MAC CLEANSE OFF OIL - Cleanser

by M.A.C

Product Description

An industry-strength oil-based makeup remover that's gentle on the skin. Botanically formulated with oils of olive fruit, evening primrose and jojoba seed and absolutely 100 percent mineral-oil free. Massages onto the skin to loosen all makeup, including waterproof mascara. Emulsifies into a lotion-type liquid with water: rinses off easily, no tissues required - and no residue! Protects with vitamin E. Skin softening and conditioning. Good for all skin types. 150 ml / 5 fl oz

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001JB54IW
• UPC: 773602102785
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #205,509 in Beauty (See Top 100 in Beauty)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The directions above are WRONG, August 2, 2009

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Confusion (NY, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MAC CLEANSE OFF OIL - Cleanser (Misc.)

This is a fantastic makeup removing cleanser. It gets all of my makeup off. Waterproof makeup included. I've been using this for several months and I absolutely love it. It works beautifully, but only if you use it right.

The above directions say: "Step 1: Wash your hands to remove bacteria and dirt. Step 2: Remove any makeup. Step 3: Splash your face with luke warm water.Step 4: Lather a small amount of cleanser between your hands. Step 5: Cleanse from the neck up to the hairline in a circular motion.Step 6: Rinse with warm water and pat dry."

These are WRONG.

This is a makeup removing cleanser, so I don't get why the directions are telling you to remove all your makeup beforehand. And then they say to "lather" the product? This stuff doesn't lather when it touches water. It emulsifies, and turns into milky foam so that it can rinse off your face cleanly. Once it emulsifies, it can't break down your makeup anymore.

This is why the directions according to MAC say that you're supposed to use it dry.

I dispense the oil onto dry hands, rub them together a bit to get the oil evenly coated, and then I rub the oil onto my dry, makeup-covered face. I only use about 3 pumps for my whole face and neck.

Then I gently rub/massage my eyes in circular motions for about 30-45 seconds, and the same with the rest of my face, devoting about 20-30 seconds to each area that needs to be cleansed. (This goes with basically all cleansers. They need time to get into the makeup and break it down, so you can get it off your face.)

Then I rinse with plenty of water. The oil emulsifies really well and it rinses nicely. It doesn't leave a film, just very slight residue.

Then, if you want, you can follow up with your regular cleanser. This oil is designed to just remove makeup, not necessarily to fix other skin problems that you might have (though I find that the residue can have a slightly moisturizing effect). Since I'm very acne prone, I tend to use my regular acne face wash afterward.

This is the only product that I have used that has gotten rid of all of my makeup on my face, and it does it without irritating my skin or breaking it out. The skin around my eyes is so sensitive that if I use regular eye makeup remover, it burns and becomes raw, making even blinking uncomfortable. As for the rest of my face, other cleansers, wipes included, were leaving bits of makeup behind, so my acne flared up because I hadn't gotten everything off, and was putting fresh makeup on top of the previous day's remnants (ew!!!). Since this gets everything off, my skin has improved.

The texture of the oil is really nice. It's not too thick or too thin. And the smell, a faint lemony scent, is nice too. It's so mild you hardly notice it.

One bottle should last you a while. I've had mine since January, and I still have enough left for at least another month.

One more thing is that you don't want to use this for minor touch ups to your makeup. Unless you rinse it off, It'll leave an oily coating there, messing up whatever makeup you try to put on top. It's more suited to remove everything from your face.

Again, this is a fantastic cleanser that does exactly what it's supposed to do: remove makeup quickly. I plan on repurchasing when I run out.

Thanks for reading my review! I hope it was helpful to you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great, if you like an oily film on your eyes., March 4, 2009

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Alesia - See all my reviews

This review is from: MAC CLEANSE OFF OIL - Cleanser (Misc.)

This product will remove eye makeup, yes, if you use enough--which means that, more than 12 hours later, there can still be some oil that gets on your eyes and dilutes the makeup you put on! This, despite following the directions (which are stupid: You have to wash your face after you use this stuff! Isn't the point of using a special make-up remover to keep you from using soap on your face, especially around the eyes?).

I'm going back to Lancome's product, it's far superior and I recommend it over this product any day.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best makeup remover EVER!, August 31, 2009

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F. Farmer "Cassandra Knowles" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MAC CLEANSE OFF OIL - Cleanser (Misc.)

I've tried pretty much every single makeup remover out there to take off my indelible and long-lasting makeup. I had finally resorted to vaseline or baby oil, but then I came across this. It smells wonderful and INSTANTLY takes off every last bit of makeup on my face. As I have normal skin, I usually massage it into my face and eyes, then wipe off my eyes with a tissue. Then I follow with a light cleanser to remove excess oil. But that leaves my skin in absolutely PERFECT condition without pulling and tugging makeup off my face. I recommend this to ANYONE. If you have dry skin, I think you could just wipe it off with a tissue and leave it at that. Normal to oily skin, you might want to follow with a cleanser. This stuff is the BEST!!