Comments on: How Closely Do You Follow Makeup Expiration Guidelines?

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Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:50:09 +0000

[...] to tell when a quart of milk goes bad, but what about a pan of cream eyeshadow? When it comes to the shelf life of cosmetics, there are no hard and fast rules, no FDA mandated regulations or requirements. Just general [...]

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:28:48 +0000

Skincare products I tend to use up, without worrying about expiration. Powder eyeshadwows and powder blushes, they last forever. I’ve had products for years. I normally only throw something out if it’s been untouched for 2+ years and the color is unflattering on me. Mascara toss it when it gets clumpy and smells funny.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:27:51 +0000

Hi Brenda,

Now that is a testament to longevity. I hope my lipsticks last that long.

I’ve read that the fridge is also a good place to store nail polish, go figure!

I hope you’re having a nice weekend so far. Got any exciting plans?

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:51:44 +0000

Hi Karen, just replying here.

My mom mainly has Estee Lauder, they have the blue packaging they used to be in and they smell like they’re new! But then again she keeps them in a nice cool dry place, my aunts have told me to keep my lipsticks in the fridge to help them last longer also.

By: Vivian

Vivian — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:34:29 +0000

Makeup rules are created by companies so they could receive more profits. I don’t follow it, but

1. a mascara that’s drying out/doesn’t work well anymore
2. certain products smell funny or bad or simply I don’t like them and they don’t cost much.

other than those, nada. I really do not think fragrance should be expired in 2-5 years. My mom has one Dior Poison for 15+ years now and if you compare it to depatment store’s “fresh” one, you wouldn’t notice a difference.