Beauty Confessions: “Expiration Date on Makeup? I Don’t Know Her!”
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Hands up who’s never committed a single beauty crime. I’ll wait. Because nobody’s perfect, right? Least of all the beauty experts. So reader, it’s confession time.
Whilst we may talk about beauty for a living, we don’t always follow our own advice either. Let’s just say there have been *a few* times I haven’t taken my eye makeup off after a late night. And maybe – just maybe – I’ve neglected to clean my makeup brushes once or twice (definitely more than once or twice…).
But thankfully, according to a recent Reddit thread, I’m not alone.
Because whilst we would all love to be able to say we stick to the beauty rules 100% of the time, the reality is that ‘life’ happens, and mistakes are made.
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To make yourself feel better, keep reading to find out some of the rules beauty fans admit to breaking. How many can you relate to? (Don’t worry, we won’t tell anyone.)
Beauty blunders – we all make them
One user on the thread admits, “for me, makeup is only ‘expired’ once it runs out”.
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While another says, “expiration on makeup? I don’t know her!”
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Don’t be ashamed, this is an age old beauty confession. The expiration of your makeup is usually stated in ‘months’ on the packaging. So if you see 6M it means it’ll expire six months after opening it,12M means a year and so on.
But don’t panic if you’ve gone over your makeup’s expiry date. You can usually tell if a product is off by its smell and texture. For example, if a liquid foundation has a noticeably potent odour and/or the texture is congealed, or perhaps unusually runny, it probably shouldn’t go on your skin.
If it smells ok and is still performing the way it should, then it should be fine to carry on using it. But keep an eye on it and if your skin starts unusually breaking out, it’s time to chuck it away.
The only exception is generally eye makeup, which you’ll likely want to use within its expiry date or bin because of the risk of infection.
Another user writes, “baby shampoo works as the best face wash for me. It makes my dry skin so smooth.”
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Baby shampoo is probably one of the gentlest products you can buy as babies’ skin is so sensitive. Generally, it’s best to stick to shampoo for your hair and targeted skincare for your face but, remember, your scalp is skin, so it’s no wonder this person enjoys the smooth results!
There were more cleansing confessions to come. “I don’t wash my face every day,” said one user. “When I did, I got adult acne so I now just wet it in the shower. It’s gross but it stops me getting spots.”
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Someone replied saying, “Same! After struggling with my skin for years, I’ve found it does better when I use no products at all.”
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Another said, “I don’t wash my face in the morning. I washed it the night before. It’s not sticky, oily or dry. Just my skin. And for my first 40 years, I didn’t wash my makeup off at the end of the day. I just washed my face in the shower every day. Gasp!”
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Whilst experts say doing a morning cleanse isn’t always necessary, cleansing your skin of the day’s dirt, SPF and makeup in the evening is important to keep your pores clear and your skin healthy.
However, if wetting it in the shower works for you, your routine and your skin then just go with it. We only suggest using an exfoliator once or twice a week to improve your skin’s texture and to keep spots at bay.
The confessions continue. “I use moisturiser and sunscreen for skincare. All those serums just seem unnecessary for me.”
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Another case of ‘whatever works for you’. The main thing is, you’re protecting your skin from UV and keeping it hydrated so keep at it.
The takeaway
Don’t you just love it when people you haven’t even met make you feel less alone?! We are all muddling through life in our own way and hey, if we break a few beauty rules then it only makes us human, right?
As long as you’re not putting your body in any danger, you’re using SPF everyday (a non-negotiable I’m afraid) and you know what works for your skin, hair and everything in between, then perhaps there’s validation in being a beauty rebel every now and again.
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