BEAUTY TIP - How Long Can I Keep My MakeUp

Hi Girlies, I'm back with my second Beauty Tip post. First off, I have a questions for all of you! Do you know that your makeup all have different shelf life? Or do you only dispose it when a) you got tired of the product; b) annual housekeeping; c) Completely used up the product?

If your answer is any of the above, it's hard for me to break it to you but beauty products do have a shelf life. And you should probably start disposing those eye shadows that's been lying in your closet since 3 or 4 years back! Yes,  today I'm here to share with you all the shelf life of various beauty product that I've stumbled across online. (Source: http://beauty.about.com)

Concealers

1. Concealers: Up to 12 months

Foundations

2. Foundation: Varies depending on the types of foundation. For powder - Up to 2 years; As for your liquid foundation - Water-based foundation will last up to 12 months whereas Oil-based will last up to 18 months.
Extra tip: If your water-based foundation dries out before it's expiration date, simply add a few drops of alcohol-free toner and shake to mix it in.

Cream & Gel Cleanser

3. Cream & Gel Cleanser: Up to 1 year (This shouldn't be of big problem since we all use our cleanser on a daily basis..)

Pencil Eyeliner & Mascara

4. Pencil Eyeliner: Up to 3 years (Note: you should Sharpen your Eyeliner every once in a while!)

5. Mascara: Mascara expires the fastest: You should throw out 4 months after purchase. 
Extra tip: If you don't want your mascara to expire faster than its fresh date, don't pump the wand in and out -- you're only exposing the product to drying air. 

Eye Shadows

6. Eye Shadows: Up to 3 years
Extra tip: A dark eyeshadow can double up as eyeliner, in fact, most days I go by wearing my dark-blue Eye shadow (39) from my Sephora 66 magnetic palette as Eyeliner. All you need is a Eyeliner Brush. (Get the brush a little damp and dab in dark Eye Shadow)

Makeup Brushes & Sponges

7. Makeup Brushes: You should wash every 2-3 months but I do spot cleaning for my Eyeliner and Shadow brushes everytime I uses them. Need tips on how to wash your makeup brushes? Here's my blog post on how I clean my makeup brushes.

8. Makeup Sponges: Wash weekly and discard monthly

Lip Liner & Lipstick

9. Lip Liner: Up to 3 years

10. Lipstick: There's no definite answer, 2-4 years perhaps? But we can all agree on is that if it smells rancid, it's definitely spoiled so, to the bin it goes.
Extra tip: If you store lipstick in the refrigerator, it will last longer.

Nail Polishes

11. Nail Polish: Up to 12 months, depending on the quality

Extra Tip: If your Nail Polishes gets clumpy and difficult to apply on, add 1-2 drips of your nail polish remover into your nail polish and shake the bottle. Wella~ Clumpy no more!

I hope you like what I've shared! If you find this post of any help, do share it with your friends! 

Do you already know this tip or have more to share? Want more Beauty Tip like this? Leave me a comment; I would definitely like to hear from you! 

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post. All products shown are taken online. All tips and opinions provided are based on personal experiences and belongs to me!

Xoxo,

Acire ♥