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[@just-another-face-in-the-crowd]

Ha, I've got mists from 15 yrs ago that still smell good. I have old shower gels and lotions from 10+ years ago that are still totally fine. Yes, the creams are a different story, only last me about 4 yrs or so.

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

Lol. I can't bear to throw away my carried away perfume, or my THE VANILLAS lemon vanilla.

[@bonnielarsen7022]

@@Dani-ICU-RNI discovered “Carried Away” last year and it is now one of my faves!

[@tinamccormick4679]

Very informative

[@BarbarahCunningham-yk8fm]

Hi , totally agree; lotions and creams esp with cocoanut ingredient gets cheesy. However the refils last. I have some from 5+ yrs. Still great...💃💃

[@shelbylou02]

I've never had a lotion go bad but the creams have a far shorter shelf life. ​@BarbarahCunningham-yk8fm

[@leslieescobedo2325]

I stopped hoarding products because all my body creams went bad and had to throw them away. So I now only buy what I can use up in the next months (2-3)

[@lisasmith7]

I have never had a mist go bad. Timeless. ❌️⭕️

[@joanfoley6148]

Not being a collectible person, when I buy a product I use a black marker and write the date either on the top of the cap or on the back of the cream tube. So when I store them on my carts I can immediately see what I should be using asap.

[@rachel.k15]

Thats a good idea

[@rockygirl5690]

I do this too 😀

[@Bombshell716]

I have lot of mists from 2011 & 2012, they are totally fine😊

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

9:10 peel off the label and keep it in a scrapbook or a photo album spray a little cotton swab and keep it in there so you can remember the scent. LOL I used to do that with my scratch and sniff stickers I didn't want to use them so I would keep them unscratched but I would sacrifice one, so we could know the scent from the 80s. I still have those scratch and stiff stickers bonnie, from the 80s in packages unopened. No not a hoarder just an only child who collected everything. I got one for myself and one to share and then one to keep LOL

[@osmathgreenle8986]

That's pretty cool, strange but absolutely cool!

[@itsjustme987]

I do this with my products. I also write the year they came out so I can look back at different packaging.

[@DinaAbraham-yc4ne]

Hi Bonnie ! Thx so much for the low down on expirations ! Yes I can say my sprays last longer for sure 😊

[@preciousyoung6404]

My sunset glow was yellow when I purchased it

[@melindahardenbrook4709]

Mine too 😊

[@Maryannhewko]

I'm using my Sunset Glow which is also yellow ,but it still smells very good .

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

Totally normal for some of them; its the vanilla most likely. 😊

[@lesliehapner4364]

Thank you for the information and I have had the yellow ones actually stained my bras and they came yellow

[@Leodiva25]

To perserve your products longer store in a cool dark place.

[@tinavu7405]

I store my creams in the fridge

[@smay1281]

Thank you for the info Bonnie. That’s so true about the body creams. They are great but they don’t last as long as the lotions. The nice thing about fragrance mists is they last a long time.

[@QueenoftheGirlGeeks]

Thank you!

[@BarbarahCunningham-yk8fm]

@@QueenoftheGirlGeeks Bonnie please rate Body Butters!!!!! Thanks

[@randyo6019]

Hey Bonnie! I put creams and lotions in my crisper drawer to keep it fresh longer and other extras go into my closet that cold and dark. I still have heavenly body mist from VS you over a decade and it still smells delicious

[@shellykozun3813]

I am using a Magnolia shower gel that is very old- it’s still perfectly good. Smell is 100% and it lathers up nicely!

[@victoria.galvin]

Body creams last for like a month, I swear~ I hate the yellowing of them, because they stain! I mix with a white lotion to use them up but I cannot stand the body cream formula due to how volatile it is. However the lotions aren't very hydrating. Mists can last ages if stored correctly~

[@Amw0629]

And they smell weird after you use them when they're old.

[@butterfly717-ho9mt]

Thank you, this was very helpful!

[@QueenoftheGirlGeeks]

Glad it was helpful!

[@juliemudd2985]

I can’t remember ever having a shower gel go bad. I’ve had one mini mist from like 10 or 12 years go bad. Just a very strong alcohol smell even when it dried down. I’ve had creams that separate but they smelled fine and I continue to use them. Thanks Bonnie!!

