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Happy Thursday!
Today I wanted to give y'all the rundown on the famous, "Makeup Eraser"! Now I know there's still many skeptics in our midst on this product, but I believe it to be a miracle worker personally! However, there are a few cons I've found while using the pink one. (I also have a black one that I haven't experienced these minor issues with so I'm not sure if it's just the colored ones- pink, red, & white - red is a limited edition on Sephora (click here) or if it's just me lets be honest!)
So let's start off with the pros! The pros to the makeup eraser are astronomical. It removes all your makeup just by getting the cloth wet and using circular motions to remove the makeup. Then by flipping the cloth over, you use the other side to sort of buff or clear away residue makeup that may have been left behind. All in all, I noticed a big difference right away with the timing it took for me to take off my makeup. Back in December before I bought my first one, I used to use makeup remover wipes and eye makeup remover. And trust it was an LONGGGGGGGGG process to get off my face makeup and then take off my eye makeup. But using the eraser I was able to cut half of that time which was incredible! 😍😊 The other thing I noticed were my acne breakouts became less and less. I knew many of them had to have been with why I was using to take off my makeup, let's be honest. Cause when you use those products usually it leaves sometimes a film behind or residue makeup you couldn't get before. That's where the breakouts happen for me. Besides touching my face, (Which is a habit I'm trying to break!), and hormonal breakouts, or not cleaning my face as well as I should, many of my breakouts disappeared. Now I know it's not just excess makeup from makeup removers that would cause my acne, I feel like much of the ingredients these companies use in the removers are horrid for your skin too. Ever since I found Lush Cosmetics for my skincare, I've been looking into more natural things with less harmful ingredients, especially those that irritate my skin! (Which there will be an updated skin care routine soon if y'all request it!) The other benefits to this product is that it is TOTALLY WORTH THE PRICE! A makeup eraser retails for $20. Which so far has lasted me almost a year with using it repeatedly. SO let's do some math. (I'm using 8 months because that's how long I've had my pink eraser!) $20 / 8 MONTHS = $2.50 A MONTH! Compared to spending money on makeup remover wipes which are usually $5. I used to buy 2 packs a month roughly. So $10 X 8 MONTHS = $80?!?! THAT'S INSANE! So by using the makeup eraser and paying $20 only once, I've saved around $77.50 on makeup removers! I also want to mention that you do have to replace the eraser every 1000 washes. I am going to be replacing my pink one very soon!
Now the cons of the makeup eraser I don't like to talk about. I haven't heard anyone talk about those yet so let's break it down with what I've experienced. Again I'm not sure if I've been the only one but with my pink eraser sometimes upon washing it in the washing machine, much of the makeup wouldn't come off. I found myself using a Resolve stain remover before tossing it in the wash. Another would be after you're done using the eraser washing your face. I usually put it on the side of my hamper to dry. But sometimes it wouldn't dry completely and smell funky. And no one's going to put something gross on your face if it smells right? Also with using the Resolve stain remover I feel like it was making the fabric less soft and rougher in a way so maybe that's all on me. The other con is that this is a product you have to wash every so often when the cloth if filled with makeup. (At least that's what I do!) I wash both of mine every 4-5 uses. Sometimes later since I only use one for when I go to David's on the weekends, etc.! So that could be a bit of a pain if you're an on the go type of person and don't have time to wash your makeup eraser or hell your laundry! My black makeup eraser also hasn't experienced the staining thankfully and I haven't used the Resolve on it so that one so far has been great and I love it! Now to clean my pink makeup eraser I use some Tide Laundry Detergent on it and rub it into the spots of makeup. Then I toss it in my washing machine with my laundry!
All in all, I do believe the makeup eraser is a great way to remove makeup and is environmentally friendly saves you money, and lasts up to 1000 uses!! I'm not sure where I'm at with my pink one but I do believe I'll be replacing it soon..since I bought it back in December! It is worth it for me, but is it worth it for you? 😊🙊
Xo,
Sam ❤️
