Here's the thing with removers... Removers lift and suspend the make-up. Toners remove that suspension that's left on the face. You would never use a toner by itself to remove make-up, as it won't work. Also witch hazel as already mention, is not good to use as a toner as its not pH balanced for your clients' skin. At the end of the day or at wrap, actors (clients) absolutely hate being in the chair, so the removal process should be less than 2 min. Typically 30 sec is ideal. For that I use wipes, most MUA's disagree with me on this, but in my experience, actors, models, athletes etc, want it off quickly and they prefer to do the rest at home. Most females tend to wipe down the lipstick and blush and leave to remove the rest at home. On heavier applications, (not S/FX) I sometimes use the dry Olay wipes that you slightly wet, so the remover is activated. Even then I try to keep it within 3 to 2 mins. Including applying a moisturizer afterwards. I find using the typical 3 step removal process is too messy and time consuming. And in the clients mind, they think it's a another long process in the chair which they don't want at wrap. So I avoid it. But I recommend it for them when they are at home. But for everyday make-ups (tv / film / photoshoot) I use wipes. Even for those typical 1 min make-up changes, wipes are your best friend. I find baby wipes too gentle, hence you have to use like 4 wipes. Wet-Ones are better, as you only need one sheet. The typical make-up branded wipes are too expensive for the number of sheets you get, especially when you have 30 - 200 bg to clean up. Then there is the conversation within the Pro MUA community about the ingredients in wipes regardless of type and brand and the pros and cons are evenly divided, definitely a hot contentious issue on a lot of sets.
