Do you keep make up past the recommended date?

nikki2804

When studying for my HNC in Beauty I was told to use my make-up kit from doing my NQ (some 3 years before) All this makeup was dated with 6/2/18 months labels but was all fine. As far as I know all students are alive enough to tell the tale.

Bronnie

The only thing I've ever noticed that has 'gone off' was a lipgloss with a built-in sponge wand applicator which started to smell a bit funny.

Hardly surprising with a lightweight product like that though really, if you think about how many times a day it's reapplied , after licking your lips, kissing, eating and drinking and each time, the applicator's plunged back and left to sit in the product! (Do you ever wash those wands? I don't!) Hmm! must be a bit of a bacterial soup in there really!

Best not to think too much!

Bronnie

paula7924 wrote: »

I am SO glad you were brave enough to ask the question! i was expecting you to get shot down in flames QUOTE]


Ask away anything on this board, Paula. It is full of friendly, helpful posters!

lynseydee

Hermia wrote: »

I don't take any notice of the use by dates as I find it's very obvious when make-up goes off. The texture and smell of the product do change a lot. It makes me laugh when I see things like shower gel with 6 months use by dates on the back. I often find toiletries in the back of my cupboards that are years old and they look and smell absolutely identical to a new bottle of the product.

I'm using shower gels that I bought about 5 years ago and they still smell like they should do.

Silaqui

I do what most of you do, I just use it till it doesn't work properly any more. Although the one thing I am wary of it the little mini sponge applicators that you get in eyeshadow, I always throw mine away straight away ever since I open up an (old) bourjois powder eyeshadow to find mould all over the applicator! ewwww... I know it could have just got damp but I'd rather not do that again!

I wash my brushes every couple of weeks.
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