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Cosmetic Tester Etiquette

Testing Cosmetics Manners (テスターの試用ルール - Tesutā)

🏥 Meaning & Shopping Guide

The polite and hygienic etiquette expected when testing dynamic cosmetic products (testers) displayed on drugstore shelves before making a purchase decision.

📜 Cultural Origins

Japanese beauty aisles offer highly generous free access to cosmetic testers. To prevent dynamic bacterial transmission or product damage, customers observe refined sanitization habits using provided swabs and cotton pads.

🚨 Correct Manners & Hacks

When trying lipstick or foundation, do not apply it directly to your lips or face. Use Soya's disposable cotton buds or apply a small drop onto the back of your hand. Return the tester beautifully to its exact tray slot.

口紅を直接塗るのは不衛生なので、こちらの綿棒を使って手の甲で色を試しましょう。 / テスターはみんなの物なので、自分のフルメイクに使うのはマナー違反ですよ。

🔊 Applying lipstick directly is unsanitary, so let's use this cotton swab to test the color on the back of your hand. / Since testers are shared property, using them to do your full daily makeup is bad etiquette.

❓ Bilingual Pharmacy Quiz

What is the correct hygienic etiquette when using cosmetic testers in a drugstore?

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