Green Make Up/M.A.C.
In my quest to be a full-fledged Frugalista, I've decided to recycle my make up. Trust, I'm not THAT into make up. I think it's somewhat of a hassle. But now that I'm trying to spend my life without doling out cash, I am going to take M.A.C. cosmetics up on its recycling offer. If you use six containters worth of M.A.C. products and return them to the counter, the company gives you a free lipstick.
I scoured through my make up bag this weekend and found eight tubes of lip gloss/lipstick that I have used up. You know what that means for me? Fresh lipstick at no extra cost. Yay.
Here's the info on the Back to M.A.C program, lifted from the website:
RECYCLING WITH BACK TO M·A·C
Because we share your commitment to the environment, M·A·C accepts returns of its primary packaging through the Back to M·A·C Program. By returning six [6] M·A·C primary packaging containers to a M·A·C counter or M·A·C Cosmetics Online, you receive a free M·A·C Lipstick of your choice as our thanks to you.
Since 100% of the retail selling price of Viva Glam Lipsticks is provided to organizations that help people living with HIV/AIDS, these colours are excluded from this program.
Posted by Natalie P. at 02:14 PM on March 17, 2008 in Beauty | Permalink
You know... this is good to know! Although, admittedly, I was a bit scared to find out what you meant by "recycling makeup"... then again, I should know better than to think you'd let hygiene and common sense go by the wayside just to save a few bucks.
:-)
Posted by: Veronica | March 17, 2008 at 03:49 PM
I've been saving up for my free lipstick since I started wearing MAC back in 1994. It took me a while since I don't wear much make-up, clean out every bit of lipstick/powder/gloss that I do wear and occasionally lose a tube. Problem is, of the 7 or 8 empties, at least 4 of them are the old model lipsticks (all black and flat on the top)
Do you think they'll take those back? Is it worth the embarrassment of trying to return a cleaned out 1995 model Film Noir? Maybe they're antiques.
Posted by: Coco | March 17, 2008 at 03:52 PM
WOW this is great thanks Frugalista. I don't own any MAC products but knowing that I can get something back I may have to make an investment...lol
Thanks for this wonderful post.
Product Junkie Diva
Posted by: PJD | March 17, 2008 at 09:28 PM
Veronica- what you wouldn't be friends with a girl who wears USED make up? Teehee. good catch
CoCo-Imma need for you to head to the nearest department store and recycle. Dust off the lipstick before you return it.
PJD-I aim to please. Glad you like it.
Posted by: Frugalista | March 17, 2008 at 10:23 PM
I have to forward this to my girlfriends
Posted by: Moneymonk | March 18, 2008 at 12:59 PM
This is too cool! I posted this up on my blog for everyone to see! They are gonna love me for this LOL
Posted by: Twiggers | March 24, 2008 at 11:04 AM
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Posted by: raj | August 12, 2008 at 02:54 AM
Thanks for sharing this info. I have nine containers of M.A.C. products. Hopefully I"ll be able to exchange the containers with a free lipstick this weekend.
Posted by: Antoinette M | August 12, 2008 at 03:01 AM