toastweasel:

Okay folks. May 4th and Wear Glitter For Carrie Fisher is coming up. Whatever you do DO NOT PUT CRAFT GLITTER ON YOUR FACE/NEAR YOUR EYES. It’s cheap, yes, but craft glitter can scratch your corneas. It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye from infection.

Use cosmetic glitter instead. It’s smaller and is made round instead of hexagonal, giving it a smaller chance of scratching your eyes if it gets in. Here’s a tutorial that explains the difference between craft and cosmetic glitter, and how to best apply cosmetic glitter. You can buy things glittery things specially designed for your face and body body from Lush, NYX, Sephora, and Ben Nye, just to name a few.

Space mom would want you to be safe. Go forth and wear glitter (safely)!