If you're anything like me, you love to collect make-up! Sometimes you buy things in a store and end up hardly using it. Or maybe you are waiting for the perfect time to wear that shade of red lipstick. Those 'some days' just may never come.

Just as everything has a shelf life, so does make-up. Now is the perfect time to go through your make-up collection and see what has passed it's expiration date or that is just not being used. Anything that has passed it's date needs to be tossed. And anything that you aren't using, go ahead and toss. More than likely, you won't miss it! Be ruthless!

• Foundation - You'll need to check the ingredients on this. Anything water-based will last about 12 months. Oil-based can last up to 18 months. It can separate or dry up and it is hard to use at this point.
  
• Eyeshadow - Powders: It's good to replace every 2 years. Creams: It's good to replace 9-12. Check for when they start to dry out.
  
• Eye liner - This should be replaced every 2 years. It needs to be sharpened regularly.
  
• Concealer - Up to 12 months.
  
• Lipstick - It's good to replace this every year as bacteria can collect and live on the stick. A change in the way it tastes or smells means to toss it!
  
• Lip liner - This should be replaced every 2 years. It needs to be sharpened regularly.
  
• Mascara - Up to 3 months. This is the product that will need to be tossed as soon as it dries out or at the 3 months mark.
  
• Nail Polish - Up to 12 months or when it starts to get thick.
  
• Powder - Up to 2 years.
  
• Blush - Replace every 2 years. Cream blush needs to be replaced 9-12 months. Check for it being dried out.

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