Comments on: What do you do with old beauty products?

By: Alicia

Alicia — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:28:57 +0000

For toners and serums, I use them on my body before applying body moisturiser.
For facial moisturiser, I will mix it with body moisturiser to increase the lubrication-ability, and thus converting/creating a whole new bottle of body moisturiser.
For eye creams/gels, I will use them on my neck.
Hope this helps… btw, I enjoy reading your articles. May I ask if you could review more skincare products and cosmetics that are selling at Sasa please? They have many strangly wonderful products I think..
Tks

Alicia: Thanks for your comments and am happy to know you’ve enjoyed my articles. I will try to review more products if I can. The thing is I used to buy stuff from Sasa Like Suisse Programme, La Colline, etc but this year, I started switching to natural products so I don’t go there so often now.

By: cowsandlemonade

cowsandlemonade — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:25:38 +0000

Interesting question, I have some of John Masters stuff that are more suitable for dry skin. Either I give to friends to try or put on ebay. cowandlemonade: If it's new, I would try to sell it.

By: SimpleMe

SimpleMe — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:35:31 +0000

I have the same problem! I always buy loads of beauty products because the promises seem to good to be true! I recently got a huge sasa haul, but I still have a lot of products from previous hauls that I only used once or twice (or never been used!) Now my paypal account has no money and I won't put money on it. Because if I do, I will continue to buy products. I am now forcing myself to use everything (it might take years for me to use everything) but I always make an exception for must-try products or products that everyone is raving about like the Ly-Na pearl face cream, neutrogena on the spot treatment, too faced shadow insurance. SimpleMe: I know what you mean. It's addictive and we end up with loads we don't need. Luckily I don't use so much makeup so I save on that front. Otherwise, can you imagine the eyeshadows and blushes and what nots?

By: Mag

Mag — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:34:12 +0000

Skincare and bath and body stuff, I give away. Makeup, I swap/sell or give away!

Mag: That’s nice! It helps when you have lots of friends!

By: astrorainfall @ beauty box

astrorainfall @ beauty box — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:44:05 +0000

Hmm, this is a tough one. I tend to throw them away. Or if I feel really guilty about it, I would squeeze a lot more than usual to use them up more quickly.

I sold used perfume on yahoo auctions before and I think most women are fine with second-hand perfume because it’s still quite hygenic to pass it on, unlike makeup.

Will try makeup alley in future.

astrorainfall: Perfumes are good to pass on. I have no problem with that cos my mum loves them. I have problems with items like lip balms which I tend to hoard and never use and never think of giving away. It’s actually possible since we can cut away the part we’ve used…but I always keep them till they turn bad!