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Confessions of a Lipstick Hoarder

By Stacya | Published May 5, 2010

My sister in law just left town, and on our last lunch she made a confession. She had this lipstick she bought…20 YEARS AGO!!!!! And she finally realized maybe it wasn’t so great anymore when she put it on and it changed color. The thing she loved about the lipstick was the color, a shade [...]

Posted in IN STACYA'S WORDS | Also tagged Alissa Schoenfeld, inventors of Beauty Alert! labels, label your make-up, make-up hoarding, Old lipstick, rancid lipstick, Stacya Silverman, toss your old lipsticks, yucky old make-up Leave a comment

We are in the LA Times!

By Stacya | Published February 17, 2010

We are in the LA Times! “Cosmetics, skin-care products don’t last forever” One of the best articles I have read on old make-up and crusty loofas. Yuck. And yikes. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/14/image/la-ig-beauty14-20100212

Posted in BEAUTY ALERT! IN THE MEDIA | Also tagged Alissa and Stacya, Arlene, expiration dates on cosmetics, Inventors of Beauty Alert!, inventors of writable labels for cosmetics, LA Times, Los Angeles Times, old loofa sponges, old make-up, rashes, Stacya Silverman, toss out your old make-up Leave a comment

Face Powders

By Stacya | Published February 10, 2010

Today I did a photo shoot with David Hiller, photographer to the stars. He is as good shooting product as shooting Robert Downey Jr., and all the other cool people he has photographed over the years. While we were doing our Beauty Alert! photo shoot today, he admitted to me that he had powder in [...]

Posted in PRODUCTS WE LIKE | Also tagged Alissa Schoenfeld, bacteria, beauty alert, David Hiller, Davidhiller.com, dirty powder, How Long Does Powder Last?, joe blasco, label your make-up, old make-up, once opened cosmetic shelf life, Robert Downey Jr., Stacya Silverman, when to toss old powder 3 Comments

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"A recommended way of keeping track of exactly how long any product with a shelf life has been opened. Waiting until something smells or separates might be past the time when harmful bacteria is present."
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