What Happens if You Sleep with Your Makeup On

Women ask me, what will happen if I don’t take my make-up off before I go to sleep, and I’m happy to tell you the answer is, not much. I get the impression that women think terrible things will happen to their skin by not taking off their make-up, and the reality is, it’s really not much of a problem. Think about it this way. What’s the difference between wearing the make-up on your skin for the eight hours that you’re sleeping as opposed to the 12 hours that you wear it when you get up in the morning at 8:00 and take it off when you get home at 8:00 at night. There’s really not much of a difference, particularly if you sleep on your back. If you don’t sleep on your back, and your face rubs against the pillow, there is a possibility you could get a little bit of clogging just from the rubbing of the make-up on the pillow. But the reality is not much is going to happen, so if you happen to forget to take off your make-up or you fall asleep and you take it off the next morning in the shower, it’s no big deal. Sleep well and enjoy your day.