of them are botanical oils) to get the makeup off your face, no twelve-syllable words in sight.
The Gnarly Whale Make-Up Remover, $8, thegnarlywhale.com.
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