Comments on: Don’t Put Your Dime On Your Makeup http://www.vanityclinic.com/2009/09/13/dont-put-your-dime-on-your-makeup/ Makeup techniques, beauty tips and product recommendations from the vanity specialist Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:06:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MUA In Scrubs http://www.vanityclinic.com/2009/09/13/dont-put-your-dime-on-your-makeup/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 MUA In Scrubs Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:00:39 +0000 http://www.vanityclinic.com/?p=1013#comment-1534 hi martha. honestly, i didn't get what you meant by not purchasing an unopened product. i didn't mention anywhere that it's not safe to purchase unopened makeups. on the contrary, it would be much safer to buy that, than those which have been opened and pictured with a coin on top of it to demonstrate its size. unfortunately, there is no way to find out if the makeup you bought has been placed with an unsanitized coin for picture purposes unless you get infected. infection can occur depending upon the resilience of your immune system and the the virulence of the microbes. yeah, maybe i'm freaking out and others are ok with it but then to each her own. if putting a coin on top of your makeup sounds fine to you, by all means do so.but don't share or sell that makeup to others who may possibly suffer from the "freebies" that come along with it. hi martha. honestly, i didn’t get what you meant by not purchasing an unopened product. i didn’t mention anywhere that it’s not safe to purchase unopened makeups. on the contrary, it would be much safer to buy that, than those which have been opened and pictured with a coin on top of it to demonstrate its size.

unfortunately, there is no way to find out if the makeup you bought has been placed with an unsanitized coin for picture purposes unless you get infected. infection can occur depending upon the resilience of your immune system and the the virulence of the microbes. yeah, maybe i’m freaking out and others are ok with it but then to each her own. if putting a coin on top of your makeup sounds fine to you, by all means do so.but don’t share or sell that makeup to others who may possibly suffer from the “freebies” that come along with it.

]]> By: Martha http://www.vanityclinic.com/2009/09/13/dont-put-your-dime-on-your-makeup/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 Martha Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:25:44 +0000 http://www.vanityclinic.com/?p=1013#comment-1533 Uhhh.. How do you know they have not sanitized the coin. I think your freaking out a little. Its gross when you think of it that hard, but it is not a reason to not purchase an un opened product. Uhhh.. How do you know they have not sanitized the coin. I think your freaking out a little. Its gross when you think of it that hard, but it is not a reason to not purchase an un opened product.

]]> By: MUA In Scrubs http://www.vanityclinic.com/2009/09/13/dont-put-your-dime-on-your-makeup/comment-page-1/#comment-1521 MUA In Scrubs Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:23:54 +0000 http://www.vanityclinic.com/?p=1013#comment-1521 sure, no problem sunmom! sure, no problem sunmom!

]]> By: sunmom http://www.vanityclinic.com/2009/09/13/dont-put-your-dime-on-your-makeup/comment-page-1/#comment-1520 sunmom Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:31:18 +0000 http://www.vanityclinic.com/?p=1013#comment-1520 wow, i learned something new today! although i don't see myself pressing pigments anytime soon, this info's good to have handy...thanks! wow, i learned something new today! although i don’t see myself pressing pigments anytime soon, this info’s good to have handy…thanks!

]]> By: MUA In Scrubs http://www.vanityclinic.com/2009/09/13/dont-put-your-dime-on-your-makeup/comment-page-1/#comment-1518 MUA In Scrubs Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:33:13 +0000 http://www.vanityclinic.com/?p=1013#comment-1518 Ideally, you use a metal press to flatten out pigments but since that is harder to find, a coin becomes the instant solution. Based on my understanding and experience in pressing pigments, you don’t only disinfect the coin but also use a cloth that will come in contact with the pigments instead of the coin itself. That’s why, you will notice criss-cross patterns of the makeup afterwards due to the cloth and not your national hero’s face on it. Using a coin directly is a big no-no! It’s would be worse than demonstrating a palette’s size using a dime atop an eye makeup because you will be pressing the dirt deeper. Although the alcohol added in the pigments will provide sterilizing action to a certain degree, it wouldn’t be enough especially if the coin is infested with some virulent microorganisms hiding on its crevices. Ideally, you use a metal press to flatten out pigments but since that is harder to find, a coin becomes the instant solution. Based on my understanding and experience in pressing pigments, you don’t only disinfect the coin but also use a cloth that will come in contact with the pigments instead of the coin itself. That’s why, you will notice criss-cross patterns of the makeup afterwards due to the cloth and not your national hero’s face on it. Using a coin directly is a big no-no! It’s would be worse than demonstrating a palette’s size using a dime atop an eye makeup because you will be pressing the dirt deeper. Although the alcohol added in the pigments will provide sterilizing action to a certain degree, it wouldn’t be enough especially if the coin is infested with some virulent microorganisms hiding on its crevices.

]]> By: sunmom http://www.vanityclinic.com/2009/09/13/dont-put-your-dime-on-your-makeup/comment-page-1/#comment-1517 sunmom Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:07:58 +0000 http://www.vanityclinic.com/?p=1013#comment-1517 i've seen a lot of bloggers use coins to press pigments or damaged eyeshadows on a pan...haven't tried it myself but it's a good thing my eyes were opened with this post...what can be an alternative then? i’ve seen a lot of bloggers use coins to press pigments or damaged eyeshadows on a pan…haven’t tried it myself but it’s a good thing my eyes were opened with this post…what can be an alternative then?

]]> By: MUA In Scrubs http://www.vanityclinic.com/2009/09/13/dont-put-your-dime-on-your-makeup/comment-page-1/#comment-1515 MUA In Scrubs Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:26:44 +0000 http://www.vanityclinic.com/?p=1013#comment-1515 hi shen. i haven't noticed you do this on your blog but it's a good thing to quit it. if others sanitize it rigorously as much as you did, that's fine. i'd like to believe that everyone else does that but it would be safer not to use coins as at all anywhere near a cosmetic, let alone an eye makeup. hi shen. i haven’t noticed you do this on your blog but it’s a good thing to quit it. if others sanitize it rigorously as much as you did, that’s fine. i’d like to believe that everyone else does that but it would be safer not to use coins as at all anywhere near a cosmetic, let alone an eye makeup.

]]> By: shen http://www.vanityclinic.com/2009/09/13/dont-put-your-dime-on-your-makeup/comment-page-1/#comment-1514 shen Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:49:45 +0000 http://www.vanityclinic.com/?p=1013#comment-1514 I use to do this but not anymore. But when i use to do it, I washed it with a separate sponge and dishwashing liquid and por alcohol on it. I think its just common sense that coins are filthy and should be cleaned prior to using it as comparison or as pressing material when pressing eyeshadows. I use to do this but not anymore. But when i use to do it, I washed it with a separate sponge and dishwashing liquid and por alcohol on it. I think its just common sense that coins are filthy and should be cleaned prior to using it as comparison or as pressing material when pressing eyeshadows.

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