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Tag Archives: old make-up
Love Lub Dub!
One of the coolest things that happened for Beauty Alert! this year was meeting our new artist, Kendal Tull Esterbrook. She created a funny and cool image for us that we turned into a girly greeting card. Her website, lubdubart.com, tells the story of our awesome time together!
Dr. Diane Chiu, dermatologist
The first time I heard about Beauty Alert! Labels, I thought: “What a simple but brilliant idea…I can’t believe no one’s thought of it earlier!” As a cosmetic and medical dermatologist, I value the importance of what my patients are applying to their face and body. Every day, I advise people about what products are [...]
Mascara and Your Eye Health
Mascara, according to the FDA website, should be tossed between 2 and 4 months. Beauty Alert! says 3 months, because a medical journal* that published test results gives the actual levels of bacteria in a controlled test, and 3 seems to be the number. I have a client who gets a new mascara every month, [...]
Posted in HEALTH & BEAUTY NEWS, SPOILER ALERT!
Also tagged 3 months life of mascara, bacteria and your eyes, beauty alert, Beauty alert! in the LA Times, eye doctors, eye health and mascara, eye infections, eye safety, Inventors of Beauty Alert!, loss of eyelashes, Mascara goes bad, mascara life once opened, pink eye, trash your old cosmetics, when to toss mascara
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We are in the LA Times!
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 cosmetics, old loofa sponges, rashes, Stacya Silverman, toss out your old make-up
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Face Powders
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 cosmetics, once opened cosmetic shelf life, Robert Downey Jr., Stacya Silverman, when to toss old powder
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Hoarding Lipsticks
Over the years, I have heard about women (and maybe some men, too, who knows?) who hoard a certain color of lipstick because they are afraid the color will be discontinued. They will buy five or six lipsticks or glosses in the same exact shade or more than that. Since we probably can’t use up [...]
Posted in SPOILER ALERT!
Also tagged beauty alert, Chanel, cosmetics, fear, hoarding, lip gloss, lipstick, mold in make-up, preservatives in cosmetics, rancid oil, Spark
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