Beauty

[VaBelle35]

To me, it's more about sharing makeup or brushes and introducing foreign bacteria into the products. That's why I like to trave with the READY and keep all my loose stuff at home. When I go to a hotel or the salon, I put my brushes on a clean towel and not on the counter tops and I wash them when I get home just in case.

I throw out my mascara every 3 months and lip stuff every 6 months (I am down to a couple of color sticks now, I just don't use lipstick or gloss anymore.

[Desertdi]

On 5/30/2014 BeautyWithin said:

Mineral makeup is dirt, it will not expire.

and it's been around since Creation

[Andreatoo]

according to the pur mineral spokeswoman if there's no water in the product then it lasts forever. here's to hoping that's true because I've yet to open mine!

[soonersis]

Thank you to all who took the time to answer my question. I am glad the consensus is what I was thinking. I'm very hygienic with my makeup and never put my fingers or brush directly into the powder. If foiling I use a separate container so no moisture ever gets in the minerals.

I'm glad to feel comfortable using my old base, blushes, and eye shadows, and so glad I didn't throw them away! As the saying goes, everything old is new again.