[@susangibson7532]

SUPER HELPFUL VIDEO. I have to keep an eye on my creams. Need to be sure to use them up. Thanks for the information. 😊

[@joanikirbyhomes]

Having the code information is super helpful. I have a bin of fragrance mists and of the body creams. I’ll focus on rotating the body creams to use them up.

[@SusanBuddle-yg2ct]

Hi Bonnie, thank you for this video. I have soooo much to use in body creams, lotions and shower gels before they get too old. I bought so much of my favorites, thinking BBW would retire them or it would be years before it would come out again but I don’t want it all to go bad so I will be bathing in all of it now. Haha

[@justjennsthings]

Yes Bonnie!! Just had to declutter body creams! Can’t see my self decluttering mists though!

[@learningbeauty7496]

I use the yellow body creams in the shower to shave so I can enjoy the scent but I don’t have to look yellow

[@ucsbgirlie18]

Great idea!

[@learningbeauty7496]

@@ucsbgirlie18 I first tried it with my dream bright body cream cause I loved the smell but didn’t want to look sick😂

[@CarlainMontana406]

Happy Wednesday, Bonnie! 👋😊❤ The date info is so helpful! Thank you so much for sharing this! Have a great day!

[@Nicole_0421]

It’s been pouring rain here since last night, but I did go out and got to see the sturgeon spawning! I even got to watch some of them be tagged and eggs harvested. Aww… that’s sad your Sunset Glow cream is already turning. 🙁 Had that happen with a Berry Waffle Cone cream recently. I do view my products (other than the FFM) in body care as stuff that I either have to use it or toss it. I’m also in a decluttering phase of my life, so a lot of stuff falls in the toss or donate category. 😄 Great video Bonnie!! 😊

[@witchyangelambience6112]

Hi Bonnie! Thank you so much for sharing this video! I really needed this information- definitely saving this video to watch whenever I forget how long bath and body works products last. Thank you! 🥰

[@QueenoftheGirlGeeks]

Thank you!

[@kaleelee8590]

I have 2 bottles of BBW lotion that are from 2016. There are only a little bit left in each one, but I haven't toss them out because the consistency and the smell are still perfectly good. I try not buy too many lotions and creams but sometimes it's hard to pass up when there's a good sale. 😆

[@JENN7238]

I have a BBW Seaspray lotion from the 90's i have kept in my bathroom closet bc it was my fav. It still smells like Seaspray. The old dark green top packaging.i wouldn't dare use it though, just keep for nostalgia.

[@gerin.6418]

OMG, Seaspray... & Juniper Breeze! Classic 90's B&BW! 💚💙💜

[@tobesocourtney]

I finally had a Hello Beautiful cream go bad recently. It separated and smelled sour. I didn't realize til I put it on and I had to hop in the shower again to take it off lol. So gross. It was an older one though, from when they still did the Ultra Shea.

[@mayelinmachado4906]

Me too 😢

[@ladysongbird712]

I stopped buying the lotions so much. If I see it's just looking crazy or separated I toss it.

[@Oliviag1996]

That actually is exactly what the berry waffle cone shower gel looked like when it came out lol. I have no idea why they made it like that

[@katelynreppa2347]

I have shower gels from 2017 and there fine. I have a mist collection of over 250 sprays they last forever. The creams and body butters go bad quick especially if there's vanilla in the scent notes they turn yellow and clumpy. The lotions last longer but will turn watery over time.

[@joannamccloud]

Pocketbacs do toss when liquid is loose and no longer geled or when sticky.

[@Ohiogardengoddess]

Some of my creams have ended up looking like cottage cheese when they’ve gone bad lol

[@smay1281]

Lol. Yes

[@diegovillavicencio3172]

same

[@melindabucy8459]

I had to throw away more than one cream because it looked bad.

[@whysoserious1534]

I think the most authentic way to tell if body creams have gone bad is if the scent changes. It's normal for products to settle, separate and or change colors. Ive had body creams that looked cottage cheesy, but once i shake them really well, they were back to creamy and smooth.

[@learningbeauty7496]

I’m going to try this. Thanks 😊

[@lisagreco5102]

I have had a moisturizing body wash go bad, it was the sunset glow in the same packaging as the body cream. The shower gels seem to last for years.

