Woman keeps stealing roommate's makeup, roommate swaps foundation with self-tanner: 'She waltzed out of the bathroom with an orange face'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Dec 17, 2024 2:00 PM EST

It's important to set boundaries with your roommates from the get-go. Normally, you would think this is something most folks learn in college, but you'd be surprised how many fully grown adults have yet to learn these important lessons. For instance, when you first move in with someone, both parties need to establish which items (food, products, etc.) are communal and which ones should be privately used.

This Redditor had the unfortunate experience of having to deal with a roommate who refused to abide by the boundaries they had set. It started to really become an issue when she kept using the Redditor's makeup, including her beloved foundation, all the time and without asking. So, after numerous warnings went ignored, the Redditor decided to take matters into her own hands by enacting a little petty revenge. She swapped out the foundation her roommate loved to steal so much with a much cheaper brand mixed with self-tanning cream. The next she knew, her roommate was coming out of the bathroom looking like a full-on orange.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about an employee's malicious compliance.

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    Roommate Kept Using My Makeup Without Asking, So I Made Sure She'd Never Do It Again
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    I shared an apartment with a girl who had no concept of boundaries. She constantly "borrowed" my stuff without asking clothes, shoes, and worst of all, my makeup. I told her countless times to stop, but she always brushed it off like it wasn't a big deal.
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    The last straw came when I found out she had used my expensive foundation for a party and didn't even bother cleaning the bottle. That's when I decided it was time to teach her a lesson.
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    I went out and bought a cheap, old foundation from the dollar store and swapped it with mine, adding a bit of self-tanner to the mix. I left it in plain sight on my vanity and waited. Sure enough,
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    the next weekend, she waltzed out of the bathroom with an orange face. I didn't say a word as she headed off to her party.
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    The next day, she came home furious, complaining that people had been laughing at her all night. I just smiled and said, "Oh no, maybe it wasn't your shade." She didn't touch my stuff again after that.
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    TheSarcasticD... • 14h ago Did she not use a mirror when applying it? How did she not notice before leaving the house?
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    invasiveclouds • 14h ago maybe you should lock your room, in case she catches on and does the same thing with your stuff
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    CoderJoe1 • 13h ago Top 1% Commenter Did you start calling her an Oompa Loompa after that?
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    Burlingham Bob • 3h ago I lived in a small apartment building where the tenants. could have their washing machines in the basement.
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    Someone kept using our machine at night. Leaving notes and even taking the knobs off didn't stop them.
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    They used pliers to set the cycles. I cured my problem by emptying a box of Ritz royal blue dye in the washer. They didn't use it after that.
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    Ok_Perception1... • 5h ago I would've added capsaicin to the foundation.
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    StromGames · 4h ago like it wasn't a big deal I hate this. People always pretending something isn't a big deal when it's not something happening to them.
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    You have no idea if it's a big deal for me or not. You have no right to dismiss my concerns as if they don't mean anything.
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    Whiskey_guy72 • 20m ago Humiliation is a great educator
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    Educational-W... $ 13h ago Hehe, that gives me second hand satisfaction!
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    Strippalicious • 13h ago . I had a roommate in a shared house, who constantly let his entitled girlfriend park in the driveway despite being asked not to, forcing other
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    of us housemates to park in the street, not uncommonly getting a ticket. She had really long hair and used the Man n' Tail horse shampoo in the big bottle. When I was moving out, there was a moment when nobody was
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    home, so I went into his bathroom and filled her bottle from 1/3 back all the way up to almost full with my 1. Too bad I didn't have extra b vitamins and asparagus that day.
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