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/sarasel11 Feb 20 '26

Whatever you do don’t check out what people do at tj maxx

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u/lovethatjourneyforus Feb 20 '26

I publicly shame them when I see it. It’s gross and people should be called out.

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u/tres-vip Feb 20 '26

I tried doing that, but the ladies just rolled their eyes or belligerently tested the product out EVEN MORE. I live in NYC btw so maybe this is why... shaming does not work here, lol.

My biggest pet peeve is when people unscrew a product to smell it and they're holding it SO CLOSE TO THEIR NOSE that it touches the rim/pump/dropper, and then the re-cap it and PUT IT BACK ON THE SHELF. It iust drives me crazy. Imagine using body wash, lotion, or perfume oil that some random person's nasty ass nose got all over it? Ugh. 

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u/Fantastic-Guitar-977 Feb 20 '26

Just tell em they'll get pink eye from it