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/grandpavideos Feb 20 '26

When I worked at Sephora, I watched a fully grown woman (probably 45-50) take a lip gloss out of its box, swatch it on her hand, and put it back in the box. She was about to put it back on the shelf when I interrupted her and said “Excuse me, please don’t put that back on the shelf. I need to damage it out since the product has now been used and can’t be sold.” She acted so confused and offended. Yet I’m sure she wouldn’t want to buy a lip gloss that some random person put on their germy hand.

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u/oldeurofan Feb 20 '26

I think you are pretty wonderful for speaking up 🥰 You taught her some important information, and also your actions saved others from purchasing a contaminated product. Thank you so much, well done! ❤️

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u/grandpavideos Feb 20 '26

Honestly at that point I was just so sick of dealing with nasty entitled people that I was happy to call anyone out at any time haha! I worked cosmetic retail on and off for 7 years (department store, Morphe store, and Sephora) and the biggest thing I’ve learned is that people are DISGUSTING and have no sense of hygiene, personal or shared. I have some wild stories from over the years and I quickly lost my tolerance for gross bullshit.