I haven't owned makeup at any time this century.

Makeup has expiration date, right? Even the eye-shadows and stuff like that, right?

Makeup has expiration date, right? Even the eye-shadows and stuff like that, right?

Yeah but atomic makeup has a half life of about 800 years.

I just went into my little-used paper address book, and it was kind of hilarious how many addresses I had to cross out! For reference, I had a DC address for meara in there.

Since putting anything but moisturizer on my skin makes me break out, I can't wear makeup occasionally. Either I have to wear it every day to cover up the breakouts caused by wearing makeup, or not at all. Not at all is easier. (Yes I've tried mineral makeup. Sensitive skin, hypoallergenic, everything. My cheeks laugh in the face of such puny obstacles.). The only thing that makes my skin happy is Aveda lip balm and Jason Red moisturizer.

Hah! Interesting, Jesse. I'm assuming it was the last dc one, but even that is 3 years ago (as of last week!).

I don't even try to keep a paper address book--I have a couple addresses saved in my email, but even for most of those I'd probably have to call the person and check before I sent anything!

I put it away, but lord knows how old the address in there was! It's good for stay-put relatives.

I feel bad about Aromaleigh closing shop because I really loved it and also because I really pimped it.

I did stock up pretty well. Though not perfectly.

I am personally bummed because I grabbed a small thing of Private Lunacy from Victoria's Revenge, thought it wasn't me and didn't get a big one. Then I actually TRIED it and loved it. And I can't have it. *pout*

(And OK, I feel like a dork because she was sold out of the 2CL so I bought a bunch of 1CL, only to find that I vastly prefer how the 1CL looks on me and that I've been wearing the wrong color for the past two or three years. Oops.)

Burrell, want to swap an unopened 1CL for a 2CL? I think I can do that. I overbought in the wrong direction and while 1 matches my face, in summer it fails to match the rest of me and looks masky, so a light dust of 2CL works better for part of the year. (After I post, I am going to check my stock and will come back and edit. Can do. I have an unopened 1CL that I will happily trade for a 2CL. I have Ghost to pale it up which works better for my skin.)

My latest color obsession is finding a pretty olive green nail polish.

Oooh, we should talk. Darker, lighter? Shimmers from other colors okay or not?

I stocked up like a crazy person with the Aromaleigh stuff, because it doesn't go bad and I didn't want to think about trying to find another foundation I really liked. Or eyeshadow. I think I ended up with six or seven jars of Bleeding Poppy from the Victoria's Revenge collection.

I am personally bummed because I grabbed a small thing of Private Lunacy from Victoria's Revenge, thought it wasn't me and didn't get a big one. Then I actually TRIED it and loved it. And I can't have it. *pout*

Let me check my stash. I may have a jar of it I don't need.

Mascara should be tossed after a year or if it's hard to apply.

Powder shadows and such are generally fine for 3-4 years, as long as you keep them shut and wash your makeup brushes.

Lipstick, I would toss after two years. Pencil eyeliners; I keep those until they're gone. Liquid liner, about two years.

Foundation, concealer -- about two-three years, unless it separates or starts to smell. I use it rarely, so I just use Effecernes concealer from Lancome on my eyes, any spots, and around my mouth and the creases of my nose, set with a little power foundation (Philosophy Supernaturals.)

Anything you use on your eyes should be tossed if if you have had pinkeye or an eye infection, with the exception of pencil eyeliner, which can be wiped with alcohol, then sharpened about a half inch. Cake eyeliner, too, you can just rub some alcohol on the top layer, and then scrape away the top bit with a razor blade.

I am a big fan of Smashbox, and I have never had to actually BUY their primer or their undereye brightener, which I love, because I've gotten them a couple of times in good sized sample sized with purchases, or with a beginner kit. I adore their cream liner kits, because you get a bunch of fab cream liners, in metallics, even.