What was the last beauty product you threw away?
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
What was the last beauty product you threw away? Whether it was empty, expired, or you hated it…
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I threw away some random high-end lipsticks/glosses that smelled like crayon. Yuck!
My sally hansen 'hard as nails'. It was getting down to the bottom and the product had gotten goopy and stringy--time for it to go!
Mascara! They dry up too fast. Since they last such a short while (drying up and bacteria growth) it's be nice if you cold buy mascaras that contained less products (for a lesser price, ofc)
Besides mascara and expired things, I never throw anything away. I swap/sell them on MUA or some place.
Smashbox mascara that I should have tossed sooner..
Some kind of highlighter from Wet n Wild. Because the one I had was discontinued (Blushing? idk) I didn't want to throw it out at first, but because it was pretty much empty and honestly the product wasn't great (sticky, hard to blend) I finally tossed it out.
Hope in a Jar by Philosophy...this has got to be the worst smelling moisturizer that I have tried/
thats true , but on the other hand IT REALLY WORKS! i just ran out of it so, i guess thats what i recently thru away!. i just was rumaging thru my old bag of makeup that i dont use anymore and i came across a really old e.s from revlon that had mold on it ! GROSS! i musta had it for like 6 years or so, but what i think happened is it might have gotten damp and absorbed some moisture in the bag,- bc i used to keep my makeup n the bathroom, NOW I DONT, but still - just a precaution to everyone else out their!
Maybeline liquid foundation that made me break out.
Revlon Color Stay Foundation that the color separated and went funky on. I must have bought it when they had a buy 1/get 1 and didn't put it in my usual place and it must have been there WAY too long. I also purged some lipsticks that I really wasn't crazy about and need to toss some mascaras that are old also. After reading other posts, I decided I need to get busy on that also.
mascara (high-end) and eyeliners (drug store), i might also have to throw away my benefit deluxe samples from sephora because that brand irritates my skin soooo much. I can never use anything from that brand.
some old avon eyeshadows and a blush i had for a long time! I just ordered new ones :)
Some random lipsticks that had been sitting in the back of my drawer for who knows how long. They also smelled like crayon...
An YSL lipgloss..... I hated the color.... it's to bright for me.
All of my HIP gel liners. As much as I love gel liners, those babies dry out too fast. That is the only brand of gel or cream liners I have the problem with, but they all went in the trash last week.
An old drug store cream eyeliner quad that I'd been using over my UDPP as part of my priming step. I've had it for years, and I was getting grossed out and how long I've kept it, so I replaced it with a brown quad that I might start wearing on its own on my "lazy makeup" days! Plus it's the only brand of cream shadow I've tried that doesn't crease over my primer.
My Fresh Supernova mascara. Used it til the last drop!
An old NARS powder compact - the powder was still fine (though probably too pale for me now) but the outside of the compact had become all sticky and gross just sitting in my makeup drawer, very weird. I wish I could salvage it because that stuff is expensive. Ugh. A Rimmel powder kohl liner just because I didn't like it.
My Dubonnnet lipstick - same story it was waxy smelt funny.
Mascara that smelled funny.
I threw away Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Corrector (Serum) because I finish the bottle and I threw away a couple of old mascaras as well.
I tend to not throw makeup away unless it's reeeally cheap stuff that I think is crap, but more than likely I won't waste my money on that stuff in the first place. I think the last thing I threw away was an empty bottle of Jergens Ultra Healing lotion.
I agree. If it's cheap I can throw it away without feeling guilty, but with high end products I find it difficult to throw them away if they aren't empty.
i threw away an empty nivea chapstick
Old LM foundation that forgot to come to England with me ... it's separating.
cargo southbeach lipgloss quad. it smelled soo bad
I will be throwing out old Dior and UD mascaras today.
I threw away some sephora-brand lip & eye pencils that were several years old. I also got rid of several clinique "free gift" items that were partially used...I don't even want to think how old some of that stuff was!
