Save or Toss?

Save or Toss?

In the next few weeks I am going to be doing a series of blog posts about how long to keep make up, when to toss or save, and how to clean it. 

Stay tuned to see all the great tips.

But for now here are some great tips on if you should save it or toss it!

Mascara

Mascara should be replaced every three months, since its liquid consistency makes it more vulnerable to bacteria, and its proximity to your eye can lead to possible infections. 

Liquid Liner 
Liquid eyeliners present the same concerns as mascara, so they should be replaced every six months. Pencil eyeliners, however, should last you up two years. Sharpen your pencil with each use to keep it fresh. 

Foundation 
For liquid foundations, say goodbye if you notice any change in smell, texture or color. Most foundations should last you up to a year, but if you’re prone to acne, think about tossing yours every six months. 

Lipgloss 
Because of the liquid consistency, lipgloss needs to be replaced more often than lipstick. Swap yours out every 12 months. 

Concealer 
As with liners, the longevity of concealers depends on consistency. Liquid concealer should be tossed after one year, but powder concealer is fine up to two years. 

Nail Polish 
If you notice a change in color or a funky smell, it’s time to part ways with your polish. In general, it should last you up to two years and some have expiration dates on the back of the bottle.  

Lipstick 
Consider it a long-term relationship- lipstick can last up to two years! Dispose if your lipstick becomes dry or changes hues. 

Powder, Blush, Bronzer, Eyeshadow With proper care, and clean brushes, powder-based products can last for a couple of years.

Tip: To keep track of your product expiration dates, write the date of purchase in sharpie on the bottom of each product so you’ll know when they pass their prime.

Rehab: Baggy Dark Circles

You look exhausted!

Are you sick?

I bet you could use a good nights rest!

Such flattering questions slash statements are almost surely inspired by one doggone thing:

Baggy, saggy, droopy, poopy, dark under eyes.

And those same bags inspire this question that I receive maybe every single day of my life:

How do I fix mine?

It’s time I address that.

First things first. We’d like to avoid having them at all. 

The way to do that is:

gulping some major aqua

getting your beauty sleep

taking your vitamins

being born that way

I am aware that some (if not all) of the things on that list cannot always be attained, especially with babies around. I am also aware that (due to genetics) some of us (yes I said us, as in me too) could sleep for the rest of 2013 with an IV pumping fluids and vitamins into our veins and still be baggin’

In that case we move to damage control:

Get yourself a de-puffer:

It took me a looong time to finally try this. I don’t know why, it just seemed gimmicky or something.  Finally I bought it and have never looked back. The de-puff and take the edge of those bags in no time. 

Now for the makeup:

Starting with:

Usually dark circles come with some form of puff. The problem comes when you cover just the dark circle under your eye.  Aside from the risk of looking like you’ve been wearing tanning bed goggles you have to deal with the concealer actually bringing out and drawing attention to your bags…but you don’t want the dark stuff to show either! What to do?!

Let me suggest applying the concealer in a pie piece under your eye instead. This way you cover the darkness and create a little arrow direction the attention right to your eyes and evening out your cheek in the meantime. Total life saver. Try it with a yellow based concealer.

A thin black line around your eye is going to reeaaallly accentuate those buggers. It will recede the skin closest to your eye and draw all the emphasis right where you don’t want it.

Instead, use a bronze or dark brown shadow to define your eye with a thicker smokey looking line. 

This will define your eye ad balance out the bags.

It will also make your eyes look BIG!

By wearing your brows a little thicker and more defined you’re drawing the eye upwards (away from the tiredness) 

I use an angled shadow brush and an ashy brown shadow  to fill mine.

I hope this helps to produce something more like:

“You look like a million bucks!”

“You are positively glowing!” or

“Are you related to Blake Lively, I could swear you girls are twins!”