Discontinued Make Up

January 4, 2008 on 1:29 pm | In Make-Up And Skin Care | 3 Comments

In a comment from last year, Caroline Divine mourned the loss of a wonderful Clinique eye shadow creme.

She asks why oh why the big cosmetics companies discontinue our favorite shades and lines so quickly. And PeaceBang answers: ta keep you and me buyin’ more STUFF, Caroline!

But you knew that.

Here’s help in the Tracking Down Department:
http://beauty.ivillage.com/makeup/0,,8z32jl4x-p,00.html

I recently tracked down my favorite discontinued blush — Revlon Skinlights in Rosy –on e-bay for an incredibly reasonable price for three, so if you love a product don’t give up, go after it. Go to the manufacturer’s web site and see if they have a “discontinued” link. Google is really a great help in this effort -even though I really enjoy trying new make-up shades, certain products are just perfect and can’t be replicated by the newest concoction. Guys, this goes for fragrances and male skin care lines, too, Although you really shouldn’t still be wearing Polo, which my friend Tom says smells like a gay bar circa 1988. {PB wink}

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  1. Oh bless your heart, darlin’! I will let you know if I find the precious eye shadow. Nice that you wrote this just after payday. Though I just bought flannel sheets because the cold has hit the Southland!

    Comment by Caroline Divine — January 5, 2008 #

  2. This is one of my pet peeves, for lots of products.

    Just a question about make-up … if the products are discontinued, how long is their shelf life? I know they have tons of preservatives, but still wondering. :)

    Thanks. [I wish I knew. I think it's a few years. If it hasn't been opened, it's not bacterially infected. I look for signs of separation of ingredients in bottles and so far have seen none. I would not buy old perfume, and old-school lipstick forumulations (I'm talking really old), may have dried out considerably. I would also definitely not get skin care products, as their active ingredients would have become inactive over the year(s). Good question, thanks for asking. - PB]

    Comment by Tanya — January 5, 2008 #

  3. Thanks.

    Comment by Tanya — January 9, 2008 #

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