If I had a dime for every client who told me that she used a certain drugstore face scrub at night to take off her makeup, I would be a rich woman. As a makeup artist, I enjoy wearing a lot of makeup during the day. I have been known to keep adding throughout the day, and I am also oily, so there's no better feeling than taking off all of my makeup at night.
I, too, am guilty of abusing my face scrub in my youth, but the fact is these exfoliants can be damaging to the skin if used too often. And most importantly, they don't always work as a makeup remover or cleanser. I especially enjoy the gritty feeling of a scrub to get that squeaky-clean feeling to my skin, but I have since switched to the most amazing cleanser ever.
Mario Badescu makes a Glycolic Foaming Cleanser ($8) that will change your life. It works to remove dull dead surface skin without harsh scrubbing and also will remove makeup and oils from the skin, leaving you feeling clean as a whistle.
