Blotting paper was such a great invention. Without disturbing your makeup, you can easily remove any excess oil on your face in just a few seconds without having to apply additional makeup like powder.
I usually have a packet of blotting papers in my purse. It has saved me through most of the summer on those humid days where no matter what you did during makeup application, you still got shiny by midday.
I’ve tried several different brands, but I really like the Clean & Clear Oil-Absorbing Sheets because each piece is smooth and silky – it doesn’t feel like you’re using wax paper like with another brand I’ve tried.
These Clean & Clear blotting sheets are an essential for me.
Clean & Clear Oil-Absorbing Sheets Pictures
Claims: TRUSTED
- √ Instantly soaks up excess oil
√ Removes shine
√ Won’t smudge your makeup
√ Sheets feel soft & silky
Key Notes
- Name: Clean & Clear Oil-Absorbing Sheets
- Amount: 50 sheets
- What I Paid: $3.99 CAD on sale
- Where to Buy: Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws, The Superstore, Rexall & select drugstores
Clean & Clear Oil-Absorbing Sheets Review
Sheets
Each blue sheet is really soft and silky as they claim. They’re thin and feel nice on your face.
How to Use Them
You take one sheet (or more if you feel you need it) and gently press it on your face, blotting more on the areas that you feel have more shine – typically your T-zone (forehead, nose, and chin). When you use it like this, it won’t disrupt your makeup and just remove the oil.
Why Should You Use Blotting Paper?
Some people reduce the shine on their face by applying oil-absorbing powders. But if you keep adding layer upon layer of that, you’ll wind up with a cakey look, and that’s never attractive unless you’re, well, a cake!
Plus, this product can be used by guys. (I don’t have any male friends who would want to powder their face, but they might be more inclined to use blotting paper with enough coaxing…hehe! 😉 I’m kind of a blotting-paper enabler. To date, I’ve convinced at least 5 men to try it! Yes, I felt very proud of myself! :P)
Packaging
The package is very compact and no-nonsense. When you open it up for the first time, you’ll have to peel the brown paper off the rectangular sticker on the inside front cover. After you do this and close the package, then the next time you open it, it’ll automatically lift up a new sheet for you to use.
Price
It’s relatively inexpensive considering that you get 50 sheets, and I find that these go on sale fairly often, so you can always get them for a good deal.
Environmental Friendliness
No matter how you slice it, no, this product is definitely not environmentally friendly because each sheet can only be used once. When you’re done, you throw it away. I knocked off half a point for this or Mother Nature would be on my case.
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Final Verdict: 9.5/10
These Clean & Clear blotting papers are my favourite ones to use to quickly and easily remove the shine from my face anywhere. Plus I don’t touch up my face makeup throughout the day and I don’t like fussing around with powder. So this is the perfect solution to me! 🙂
Do you use blotting paper? Have you tried blotting sheets from other brands? Do you prefer applying powder to using blotting papers?
I’ve never used blotting paper. I used to get really shiny in my face and all, but now it’s not so bad anymore. I can go to work all day and come home with not too much gross looking shine in my face 😛
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Hey LimitedAddictionNails!
Luuuuckkkkyyy! Your skin type has changed for the better! 🙂
I’ve tried the wax paper-y ones you mentioned and like you I didn’t like them. I also tried one that had powder on it. I can’t remember the brand off hand but it was one of the first ones that came out and it was just weird because if you do it without a mirror, you could end up with powdery splotches on your face. Not very good either!
Do you know that in a pinch, those hemp based Starbucks napkins work just as well to blot excess midday/afternoon oil?
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Hey Carmela!
No, I’ve never tried those napkins. Hehe, but if they work, then that’s even cheaper. 🙂
They definitely work. 😛 Sops up icky excess oil like those marshmallow-y Sponge Towel guys on TV.
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Hahaha, that’s a good description! And, oh boy, is that ever a lot of excess oil! 😛
I use these all the time and love them! I tried oil-absorbing power and found it didn’t work that well. Plus, these are portable and since I am on the go a lot, that is important to me.
Hey Jessica!
Glad to hear that you like them a lot, too. 🙂
I never use it 🙁
But I heard lot of good things about this brand 🙂
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Hey Lady-Flower123!
Why the frown? Maybe you don’t need to use it. That’s a good thing! I use it just because having a shiny face makes me uncomfortable.
These are awesome! I’ve only found one brand that is better…but it’s very expensive. It’s the brand Tatcha. They are Aburatorigami japanese beauty papers made from abaca leaf & gold flake! They’re all natural too. Very luxe!
Hey Ter!
I’ve never even heard of Tatcha before, but whoa, made from abaca leaf and gold flakes? That definitely sounds really fancy. It’s cool that it’s natural, but sounds too rich for my blood. I don’t think I could bare to pay a lot for blotting papers. For a polish, sure! Haha…
Have you tried the elf ones before?
Hey Emily!
Yes, I’ve tried those. They work well enough to remove the shine from my face and they’re definitely very economical, but I much prefer these Clean & Clear sheets because the elf ones are rougher. They won’t scratch your face, but I just mean in comparison to the Clean & Clear ones that feel so silky, it’s a world of difference. Then again, you’re paying more for the silkiness. Either would work well.
I agree that men should be encouraged to use this! Shiny foreheads are not attractive on either sex! I love this product, I always have a pack in my purse.
Hey Vivian!
Yeah, and I’m sure that men are probably even more frustrated about having a shiny forehead. At least women can wear makeup. Guys can, too, but there’s definitely a social stigma against men who do.
I seriously use these EVERY day THREE times a day! Love them!
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Hey imfeelingnail-venturous!
Wow, yeah, sounds like you really love them! 🙂
I CANNOT live without blotting sheets!!!I’ve found that the CVS brand sheets are identical to the clean and clear ones, and if C&C isn’t on sale, they’re cheaper, so that’s what I buy 🙂
Hey Adrienne!
Oh, that’s good to know that there’s a less expensive alternative. Wish that we had CVS stores here in Canada. Then we would have access to a lot of other beauty products, too, and special polish collections. 🙂