If your current favorite lipstick fell into the toilet, would you fish it out and keep using it? ASKING FOR A FRIEND.
Oh, girlfriend. I had MAC Velvet Teddy, a tube in the LE packaging that matches the color inside, which for some reason gives me so much joy… Anyway, I had it in my back pocket yesterday and sorta forgot about it. I was rushing around right before going to go pick up Coywolf from preschool. Went to the bathroom, and right before I was about to leave, pulled down my stretchy mom jeans, and next thing you know I hear a PLOP!
First thing I think is, “Holy sh*t, my phone!” Was not my phone, thank goodness. It was my tube of MAC Velvet Teddy, which I love, love, love, love, love so much.
I fished it out and set it on my desk to dry, and now I don’t know what to do with it!
So, the toilet was um…”not used,” so the water was fresh, and it’s my toilet, so I might use the lipstick again? I don’t know. I’m still very grossed out by this. It would be a totally different story if it had been a public toilet, alright? And if there had been some kind of “action” (ha ha) in it. But it was my toilet, and nothing was in there, and I dunno… I’m still freaked out by this.
Let me also say, though, that I have an irrational fear of things like my toothbrush, my phone and other random things falling in the toilet. I dunno…
Would you still use a lipstick that fell in your toilet? Let me know.
This also makes me think of a story… I can’t remember where I heard it, but it involves poop in soup.
Wait! — let me explain. If there were a massive, wine barrel-sized vat of soup, and you were STARVING, but you also knew there was just a tiny little bit of poop in there (let me clarify — IT’S NOT YOUR POOP. IT’S A STRANGER’S POOP!), would you still eat the soup knowing that there was a minuscule amount of poop in it?
I totally couldn’t. And I feel that way, kind of, about this lipstick now.
Granted, I have a backup on hand because that’s how much I love Velvet Teddy, so I busted it out today, and now that’s what I’m using instead. But it’s not the fancy packaging, ahhh!
On that note, on to today’s reading!
- MAC is releasing a new line of nude lipsticks and glosses called Strip Down that are supposed to work for all skin tones, including the darkest of damsels.
- Your daily dose o’ science history is of the life and times of Hedwig Kohn, a German-American physicist who was one of only three women physics professors at the university level in Germany before World War II. She was forced to leave during the Nazi regime due to her Jewish heritage.
- Let’s hop into the hot tub time machine to revisit early 2000s makeup, just for kicks, yeah?
- The best in beauty in face makeup for darker skin tones, according to Essence.
- Here’s a collaboration I didn’t expect: Sunday Riley skin care is teaming up with United Airlines.
- Does having your own personalized shampoo made just for you make any difference in your hair?
- Best quote I’ve read all week: “If you’re going to hang around someone all day, you might as well make sure they smell amazing, too.”
- Even though they act like they don’t, cats can recognize their own name, according to this new study.
The science of the meow!
Why you need retinol, according to Sephora
A different take on one of my favorite dance songs by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Three steps to transform your life
So it’s raining here in NorCal again, and I thought I was gonna take the baby out to go play at a park, but now I have to find some creative ways to wear her out indoors. Good luck to me! I think we may have to get Tabs involved… Maybe Hide and Go Seek. Connor tells him to go hide behind the couch, and he’s like, “WHA?”
I hope you have a great rest of your day. Talk to you soon!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Linda says
April 6th, 2019 at 11:38 amNope, I definitely wouldn’t use it – into the trash it would go!
Lelde says
April 6th, 2019 at 11:42 amUse lipstick felt in a toilet??? No! No! No! Once again – NO!
Regardless of how clean it is/looks or does it belong to you or not
The water in there is full of Escherichiae coli – the germ that prooves – here faeces live💩💩💩. Doesn’t matter how clean you try to keep it – it’s not operatiom hall. If you love to brush it clean with all sort of cleansers, then I’d say – even worse. Because these substances are toxic and by no means should appear on your lip! I don’t have so favourite lipsticks which I cannot replace with anything ….Anyway, I own way to much makeup and I already struggle to use it out till it’s exp date. To keep somethimg that bears traces of foecal matter – that’s a NO for me! Makeup’s not worth it!
Not a surpirse – I’d also never eat the soup where someone has pooped in.
Eileen says
April 6th, 2019 at 6:19 pmLelde makes some excellent points about e-coli–not to mention all the other types of bacteria and viruses that lurk in the toilet–and cleaning chemicals. I cannot think of any rational that would make it OK to use that lipstick.
Melissa says
April 6th, 2019 at 12:02 pmNope I would not be able to use that lipstick again! I do love the packaging though. If you really wanted to, maybe scoop out the lipstick, wash and disinfect the packaging, and use it to store a new velvet trddy? I’ve seen videos where you can melt and remold a lipstick?
