5 Peel-Off Beauty Products You Need Now
Peel-off beauty products, while fun, aren’t exactly a new concept. A 1969 Max Factor ad featured peel-off eyeliner, an amazing-sounding product I’ve yet to see in real life.
(Image: Max Factor)
In “American Psycho,” Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale) famously peeled off an “herb-mint facial mask” to reveal glowy, psychopathically stunning skin — in the mid-’80s.
It was also in the ’80s that I became acquainted with one of my original gateway skin care items, an orange peel-off mask from Bonne Bell.
While peel-off masks are still popular — Boscia’s Luminizing Black version, as well as Biore’s iconic Deep Cleansing Pore Strips, are two of my go-tos — we’re now seeing an explosion of peel-offs in the makeup and nail space.
Here, the best peel-off products to add to your arsenal.
From left to right: Cailyn Cocoon Lip Stain, Sally Hansen Big Peel Off Base Coat, Kiesque’s Liquid Palisade Easy-Peel Polish Barrier, Suncoat Polish & Peel Water-Based Nail Polish, and Etude House Tint My Brows Gel. (Courtesy Images)
After experiencing the 10-plus hours of the nondrying, sheer matte color you get with this brush-on, peel-off lip stain, going back to standard issue lipstick feels like a Sisyphean exercise in futility. All it takes is a quick application of this gloss-like formula, which you leave on for five minutes while you apply the rest of your makeup. Then you can peel it off in one fell swoop and are good to go for the rest of the day. Just wear a balm on top to avoid a parched pout. Berrisom My Lip Tint Pack is another great peel-off lip tint that comes in a variety of hues.
Kiesque’s Liquid Palisade Easy-Peel Polish Barrier
No matter how advanced your manicure game is, this easy-to-use tool makes it fool-proof to achieve a perfect application. Two coats of this liquid nail tape create a thicker, darker, more visible border around nails. The polish dries quickly to help you paint inside the lines for a more professional effect, and the nail tape is easy to remove.
This Korean beauty product requires more of a commitment: two hours, to be exact. That’s the minimum amount of time it takes for this product to do its thing. You can even put it on overnight, for a deeper effect. Exfoliate your brows first, then brush on a couple of layers and avoid company, as you’ll look more than a little like Joan Crawford in “Mommie Dearest.” But despite the initial worry that I’d remove more of my own brows than I’d like in pursuit of tinted ones, I lost nary a hair. The stain lasted for hours, and I’ve considered setting my alarm to apply and go back to sleep while the stain sets in the name of efficiency.
Sally Hansen Big Peel Off Base Coat
Peel-off nails may remind you of the beauty rite of passage that was Tinkerbell nail polish, which peeled off within a few hours of your brushing it on. Sally Hansen’s base coat iteration can be paired with any nail polish for an on-the-go manicure, without having to worry about polish remover.
Suncoat Polish & Peel Water-Based Nail Polish
If you’re still feeling nostalgia for peeling off your lacquer, as opposed to simply your base coat — or you just don’t have time to even deal with a separate layer of base coat — this water-based formula is the ticket for a pigmented, lightning-fast manicure.
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