Hello,

I'd like to run a risk assessment by you.

I already have had hsv1  for several years and as of yesterday morning, was negative for hsv2 (no risk since last tested, before yesterday).

Yesterday I got my makeup done at NARS downtown manhattan. When it came to the lipstick, the esthetician applied a base layer with a (new) disposable testing applicator. When it came to the actual pencil-stick lipstick, they used the stored tester. I'm generally hyper-aware of cleanliness, but I forgot to ask if she had cleaned the lipstick before she began applying it to me. I stopped her after her initial contact with my lips and asked if she had cleaned it (I should've asked for her to do it again in front of me but I felt awkward), and she said yes she cleaned it and she's careful about that. I asked again when my makeup was done and she again said yes  they clean it after every application with an alcohol solution. That said, I didn't see her cleaning the lipstick after she used it on me...

Today I've been feeling really tired and have had a strong headache pretty much all day.

What is my oral hsv2 risk here? I already have oral hsv1, and yes I know oral hsv2 is less common, but I'm concerned nonetheless. 

Thank you so much for your time and help.

Thank you for your response.

I read it and felt at ease and wanted to put the thought behind me.

Yesterday, just short of two weeks since wearing that lipstick, I started to feel a severe  localized burning on my lip.

Since I have hsv1 I know the feeling and also have valcyclovir and abreva on hand, so I started to treat the area with both after a few hours of the persistant burning.

I asked myself whether it could be an hsv1 recurrence, and honestly, if an hsv1 outbreak was coming in the past,

I have always felt the pain in the lower lip. This time, it's upper (point being, altogether new location).

So now I'm heading over to a local clinic For culture and PCR test. However, I feel both could be negated by having started treatment yesterday.  I didn't take the last 2 grams of valcyclovir, just the first 2, which I guess messes up the treatment, but this morning I decided I wanted to get tested without fully attacking the potential virus.  I know blood test needs 3 Months for accuracy.  I feel this is all I can do right now.

To answer your question: I  have a fear of hsv2 specifically, not all germs. I have heightened anxiety in general and I have worked on that my whole life. 

Thank you for providing insight. 

Perhaps it's an hsv1 recurrence then. 

Other than this lipstick I would have no   Possible Exposures to hsv2, since last tested.