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b e a u t y

So this is how long you can

*actually* keep your makeup

Hey, hi—your makeup bag? With the lipstick from high school?

Toss that sh*t before it becomes a biohazard. These guidelines from
cosmetic chemist Ron Robinson are your new life manual.

B y C H L O E M E T Z G E R

T I M E F R A M E

M O N T H S 6 M O N T H S 12 M O N T H S 18 M O N T H S
Y O U R
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H E A D S

Mouths. Are. Busy. Your lip color can U P !
K
C L I Q U I D only stay “clean” for so long when you
re-dip and re-swipe on the daily.
I
T
S
P
I B U L L E T
L
1. Storing your
makeup in the
bathroom is a
A
R hard no. Heat and
A humidity can cause
C A N Y K I N D The closed, wet tube = a cozy breeding ground for eye-infecting faster bacteria
S germs. Mascara’s also got a short life span because...
A growth, shortening
M expiration dates
even more. Instead,
leave it in a dry
W C R E A M place, like your
- O bedroom.
E D ...your eye area can harbor a lot of bacteria,
Y making eye-product contamination risks higher.
E A
H
S P O W D E R 2. Don’t f*ck with
your eye area.
Get yourself a spray
The more moist the makeup, the bottle and mist
N faster it’ll expire. But powders your shadows and
O don’t last so much longer, thanks brushes with
I L I Q U I D to constant contact with your antimicrobial
T
A water-based skin-care products. rubbing alcohol
D every few weeks.
N
U P O W D E R
O
F
3. Both pencil and
gel liners can
harden from
R exposure to air.
E P E N C I L Use a clean
N Its tips spend lots of time mingling with eye sharpener (as in
I fluids (gross but true), leading to potentially
L soap-and-water-
E infectious circumstances.
Y scrub-scrub-scrub
E L I Q U I D clean) once a
week to keep them
linin’ like new.

Preser vatives in blush help protect it from
your skin’s own germs. Once they stop
C R E A M working, you’re left with a super-cute petri JEFFREY WESTBROOK/STUDIO D; ST YLED BY ELIZ ABETH OSBOURNE.
H
S dish that’s bound to break you out.
U
L P S A !
B These rules don’t apply
P O W D E R
to “green” makeup,
which is made without
traditional preservatives.
Take the expiration dates
on the packaging
seriously, okay?

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