How long do you keep eyeshadow for?

Question

never know how long should keep for!

thanks for any help

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Answer 1

you should throw your eyeshadow away in a year after opening / using...

because there might be bacterias transferred from your skin to the eyeshadow..... and that causes infection / irritation...

hope this helps..

Answer 2

To increase the shelf like of any of your products make you practice sanitary habits, such as wiping your eye shadow with tissue after use, cleaning your brushes REGULARLY! If you dont have any brush cleaner, baby shampoo will do fine!

I copied and pasted the following from a forum "Here's something I scanned from a magazine for more information about shelf life, and some tips as well:

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Here it is, typed out, since the attachment might be too small to read:

Sight, Smell, Touch

Sight:

- How does the product appear in its container?

- How does it look when applied?

Smell:

- How does the product smell?

- Does it smell like it did when you first started using it, or has the scent changed?

Touch:

- How does the product feel on your skin?

- Is it smooth, consistent and blendable or is it cakey, bumpy and uneven?

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Signs to Look Out For

Telltale Signs it's Time to Trash:

- Liquid contents have separated

- It should be moist, but has dried up

- The surface is spotted and discoloured or particles are floating inside the container

- Pencil tips are coated white or grey

- Lids are coated with hardened product

- It's goopy, clumpy or the consistency has changed

- It smells bad

- The application is inconsistent

- The colour has changed

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Products and Life Expectancy:

this info varies a bit from what was posted above,

so use your own discretion when in doubt. this is just a guideline

Foundation

- liquid, water-based :: 1 year

- liquid, oil-based :: 18 months

- cream :: up to 1 year

- powder :: up to 2 years

Concealer

- liquid, water based :: 1 year

- liquid, oil-based :: 18 months

- cream :: up to 1 year

Eyeshadow

- cream :: up to 1 year

- powder :: up to 2 years

Eyeliner

- liquid :: 6 months

- cream :: up to 1 year

- pencil :: 2 years

Mascara

- cream :: up to 1 year

- tube :: 3 months

Blush

- liquid :: 1 year

- cream :: up to 1 year

- powder :: up to 2 years

Lipliner

- pencil :: 2 years

Lipstick

- lipstick :: up to 2 years

Lipgloss

- lipgloss :: 6 months

Nail Polish

- nail polish :: up to 2 years

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Extend a Product's Shelf Life

DO

- Apply it with a cotton swab, sponge or clean brush to reduce bacterial contamination

- Close lids firmly to keep air and germs out

- Store it in a dark, dry and cool place

DON'T

- Apply it with your fingers

- Keep it open unless you're using it

- Store it in the bathroom. Heat and humidity cause premature aging.

And that's it! Hope that helps

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Answer 3

for about 6 months...if you keep it sealed and capped it should be good for about a year. if it is like a claires or something then its not gonna last. but mac and nars and urban decay should last way long..

i hope i helped

Answer 4

Get rid of it after 6 months!!!!!!!!!!!! When you apply eyeshadow repeatedly, you are putting bacteria in it. After a while it grows and ist can cause breakouts, itchiness, and other skin ailments. So don't spend too much $ on eyeshadow, eyeliner, and mascara. They all have the same shelf life!

Also, when fresh, your makeup looks much better!

Hope this helps!!

Answer 5

As long as there is powder left in the container. I don't think eyeshadow goes bad. I still have some from the 90's and it works just fine.  

Answer 6

as long as you keep it dru and don't get the oil from your skin on it, you can keep it until the color payoff begins to diminish-

Answer 7

it varies..

lookon the underside, or wherever the ingredients list etc are and there should be a little picture of a pot with an open lid. The number in the pic says how long it should be kept for!

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