[@JessicasMeltedMoments-zr2fj]

I don’t use anything but the mists anymore. My dermatologist said to stop bc they are not good for your skin and are disrupters. He said dove sensitive or original is best so I switched back to that. The mists are hit or miss same with the anti bacterial spray.

[@Matthew17b]

Hi Bonnie I will watch this video later! Ty for it!

[@bootsnmascara9038]

Lately my mists are turning to smell just of alcohol when i spray them, after 2/3 years. But i used up a mist from 2016, in 2019 and it was perfect still. So i have no idea what causes or doesn't cause them to change

[@SunshineShortiee]

BBW also took out a lot of ingredient’s in their products so that’s probably why the new ones are not holding up. Ingredient’s on older mist bottles take up almost the entire back label.

[@Ltlmscrl]

Their mists have gotten weaker in the last few years. You’re smelling alcohol because that’s pretty much all it is these days, very little fragrance oil.

[@thisguyshops]

I totally know what you mean by the odd smell! That’s the only time I won’t wear the body cream. & when it’s yellow it can stain your clothes and bed sheets! ❤

[@QueenoftheGirlGeeks]

Thanks for sharing!! I agree about that yellow!!!

[@barbaramoots1520]

This was very helpful. Now my only problem is seeing the fine print. I have to take a picture with phone then magnify it.

[@thisguyshops]

@@barbaramoots1520 yeah some batch codes can be hard to read ❤️

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

TO Chris and Bonnie, @thisguyshops @queenofthegirlgeeks TY🙏🏻 for all you do.Ur vids keep my mind busy with non-life threatening/altering lotion ,cream,SALE, info. None of us will die without BBWs, but if it makes us happy,& we have a 'community' b/c of it- I think it's great♡ . I had a few ideas for people who collect & don't want to keep the bottle or product. Peel off the label-> make a scrapbook. You know how we used to do stickers in the 80s bonnie. LOL My kids used to do that with their Webkinz, zhuzhu pets, kooky pens,, little pet shops, shopkins- we couldn't keep everything, so they would keep the little name tag or little label that came on each individual one. As far as germs, as an ICU RN aft covid, I'm a little bit of a germ monitor.not germaphobe ,&not a crazy karen. Anything that's exposed to air will eventually go bad. That's why we can drink champagne from 100 years ago w/out😊 worrying, there is no air in there and it has alcohol.but, to open a lotion from 10 yrs ago that's been touched by hands,exposed to air, I wouldn't really feel safe. I swab every lipstick w/ an alcohol swab before I put it on, regardless how old it is. And,I 'wash' the pump on the hand soap, since, it's always touched w/dirty hands😂. Anyway- I just wanted to say thank you for you your videos Chris & Bonnie ,& all of you out here who make me smile at least once / day,. Btw, lotions, creams->turn them upside down once in awhile,so they don't Aggregate and settle in the same position❤❤. Ps- B, I emailed and commented a question about the ASL stuff on BL❤

[@thisguyshops]

@@Dani-ICU-RN thank you for being here Dani! ❤️

[@rona8148]

Great video Bonnie! I have to agree with you on the shelf life of the body creams and hand soaps. I learned the hard way that they can go rancid pretty quick. I had to toss all my pink berry clouds (my desert island scent)body cream because they went liquid/gloppy and rancid. Very sad but lesson learned. I do still have the sunset glow (same one you have) and will have to see how they are doing. I keep them in bins under my bed. They say in cool dark place that way. It’s hard sometimes to not go overboard on your desert island scents (sunset glow is another for me) but like you said they will eventually come back. The hand soaps I have experience lack of forming and or just smell off after 2 yrs. So I do my best to only buy what I will use. Thankfully, my family goes through hand soap pretty quick, so that’s not much of an issue.

[@QueenoftheGirlGeeks]

Thank you!

[@reneerobson9736]

I have bought products on line before and looked at the date and some were the year before 😮 i though that was weird. Thanks for the information Bonnie. 💕😊

[@Brandylovescandles]

If anything looks or smells gross I will toss it

[@BarbarahCunningham-yk8fm]

Yes good idea

[@sandyokey1019]

I had a shower gel go bad once. It had been given to me so I don’t know how old it was, but it smelled awful. And I’ve also had a VBN body cream go bad, I think it was two years old and between the color and smell, I knew it needed to be tossed. Now I know how to read the codes, thank you 😊

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I’ve had a couple of mists that started to smell like alcohol after only about a year.😮 And I was careful to store them in cooler, dark low humidity environments. And the alcohol was still strong so it was a disappointment.

