Make Up Expiration Dates!

Expired make up can have serious consequences, they carry bacteria and can cause infection! These are my rules of thumb for make up!

First off did you know all make up is now required to have an expiration date on it? They aren't necessarily big but if you look closely on the bottle or the packaging it will have a little symbol that looks like this...

The number inside is the number of months recommended

 If you are a Glossy Gurl like me you have too much make up to possibly wear it and use it all up... here are my rules of thumb for expiring make up! So I take the recommended toss dates as a suggestion not a rule. My Urban Decay Naked Palette suggests it's tossed after 6 months... yeah right a $50- palette tossed after such a short time? If you take care of your instruments, brushes etc. you can totally extend the life of your products!

Here are my guidelines:

1. If you haven't seen it in months TOSS it (unless it's unopened, that has totally happened to me)

2. Trial size mascaras are the perfect buy because you SHOULD not use mascara past 3 months and who really uses an entire tube of mascara in 3 months? If you get any sort of eye infection, a stye, pink eye WHATEVER... TOSS IT.

3. Liquid Eye Liner is the same thing as mascara (see above)

4. Eye shadows can last up to 18 months... like with any product if the color starts to change or you see things growing in it... TOSS IT

5. Anything Pressed or Powdery can last 12-18 months (foundation, eyeshadow etc)

6. Lip stick up to 18 months but like with eye make up if you have any infection (cold sore etc) and you have worn this lip stick.. toss it!

7. Any cream products, foundation etc. can be used for around 12 months. If anything changes, smell, color etc. toss it.

Hope this helps

P.S NEVER SHARE EYE MAKEUP!