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I just read the contaminated makeup thread.
Many stores have foundation displays where the bottles are just there, with no packaging or seal. Do you buy makeup that isn't in sealed packaging?
Last edited by OnlineServices; 03/02/08 11:30 PM.
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I only buy the sealed stuff. there's usually a plastic seal on the cap, if it's broken i look for another one.
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I think it's always good to check the seals on any product we buy!
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Tiger
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and expiry dates. i notice some stuff has expiry dates now.
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I check both expiry date and the seals on the product.
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I check out everything before buying.
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The chapstick I buy is always in some sort of a sealed container, I don't think I would buy one if it was just sitting there loose where you could unscrew the cap. What if someone else had tried it out?
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never buy anything without a seal or box ;0)
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You can see, with most products, if they've been used. Look sideways in the light, at the top of a lip balm or lipsticks, across the surface of a blush or eyeshadow, and at the lid of any lotions in a bottle or jar. You are really can tell if something has been even the slightest bit sampled. For some products, with antioxidants in them, you will want to make sure they have actually never been OPENED, with is different than being used. Much of the good stuff that you are paying for degrades quickly upon exposure to air. For things like lotions, the best ones are those in opaque containers that do not let air into the product when opened. Of course, the best and most safe packaging usually adds extra environmental waste to the planet, so it's a tough call. My call is that for things going near my eyes and lips - the mucous membranes - to be ultra careful nothing has been *used*. For things that I pay good money for to be state of the art, as in a moisturizer with peptides, antioxidants and cell-mimicking ingredients, i make sure it's never been *opened.*
Last edited by Jilly; 04/10/08 10:26 PM.
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The makeup I purchase is always sealed. I can't think of any that aren't sealed. Maybe those were testers on the display . . . www.ethnic-beauty-central.com
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At Sephora, the makeup is just sitting out in their packaging that anyone can open, look at or sniff. So you have to look at the ones you pick up to buy carefully - scrutinize them. I actually prefer that to having to ask at a counter (ie - department stores) or grabbing a sealed package of who knows what at a drugstore. Sephora has revitalized how one purchases makeup: it's become an experience and not just 'shopping.'
Last edited by Jilly; 04/16/08 11:28 AM.
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I definitely agree that tester units should be out to play with - but I think they should be labeled as testers so people don't accidentally buy them
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akk the testers at our spa are clearly marked that way for that exact reason Lisa
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Good job Jase!! You work for a wise spa
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I agree that you should buy sealed products and check expiration dates. I know on food items, it's pretty easy to get something either expired or so close to the expiration date you can't use it all before it goes bad.
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I never have bought anything that is not sealed and if one day I see a seal has been broken I will go back to the store and get a replacement.
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I never bought unsealed beauty products. Whenever I purchase makeup, I check seal properly.
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