Is a funky smelling gloss still safe to use?

[MrsWoods]

Hey girls (and guys),

today I reached for my 2N Lipglass. I didn't use it for a few months and when I opened it, it smelled really weird. At first I didn't know what it smells like, but then it came to mind, that it smells exactly like Play Doh

! The Lipglass lost the Vanilla-Scent pretty soon, but now it smells pretty gross. Not like it's rancid, but just like Play Doh

Can I still use it, or should I toss it? I really like the colour though! Has this happened to someone before?!

Thanks!

 

[Winthrop44]

Many of us got 2N's that had this problem. I would toss it as I think it's gone rancid.

 

[MrsWoods]

Oh no! I didn't know it was a common problem, otherwise I wouldn't have opened a new thread!

But how can a gloss turn in such a short time?! I got it in Feb.2008! Somehow, it makes me mad, because a gloss really shouldn't turn that fast! They aren't exposed to heat or anything. On the other hand I'm just sad, because I didn't even use a third of it yet

At least it's just 2N, otherwise I could toss half my glosses with it!

 

[Cinci]

My plushglass got like that 3 months after I bought it, and only having used it twice... Then wen I was at the prostore last week, I smelled all their pushglasses, and they all smelled like that.. but the other lipglasses didnt smell bad.... I almsot wonder if certain formulas get gross quicker than others...

 

[TISH1124]

yep I had to toss my 2N & 3N and that was maybe a month after I bought them....so sad!!

 

[MrsWoods]

At least I'm not alone.
Bye bye little 2N

 

[MAC_Whore]

Some just seem more prone to spoiling. Heartthrob and Raquel come to mind. I don't know if it's the ingredients or the manufacturing, but some just go faster than others.

Yeah, when they spoil, they smell like crayons. I guess you could use it. For me, the smell and/or formula are so bad at that point, there's no way I could use them (or stand it). I just B2M them. I know...what a waste.

 

[MzzRach]

I wouldn't use it. But Back 2 MAC it, don't toss it. At least you'll get recycling credit for it.

 

[Simply Elegant]

I have 3 that went rancid and I'm not throwing them out. B2M at least.

 

[reesesilverstar]

Funky smells scare me... I would toss if I were you. Usually that means that the product has gone bad.

Or for real. B2M it. At least you'd feel like you recovered something!

 

[MrsWoods]

Of course I'll back2mac for it! I don't know, why I kept writing "toss". At least it's my 2nd item for back2mac....

Hm, I just sniffed it again, and

there's no way I can keep using it!

 

[-.LadyKay*]

I hope not, I still use mine, lol.

 

[n_c]

TOSS IT!

I know what a waste right.

 

[LMD84]

i had a little vI lip gloss that smelled of crayons and i put it in my back to mac pile. i tested it on my hand and i'm sure the texture had changed too.

 

[aziajs]

Ugh...MAC_Whore is right about certain products, I had this problem with Raquel. But, I also wonder if it's really gone bad or if it's just the ingredients. I know that all opaque NARS lipglosses have that rancid smell whereas the transparent ones do not. I ended up taking mine back and they acted like they had no idea what I was talking about. They all said it smelled fine. (yeah right!) Then one MA finally came over and said explained that certain formulas smell a certain way.

 

[TISH1124]

Yeah it will not hurt you to use it....But like others have said if you can get pass the smell go for it...I personally couldn't.....There are a lot of lipsticks and glosses from other brands that I love but the smell makes me nauseous to say the least....I guess my lips are far to close to my nose

 

[MrsWoods]

Quote:

Originally Posted by n_c TOSS IT! I know what a waste right.

Yes, I feel really bad wasting a gloss that is still like 3/4 full! But I feel like, the more I smell it, the worse it gets! I actually tried to wear it, because I thought, the smell might go away. WRONG! It was so gross, every time I breathed I could almost taste the smell. Oh well, it's not like I have no other gloss to wear...

Quote:

Originally Posted by aziajs Ugh...MAC_Whore is right about certain products, I had this problem with Raquel. But, I also wonder if it's really gone bad or if it's just the ingredients. I know that all opaque NARS lipglosses have that rancid smell whereas the transparent ones do not. I ended up taking mine back and they acted like they had no idea what I was talking about. They all said it smelled fine. (yeah right!) Then one MA finally came over and said explained that certain formulas smell a certain way.

I heard about that. Guess I shouldn't try Nars glosses, since I'm a very sensitive person when it comes to smells obviously. But I think it's a different story, because the Nars glosses seem to smell like that from the beginning. My 2N gloss smelled fine at the beginning (no way I would used 1/4 of it with THAT smell!), so it definitely changed!

 

[MrsWoods]

Quote:

Originally Posted by TISH1127 Yeah it will not hurt you to use it....But like others have said if you can get pass the smell go for it...I personally couldn't.....There are a lot of lipsticks and glosses from other brands that I love but the smell makes me nauseous to say the least....I guess my lips are far to close to my nose

Yes, I totally agree

No way I'm getting past that smell. I think, wearing that gloss longer than 10 minutes the smell/taste would really make me sick! Plus I would be embarrassed to put this gloss on in public. How embarrassing is that, you put on some lipgloss in class and everyone is like "Ugh, what's that smell?!".

 

[Winthrop44]

Raquel was another favorite of mine. I hardly get any backups but of course I got backups of 2N and Raquel.

 

[sierrao]

my new dazzleglasses have a funky smell to them, they smell like vanilla but has a slight smell like it already turned.