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Mercier sheer lipstick has an odd smell....

I just bought a Mercier sheer lipstick -- I've used it before and loved -- but this time, when I opened the package it had an odd smell. How do I know if this is just the smell of the product, or if it's possibly gone off? (meaning, that it's expired or going bad).


Thanks so much! 

Re: Mercier sheer lipstick has an odd smell....

@BrookeBNYC Generally if it is expired what you would be smelling are oxidized oils. oxidized oils will frequently have an old cardboard/paint smell

Re: Mercier sheer lipstick has an odd smell....

Thank you.  It's not old paint or cardboard though, it's waxier. Someone said Old Crayon. The only thing I can think is that it smells like the lipsticks that I kept too long (um, 3-4 years) -- it just smells like that. I didn't want to risk anything and sent it back. 

Re: Mercier sheer lipstick has an odd smell....

@Brutalitops @BrookeBNYC Yeah, one day, my citrus-scented Fresh lip tint started smelling like an old crayon. I had to toss it 😞

Re: Mercier sheer lipstick has an odd smell....

That's it exactly!  Old crayon.

Re: Mercier sheer lipstick has an odd smell....

@RNGesusPls Ugh, that smell is basically the worst

Re: Mercier sheer lipstick has an odd smell....

@Brutalitops And it tastes exactly how it smells 😂

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