Yes, you heard that correct! Like many of your favorite food items, makeup products have a shelf life. While it is recommended to throw away the expired products for face & sensitive areas such as eyes to keep infections at bay, there are ways you can reuse or repurpose them, giving them a whole new lease on life. This is NYK. We bring you a list of brilliant ideas to reuse expired makeup.

1. Lipstick
   Your favorite lip shade is gone now, but that doesn't mean you cannot reuse it. Old lipstick should never be used on the lips but can be used as a color or marker. Lipsticks are made out of wax which can help you when you are running out of some colors or markers.

2. Eye shadow

Now the expiry of this makeup item is heart-breaking. But wait; what is a loss for the eyes can be a gain for the nails. You can use worn-out eye shadow as nail paint. All you need is a transparent overcoat and your expired eye shadow. Just take the shade & put it in the bottle of the overcoat. Mix it well, & Tadaaa! Your nail enamel is ready.

1. Skin toner

Most of the skin toners contain a high content of alcohol. These products can't and shouldn't be brought into use after their expiry. However, you can use them for cleaning window glasses, spectacles, mirrors, and also your laptop & mobile screens.

Ready to get creative with your broken & expired makeup items?