Wash off makeup
The face is close, the eyes are shut and the water is running while you try to remember what you already washed. The steps below give you an order to follow, so nothing is left along the hairline or under the eyes.
♀Wash off makeup
A close-up of a face with makeup, with both hands washing the cheeks using white foam.
About this visual support
Foam in the corner of the eye, water running down the sleeves and eyelids squeezed shut – this step happens almost entirely without sight. Just when you most need an overview you go blind, and it becomes easy to wipe the same cheek twice while missing the hairline, the jaw and the thin skin under the eyes altogether.
Here the visual support works as a map of the face rather than a reminder. By splitting the cleansing into a handful of areas, in the same order every evening, the hand gets a route to follow even with the eyes closed. Many people find that what felt like one long sticky task is really four short ones.
A tip worth trying: put a dry towel within reach before the water goes on, and always finish in the same place, the hairline for instance. A fixed final step makes it clear when the face is properly clean instead of the routine simply petering out. If you want the whole evening routine in one place, with pictures and check offs in the same view, you can build it in the Routined app and try it free for 14 days.