These Reddit Broken Makeup Stories Are Hilarious

Let's be real, we all have that one thing in our cosmetic bags that is near and dear to our hearts. But sadly broken makeup happens all the time—even to our most beloved products. One Reddit user anirtak06 took to the MakeupAddiction subreddit to ask her fellow beauty lovers which "well loved makeup items you have lost due to your own clumsiness or any sort of accident" after she suffered a loss herself. "This morning, the tube of my NYX Eyebrow Mascara just broke off while using it," she wrote. "This one was incredibly surprising because it is just like a plastic mascara tube. I was not expecting to have to replace it anytime soon and it really is the only thing I use on my brows. I'll have to inconvenience myself and go to Ulta today, which is the only place in town that sells NYX (and they tend to be out of my shade)." Oh no, you guys. She received about 450 comments with similar broken makeup stories in just one day, and reading them seriously cracked me up. Here are some of the best ones.

"Back when the Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Champagne Pop was still limited edition, I finally managed to get my hands on it. I had grabbed the last one and I was so pleased. I got home and started taking it out of its package only to drop it on the fucking bathroom tile shattering it into a million pieces. The grout in the bathroom is still glowing like the sun after cleaning it several times. I'm so mad because my bathroom's highlight lasts better than mine." —RobinAllDay

"My kitten made off with a brand-new (still sealed), and I have no idea where he stashed it. He has a secret spot where he hides his toys, and in the three months I've had him, I still have not found it. I don't want to buy a new one because I know there's one in my house—I just don't know where!" —wistar_rat

"I dropped my Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette, and half of the shadows fell out and shattered. My heart also shattered that day." —tacocatistacocat

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Makeup we would definitely cry about if it broke:

1. NYX's Latest Are Like Awesome Vacations in Tiny Palettes
2. Smashbox and Shay Mitchell Just Dropped Seven New Palettes
3. A Heart-Shaped Rainbow Highlighter Exists

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"I once dropped a whole bottle of new Hanae Mori perfume on the floor. The bottle was shattered, I was scattered, and my wallet was especially shattered. Perfume's expensive." —blamingnargles

"The time my son bit off the top of my first, brand-new ." —itjustisntright

"My dog ate all my ColourPop shadows that my boyfriend left out." —fac3wash

"My Lorac Pro Mega palette broke. I cried for days on end. It was used all the time, and at most special occasions. I even did my sister-in-law's bridal makeup with it. Then, I lost track of it. I found it when my husband stepped on something getting off the bed, and there was a weird noise. I looked, and sure enough, there it was under the edge of the bed with a broken toy my daughter had left in my room. My palette was absolutely mangled. Not only had my daughter used it and then hid it from me, but my husband also just about broke every pan stepping on it." —FairyDustandLace

"I dropped a brand-new bottle of on my bathroom floor. I got down and tried to scoop up what I could into a plastic container. I was so upset. Then I decided to throw it out after I found a shard of glass in it." —Ana1979

"The night before my wedding, my bridesmaid broke my Stila palette I was taking for my makeup artist to use. I was so livid that I didn't say anything for the rest of the night. She and my now-ex had an affair together, so I have more to be pissed at her for these days. Maybe she broke it on purpose." —itsTHATgirl

"The hyped-up Too Faced Sweet Peach Eye Shadow Palette was something I was dying to get. I was literally refreshing Sephora and Macy's webpages every minute to see if it was back in stock on the days it became available again. I finally was able to order it, and I was insanely relieved that I got it. When I got it in the mail, I was literally jumping with joy. I was also holding it in my hand while jumping, and my dumbass accidentally let go of it while jumping. The palette went flying across the room, hit my wall, and then fell on my hardwood floor. I picked it up and all the shadows were broken. The whole palette was ruined. I had a moment and then just sat in silence for a good hour holding the palette in my hand, in shock at what just happened." —kwichurbchn

"My Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush. It was my first ever high-end product I bought, I was so proud. My cat however likes to walk all over my vanity so it dropped. I saw it happen in slow motion, but it broke into a thousand little pieces—just like my hopes and dreams." —lolwtfidek

Now, learn how to fix a broken makeup: