Sleeping with Make Up on

United States
January 11, 2007 9:20am CST
Just wondering how many women out there fall asleep with their make up on. I'm horrible and I do this all the time. I know it can't be good for me.
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29 responses
11 Jan 07
I am always doing this! I know its bad for the skin and we are always being preached by "experts" that we shouldn't but hey, who cares, don't worry about! And anyway, if it is so bad that we keep it on overnight, is it really good that we wear it in the first place?! If I'm not going out, I do have days where I won't wear any, or if I'm going to work early after a night out, I will usually take the night before's makeup off, not put any fresh on and go to work lookin awful! One of my mates seems to be able to pull off wearing the night befores make up all the next day...and still looks good!
• United States
23 Jan 07
i do that almost every single night. i just hate washing my face. if i had those facial wipes then i would wash my face everynight. it doesnt take very long with those and i can lay in bed and wash my face. lol..
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
22 Jan 07
Yes I have went to sleep with my make up on did it all the time when I was in school. But now the times I do put it on I sleep in it most times. And if I had on mascara or liner then I wake up with dark circles under my eyes and it makes me look like a raccoon. or someone from a old scifi movie..a frightful site indeed.
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• United States
19 Jan 07
I am really bad about it, but I do not leave the house much so I don't wear make up alot, but whenever I do I usually have a busy day and by the time I get the kids to bed I am so tired I forget to take it off and just pass out with it still on.
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• Singapore
12 Jan 07
it's bad for the skin!!! LOL but i do it all the time too...hehe...it's such a hassle having to wash it off with makeup remover that i tend to just wash it with normal facial cleanser ...or sometimes, might straight go to bed as i was too tired...
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@samsonskola (3357)
• United States
18 Jan 07
I don't wear make up to bed...but my cousin used to put on her makeup just before she went to bed..when i asked her about this one day, she told me that she wanted to be sure that if the house caught fire during the night and a fireman had to come rescue her, she wanted to look her best!....lol
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@lauraaxe (1597)
• Italy
11 Jan 07
I usually remove my make up when I go to sleep to not soil the sheet and also to clean my face and protect it. Only when I go out and return to home very late and I'm so tired, I go to sleep with the make up but then every morning I clean my face and I do a new make up!
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• India
28 Jan 07
just wipe up ur makeup with cotton....n just wash it off with face wash...otherwise it will make ur skin worser n worser
• United States
27 Jan 07
I only wear makeup like once a year..lol. so I always have to buy make up again just to wear it once. I did try to wipe it off because I would get oily or pimples from it.
@jal1948 (1359)
• India
27 Jan 07
when you know that these things are happening on a regular basis make sure that you wash your face much before sleep time,
• United States
11 Jan 07
I wash my face every night. I used to sleep with makeup on when I was younger though. It's probably not good for your pores though. Cause they won't be able to breathe. My mom sleeps with hers on all the time.
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@shywolf (4514)
• United States
11 Jan 07
IT's so funny that you say this, because I have a friend who is really into makeup and I'm just getting started. She's sending me some products to test out because I've never been a makeup kind of gal before. My mother was never into makeup and dressing up so I never learned. yes, I know, I'm 31 and have only worn makeup maybe 2-3 times in my entire life *laugh* But now I am wanting to start. Anyway, this friend of mine is really savvy about makeup and she was giving me some tips and one thing that she said very strongly is to never sleep in makeup and that it is bad for you to do so. I really thought that no one did it! *laugh* It's interesting to learn that you do. I'm sure that you'll be okay, but if you can get yourself to take it off before bed it would definitely be better, from what I'm hearing! ^_^
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@babyhar (1335)
• Canada
11 Jan 07
I've had times where the exact same thing had happened to me.. And it was the worst decision I had ever made.. I shall explain why I feel this way.. I've had to many times where if I slept with my eye makeup on.. I'd wake up with all of it in my eyes & I'd look in the mirror & my eyes would be literally red.. I ended up getting sty's that particular day or even the next day after I had even tried to clean the makeup from around my face.. Or even the makeup from out of my eye.. You'd think I'd learn from those experiences but just last Christmas.. I ended up dozing off & waking up realizing I hadn't washed my makeup off.. And then ended up paying for it afterwards because I didn't wash it off & I was the one to blame for it.. haha. I know that it's really not good to sleep with makeup on.. I've heard that it's almost like wrapping yourself in a tightly thick fleece blanket on the hottest month of the year.. It clogs your pores. And if you leave it on to long.. I've heard that there's a better chance of acne resulting. And I know this must hold some truth because.. I personally have woken up & because my pores we're clogged.. My face ended up breaking out with acne. What's even worse is when you go back to your pillow.. And there's a print of your face on it because you ended up doing that.. haha. So from what I've learned it's best to just wash your face before heading to bed.. Trust me I don't want anyone to end up having a sty or even pink eye like I had a few times.. It's not very appealing.. At least I have found! . .
@tinapay (39)
• Philippines
28 Jan 07
i try not to sleep with my make up on though i don't often wear make up. i tried the mineral make up and it says u can sleep with it. i did sleep with my mineral make up on and nothing drastic happened to my face. though i don't do this regularly so im not really sure if mineral make up are safe to sleep on.
• United States
27 Jan 07
I used to do that all the time. But now I got these Dove washcloth thingies. I use them to wipe my make-up off every night now. It just takes a couple minutes.
@wyykidd (1460)
• Singapore
21 Jan 07
No, I don't have my makeup on when I go to sleep! I like to sleep with a clean face. You really should not sleep with makeup on, it's VERY BAD for your skin! You should let your skin breathe. :)
@mzbubblie (3839)
• United States
26 Jan 07
I will admit, the only time I sleep with makup on is if I go out and don't get home to really really late at night. first thing in the morning I am taking it off. I don't make it a habit to sleep in it every night. I heard it was bad for your skin...
• Philippines
19 Jan 07
i do that sometimes. sleeping with make up on. but i think it's really not good for your skin. it will tend to loose it's moisture because your skin won't be able to have some space to breath.
@carlaabt (3504)
• United States
26 Jan 07
I rarely wear make up because my husband hates it! He's all about natural beauty. And besides, most days, I'm just sitting at home all day anyway. On the few occassions that I do wear make up, I never remember to take it off. I wake up the next morning and find it all over my sheets and pillows. Or what's even funnier is when I wake up and it's all over my husband's chest from me using him as a pillow. :)
@angelco (345)
• Philippines
26 Jan 07
i don't sleep with make up because it might impinge on my skin...i wash my face with warm water and soap with moisturizer so that it will not dry :)