Cleaning

Plain water and a bar of soap are what most people grab when the remover runs out, and neither one…

Soak a pad in an oil-based or dual-phase remover, hold it against the closed eye, wipe once, then cleanse with…

Most eye makeup removal goes wrong at the very start, when people begin wiping before anything has dissolved. Hold a…

Lipstick is mostly oil and wax, so the first job is loosening that, not scrubbing at the color. Blot the…

Lipstick on suede comes out best when you deal with the oil before the color. Scrape off whatever is sitting…

Lipstick comes out of carpet with a dry-cleaning solvent first and a mild detergent solution second. Swap the order and…

Lip liner is wax with pigment mixed in, and plain water does very little against either one. Dish soap dissolves…

Lipstick comes off a baby's skin with warm water and a soft damp cloth, and the whole technique is dabbing…

Put rubbing alcohol on a cotton pad (not on the mirror) and wipe the lipstick off in one direction. Buff…

Scrape off whatever is sitting on the surface, blot, then dab the mark with micellar water or rubbing alcohol on…