[@pinkshoes1559]

Oh wow. Operation gonna use my cream everyday. Good thing I don't have that many.

[@standardchances]

Hi Bonnie! So about sunscreen-they are actually regulated as drugs and because of this, the FDA regulates them and actually mandates that all sunscreens should be shelf-stable for at least 3 years. Unless B&BW is skimping out on these regulations somehow (which is unlikely for how big of a company they are), the sunscreens can be used for up to 3 years. The only time it'd start being necessary to really toss them before that 3 year mark is if the product has been moved inside another container outside of the original packaging (plastic and other containers can cause sunscreen to solidify or develop an unusable texture) or if its been exposed to great temperature fluctuations, especially heat, which breaks down the product.

[@kaleelee8590]

I was told once you opened a bottle of sunscreen, its effectiveness diminishes after a year.

[@joannamccloud]

To me, bath and body works needs to just make things simpler on the label. Print the year its made. It's simple. They can still put those strange numbers on the bottom of the product. That's for them, but for us the consumer just put a year at the end of whatever Is typed on the label

[@joannamccloud]

The creams gone bad also have a light buttermilk scent and cottage cheese texture to them

[@joannamccloud]

My vanilla noir perfume has gone bad and I had it after I had the perfume of twilight woods and sensual, amber Which those two are still good

[@joannamccloud]

I have lip products from bath and body works as old as 5 years and they're still going strong. Nothing's wrong with them. I've just had them that time because I have so many lip products. A lot of those glosses are still good, especially the clear ones they're not sticky. thin or anything?

[@ashliwemett]

I never buy the cream unless I plan to use it immediately. This is one reason it really irritates me when B&BW only makes some scents in cream, not lotion. I have lotions that have remained good for yrs. I also use whole bottles of lotion at a time until it's gone, so mine don't sit around with a bunch of air in the bottle and I think that helps. I also store them in cool, dark places. Mists live forever. 🤣 I had a Fresh Pineapple mist (my all time favorite scent) from the late 90s that I just finally used up in the last couple yrs because I was holding on to it as long as possible. It was good the whole time. I have had issues with the very vanilla or cake-y scented hand creams turning yellow and smelling really off within a year or so.

[@julieohagan4447]

Thanks Bonnie❤️

[@sarawaterstraat1591]

I bought a Sunset Glow at semi annual sale that was already yellow when I bought it. Some of my Sweetheart Cherry creams are already turning yellow. It makes me sad! I put them in the fridge, so we’ll see if that helps.

[@beedoo000]

I believe it’s the oxidation of vanillin, which is completely normal and unavoidable. I’d still use them if they’re yellow, just watch for weird smells!

[@honeypielauralie]

I had a warm vanilla sugar mist go bad!! I had it for about 6 years, and all of a sudden, it smelled like nothing 😂 just alcohol. I was saving the last little bit of it just because I thought it smelled slightly different than the new warm vanilla sugars, but, not sure how true that is lol!

[@wrenbyrd1093]

I love warm vanilla sugar, but the cream goes bad quickly.

[@geripeek4221]

Great video! Thank you! Just did some furniture with Margarita Cupcake, not separated or chunky, just a little yellow. The "older cream formula was better. Some had avocado, and almond oil in them. The shea butter is almost a "carrier", and depending on maybe the batch(?) turns more quickly. I don't buy cream or butters unless I know I am going through them in the same year, or gifting. The butters last longer than the creams, I have found, as long as air doesn't get to them, and they come with that inner plastic cover. VS seals their tube lotions, and I have some 4 years old that were fresh when opened. Finally, I do use shower gels on the doggies, especially in Summer, when they get more dusty and muddy. Yep, the dogs smell like strawberry soda and coconut colada. Haven't had any issues, since we can use it on human skin, but folks may want to test it out. The creams for furniture has been great, and also old leather handbags. The main thing is to try and keep a handle on the in-flow, and check your collection often, so you don't waste money. It is so dry in the Southwest, you just want to "cream" everything. :)

[@shellykozun3813]

I 100% agree to avoid buying older scents on Mercari- people charge a ton of money, and you have no way of knowing how old the products are, (unless you are aware that they were released within a year or two)

[@bonniecole6784]

Not really maybe the creams expire I won't buy creams on Mercari but the Perfumes and mists are good and I don't pay a ton of money waiting to be deleted 😊😅 I keep buying wrapped in Vanilla until BBW brings it back then I will buy it from BBW

[@Ymat233]

My Sunset glow from last year was yellowed colored. I don’t think it’s bad.

