These Broken Makeup Stories Will Make You Check on Your Beauty Products Just in Case
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When Reddit user anirtak06 put out a call to beauty-lovers everywhere to share their worst experiences with broken makeup products, she was met with hilarious responses. "I (unfortunately) became inspired for this post because this morning, I suffered a loss," she wrote in her initial post.
"This morning the tube of my NYX Eyebrow Mascara just broke off while using it. This one was incredibly surprising because it is just like a plastic mascara tube. I was not expecting to have to replace it anytime soon and it really is the only thing I use on my brows," she recalled about her beauty blunder nightmare.
Her funny story racked up over 450 comments with users sharing which makeup items they tragically had to dispose of. Keep reading to see some of the best of the bunch you will surely be able relate to ahead.
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The sneaky kitten.
"My kitten made off with a brand-new Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz anastasia beverly hills brow wiz (still sealed), and I have no idea where he stashed it. He has a secret spot where he hides his toys, and in the three months I've had him, I still have not found it. I don't want to buy a new one because I know there's one in my house—I just don't know where!" — Reddit user wistar_rat
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The bathroom accident.
"Dropped a brand new bottle of Giorgio Armani luminous silk on my bathroom floor. I got down and tried to scoop up what I could into a plastic container. I was so upset. Then I decided to throw it out. I found a tiny shard of glass in there...also bathroom floor." — Reddit user Ana1979
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The jealous bridesmaid.
"The night before my wedding, my bridesmaid broke my Stila palette I was taking for my makeup artist to use. I was just so livid that I just didn't say anything for the rest of the night.
She and my now-ex had an affair together, so I have more to be pissed at her for these days. Maybe she broke it ON PURPOSE. :(" — Reddit user itsTHATgirl
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The slow-motion effect.
"My Hourglass Ambient Lighting blush. It was my first ever high end product I bought, I was so proud. My cat however likes to walk all over my vanity so it dropped. I saw it happen in slowmotion, but it broke into a thousand little pieces. Just like my hopes and dreams that evening." — Reddit user lolwtfidek
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The missing foundation.
"I was super broke, I used my Bare Minerals foundation down to the last speck, I went and bought a new pot, and when I got home I realized I dropped it in the parking lot. When I went back for it it was nowhere to be found. I still feel the pain" — Reddit user and_so_obvs
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The airport security.
"Airport Security threw away my brand new Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray because it was over 100 milliliters T_T" — Reddit user huaberry
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The bitten Beautyblender.
"The time my son bit off the top of my first (brand new) beauty blender." — Reddit user itjustisntright