To help reduce skin irritation and eye infections, it is important to get rid of any cosmetics or skincare that might be expired.
I know that sometimes we don’t remember the exact date on which we bought the item or have no clue on how to read the manufacturers code.
How to read manufacturing date
MFD/MFG/M
Abbreviation of manufacturer, after MFD/MFG/M will be numbers which stands for the manufacture date.
For example: M28.09.13 -> This product was manufactured on 2013 September 28th
Sometimes written differently: M13092811 -> manufactured on 2013 September 28th at line 11
A13H18
A is the first letter of the alphabet, which means it’s the first month of the year which is January . 13 means the year on which it was manufactured 2013.
After the H is the date, 18th
For example : A13H18 -> January 2013, 18th
How to read expiration date
EXP
EXP is the abbreviation of expiry date.
For example: Exp12.25.2013 ->
2013 December 25th
BBE/BE
First two numbers means months, the next two numbers years, third pair of two means manufacturing code, last two means date.
For example : 0714LF02 -> 2014 July 2nd
Open jar picture
Open jar picture lets you know exactly how many months you can use it after opening.
List of Cosmetics and approximate shelf life
Mascara: 3 months
Liquid eyeliner: 6 months
Eyeliner: 1 year
Lip liner: 1 year
Brow liner: 1 year
Foundation: 1 year
Cleanser: 2 years
Moisturizer: 2 years
Powder: 2 years
Blush: 2 years
Lipstick: 2 years
Additional Tips
• wash your sponges after each use and throw away after 1 month
•wash your brushes regularly
•never share your mascara
•keep a journal of your cosmetic purchases
•sharpen your lip liner or eyeliner before using
•if you notice that your lipstick has s rancid smell , Throw it away !
I really hope you found this information helpful .
Please let me know if you have any additional tips !
Beauty By Copperstar 
Great advice there is soooo much of this I didn’t have a clue about! My advice is chuck it all as often as you can afford and buy some more he he although I am not so sure Mr CD would love my advice as it involves spending lots of money! Amanda http://thisluxlife.com/2014/06/21/mac-haul/ xx
I’m glad you found my post helpful .
And I love your advice on buying more , the only thing I tell my husband is that he should be happy that I’m investing on the girl that he picked to be his life partner 🙂
LOVE it! So true I will add that to my spiel for next time he he it’s fab being a girl isn’t it! Would hate to not be able to buy tons of make-up! Have a great evening!
Thanks, you too ! 😘
Hi! We’re Maria & Maria from mmmeetingpoint.wordpress.com and we liked your blog a lot, so we nominate you for the Liebster award! Check out all the details here: http://mmmeetingpoint.wordpress.com/2014/06/23/liebster-blogger-awards/
PS Such a great post – very useful tips!
xx
Oh, my ! Thank you so much for considering me as one of your nominees !
It would be a pleasure to participate.
Once again, thank you beautiful ladies !