Does make-up have a sell by date?
What could be worse than dry mascara, flaky powder and goopy foundation? Well the answer is nothing! It's beyond annoying when your daily routine is broken because of dodgy make-up.
We're all guilty of wearing our concealers and eye pencils down to the nib, using our mascaras a bit longer than is necessarily hygienic, and of course not changing our make-up brushes not nearly enough times in a year.
Well, fear not beauty novices because FemaleFirst are here with a guide to when you should change your make-up, and beauty routine at certain points throughout the year.
Today we're looking at what you should be changing every six months, after revealing yesterday how you should be ditching mascara after three months use.
At this point in the year you should be updating your make-up bag quite a bit unfortunately, as it's recommended that you ditch any liquid or cream products to replenish with new ones at this time.
This can include your foundation, moisturiser, eyeliner, eyeshadow, blusher, lip gloss and concealer, in addition to updating your facial products such as cleansers and toners.
Considering we're in a recession, let's be honest we aren't going to religiously ditch all these products just because they have reached their sell-by date, particularly if they are only half empty.
So let's look at what you realistically have to ditch just to keep you infection free, because when you open any kind of cream, you're leaving it exposed, and combined with the dirt on your fingers, you're likely to build up bacteria over the course of a few weeks.
That said, if cosmetic products are left unopened they can be kept for up to 30 months, but in all likelihood you're not going to keep your make-up just on display are you?
It's all about economising in these tough times, so stick to one moisturiser at a time, or one for day and one for night so that you aren't throwing out half-used pots.
Also, why not rein in your spending a tad by going for cheaper products so that if you do want to update them, it isn't going to cost you the earth- the key thing is finding something that you're comfortable with.
Tomorrow we'll be looking at products you should be looking at changing every 12 months.
FemaleFirst- Laura Terry
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