Now we all know that in order to get that perfect look that you strive for whenever you put on makeup that you need to have a clean pallet (face.) What many of us don't think about, and I can definitely admit to this myself, is we don't consider keeping our makeup "clean." Many of us will keep our makeup for eons because... well... great makeup is not the cheapest thing in the world and who wants to throw away their favorite eyeshadow or foundation when they're not finished with it!!
Well after the research I've done, you just might want to rethink keeping the eyeshadow your mom brought you 6 years ago. Due to some of our basic human behaviors, simple oversight, and things done out of habit, our makeup can be a breeding ground for bacteria. This bacteria can have very harmful effects to our health and skin. For instance, do you reapply your lipstick or lipgloss after eating? Oh go ahead and admit it! Of course I, I mean you do! Well did you know that by reapplying your lipstick or lipgloss immediately after eating can leave deposits on the surface of your lipstick or in the tubes of your lipstick or gloss? Those food deposits breed bacteria... Disgusting right? To combat this, make sure you wipe your lips completely to ensure that food does not end up playing footsie in the tube!
Now this next tip is why I advocate strongly that you have different brushes to accomplish the different steps of makeup application and cleaning those brushes regularly. Do you use the same brush to apply different products (use a foundation brush to apply foundation and blush)? Using this method which your brushes can end up redistributing the different oils in your skin to different products. Just think... do you really want your face to have natural look and your cheeks to look like your blush was made at the Crisco factory? I didn't think so! Below is a handy little list I found on how long you should keep every piece of makeup in your arsenal. So study hard ladies, make corrections, and enhance your beauty!
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