Tom Medvedich
I’m the kind of person who wears a cat eye and black mascara almost every day of my life, so suffice to say, I take my eye makeup remover very seriously. For the past two years, I’ve been using the cult-favorite French pharmacy staple Bioderma because it just works and there’s no residue. The only problem is that it’s not the easiest thing to obtain stateside, and when I can find it, it’s definitely not as cheap as it was when I scored it at my favorite discount drugstore in Paris, Citypharma (AKA Heaven).
Bioderma also tends to sting if it gets directly in my eye, rendering me momentarily blind, which?not great. Which is why I willingly volunteered to road-test four drugstore removers, in the hopes of finding the best. To me, the requirements of a good eye makeup remover are pretty simple. I prefer one that doesn’t require any hardcore scrubbing, doesn’t leave behind any oily residue, and removes even my toughest, darkest liner and my stiffest waterproof mascara. And because I’m always up for finding a new star product, and I love feeling like I’m saving money?whether  at designer outlets or on great beauty products?I tried four super-affordable oil-free makeup removers and put them to the test. Read on to see the winner.
 

Almay Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover Pads, 80 count, $4.99
I was slightly shocked at how much these didn’t work for me! I had to use about eight pads per eye to remov...