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My Homemade Makeup Remover Recipe

My eyes are gross. Okay. I should clarify - they're quite normal and lovely, I'm sure. However they have the potential to become quite disgusting under certain, allergic circumstances. Not just regular old itchy-watery-Allegra commercial allergic reactions either. I'm talking swollen corneas and gunk for days if the wrong thing gets in there and irritates my eyeballs. So I'm a little picky about eye makeup removers. Sometimes I use my daughter's sensitive skin baby wipes. But when I need a little more cleansing prowess from my routine this is what I use:

In a plastic bottle with a screw cap mix the following:
1 part water
1 part witch hazel
1 part almond oil or olive oil (I have even used vegetable oil in a pinch, but I do not recommend extra virgin olive oil unless you like smelling like a salad).

Cap bottle tightly and shake like the dickens!


PROS:
- Super-dee-duper cheap and easy to find ingredients.
- Very mild and hydrating, won't dry skin.
- You know what's in it. You made it. In a reusable container. Go you!

CONS:
- You'll have to shake this up every time you use it. Although if you make it a dance party, this could be a "PRO."
- The oil can stain fabric. But then again, so can the makeup you're taking off with it.

TIPS FOR A BETTER EXPERIENCE:
 - Use cotton balls/pads or a cloth you don't mind staining. The oil is a little too "robust" for tissues in my experience
- If you skin is on the oily side, cut back on the oil a bit. This can be a trial and error thing, so consider making a small test sample batch to start.
- For acne, try bumping up the witch hazel a bit while cutting the oil as for oily skin. You don't want to dry you self out, though, so again, trial and error.

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Does anyone else every feel silly and slightly embarrassed when talking about Wet 'n' Wild products? It's the name, for me anyway. Because it makes me feel like I'm talking about a theme park or something inappropriate.





The Good: They were $2 each. They're not total crap; I've definitely shelled out more for lesser lipsticks.

The Bad: Some shades were a little dry, but that's not very surprising with when it comes to drugstore mattes in general, and even some higher end stuff I've used (*ahem* MAC Russian Red, anyone?). Other shades were a little too creamy, but again, keeping the price in mind, nothing I can't live with.



All in all, not AMAZING, but not terrible at all, and certainly on par with slightly more expensive drugstore brands. Definitely better than the regular old $1 tubes of Wet 'n' Wild.