With mask mandates going on in full swing, it’s clear that we’ll be making some changes to our beauty routine as the lockdown begins to ease (bye, red lipstick). But covering up half your face doesn’t have to result in skipping a makeup look altogether. Spoiler alert: dramatic eye makeup is going to be the most popular way to experiment and accentuate while you’re wearing a mask. Swiping on mascara, drawing on colour eyeliner and blending in eyeshadow is fun to do, but taking it off? That’s a whole other story. Tugging, pressing and dragging the eye area with an inefficient makeup remover can leave the thin skin around the eye feeling rough and raw, and can even lead to fine lines and eventual wrinkles through repeated action.
We put together an edit of the eye makeup-specific removers that efficiently melt down and eliminate all remaining product, so you’ll actually have as good a time taking your makeup off as you did putting it on.