Nowadays, cosmetics come 'date-stamped': in teeny-tiny writing on the outer packaging, there's a little symbol on skincare (and make-up) which says how long a product will keep, after opening.
The challenge is: can any of us really remember...?
Not us, for sure. (Hard enough to keep up with the current flurry of birthdays, never mind when we first dipped a finger in an eye cream...)
So, a clever suggestion from Real Simple - the very excellent US magazine and website, which is all about simplifying and organising and generally living a meaningful life. (We're regular readers.)
When you first use a product - foundation, moisturiser, mascara and more - affix a little sticker to the bottom and write the date on it. That way you can track the month and year, and ditch products when they're past their 'use-by date'.
We'd go further, suggesting that you also note down the number of months that a product's said to be good for by the manufacturers.
Better safe than pink-eyed, eh...?
Real Simple is at www.realsimple.com
