How Does Magic Makeup Eraser Work

It sounds too good to be truthful: a textile that removes ALL your makeup without the use of cleanser or chemicals, just h2o.

So yeah, nosotros were very skeptical of the MakeUp Eraser's claims, but fully prepared to be proved wrong.

WTF is it?

Promising to brand your life easier by saving you time (and coin on cleansers), the MakeUp Eraser is designed to remove even waterproof mascara and eyeliner, HD makeup and lipstick with water alone.

The soft cloth doesn't look or feel that special – especially for its £17 price tag – but it'southward made from a peculiarly knitted polyester/silk fibre which, when wet, creates a hydro-mechanical process that breaks the surface tension of the oils that bail makeup to the skin. Clever, huh?

Information technology'south machine washable (it blimmin' needs to be) and lasts more 1,000 washes.

Does information technology actually work?

In the name of the Cosmo Beauty Lab, I took the new baby bluish version into my bath afterward an afternoon testing the new Marc Jacobs makeup range (information technology'due south a difficult life). The gel eye crayon I was wearing as centre shadow was waterproof and although it looks lightweight, the total-coverage foundation I had on contains twice every bit much pigment every bit a leading total-coverage foundation.

My makeup before using the MakeUp Eraser

I wet the MakeUp Eraser with warm water and rubbed my pare with it, trying to be as gentle as I could. To my surprise it actually melted abroad my center shadow and mascara swifter than some eye makeup removers, and the foundation/blush/brows were a doddle to deliquesce.

With half of my makeup 'erased' (soz about the non-pro lighting…)

Once all my makeup appeared to be off my face up and on the cloth, I tested how well information technology had really worked past using some micellar cleanser on a cotton pad.

Makeup fully 'erased'

As y'all'll meet in that location was simply minimal remainder of my foundation left which the cleanser mopped upwardly. So yeah, it does work.

The cleanser exam

Would we recommend it?

Equally a dazzler editor I'd never say chuck out your cleansers, as they can benefit your pare for specific reasons.

At the moment, while suffering from constant hormonal breakouts, I am using a purifying, antibacterial cleanser with ingredients that decongest the pare, yet when my skin is wearisome and dry I switch to a gentle formula that hydrates while melting makeup. Nevertheless, the MakeUp Eraser should suit all skin types in its simplicity.

The theory goes that the cleansing process promotes healthy pare because it does not affect its natural acid drapery. So if y'all really struggle to notice a cleanser your skin type gets on with, this could be an effective alternative pick.

Information technology'southward also a nifty idea for festivals and travelling, when conveying heavy cleansers is a ballache.

A alert though, hygiene could become an issue. We'd recommend washing the MakeUp Eraser betwixt every use to prevent spreading bacteria around your face – peculiarly important if you suffer from spots. So if you don't have time to wash it every dark (who would?), you'd need ii or 3 on rotation.

Now, we'll let you do the maths on the money you'd potentially spend and salve…

Bridget March Bridget March is Bazaar's Digital Beauty Director overseeing all beauty content for harpersbazaar.co.great britain, including fitness and wellbeing.