The Best Eye Makeup Removers Ever

This category covers the very best products for removing makeup, particularly eye makeup. Feel free to weigh in on your favorites. This list is actually comprised of two separate lists:
1) The Beauty Insider's Picks: My own personal list of the best products in that category, in no particular order
2) The Popular Vote: The results of a poll I did of over 1000 beauty-savvy consumers, in order of popularity

The Beauty Insider's Picks
1. Lancome Effacil: I first discovered this eye makeup remover as a teenager, and have sworn by it ever since. It feels like water and is just as gentle, and one swipe immediately eliminates makeup without leaving any residue. $21
2. Darphin Aromatic Eye Makeup Remover: I love to take this fragrant eye makeup remover with me on trips, because it doubles as a soothing eye compress. The amazing scent comes from the combination of cornflower, chamomile, rose, and linden blossom, which soothe, calm, and depuff while eradicating any traces of makeup. $50
3. Sebastian Trucco Tender Trio: This multipurpose, oil-and-water product is an eye makeup remover, a lip stain remover, and a lip and lash conditioner, making it perfect for fans of longwearing makeup. $16 (approx.)
4. Andrea Eye Q’s Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover Pads: These non-greasy, perfectly portable eye makeup remover pads dispense a gentle, oil-free makeup remover in a convenient, and economical, way. $3.69
5. Swab Plus Eye Makeup Remover Swabs: I keep these in my makeup bag at all times, because they are so portable and so helpful. Individual swabs are filled with a gentle, aloe-vera-and-vitamin-E-infused makeup remover that flows into the cotton tip once the seal is broken. These handy swabs are ideal for removing mascara from lashes and for eliminating makeup mistakes. $1.95/12 pack
6. Ole Henriksen Purifying Eye Makeup Remover Pads: Softening botanical extracts and vitamins remove even budgeproof makeup and leave skin soft and refreshed, not greasy. $18
7. Guerlain Issima Blue Voyage Ready to Go Cleanser: You get three portable plastic bottles, each containing a week’s supply of a makeup remover that is as clean and gentle as water. Toss one in your travel bag to remove makeup from face and eyes while simultaneously toning the skin. $92
8. Clinique Rinse-Off Eye Makeup Solvent: I love that this non-oily makeup remover rinses clean away, so that there’s no rubbing or scrubbing. $14.50
9. Benefit Not On My Pillow Dreamy Liquid Makeup Remover: This chamomile-infused formula is soothing, and instantly eradicates a face full of makeup. $18
10. Almay Hypoallergenic Eye Makeup Remover Gel, Non-Oily: This simple, affordable formula is oil-free and non-irritating, leaving skin fresh and clean. $4.90

The Popular Vote
1. Lancome Bi-Facil Double-Action Eye Makeup Remover, $21
2. Clinique Take the Day Off Makeup Remover, $15.50
3. Almay Hypoallergenic Eye Makeup Remover Pads, $3.50 (approx.)
4. DHC Deep Cleansing Oil, $24
5. L’Oreal Refreshing Eye Makeup Remover Oil-Free, $5.49 (approx.)
6. Lancome Effacil Gentle Eye Makeup Remover, $21
7. Mary Kay Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover, $14
8. Nivea Visage Eye Makeup Remover, $6 (approx.)
9. Origins Well Off Fast and Gentle Eye Makeup Remover, $12.50
10. Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover, $6