Online Swapping Sites: Makeupalley

Do You Participate In a Little Makeup Swappery?

Updated 01/09/10 1:12 AM · Posted by BellaSugar Australia · 10 comments

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The swapping of cosmetics isn't new, but it's certainly growing in popularity as we all struggle to believe the reality of our bank balances.

I'm all for a bit of style swapping – my friends and I regularly trade unwanted clothes – but I'm still a little unsure of the whole makeup swappery. Do I want someone else's used eyeshadow? Not so much, actually.

But plenty of people aren't as prudish to the whole swap shop idea as me: popular swapping site Makeupalley currently has 312,114 items up for grabs.

So how about you, have you ever swapped makeup online? Would you?

 

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10 Comments - Post a Comment

- 2 years ago Report Comment
I feel like I would get some wierd skin or eye infection. You can't trust people these days!
- 2 years ago Report Comment
Jess, I used to be the same way but I did my research. While wet products like mascara, lipgloss, etc are impossible to santize, powder products like eyeshadow and blush don't harbour bacteria -- they can stay fresh/useable for years before going bad. :)
solsekuin44 - 2 years ago Report Comment
It's not hygienic though.. NO WAY!
- 2 years ago Report Comment
See above. I agree that some products should not be swapped -- mascara, eyeliner, lipglosses that have wands because they can't be sanitzed. MUAers are very careful with their stashes and sanitize everything carefully before sending to ensure things are clean. For example, I dip lipsticks into rubbing alcohol which kills bacteria, and I also wipe down the case with alcohol. Powder products don't harbour bacteria. :)
- 2 years ago Report Comment
Ew. No
- 2 years ago Report Comment
I understand about the bacteria, but would the same sterilization rules apply to viruses?
- 2 years ago Report Comment
GROSS!!!!!!!!!!
- 2 years ago Report Comment
Nope, too much of an eww factor for me. Even if certain products might be relatively safe to re-use, it still weirds me out. I can stick used clothes in the laundry, and I can wipe down the used coffee table that I recently bought, but nothing can clean a pot of eyeshadow enough to make up for the fact that someone else's brush or finger was in there.
- 2 years ago Report Comment
I can't even let a relative or friend use my makeup, definitely not swapping with a stranger.
- 2 years ago Report Comment
tarak most viruses can't survive without a host for more than a few hours. Even HIV can't survive for more than a few minutes in open air. What I would worry about is golden staph! I don't swap cosmetics mostly because I'm one of those people who doesn't buy make up unless I KNOW I'm gonna use it.
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