[@Maryannhewko]

I bought my Sunset glow last year but it looked like it was turning more yellow I thought I won't be good anymore. I'm using it out as it still h

[@Maryannhewko]

Has a very nice smell .. pressed send by accident Phone is very touchy !!

[@gretchen8888]

Definitely helpful! Thank you! 🌺

[@loriparks8657]

Happy Wednesday Bonnie and everyone 😊 sometime I think the oils that they use starts to separate when you're not using your products a long period of time.

[@erekacraig4812]

Since I’m the only person in my house I keep my tubes of body cream in one of the bends in my refrigerator door no problem.

[@Ltlmscrl]

I’ve always decluttered things before letting them expire. A tube of body cream for example only gives me about 15 applications. If I don’t even want to use it 15 times in a 2 year time period I obviously don’t like it and it doesn’t need to be in my collection.

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

Keeping, and USING ,2 diff things♡😊

[@justjennsthings]

I honestly wasn’t sure if candles had a shelf life! Thank you Bonnie!!

[@QueenoftheGirlGeeks]

Thank you!

[@MeechPeach26]

I've had mists and perfumes go bad. Took along time though. And the mists were in bottles that you could open so that may have been a contributing factor. I've had multuple perfumes go bad but they have more oils in them so I'd say that's why. My tease perfume from victoria secret went bad after like 6 years I'd say. It completely seperated. And my Giorgio Armani si completely went off. Dont know how old it was though since I bought it on ebay but I only had it for like 4 years if that. I had a bunch of little samples of it too and those all went bad as well around the same time and I bought them from a different seller. Maybe it was how I was storing them, probably stupid to have kept them in the bathroom since the temperatures fluctuate so much.

[@DC-xq7yt]

Yes if it's going bad I'm definitely buying too much. BTW I love the body cream as foot cream and use nightly

[@sweett8199]

Only mist I had go bad was vanilla bean Noel. Smelled like vomit.

[@jeannegeiger4750]

You sure that’s not how it was originally 😂😂😂

[@sweett8199]

Possibly 😅. Not my fav scent to begin with.

[@IamERIKA111]

Bonnie this was so great! Thank you.

[@marciaborg77]

Thanks Bonnie for this update

[@Violet-dj2lq]

Good morning Bonnie l have had to toss out to lam just going to collect the body mist s and dust with the furniture polish l tried dusting with it when you talked about it a long time ago l ❤ it it smells amazing thank you so much for the video have a blessed day everyone 😊❤😊 14:51 😊😊 14:51 ❤

[@pv9325]

My Fairytale cream has gone bad. Tried to 'savor' it

[@DepecheKayla]

THANK YOU ❤

[@francinemaultsby8530]

i think the body cream lady at least 2 or 3 years as long as it don’t look like cottage cheese and it don’t smells that how i do mines if it separate before that then it no good but i hve some that last three years with no separation at all so i guess it depends

[@jamileebellottie1048]

I work at bbw. Now that we have reformulated everything and it’s vegan it goes bad quicker

[@jamileebellottie1048]

No sulfates no parabins

[@crafting_after_midnight4154]

Hi Bonnie! Here in Canada on the back of the fine fragrance mists there is a 12 month symbol. I believe back of the body washes as well. I'm pretty sure with the body creams/lotions as well, but I don't buy them often due to having sensitive skin. If I do buy creams/lotions I will use them up right away. It's maybe a once or twice a year for me. However, mists will not go bad despite the 12 month symbol. I feel like when they do start going bad is when you smell mainly that alcohol smell. I've never had a mist go bad on me ever. My oldest mist is from 2013 which is a Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin. It still smells good to this day. I only kept the bottle which is half full due to collection purposes. I used the ones I had during that time. I buy mainly the mists due to the reason they last the longest and I like to keep them around the longest.

[@ginasuga341]

wow thank you now i know i can keep my ffm..your room is always cold?bcoz sometimes i dont use aircon im worried my collection🤣

[@crafting_after_midnight4154]

@@ginasuga341 Yes, I have a pretty cool room.

