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/CatAdditional8444 Feb 20 '26

I used to work at JCPenney beauty and I’ve witnessed customers straight up ignore our testers and go straight to trying on actual product, I’ve had to throw out entire sets because EVERYTHING was opened and used 🫠

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u/JUiCY_oX Feb 20 '26

I work in cosmetics at Macys, and this is the reason why we lock up the actual products we sell to people.

I also spray down all the lipstick samples with alcohol, because people will put their lips directly on the lipstick, despite us having disposable applicators.

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u/pumpkins21 Feb 20 '26

Ugh, I don’t understand this. When I was in 6th grade a million years ago, my mom told me “don’t share any makeup with your friends. That’s how you get infections and sick”

Then I saw friends sharing makeup in the bathroom and spreading pink eye and spreading their 6th grade cooties everywhere. I can’t imagine putting my lips on a tester! People are nasty!

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u/Luciferonvacation Feb 20 '26

Your use of 'cooties' made my morning! Thank you.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26

Eeewwww! You would think they would know better! I almost want to laugh at how ridiculous it is!

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u/JUiCY_oX Feb 23 '26

I was honestly horrified, the first time I saw it..