Cosmetic makers come up with new products every season and for makeup trend followers, they will definitely get the latest product.
Otherwise, you may be one who is excited by the new product and start on a buying spree.
However, what happens when you still have some unused but open makeup at home? You may not use the opened ones for some period of time and when you are ready to use them, you may wish to reconsider.
Makeup once open cannot be stored for long.
Those old makeup may cause you more harm than good, especially when they start causing pimples and acne on your face.
Below are some guidelines on the period of time some of the cosmetics can be kept.
Anything above the life span should be scraped.
Throw them based on your own judgment.
Foundation For foundation, they can be kept for a period of 12 to 18 months after opening.
An optimum length of time will be 1 year though.
Change your foundation sponge regularly as part of a healthy makeup regime.
If your foundation is slightly off-color or smell weird, it is time to get a new one.
Concealer The concealer can be used up to 1 year.
Throw it when it gives a cakey appearance upon application onto the eye area.
Eye shadow Eyeshadow can be stored for up to 2 years.
If they start getting flaky, it is off to the bin.
Eyeliner Those pencil eyeliners can last for quite some time.
By then, you would have already used up the entire pencil.
As for the liquid ones, get rid of them when they dry up.
Mascara Mascara can be used up to 6 months.
The mascara will normally dry up and flake especially when we keep drawing the mascara stick in and out of the tube.
To enhance the lifespan, try to twirl the stick in the bottle to get it coated instead of pumping it in and out of the tube.
Lipstick Lipstick can be kept as long as 2 years but it is debatable especially since you may consume it when you eat food or drink.
If you use up lipsticks fast enough, the life span is not a problem.
Otherwise, throw it when it starts to smell or look weird.
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