[@ginasuga341]

@@crafting_after_midnight4154 omg my room sometimes hot sometimes i only use aircon when really in bed ..i have 80 ffm now i hope its not go bad soon😢

[@joannamccloud]

That year thing can get quite confusing. Because it could end in 2, but be from 1992 2002 2012 or 2022. That's the differentation that needs to be explained quite extensively for me.

[@fluffykitten992]

Basically just use your judgment if it smells bad throw it out and wish they would make it simple and just stamp the year it was made and just put 2024 on the labels

[@JambolinasWorld]

I recently finished a sweet pea lotion from 15 years ago 😅 still was totally usable, creams on the other had I have seen go chunky in 6 months. 😮 Same with hand creams. But the lotions never seem to go bad.

[@QueenoftheGirlGeeks]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@JambolinasWorld]

@@QueenoftheGirlGeeks of course 🥰🥰

[@EricaYE6]

I agree. As a collector, collect the body mists. But also, keep a file of good quality pictures of entire collection so you can compare older packaging (and pricing) with the new stuff. Make sure everything is dated and labeled well.

[@alice_rabbit8345]

I actually go through a lot of cream. I use it on my hands several times a day!

[@juliemudd2985]

I use a lot of hand cream too! Especially with sanitizing a lot.

[@JenniferLudwig156]

Hello Bonnie! Enjoy your Wednesday! Bring on your thoughts on the expiration dates and reviews ❤😊

[@susanford4351]

Have you heard when or if FIRECRACKER POP will come out? It is my favorite, I have more compliments on Firecracker Pop!! I always trust your judgement. You're the GREATEST BONNIE!!!❤

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

@queenofthegirlgeeks Bonnie! A lot of us are hardcore collectors BBW or whatever I used to be a major scrapbooker in fact my corsage from prom is dried and smashed in a scrapbook book from 1989. Anyway if you want to keep a Memento peel off the label and put it in a scrapbook or a photo album if it's a candle scrub the jar keep the top add a little handle and you've got a great little storage bin and it's beautiful for Q-tips cotton balls coins whatever. Good and by the way I've been popping off the top of my sanitizers and refilling them😅. Not with sanitizer but with a little bit of soap on the go so whenever I somewhere I can wash my hands

[@tmur987]

As a "pre"- hoarder, if the code starts with 4, how would one know if it's 2024 or 2014? I'm pretty sure I have products >10 yrs old 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

[@QueenoftheGirlGeeks]

I know! That’s tricky!

[@shelbylou02]

Hey Bonnie, SPF products have an expiry date. They don't need to be tossed after a year. Not sure if the SPF lip products have one but the others do. Tfs 💙

[@butterfly717-ho9mt]

Happy Wednesday! ❤🌼

[@janetperez7998]

This has nothing to do with what the video is about but, how do people get their orders from dirty soul soap fast and me and other people I have seen place their order and a month later it's still not shipped??? idk I want to really love this company but they are taking a bit too long shipping out orders..

[@bonnielarsen7022]

Long lead times are definitely this small, growing company’s biggest challenge right now. Now that Bonnie and others are reviewing their products, the four employees are probably filling thousands of orders. My order (3 body lotions) took 5 weeks to arrive. However, the dupes are spot-on and long-lasting. If they can get more employees and cut down on the long wait, I would love to see them have continued success.

[@SpookyMama365]

I just ordered a pumpkin marshmallow mouse foam off of Mercari because I only use the shimmer fizz lotions after the shower and they don’t have anymore right now 😂😩. I hope it’s okay once I get it!! Idk when they would have made that!

[@lunarlionlilith]

My Pear Creme Brulee Body Cream from 2021 is soooo stagnant and icky but i cant BEAR to get rid of it!! 😂 It smells fantastic in the packaging but i wont dare to put it in bc its totally rancid LOLOLOL! The Fragrance Mist however is still amazing!! Smells sooo good and might as well still be brand new! I really wish B&BW reproduces Pear Creme Brulee so i can snatch some new ones!! 🍐🍮

[@juliemudd2985]

Lol yeah I loved that one!!!

