Help customers keep their makeup fresh
Now is a great time to have your customers evaluate their makeup collections, and suggest replacement products.
Below are some recommended guidelines:
Foundation: Keep up to 2 years. Throw out sooner if the pigment has started to change or the consistency becomes clumpy.
Lipstick: Keep 1.5 to 2 years. When the waxes eventually dry out, you'll feel a loss of the slip that makes application easy.
Mascara: Keep 3 months. Because the process of applying involves moving the wand from lashes to bottle and back, the risk of introducing bacteria is high.
Eyeshadow: Keep 2 years. If either powder or cream varieties exhibit an odor, color or texture change, discard sooner.
Lip and Eye Pencils: Keep 2 years. If the pencil starts to stick and get more difficult to use, it's probably dried out. Time to toss.
Blush: Keep 3 years. Despite a long shelf life, be alert to changes in color, smell or consistency.
Moisturizers: Keep 3 months to 1 year. Discard them sooner if you start to smell on off odor or the overall texture seems to have changed.
Sun Protection: Keep 1 season. When it's time to discard, you'll notice that the product starts to separate and may have an odor.
Self-Tanners: Keep 6 months to 1 year. Self-tanners take on a funny smell when they're past their prime. They become less effective and you may get a lighter or inconsistent "tan".
Nail Polish: Keep 6 months to 4 years. The less it's exposed to air and sunlight, the longer it will last; store in the refrigerator.