I am traveling for a couple weeks and didn’t bring my normal eye makeup remover. So I picked up some Almay Longwear & Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover Pads. There were two different types available, but I went with the waterproof version because I had never tried them before.
The Almay Eye Makeup Remover Wipes are small, pre-soaked cotton pads that are just the right size for removing your mascara, eyeliner and eyeshadow. They come in a small container that holds 80 pads, for about $6.50 (depends where you purchase them), depending on where you buy them. Not too horrible of a price in my opinion. That’s about where my good news ends.
There isn’t one thing about these makeup wipes that I really like, other than their perfect, small size. These wipes are basically an oily mess. I hate to talk bad about products, but I’m just being honest. I realize these wipes are to remove waterproof makeup, but I’ve used other waterproof makeup removers and they aren’t near as bad as these are.
As soon as I picked up the wipes I realized that these were going to be bad. My fingers were soaked in oil. I was actually a little nervous to put this wipe up to my eyes, but I did. I closed my eyes and let it soak on my eyelid for a minute. It did remove my eye makeup, but with all of the oil that was leftover, I felt like I had to wash my face again. If you are washing your face after using these wipes, then this might not be a big deal to you, BUT I just didn’t like how it felt on my face at all. If I accidentally got some of the oil from the wipe on my eyes, I don’t think it would be good.
Bottom line is that I really, really didn’t like these. I liked the regular Almay pads (but not for removing waterproof makeup) and they have several other makeup wipes available. I tossed mine and will be going back out and getting my good ol’ Rimmel London Gentle Eye Makeup Remover.
Sometimes not all products are winners. This is an example of one!
-Simply Stine
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