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yeah I agree about testers, but if you really want to try it out, what you can do is to take a alcohol pad, and wipe down the top layer. You should have a fresh layer of new lipstick underneath, plus the top layer has now been wiped with alcohol. Then take a q-tip or lip brush or other applicator to apply it. (I normally just swatch on the back of my hand instead of my mouth because I've just seen some girls practically eating the lipstick testers and it just grosses me out!) That's how a lot of makeup artists will keep their lipsticks sanitary is to always wipe down the top layer and use an applicator to grab the product instead of direct contact with lips. With things like eyeliner pencils, you just sharpen down the product so you again are using fresh product instead of stuff that has touched someone else.