By Marianne Mychaskiw, InStyle
We'd be lying if we claimed we didn't completely tear up every time
we start reaching the plastic ring at the base of our favorite
lipsticks. It isn't much longer until we'll have to toss it and pick up
another, that is, if the color isn't part of some limited-edition range
that can no longer be found. Parting is such sweet sorrow.
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Enter Italian beauty blogger Luisa Simona
with the ultimate lifehack, which may look like some serious Sid and
Nancy behavior, but actually helps stretch the lifespan of your
lipstick. Check it out in action below.
[post_ads]Simona begins by digging her lipstick out of the base, then
sticks the color into a spoon. It looks like she warmed the tube up
slightly to make the formula a little easier to remove, so you may want
to heat it for a second or two if you're working with a stubborn
formula. She then hits the bottom of the spoon with a lighter, as you
do, and somehow pours it into a lipstick palette without spilling all
over her white rug.
We didn't realize that much product was hiding in
the bottom of the tube. Usually once our lips make contact with the
plastic, we figure the lipstick only has mere hours left before it gets
tossed.
If the thought of melting your lipstick in a spoon makes you nervous
to spill/is too grunge for your tastes, try the same method with any
metal container where the lipstick can easily be melted down.
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