BEAUTY
FRESH
STA RT There’s no time like a New Year (or decade, for that matter) for a fresh new look and the first place to start is with your makeup bag. Melli Carter gives us the best advice on keeping our kit fresh.
Ok, so I know it can be hard to throw out that Coty lipstick you bought in high school. I’m as sentimental as the next person. But, seriously, makeup does have a use-by date, and it’s best paying attention to it for all sorts of reasons. Expired makeup can start to harbour bacteria and then there’s general performance and quality of the product, which can be lacking. Look for a symbol on your cosmetics jar, often an open lid with a number and the letter “M”. For example, 12M would mean that the product expires 12 months after you open it. However, sometimes we don’t need the guidelines, as we can tell when our make-up is due for replacement. Here are my tips on what to replace, and when.
