Now I'm not claiming to be an advocate for taking care of my cosmetics, because I'm just as bad as the next person when it comes to not throwing out that mascara because it still has abit left in it. Now the summer's here it's important to look after our skin in the heat and sun, and making sure our makeup products aren't out of date is all part of this. Makeup products aren't actually required to have an expiration date on them, like food, but they normally have a small jar symbol with a number which tells you how long the product will last once opened. So for a product that lasts six months it'd be labelled - 6M. Now here's a list of dates I've found myself, but these may vary as different brands sometimes have longer shelf lives than others.
Foundation 6-12 months
Concealer - 12 months
Powder - 2 years
Mascara - 3 months
Liquid eyeliner - 6 months
Pencil eyeliner - 1 year
Eyebrow gel - 1 year
Brow pencil - 1 year
Eye shadow - 2 years
Blush - 2 years
Lipstick - 2 years
Lip gloss - 1 year
Nail varnish - 1 year
I have the memory of a gold fish so I've got no chance at remembering dates of when I bought my makeup products. So if you're the same as me a good way to keep track of these is by either keeping a log of products and dates, or even buying small blank stickers and writing the month you bought the product on it and sticking it onto the individual products.
Even though makeup is labelled with how long the product lasts, still use your common sense when it comes to your products. If your lip gloss has separated and gone gloopy, toss it. If your nail polish has separated, don't just shake it and use it, toss it. The most important products to keep track of expiration dates are products which go around your eyes. So if that mascara is making your eyes itch, then it's time to go and buy a new one.
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