I worked on make-up counters for six years – there’s a failsafe way to get freebies but you should NEVER try the lippies
A WOMAN who worked on make-up counters for six years has spilled the tea on what they don’t want customers to know.
Maggie Anne, from the UK, took to social media to share the secrets – and you might want to reconsider using lipstick testers.
She revealed she had worked on multiple different brands so ‘had seen it all’ in terms of what goes on behind the scenes.
Maggie said: “First thing they don’t want you to know is that lipstick that you just tried on has probably been tried on by like, 100 other people.
“Even if we’ve cleaned it and sanitised it for you before you’ve tried it on, there is no way of knowing if all of the bacteria and germs that is on that lipstick have actually been removed.”
I have literally seen people with cold sores active also on their lips pick up lipstick testers and lip gloss testers and use them
Maggie Anne
The make-up pro added that they probably weren’t as lots of customers would help themselves to the lipstick and staff couldn’t keep on top of cleaning them so recommended swatching them on your hand instead.
“I have literally seen people with cold sores active also on their lips pick up lipstick testers and lip gloss testers and use them straight from the bullet and put them back,” she revealed.
She added they often get pressure from managers to upsell to customers, so it might be best to avoid the lip liner they’re trying to sell you along with your dream lipstick.
Last but not least, Maggie let beauty fans into a secret on how to get freebies.
She explained they often have free samples to give out behind the counter, but they’re not for everyone.
Maggie explained: “Those customers who were, like, really rude or they just wasn’t nice that they didn’t just display, like, general manners.
“At the end, they’d be like, ‘oh, have you got any samples or free gifts?’
“‘No, sorry, we don’t’.
“But we actually did. We just only gave them to the really nice customers.”
The clip posted to her TikTok account @maggieanne.n has since gone viral with over 320k views and 28k likes.
People were quick to take to the comments to share their thoughts.
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One person wrote: “I work on a makeup counter and honestly giving out extra goodies to the nice, understanding customers is my favourite part of the job.”
Another commented: “I’m actually terrified of tester lipstick now.”
“In school, my friend put on lipstick tester and within a few days she had the nastiest cold sore on her lips,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “The lipstick one is SO REAL.”
“No bc I hate even testing lip products on my hand, let alone my actual lips,” claimed a fifth
Someone else added: “Girlll your spilling the tea I work at duty free that’s exactly what happens here.”
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