Philosophy Cinnamon Buns lipshine, it smelled awful, i think it might have gone bad
Hey Christine I know this is a bit off topic, but I have to ask your opinion. I am looking for a color similar to the one of Scarlett O' Hara in the photos below. I was thinking of sticking to as matte of a finish as possible or any other that isn't super shiny. I was hoping to stick to MAC or NARS or I guess any brand that has a color that comes close to this. Thanks! Jen Photos: http://i46.tinypic.com/kdu8b9.jpg http://i49.tinypic.com/hsm82w.jpg http://i45.tinypic.com/t9wt5d.jpg
The closest MAC would probably be So Chaud, but I think it might be too bright/intense. From NARS, maybe Forbidden Red Velvet Matte Lip Pencil.
Ok thanks!
Revlon Colorstay eyeliner this morning. No color showed up when I tried to use it so I tossed it. It was several years old.
I threw away an empty tube of H20 makeup remover. It's a love hate relationship with that product. I love how you just add water and massage it in and it's so fast. It is oil free which I like but what comes with that is that it doesn't always do the best job of getting a heavy smoky eye off.
Old Mascara that smelled bad. I don't know why I kept it in my collection still, hahaha
i threw away a rimmel lipstick because i hated the gross cherry cough syrup smell it gave off and the texture was too thin. i hate throwing things away but i knew i couldn't return it and i knew i would never use it.
quite a few mascaras. looks like i'm going to have to pick up a few new ones!
I'm about to throw out some Neutrogena Oil Free lotion. I was trying to save money by buying it but deep down inside I really wanted the Clinique Moisture Surge. I said let me not be so "bougie" and give it a try. Well it sucked, it still broke me out and is very shiny for something that is supposed to be oil-free
I just threw out Sephora Silicone Face Primer. I had it lying around for the few years. I was hoping to salvage it, but it just seems to be taking up space. After a few uses, I learned that it broke me out.
a couple months ago I threw away two Channel Glossmiers , I hadn't used in years... And it was hard to do ...lol...Even if they smelled gross..But I did it anyway. The moral of this story: Don't be afraid to use your make up products...Even if you really like them...Because otherwise they'll just go bad and you would have wasted whatever money you spent on them. You will find something else later that you love tons, so just keep on using it, till you use it up. :)
This is a great moral to the story: I am always "saving" products and years later still haven't used much of them...New Year Resolution: use the "new stuff"! LOL!
hey gal, sounds like a inspiring resolution! I'm adopting it.
I threw away a Maybelline Cooling Effects Shadow/Liner (as much as it pained me to do it... it's discontinued in Canada) because the stick of product fell out of the pencil!
Clinique's anti-blemish solution concealer. It looked fine in the tube, and it had a really nice pigmentation, but it went on soo dry and flaked all over the place, so it made my pimples even more visible. I gave it to a friend, who wasn't so pleased with it either :p
Diorshow Blackout mascara
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish/Natural - My skin is on the dry side, and this didn't just matte out my skin, it sucked the moisture out and made my face look crepey and bizarre. I just included it in a Back to MAC while it was stil full!
Same here! I hated MSF Natural, made my face dry and older than it is, accentuated pores and fine lines. Looked powdery too. And my skin isn't even bad to begin with! Want an excellent excellent powder? Maybelline Dream Matte Powder is my HG!! It's sheer coverage but the best thing to set your foundation or TM with, very finely milled.
An E.L.F. concealer from there $1 line. It was terrible!
The elf concealer is gross. They sell elf in a chain of grocery stores where I live, and all the concealers on display, brand new in the packaging, are black with mold and usually separating. I had bought one at first but tossed it quickly.
Some of my expired maybelline mascaras.
Just yesterday I threw away a sample size Lancome (liquid) foundation, because I took it with me on holiday and it made me break out horribly and it's not quite the right shade for me anyway (although that's the smaller problem). My face got so greasy by using it, yuck! I also gave my sister a bunch of make up I didn't use anymore or had duplicates of.
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