Makeup Care is a Beauty priority. Caring for your cosmetics are very important. Many of us, do not know that makeup does actually have a expiration date.

Making sure your cosmetics in your makeup bag are not due for expiration is essential to skincare. Expired makeup can damage and alter your skin’s appearance.

I have a bad habit of holding onto a eye-shadows or blush that have WAY EXCEEDED their expiration date. I just have had the balls to throw away, something that is not even close to being empty or even half way used. But valuing your skincare‘s help is far MORE IMPORTANT!!!

Here is a list of items and time frames of when your makeup will expire.

MAKEUP EXPIRATION DATES

Mascara-Every 3 Months

Foundation-1 Year

Concealer-12-18 Months

Powder-18 Months

Blush/Bronzer-18 Months

Cream Blush-12-18 Months

Eye Shadow-18 Months 

Eyeliner-18 Months

Liquid Eyeliner-6 Months

Lipstick/Lipgloss-18 Months

Lipliner-1 Year

Nail Polish-1 Year

Makeup Sponges-Wash after every use, and throw away after a month

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Fashion and Beauty go hand in hand. Makeup is the next step to finishing your overall look. Whether it be just a gloss to the lips, a basic liner, or bronzer on the cheeks; Makeup is very important.

Makeup is very different than fashion in some ways. With fashion you can have a certain item and you are able to wear it until “the cows come home”. In other words, you never have to get rid of it. With makeup that is a different story. The shelf life of makeup is nowhere near close to an item of clothing in your closet.

So Karen at Makeup and Beauty Blog is giving you tips to save money by fixing some of your true makeup challenges.

Salvaging Dried Up Nail Polish

Ladies, we have all had a good nail polish go to waste. Either you let your little sister borrow it and she left the top off or you have just used it too many times.

Karen recommends three products to thin your cakey nail polish:

1. A thinner-It contains Acetone. Karen states that this has the best results. You can typically find this in a beauty supply store. Just a few drops will do. But there are other alternatives.

2. Nail Polish Remover-Everyone has this laying around the house. Again, just a few drops and shake for 2 minutes and you get a few more nice polishes out of you cakey polish.

3. Rubbing Alcohol- This is last alternative. It does not have the best results but it surely does the job.

Smoothing Cracked Powder Makeup

By dropping 3-5 drops of rubbing alcohol into the compact or pan and crushing and smoothing the makeup, it come together to somewhat solid. You will have something solid versus pieces of your makeup that you still wish you could wear.

Saving Your Flimsy Makeup Brushes

Had a great brush that just felt like it was falling apart. You can now save it. By having a simple jewelry crimping tool, you can have a old brush back like new. Just squeeze together the top region closest to the bristles and hold tightly.

I hope these makeup tips were useful. Check out Karen at Makeup and Beauty Blog for Great Makeup and Cosmetic Review and Products.

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For All You Makeup Lovers out there Urban Decay just announced that they have created A Limited Edition “Alice In Wonderland” Makeup Palette. To sign up for the release date and information of color and names that will be in the Palette, click on the photo below to be taken to the sign up information.

Are any of excited about “Alice and Wonderland” from Urban Decay?