Diana says
April 6th, 2019 at 12:15 pmPsychologically even if I was assured by the medical community it was ok, no, just couldn’t!
Stephanie says
April 6th, 2019 at 1:37 pmI’m pretty sure that’s not sanitary no matter what, and doubly for a product you put on your mouth! Toss that immediately!
Gina Bullard says
April 6th, 2019 at 2:36 pmOMGoodness!!! Gurl! You cracked me up!! “Asking for a friend!!” I totally would!! Rub that bad boy in alcohol and pray to the makeup gods to bury that little horrific event DEEP, Yes DEEP in the memory banks!! It’s MAC Velvet Teddy – and it’s Limited Edition!!! What were you thinking??? LOL.
I’m pleased as punch! I haven’t had any funds for treats in months, and a friend blessed me just a few days ago – loosening up the old budget belt- I have been salivating over the NARS Skin Deep Eyeshadow Palette for awhile, and full well knowing I couldn’t have it. (boo-hoo). I really wanted the Morphe Bronze Gold palette too- I almost used my food money for it—I know obsessed – but by the time I looked, it’s gone too.. Well, I checked Sephora, and bam – out of stock – NARS, out of stock!! I was mortified! Ah, light shinning from above ..Found it at Nordies!!! It’s on it’s way to me, with (never had this shade) MAC Paint pot in Painterly!! YES! I wanted Channel – they have a semi-new shadow-liner pencil at a whopping $34.00 but I just can’t. I am almost out of my Stylo Yeux Noir but it’s going to have to wait!!
Of course I need another eyeshadow palette like a hole in my head– oh well, life’s short – buy more eyeshadow– and always save Limited Additions at all costs!!
Sanitize the living hell out of it!!!
Love and laughter,
Gina
Betty Ackerman says
April 6th, 2019 at 2:38 pmRe using lipstick: NONONONONONONONO!!!!!!! Just. Don’t. 😘PS Love your blog. (Been lurking a while) You’re a bright spot in my day! Love your upbeat attitude and kind spirit. 💋
ShinAe says
April 6th, 2019 at 3:01 pmNo way. That lipstick would be dead to me. You know how water is: it finds and fills every little space, and there are so many little, unreachable spaces in a tube of lipstick.
Anyway, one way or another, it was always going to be gone. It just happens to have been a little sooner than if you finished using the tube, is all.
K says
April 6th, 2019 at 3:53 pmWell considering if you flush your toilet it gives a fine spray of toilet water several feet in the air, your toothbrush may already have dirty toilet water on it (unless you have it covered). Take that into consideration. 😁
Erica says
April 6th, 2019 at 4:29 pmSo much cringe with the early 2000s styles. Bad hair. Bad makeup. Bad clothes. Oh those brows. ..nope. And those bare bellies…ick, ick, ICK. I know it has to happen but not liking the 00’s coming back. It’s an awful time. No Britney or Christina. No Emo. No stripey hair. No, no, no. And late 90s/early 00’s was when I first bought Urban Decay. Back when it was still Urban Decay and they had gothy packaging and edgy names. I hated their quality so much, I tossed what I bought in the garbage. I rarely do that. And I bough it when my computer had dial up so it took time to order lol. Uggh the memories😉
And I don’t think I’d keep the MAC lippy. It’s just LE packaging and at least you can still repurchase Velvet Teddy!!
Erica says
April 6th, 2019 at 4:32 pmJust thinking here. If you live near an outlet mall with a CCO, you may still find that Velvet Teddy lipstick there w that LE packaging. I’m pretty sure it’s at the one near me. Might want to check it out if you can!
Carina says
April 6th, 2019 at 5:38 pmOh no…. I feel you!
I‘m so torn about this…. perhaps if you completely wipe of the surface with a clean tissue and then afterwards dip it in isopropyl alcohol I think it should be fine, because I think the water (and potentially there living bacteria) would not get IN the lipstick because of the wax. But I am by far not a chemist and I think my mind would not allow me to use it again, because I would always think about this „desastrous event“.
But I read somewhere that if you dropped your open lipstick on the ground the wipe and alcohol cleaning is fine enough – and no one knows how ugly the streets are…
Sorry if I‘m not of help…
Rachel Runyan says
April 6th, 2019 at 7:19 pmOh, no don’t use that lipstick that fell in the toilet. E. coli, mold microspores — heaven’s know what else is in there. It’s not worth the risk, even for LE packaging.
Order a new one in the LE packaging from Macy’s: https://mcys.co/2U2w8Dg
Jan Kelley says
April 6th, 2019 at 7:35 pmGo to beautylish.com. Check out beautysoclean. It’s a company that sells a mist to sanitize lipsticks, any type of powder or creams.. But, that being said, a toilet it a toilet. Using a toilet dunked lipstick would be akin to smearing E. coli all over my lips. In my opinion.