[@cynthiaborden4209]

Very informative Bonnie

[@victoriaaranda7690]

So…I’ve smelled some old scented body creams before (Velvet Sugar and Cherry Blossom) and the best way to tell (when to toss so that way you don’t have to wait till it’s disgusting) is when the cream just smells like bland (unscented) lotion. If you can’t smell the original scent…it’s over. There’s also a texture in which the substance barely wants to rub in.

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

IMO everything should be safety sealed except maybe the spray ,unless shipping it, b/c it's hard to mess with the spray. Anybody can open a cream lotion whatever and alter it. Just saying it's strange that they sell things that are not sealed, When anybody could have touched it. Now I'm not saying everybody's got some crazy ,but as a post covid ICU RN , sometimes I'm a little creepy abt stuff . One idea if you have lotion or creams is to turn them upside down Ev few weeks, so they don't settle for long. I have $40 lipsticks from last Christmas that I just simply put a little alcohol on before I use and wipe it down and C'est La Vie your mouth is dirtier than anything. LOL but lip gloss in a tube is a little different I agree. Now I also have really expensive perfumes even the first star from Angel, I ever received from my late husband that has to be 20 years old, the perfume inside has turned color and is nasty but I sent him mentally just can't get rid of it since he's gone now. I won't use it but I keep it. Can't keep everything obviously but I started following what my kids used to do when they were little with Shopkins and little pet shops. When we would have doubles or get rid of some they would keep the little card or cut out the little name on the paper that came with it and made a little scrapbook of all the ones they had instead of keeping them all. In other words peel off the label if you want to keep a memory book LOL I know it sounds ridiculous but you know what you can also take a picture my brother-in-law was a crazy stamp collector since he was a little kid and he lost it all in a nasty divorce.( he was collecting stamps since he was 5 years old, she did not need to take it and had no right to it but that's another story).. before the internet and stuff, we collected things in different ways. He took pictures whether Polaroid or whatever they are of every single set of stamps in every stamp he ever had, so at least he has that

[@ChristinaBMunchkin]

Thank you for this video it was helpful! 😊

[@QueenoftheGirlGeeks]

Thank you!

[@Yashiro20]

So what about the dates they print does it have no value??

[@QueenoftheGirlGeeks]

Not really!

[@anjeladejesus5549]

What about the Avon skin softener?

[@krmievans]

I have noticed in some of the products they have changed the ingredients over the years.

[@LCx829]

The body cream goes bad and I wouldn’t keep longer than 2 years.

[@wrenbyrd1093]

I know that the warm vanilla sugar cream doesn’t last very long before it goes bad.

[@ambernsh]

Creams are the only things that i’ve found to go bad enough that they’re unusable. They can be a waste of money. Especially gourmand scents they go SO quick. I switched to buying only lotions last year because i’ve never had one go bad in my years of collecting. B&BW is a luxury and I simply can’t afford to be tossing it out after a year I’m holding out as long as I can 😅

[@reneerobson9736]

I don't like when they only make a cream for some scents and I end up buying it 😕 but I do try to use it up faster only so it doesn't go bad.

[@ambernsh]

@@reneerobson9736 im the exact same!! they do this way too often like with sweetheart cherry I adore that scent I neeeed it in a lotion 😭 the cream is already getting funky.

[@hopeh1095]

Exactly, try my best not to purchase the body creams. They go bad too fast.

[@sillygoose2347]

My pumpkin marshmallow latte spray smells like vomit now😭😭 but I will say I had an old fresh sparking snow lotion and it lasted a few years

[@alainamartin1016]

I think sunscreen & hand sanitizers (pocketbacs) are the only things with expiration dates put on them. Those things are FDA regulated. It makes me crazy seeing old hand sanitizers for sale on places like mercari.

[@cynthiaborden4209]

Their creams are very lightweight. I always feel like it has been used.

[@Yashiro20]

Can i use the cream if they are 2 years old??

[@QueenoftheGirlGeeks]

If they smell ok!

[@yvonnep4626]

Hey Bonnie 🎉

[@JustRachelleW]

The Bridgerton was manufactured in 2024 and the Sunset Glow in 2023. I think you said 2004 and 2003. Just FYI.

[@jeannegeiger4750]

Yeah that was hilarious took them 20 years to finally release Bridgerton this year 😂😂😂😂

[@DC-xq7yt]

Lol I had a semi odd white pumpkin and chai was ok butt odd dark pea green yellow