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If you’re like me (and most other girls there), you have a TON of makeup. And you don’t use most of it. So here I am – to the rescue! – with a money-saving way to reuse your old lipsticks, eyeshadow and blush! By making a brand-new lip balm!

Ingredients:
- A bowl
- Old lipstick, eyeshadow or blush (in colors you would put on your lips – no black eyeshadow here!)
- Vaseline or other petroleum jelly
- Mini Tupperware container (microwave safe)
- A new container for your balm! Read More »

Living on a minimal college student’s budget for the past four years did not give me much excess cash to spend on new makeup. I’m pretty sure that I have been using the same mascara for over a year. Gross, I know. But seriously, who has the money and time to keep track of when you should get rid of a tube of mascara or lipstick?

Well, according to a new study done by the College of Optometrists, girls probably should make more of an effort to keep makeup updated because of the health risk it poses.

“Old lipsticks and mascara brushes are a breeding ground for bacteria and the study has discovered that many women are not aware of the risks and do not follow sell by date guidelines. As many as nine out of 10 women are putting their health at risk by using out of date make-up.” FemaleFirst. Guilty as charged.

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