I don’t buy near as much makeup as I used to, and as a stay at home mom, I don’t even wear it every day, so I don’t keep huge piles of cosmetics around. But I feel like I never remember when I bought my last, say, tube of mascara, or how long I’ve had that particular lipstick or whatever. I may still be getting use out of a product that’s been in my drawer for a while—but how old is it really? When, exactly did I open it? Does it smell weird now? Maybe…but I can’t always tell because sometimes new makeup smells weird to me. With cosmetics, I feel like it is important to ditch the old stuff (especially anything that goes by my eyes) before it gets past its prime and starts turning funky or something.
