Por la noche, me quito el rímel con desmaquillante y luego me pongo el pijama.

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Breakdown of Por la noche, me quito el rímel con desmaquillante y luego me pongo el pijama.

• la noche: the night
• con: with
• y: and

Questions & Answers about Por la noche, me quito el rímel con desmaquillante y luego me pongo el pijama.

Why does the sentence start with por la noche?

Por la noche is the usual way to say at night / in the evening when talking about a general routine.

So:

• Por la noche = at night, in the evenings
• Por la mañana = in the morning
• Por la tarde = in the afternoon / evening

For a habitual action, por la noche sounds very natural in Spain. En la noche is less common in this kind of everyday sentence and can sound more like during the night in some contexts.

Why are there two me pronouns: me quito and me pongo?

Because both verbs are being used in their pronominal forms:

• quitarse = to take off / remove from oneself
• ponerse = to put on oneself

The me shows that the subject is doing the action to themselves:

• me quito = I take off / remove
• me pongo = I put on

This is very common in Spanish with clothes, accessories, and personal care actions.

What is the difference between quitar and quitarse, and between poner and ponerse?