Does Your Eye Makeup Have a Shelf Life? When To Toss It Out

Has your eye makeup ever betrayed you, ladies?!

By that we mean, have you suddenly developed an irritation, infection or possibly a sudden allergy to your favorite mascara, eye liner, eye shadow or even concealer?

Well, we have occasionally, and at the moment, we can't tell which eye makeup product is the bad guy.

We LOVE drawing in a signature cat eye EVERY day.....the winged eyeliner look achieved with eye liner in pencil form.

We also use a grey or brown eye shadow powder, 2 mascaras and yes, an under eye liquid concealer.

Our irritation features itchiness + redness around the winged tip area where we draw in our cat eye. The rest of the eye area  is fine. 

Just a weird irritation.

We also TEST OUT a lot of various skin care products for our beauty blog, so, the culprit could be ANYTHING.

So...how often should we TOSS OUT our eye makeup to play safe?

We looked around and found this from Sephora,com:

Eyeliner and Eyeshadow

Toss-it time:  

Liquid eyeliners, 3 months

Cream eye shadows, 6 months 

Pencil eyeliners and powder eye shadows, 2 years

Do you follow these makeup standards?

We're going to start from there, and see if  that's causing the irritation.

Have you ever developed an eye makeup irritation, infection or sudden allergy?

You Need MyChelle Sweetness & Light Skin Refining Duo For 2016!!

Is your New Year's Resolution for 2016 to improve your complexion + get your healthy glow on?

Then pick up this excellent MyChelle Sweetness & Light kit, on SALE now for $27.50!

You need this for the changing winter temps and the effect the harsh elements can have on your delicate face + neck.

The Mychelle Refining Sugar Cleanser + Advanced Argan Oil both work to:

• Exfoliate
• Hydrate
• Glow

You will LOVE this amazing skin care combo. We cannot get enough of it!

We adore the Colorado-based beauty company because of its purity to ingredients with "clean science + proven results."

This skin care kit features the PERFECT 2-Step Skin Care Process.

STEP ONE:
Refining Sugar Cleanser is a SUPER facial scrub formulated with natural sugars. It's tough-but gentle, smells heavenly and delivers great cleansing + exfoliating action.

STEP TWO:
Advanced Argan Oil wears the key USDA-certified organic label. You receive superb moisture coupled with exquisite glow. Your thirsty skin will fall in love with this. Plus, you can add a few drops to condition your hair, wet or dry.

Ring in the New Year with this skin care kit, and ride through Winter with smooth, radiant skin.

How To Get Kim Kardashian's Big Doe Eyes With 2 Cheap Drugstore Brands

It must be really nice to have a SUPER pro makeup artist in Mario Dedivanovic.

We also know he and the famous reality TV star have access to some of the best + most expensive makeup around.

That's why there's been tons of buzz about the cheap beauty tips Mario revealed recently and the 2 products he sometimes reaches for to give KK those SEXY big, doe eyes.

1. L’Oréal Paris Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black, $8. ULTA . 

Mario says this formula gives you “2 X the intensity” and helps give KK her lush lashes look!

2. Ardell Natural Demi Wispies False Lashes, $9. ULTA. 

Mario raves about these falsies, saying they look “really pretty on the eyes” and can also be double-stacked for a pretty intense look!

NYC 99 Cent Lipstick: Would You Wear It? We do!

99 cent lipstick.....

Yeah, right.....But does ANYONE really wear it?

We often do. And we are in LOVE with NYC's Ultra Lip Wear in BLOSSOM.

In fact, we were grocery shopping late this afternoon, when a woman of Indian descent approached us and introduced herself.

She had long, glossy black hair, dark olive skin and big brown eyes and was wearing zero makeup.

"Excuse me. Your shade of lipstick is beautiful. What color is it?"

I whipped the tube out of my bag and handed it to her. She memorized it. Thanked me. And walked away.

NYC
NEW YORK COLOR 316 BLOSSOM at CVS

That made my day.  Okay, not a big deal, but it's so nice when women compliment each other.

Here is a photo of me wearing it last year. You can get a small idea how it looks. I would describe Blossom as a pink-y fuchsia with blue undertones. I am a lousy photographer, as we can all see.

NYC also features other nice 99 cent shades. For that rock bottom price, you can toss it out, if you really hate it.

Sometimes, cheap makeup works. And it's really alright to buy some.

Celebs Like Halle, Khloe and Kourtney Continue Ripped Jeans Trend

Out in L.A., the sexy, ripped jeans trend remains on FIRE. And it appears to be the same way in NYC.

We are certain you own at least one or two pairs of this "imperfect denim look."

You can dress UP or dress DOWN a pair of ripped jeans. You can also style this trend in tight, skinny jeans or boyfriend, loose-fitting jeans.

Here's Halle Berry doing a little Christmas shopping in her relaxed fit ripped jeans with booties + over-sized sweater.

Then we have two of the super glam Kardashian sisters both in ripped jeans, with Khloe in skinnies and Kourtney in boyfriend ripped denim.

If you want to COPY their ripped jeans trend, you can find this just about everywhere.

Here's a nice pair of  DENIM X CAFE TOMGIRL JEAN from AEO, on SALE for $39.99.

Lupita Nyong'o Stuns At Star Wars Premiere In Sexy Blue Lipstick!

Although it's NOT exactly mainstream yet, bold, blue lipstick has been slowly finding its way on to the red carpet.

Take a look at Star Wars star Lupita Nyong'o wowing in sexy blue lipstick. Now, you're either going to LOVE this makeup trend or despite it altogether, but Lupita looks GORG!

Lupita stunned at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens at London's Leicester Square last evening.

We think blue lipstick is VERY wearable UNDER age 35. Then, after that, well, we're NOT so sure.

Rihanna + Kylie Jenner have both sported blue lipstick in 2015, also.

If you, too, dare to go to a BEAUTY galaxy, far, far away, then try this one from Nyx Cosmetics Wicked Lippie in Sinful. We found it at ULTA, $5.99!

Okay, ladies.....who's in the BLUE?

Copy Sexy Sofia Vergara's Square Neck Black Dress For Lots Less!

Okay.....Are these 2 people the HOTTEST couple on the planet, perhaps?!

OMG....Joe Manganiello makes the BEST arm candy for a gal, and LUCKY Sofia looks even sexier in his arms.....um.....brawny arms.

But we're NOT here to discuss new groom Joe.

We're mesmerized by this little black dress Sofia squeezed into at last evening's Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens premiere in Los Angeles.

This one is from Victoria Beckham's designs, a crepe dress at $2,500.

Most of us LOVE the dress, so a COPY CAT square neck LBD would be even better, especially if it's ONLY $13.95!!

This one is from Yoins.

Sofia's dress does NOT look exactly like the DUPE we found, but it STILL plays off on the same design concept.

For LESS than $14, you can't go wrong.