When You Should Toss Your Makeup

You don’t have to be a bona fide product hoarder to resist the idea of tossing your makeup. Here at Glitter Guide, we get carried away testing tons of beauty bits and tend to accumulate even more than we thought humanly possible. But makeup has a shelf life, and over time our treasured products collect dirt, bacteria and other unmentionables, often turning into a breeding ground for skin and eye irritations. Not cute stuff! So when exactly is the right time to part with certain products? We’re here to break it down with a foolproof guide for sensibly lightening your makeup load. Oh—and what’s the best part about getting rid of products, you ask? The excuse to buy more . . .

Written by Kaleigh Fasanella