Temptalia Asks You – What do you do with makeup you don’t like/use?
What do you do with makeup you don’t like/use? Does it still lay around your house somewhere or do you throw it away? Give it away?
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If it is an eyeshadow or lipstick shade that i don’t like i first try to mix it with other colors to see if it comes up with any color i like if that doesn’t work out then i give it away to someone who i know would like that shade or eventually throw it away.
That’s a super idea, Lisa!
Continue to hoard it…..
LOL! I imagine you on the top of your mountain, Peri!
makeupalley all the way!
i’m with you, girl!
I move it from my makeup drawer to a container in the closet where I usually forget about it and then when I eventually clean out my closet I throw all the makeup away
lol, I do that, too, Jodie!
I try to figure out something I can do with it. The blue eyeshadow that didn’t work for me I sometimes use as an eyeliner. Any lipglosses I don’t like I layer them with other things until I find a color that works for me.
That’s such a great idea, Dee. I think it’s fab!
I try to give it away to either my mother or my sisters.
Are they big beauty addicts? Mine aren’t, unfortunately.
Sell it!
Smart!!
I give it all away. I had way too much stuff at one point and all the liquids were disposed of. The ones that could be sanitized were given to mum/aunts/cousins and I make it a point to keep my stash to a minimum. The only thing I stock up on are LE products.
I’ve been trying to give my stuff away, too, lol. I think I’ve only gotten a back up of one thing, which I ended up swapping away!
i give it to friends or my Mom
Nice! I hope they appreciate it
Gift it or sell it. I don’t throw stuff out, but I definately don’t horde stuff either!
Gifting is a great idea
Good that you find a way to use it!
Give it to my best friend.
Awww, that’s so sweet!
Sell it on trademe.. which is a New Zealand version of Ebay
Nice idea, Stacey!
Anything older than 6 months old and can’t be sharpened goes in the garbage. The rest I set aside for my friends to paw through.
Oh, wow, that’s a short shelf life you have there!
Easy! My sister takes them all.
She must loveeee you!
I save my receipts and take it back to the store. I only buy from places with good return policies.
Very nice
I need to hang onto my receipts longer!
I usually keep it with me to use on my girls. halloween is a good time to use the generic stuff.
My youngest daughter has dressup parties once a month, and I will use that with some of my pigments to do their faces.
That’s a great idea, Allison
How cute, dress up parties!
If its an item that I kept the receipt for I will return it. I have a special receipt box that I keep all my MAC receipts in. When I went MAC exclusive I got rid of three plastic bins of make-up, I took it all to the local womens shelfter thrift shop as donations. I wouldn’t buy used make-up but I am certainly not going to pass judgement on someone who would. If someone less fortune than me can use it and needs it, I am all for “reduce, recyle, reuse” instead of filling up the landfills
Very good idea, Tanya. I’ve only returned a few items from time to time. I also love the idea of donating to the local women’s shelter
I add it to my mom’s collection… I make space- and she has so much stuff she doesn’t notice!!! Works out great LoL…
LOL! Very sly, Annie ;D
I give it to my family/friends
Smart, that’s what I usually do, too!
Well, I get my mother’s makeup she doesn’t use… The makeup that I don’t use, I give to my best friends… One of my friends doesn’t buy makeup anymore because I give her so much!
LOL! Does your mom give you good stuff usually?