Londa says
April 6th, 2019 at 10:27 pmWhat is the matter with you?!!? Asking your readers those disgusting questions?! I mean really?! I for one do not want to read and answer questions like that! Gross!! Probably my comment will not get posted due to me simply telling the truth! Hey, you asked for opinions soooo that’s mine.
April says
April 6th, 2019 at 10:44 pmHospitals use 99% isopropyl alcohol to disinfect the skin before a needle or an IV is inserted. The alcohol kills any bacteria on the skin. If you immersed the entire tube of lipstick into the isopropyl alcohol it should effectively kill the bacteria. And the alcohol would evaporate leaving no moisture on the lipstick. When you sample a lipstick at a MAC counter they spray alcohol on the bullet to disinfect it before they use it on a client. I would argue that a lipstick tester at a MAC counter at the mall has the potential to contain more bacteria than your toilet bowl has. Tossing the lipstick would actually be a waste.
TravelingBlush says
April 8th, 2019 at 5:41 amI second this! I would use it again.
Question for you: would you use makeup that’s been used on a corpse? I did. It was MAC Ellie Goulding LE co pact of CCBs. Dunked that thing in a vat of rubbing alcohol. I’m still alive and well.
Carol b says
April 7th, 2019 at 8:20 amI have to say I love love love your sense of humour if w lived in sane area we so would be friends lol. I almost peed my pants when u said for a friend than then what happened. Oh girl don’t ever ever think of using anything from your toilet ever. They say every time u flush your toilet it sprays water over everything surrounding it including things on your counter tooth brushes etc. I have covers on ever toothbrush in my bathroom Just thinking of it makes me think yay no. In answer to your poop soup no frigging way ever I would starve before that lol. Thanks for brightening my days with your info and humour. It sure helps me as I’m on bedrest. Keep it coming girl
Lisa says
April 7th, 2019 at 9:40 amPitch that lipstick. But first I would see if the case can be taken apart and cleaned. If so, clean it a million times (at a minimum) and put the new tube in the old sanitized case. If you try, you can pull it apart and use it. I’ve done it before, just because I liked a case.
Amira says
April 7th, 2019 at 10:26 amInteresting but sometimes i feel like the retinol lobby is out there to push product when sales go down. Retinol can make some people’s skin worse.
It’s not for everyone that much cell turnover.
Etika says
April 7th, 2019 at 2:47 pmGurl!! 🤭🤢🤮🥴😳😖 Just no!!! No!!! No!!! Really?! You’d use the 💄 AGAIN??? I don’t care if it’s your toilet or another’s toilet, toss it!! It don’t matter how much you clean that porcelain, honey it’s still going be diiiirrrttyyy! Sorry not sorry, just telling you the truth!
KW says
April 7th, 2019 at 3:13 pmEwwww🤢 No, no, no, no…!! You are forgiven for even thinking about keeping that nasty lipstick! It’s jus lipstick. You seem to have plenty of makeup to love and then some. Other things are more important dear!
I would not eat no nasty soup like that, nor would I consider it either! Disgusting!
Chelsea says
April 7th, 2019 at 6:22 pmNot worth risking! Reminds me of when Jiji stole my Wonder Woman blush and put it in his litter pan 🤬
I think Mina recognized her name but I usually used the full “Mina Ballerina Pretty Princess!!” greeting whenever I saw her.
It’s good brands are finally paying attention to folks with melanin. Even 8 years ago when I worked at Macy’s it was a struggle to find shades for some people.
Miriam Hernandez says
April 7th, 2019 at 7:20 pmAmazing! I’m laughing so hard I can relate!
zVintageFashionizta says
April 7th, 2019 at 9:27 pmI would be sad but I would toss it.
One option would be to toss out the lipstick; sterilize the tube with a solution of bleach & water, sterilize it some more with alcohol, sterilize it again with antibacterial soap then replace it with a new lipstick.
Cool cucumber says
April 8th, 2019 at 10:04 pmYuck yuck yuck and many yucks! What’s with the yucky ?’s I was scrolling through your blog that was recommended to me by a friend and I saw this!🤢 immediately I clicked off. No way am I reading through this garbage. She called me and I told her that she can immerse herself in reading your blog all she wants but not me sweetie.
Kim says
April 10th, 2019 at 12:12 pmI got a kick out of some of these comments! Anyone grossed out by this question should definitely not eat at a restaurant. Or use a public bathroom. Unless you’re living in a bubble, your world is NOT germ free. HAHA! I’d ditch the lipstick because I’m not attached to my makeup. But, as for the poop soup? Starving people have resorted to much worse. If it was a matter of life or death, I wouldn’t bat an eye. I don’t suspect anyone would. 🙂