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The average American woman spends around $15,000 on makeup in her lifetime. About $2,000 is spent solely on lipstick; There are lots of interesting facts like that all over the Internet. However, since BuyMeBeauty is your one and only stop for discontinued makeup, we've decided to share some interesting little facts about YOUR brand of discontinued makeup. Specifically, lipstick.Let's get started.1. L'Oreal tests their lipsticks on Episkin, a self-developed reconstruction of skin.Makeup has a te …

Oftentimes we get customers leaving reviews saying how they've been using a particular makeup for years. When we see that, we absolutely believe it--because when they say years, they really do mean years. Some of the oldest makeup being sold today dates back to the 50s and even 30s. Obviously they've changed packages and formulas, but the essence of the product hasn't changed much.Such is the case with Revlon's Super Lustrous Lipstick. During our research we came across magazine ads dating back …

We've established by now that one of the main reasons companies discontinue makeup is packaging. Most of the time all they want is a fresh start to get the customers excited again about their product. Some other times they also update their formulas to keep up with cosmetology advances. With Revlon's ColorStay EyeShadow we have a case of both; a package update and a new formula.Let's take a look!Revlon ColorStay 12 Hour Eye Shadow was the original ColorStay eye shadow formula, back in 2007. Plen …

We're back with a new edition of BMB Exclusives. This time we want to talk about one of Maybelline's longest running collections, Color Sensational. This collection has an extensive selection of lipsticks, lip glosses, and lip liners with a variety of textures. For this blog we're going to focus on their lipsticks. As you may already know, Maybelline was founded in 1915 by a 19-year-old entrepreneur named Thomas Lyle Williams. What started off as a small mascara distributor quickly be …

Remember that fun contest we run on here and our Facebook page?Well, meet our winner: Amanda Clark!We had the pleasure of meeting Amanda and asked her a few things about her biggest passion, makeup! Check out our little interview below!INTERVIEWQ: Tell us a little bit about yourself.Well, I'm a mother of three boys. I was born and raised in California but I'm currently living in Oklahoma. I love makeup and I'm really into learning everything I can about it. I like to buy a lot of it, even if isn …