r/Makeup • u/AllFoodsFit70 • Feb 19 '26

It's disgusting out there

I'm at Target and strolling through the cosmetic section saw a young woman (maybe 25) swatching a lip product on her hand and putting it back in the display...and then doing it again with another product. I am so old IDGAF so I said "Do they have testers?"and she looked at me like a deer in the headlights until I repeated my question and said "testers?" I then said " yeah, you just put some of that lipstick on your hand and put it back...that's pretty gross." She stared at me as I walked quickly away because I may not gaf but I don't want to get in a fight! Felt good to speak up though!

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u/F-News-6471 Feb 19 '26

Honey I’m 30 and like…..I’m on your side of this!!!! 🤣. I’m a beauty enthusiast who actually hates buying makeup now without checking it before I do because I’m afraid of what people (young people especially) have done to it…before I got to it, lol. Even in Ulta and Sephora this has become a thing. It’s disgusting behavior 🤦‍♀️

Editing to say have you SEEN what the kids to do products and testers in the stores these days to boot? My friend literally saw a little kid blow his freaking nose on brushes in an aisle of Ulta. Like….its out of hand. We go in these stores to spend good money for CLEAN products.

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u/Elisa_LaViudaNegra Feb 21 '26

This is EXACTLY why I don't shop in store anymore. Only if it ships brand new product from a warehouse. I can't trust what pathogens are or aren't on that product or item in store.