Beauty roadtest: makeup removers

 

Itold myself in my 20s, always take off your makeup before bed, no matter what state you�re in. I don�t wear a lot, anyway: the most I�ll put on is smoky eyes or a black eyeliner tick across the lids, but to this day I�ll still always take it off, no matter how late.

Beauty roadtest: men�s moisturisers

�It�s my job to look good, so I use a facial moisturiser daily,� says Guardian Weekend magazine�s All Ages model Kelvin Bueno

 

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I�m not getting any younger, so I have to look after myself as much as possible. I usually use a makeup remover that contains green tea extract. A facialist used it on me once and my skin fell in love with it, so I use that every night before bed, followed by a spray of rosewater and some Dr Jackson Oil.

My skin is pretty sensitive, so I was interested to see whether any of the new wave of makeup removers could lure me away from my current brand. I loved the bottle design of Charlotte Tilbury�s Take It All Off Remover (�24); the pump action makes it really easy to use, and the scent was great, too. Mac Gently Off Remover(�16.50) was also good, though I did have to use two saturated cotton-wool pads to get all my makeup off.

  

The L�Or�al Paris Micellar Water remover (�5.99), meanwhile, was super-simple and easy to pour on to cotton pads. Everything came off easily; it didn�t sting my eyes, and my skin felt great after, with no oily residue.

But my favourite has to be the Simple Kind To Eyes Remover (�3.80). It was incredibly gentle on my sensitive skin and wiped off all my makeup. It�s a great price, too.

� Next week: All Ages model David Gledhill tests the new beard oils.