Mexican District: These Heavy-Duty Lipstick Removers Might Convince Me to Wear Makeup Again

jueves, 21 de marzo de 2019

These Heavy-Duty Lipstick Removers Might Convince Me to Wear Makeup Again

As I near my 30th birthday and start to panic over every little thing I have or haven’t done up until this point, makeup removers for lipstick randomly took over my psyche. Hear me out for a second–it will make sense. There are a lot of things I am still uncomfortable with as I contemplate a new decade, but a minimalist beauty routine and obsession with skincare is by far one of the most natural transitions I’ve made.

Back in the day–my early twenties to be exact–I wouldn’t leave the house without a full makeup beat and Instagrammable outfit. I’m actually exhausted just thinking about it. Oh, how the tables have turned. Today, if I could somehow teleport from my bed to the desk without as much as a face rinse, I would. Plus, pajamas are comfortable and apparently street style-approved, so I see no reason to kick the I-just-got-out-of-bed aesthetic into high gear. To be honest, the reason I typically bypass makeup is because one, I’m lazy, and two, taking off makeup is work I would gladly call out of. Even if you’re using a wipe or micellar water, it still doesn’t leave the face clean, which means you need to double-cleanse and at this point, I’m ready for bed.

I used to love throwing on a new lipstick every day until I realized just how irritating it became to use a gargantuan amount of remover to get rid of it. And even after scrubbing and scrubbing and scrubbing, stubborn stains were still intact hours, if not days, after. I didn’t have the time or patience. So I decided lip gloss would be my new thing (and it still is). But if I’m going to be honest, I’d still be rocking my Ruby Woo if there were more lipstick removers that made taking it off easier. That random thought combined with the fact that brands including Urban Decay and Colourpop are dropping new colors I actually want to swatch, I’m thinking it’s time to get fancy again. And much to my surprise, lipstick remover options are kind-of lit. Beyond wipes or Vaseline are oils, pads, and waters formulated specifically for the pout and according to reviews, they actually work. See all of them below.