How long do you keep your perfume? What is the shelf life? How about lipstick, foundation and mascara?

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HOW LONG SHOULD U KEEP THESE:





Perfume- you can keep this until its gone, and sometimes if u have just a little bit left in the bottle, just open it up and sit it in the middle of the room and let the fragrance warm the room.





Concealer- Up to 12 months.





Powder- 2 years.





Cream %26amp; gel cleansers- 1 year





Eye liner- Should be sharpened regularly. Will last up to 3 years.





Eyeshadow- will also last up to 3 years.





Extra tip: A dark eyeshadow can double as eyeliner, in fact, I swear the best is my eyeshadow used as eyeliner. You'll need a super-flat eyeliner brush for this (MAC %26amp; Aveda have the best brushes). Get the brush a little damp %26amp; dab in dark eyeshadow (black, brown or deep jewel-tones work great). Wiggle the brush into your lash line focusing on the space between your lashes, then sweep the color just above your lash line.





Brushes Wash every 2-3 months in a mild detergent





Sponges Wash weekly %26amp; discard monthly





Foundation Check the ingredients: A water-based foundation will last up to 12 months, oil-based will last up to 18 months. You may find you need two different shades of foundation each year: One for summer when your skin is naturally darker %26amp; one for winter when you're lighter. Extra tip: If your water-based foundation dries out before it's expiry date, simply add a few drops of alcohol-free toner %26amp; shake to get rid of clumps. No need to do this to oil-based foundations. Because they contain oil, they will tend to separate. You have to shake anyway.





Lip liner- up to 3 years.





Extra tip: Skip the push-up lipliners. They're expensive, tend to break %26amp; you never really know how much you have left until you run out. No need to spend money on lip liners, there's no secret to greatness for this product. Save your money for powders %26amp; foundation.





Lipstick- 1-2 years. What everyone agrees on is that if it smells rancid, throw it out, it's spoiled.





Extra tip: If you store lipstick in the refrigerator, it will last longer.





Bonus tip: Want your lipstick to last longer during the day? Shade in lips with lip liner before applying lipstick.





Mascara- this product expires the fastest: Throw out after 4 months.





Extra tip: If you don't want your mascara to expire faster than its fresh date, don't pump the wand in %26amp; out, you're only exposing the product to drying air.





Nail Polish- up to 12 months depending on the quality %26amp; how many times you take it on a plane (the cap always unscrews on me during flights, leaving my purse a -- fume-y -- mess!)





Hope that helps.How long do you keep your perfume? What is the shelf life? How about lipstick, foundation and mascara?
Six months, thats about the life.How long do you keep your perfume? What is the shelf life? How about lipstick, foundation and mascara?
Perfume is good for as long as you don't run out, because it has alcohol in it. However, because of bacteria it is good to get new makeup and sponges every year. Do it on your birtday every year so you don't forget.
perfume usually lasts me up to 3-4 months. Always avoid storing these items in high temp areas like your car or outside. You can normally tell by the smell if these items are no longer safe to use. When in doubt throw it out!
depending the quality of the perfume ( how many times should i put it on)


but the shelf life of a lipstick is about 2 years


foundation 9 or 12 months


and mascara 3 months. after that they start to smell bad.


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Perfume is no longer than 6 months, mascara is usually 6 weeks, makeup sponges should be tossed weekly(you should see the germs that breed in them), lipstick is 6 months or so, and I'm not sure about foundation. I watched a thing on Dateline about how germs live in different make-up things and it was disgusting...YUCK!!!
You should only keep eye make up for max. 4 months. Foundation I usually replace every 4 to 6 months aswell but I'm not sure how long that lasts.. Other stuff I don't know, I have perfumes that were given to me years ago and I still use them...