How long does it take you to apply a full face makeup?

What a striking memory!

Yes, oh the things I remember. It was just so shocking to see her that way because I never saw her without all that make up, until then!

The way you described it, I can vividly picture the surprise!

Believe it or not, I can still picture her face in my mind! I can't "unsee" that, after 40 years. She looked like a different woman.

So I have two dermatologists (at two different clinics in two different cities), a man and a woman. I recently saw the man and asked about taking off eye makeup. He recommended to me: Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser | Facial Cleanser | CeraVe

It does not fully remove my eye makeup. I have traces of it next morning.

The thing is, even with double cleanse, first body oil and then this thing or the Vanicream cleanser, even if I do not see eye makeup when I cleanse, I sometimes have black stuff next morning. I am not doing things right, clearly.

On Monday I will see my female dermatologist and will bring these cleansers to her office and ask her what I am doing wrong or whether she recommends other products. Hopefully she will be more helpful than the guy (who is a doll, but he just has never removed makeup himself, quite clearly).

It (see below Lancome bi-facil) removes eye make up completely. I use cotton pads.

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Oh, thank you. Bi-facil, it is a double cleanse embedded in one product. Wow! I will get it.

If you ever buy lancome online, they often include bi facil as a gift with purchase. If you create an account, you start accumulating points for free rewards

I will keep that in mind for the future. For now, I put the product onto my Amazon subscribe and save list at a $5 discount compared to the price on the manufacturer's website. That is almost 10% off, not insignificant. I will get my shipment on Sept 5 and cannot wait to use it. I will tell my dermatologist tomorrow that I am about to get it.

Yes. I received the Lancome makeup remover and it works well. Takes several cotton rounds, which is OK. I was also reassured by my female dermatologist that if a little makeup remains on the skin after I attempt to take off everything, this is not a cause for concern.

Well, depends on how much makeup you're applying when determining total time it takes to put on. I mainly focus on eyes and do quick stuff for the rest so it can take me as little as 3 minutes to put makeup on. For removal I use Estee Lauder Take It Away remover cream and it erases everything in seconds. Then I wash with a skin friendly soap. So quick on and quick off for me. Hope this info helps!

It takes me about ten minutes bc I have a routine and just decide between lips and eyes. Everything else is routine. I use serum and moisturizer with sun screen first, and then my splurge Chanel illuminating foundation. I use a tiny smidge of elf concealer under my eyes, and whatever lip stain as a blush too. I never contour etc. I usually don’t set with powder unless it’s a fancy occasion. I comb my brows up, put on eyeliner, eyeshadow, and waterproof mascara, then run out the door.

So far I have not moved beyond brow and lash mascara and even that not every day. Simply do not have time. I need a lot of sleep due to bipolar or bipolar medications or some combinations thereof. I wish I could incorporate more.

I don't blame you. The caveat of makeup, even a small amount, is removing it at bedtime. It took me an extra few minutes, esp. when I wore waterproof mascara when I was much younger. But now I'm too tired to do that and just want to wash my face/moisturize quickly and collapse into bed. Sure I got tired back then but this is 30 years later!

Literally under a minute or two. I layer on layers of mascara and just wear natural rosey colored lipstick. I get more compliments from people that way.

to build the habit of taking it off, should I focus on doing it before going to bed or when I get home from work?

I don’t remove it right when I arrive home because it’s too much hassle. I do it before bed as the whole routine of washing face etc I think it depends on your “after work routine”. Do you change into house clothes? Do you eat right away? Etc

If it fits into your routine, then it might be good to remove it right away. If it adds more work, then I personally don’t want more work

I do not currently change into house clothes because I tend to wear athletic clothes at work anyway. Yesterday I removed at bedtime and it was all right. I will try that first.

@divine1966 I finished my first bottle of the Lancome makeup removed last night. It works very well. I am happy with ii. It took me so long to go through one bottle because I was using lash and brow mascara very infrequently since I did not have time. I suffered from extreme hypersomnia. Finally my psychiatrist put me on the lowest dose of Dextroamphetamine Sulfate, a medication usually prescribed for ADHD but that also has an indication for narcolepsy that is relevant to my case. Knock on wood, it is helping. On Wed, Thu, Fri I went to work wearing lash and brow mascara and I know I looked sharp and put together. Before bedtime it felt like I began building a habit with the Lancome prodoct.

I have not repurchased it yet because I have another product to try: BOSCIA marke-up cleansing oil, recommended by my make-up artist, and I already have a bottle so I will use it next. And then I will decide. But I definitely liked using Lancome.

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I feel like my life has been given back to me with those morning hours available to be again, the hours that I had slept through for months and months before this Wednesday when Dextroamphetamine Sulfate began working. So I definitely plan to celebrate it by using make-up but do not have ambitious plan. Do not want yet to go to full face but instead build a consistent routine out of lash and brow mascara in the morning and good cleansing at night.

thanks for the recommendation!

@divine1966 I finished my first bottle of the Lancome makeup remover last night. It works very well. I am happy with ii. It took me so long to go through one bottle because I was using lash and brow mascara very infrequently since I did not have time. I suffered from extreme hypersomnia. Finally my psychiatrist put me on the lowest dose of Dextroamphetamine Sulfate, a medication usually prescribed for ADHD but that also has an indication for narcolepsy that is relevant to my case. Knock on wood, it is helping. On Wed, Thu, Fri I went to work wearing lash and brow mascara and I know I looked sharp and put together. Before bedtime it felt like I began building a habit with the Lancome prodoct.

I have not repurchased it yet because I have another product to try: BOSCIA marke-up cleansing oil, recommended by my make-up artist, and I already have a bottle so I will use it next. And then I will decide. But I definitely liked using Lancome.

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I feel like my life has been given back to me with those morning hours available to me again, the hours that I had slept through for months and months before this Wednesday when Dextroamphetamine Sulfate began working. So I definitely plan to celebrate it by using make-up but do not have ambitious plans. Do not want yet to go to full face but instead build a consistent routine out of lash and brow mascara in the morning and good cleansing at night.

thanks for the recommendation!