| Copyright (c) 2010 John Howell | | | | that bag and toss it! |
| Reach in your makeup bag. Now try and find your | | | | Next, clean up your brushes. Makeup brushes are also |
| favorite lip gloss with your eyes closed. | | | | notorious for hanging onto skin infections and dead |
| Can you do it or do you find yourself running into | | | | skin cells. Without proper cleaning, this can lead to |
| other makeup, possibly even things you haven't used | | | | breakouts. |
| in months or - eek! - years? If so, it's time to | | | | Before you use them on another beauty product, |
| reorganize your beauty product collection. | | | | clean them up with warm water and a mild soap. |
| Don't worry, it won't take long and this article won't | | | | Leave them on your bathroom counter to dry |
| turn you into some super-organized, Type-A nitwit. | | | | overnight. If you don't have time to do them by |
| We've just got some simple tips to take your beauty | | | | hand, give them a spin in the dishwasher. |
| projects from disorganized and questionable to clean | | | | Once they're all clean, store them together in a small |
| and ready for anything! | | | | pouch inside your makeup bag or even stand them |
| First, toss out anything older than six months. This is | | | | up in a small glass on your counter or dresser. |
| the time span most makeup professionals suggest | | | | Finally, designate one area for each type of beauty |
| discontinuing use of any eye makeup products. | | | | product. In other words, put eye makeup with other |
| The point of the six-month rule is to keep you from | | | | eye products and lip gloss and lipsticks together. |
| getting an eye infection, but it's a good rule of thumb | | | | You can stash everything in small bundles tied |
| for all your beauty products. | | | | together with a hair tie inside your bag or in one |
| Not sure how long to keep something? Check your | | | | place in your makeup prep area. That way, when |
| products. Many now feature a small trash can icon | | | | you're doing your makeup, you'll only have to look |
| with a number. That number tells you how many | | | | one place for each type of item as you go about |
| months to hang onto a product. Also, if you haven't | | | | your routine. |
| used the item in so long you can't remember the last | | | | Dust off or clean each item with a cotton pad or |
| time it saw daylight, save yourself some space in | | | | cotton swab and you're good to go! |