it really doesnt hurt to have all those eye shadows because i mean you already bought them...i think whats important is that you dont buy anymore stuff unless you really need to, say you run out of mascara or eye liner...otherwise just stick with what you have...and if you still want to get rid of some of your stuff ill gladly take it off your hands lol =]

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I would never part with any of my collection unless it was my decision. For instance, when I become too overwhelmed with my stash, I'll weed out things I don't use anymore and swap it for things I will use or just give it away to a good home. Like the others have said, I also have way too much, but it makes me happy. Your collection is very small in comparison to mine, so I wouldn't worry about it to much.

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Erica
*fair skin/hazel eyes/dark brown hair*

I want to do this sometimes. I sometimes regret depotting my eyeshadows. also I wish I didn't but so many LE things and stuck more to perm shades. I might just do this eventually. Ehh whatever.

However, everyone really supports me. My dad never comments and my mom asks me for help allllllllllll the time reguarding makeup, lol.

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ilovemac

Yeah. it was too hard for me to keep arguing about my collection. I actually no longer have any MAC products......I am trying to make my own cosmetics now.

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NC42 and Eyeshadow Lover
Danapotter16's Blog

Oh thats so good that you're looking into making your own!

But you really got rid of everything?

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Yes I did......it was hard. But it made more sense financially for me right now. In the future, who knows!

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NC42 and Eyeshadow Lover
Danapotter16's Blog

I agree!

You definitely don't want to regret selling something you really loved or were really proud to get. If you can afford it (and I don't mean spending down to the penny in your checking account...) and it makes you happy, then I'd keep collecting. Just be careful with it. I recently tried to get a little smarter regarding what I buy. For example, I don't buy something just because its rare or just because it's part of a LE collection. I like to get products I need or colors that I don't already have a million dupes for. Also, I only buy colors I know I'll actually wear. I'm also realizing that I don't need 20 blues and 20 greens if I rarely wear them. If you like it and you can afford it, enjoy it.
Just don't buy MAC instead of food ok?


*Just read your update about not owning any MAC anymore. Glad you made a decision you are happy with!

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Mac Woo!!

I have a few comments:
1. first, if you feel guilty or awkward, then ask yourself why?
2. Is makeup collection your hobby, part of your studies, or your job/career? If so, you should analyze how much you need for those goals. If there was a fire, God-forbid, then you should be able to part with your collection during such an emergency.
3. Is it something you indulge in during periods of distress? If so, you need to de-stress in a more healthy way such as regular exercise,avoid caffeine, good rest.
4. Is it hurting your bank balance, budget, and straining your finances? If so, there may be a problem.
5. No-one likes criticism, but sometimes it is for our own good, and it is very good that you are assessing what other's have said to you. Sometimes another person's perspective is essential.

I own a lot of makeup, some things never even opened from the package, but I am a freelance makeup artist, as well as a student, and I budget myself. My husband dislikes my collection because of the sheer space it takes up.But I love it, and so does my sister and my mother understands my goals.

welcome to the club.
Good luck!

Good advice from Iffath, there, actually. But, I have to say, you don't have that much for (I assume) a teenage girl! My girls had (have) tons of makeup. I loved borrowing from them.
I did just give a medium size shopping bag half full of makeup and perfume away to some people at work (I work with people on parenting payments and on the dole (unemployment payments) mostly drugstore stuff, samples I have collected over the last year since I went back to work. Whew, there was some squeeee-ing at work, let me tell you!!
Anyway, I kept all my MAC and Nars, Bloom, etc. my faves and gave away Revlon, Rimmel, etc. I changed my hair color drastically and quit tanning, so lots of it didn't work for me, anyway.
I think I got off topic ---
Keep what you love, cull once a year or so and add judiciously, if you need to budget.
Don't be like my mom. It was so sad. When she died she was still using the same color of blue eyeshadow she wore when I started high school twenty five years earlier! She owned one cover stick, one powder foundation, two eyeshadows and one mascara. None cost more than $20, I don't suppose and all had seen better years. What a waste of a beautiful woman. (She did own about 10 lipsticks, though. Hmmmm, there was a little vanity there!)
RIP Mom!!

sometimes i look at everything i have and i miss the times when i just had a little bit of products and they were dearer to me because they were what i needed. it's hard to explain but i feel now i have so much sometimes i'm like, do i really need 8 shades of green? i can't seem to part with it all because i love having more and collecting and seeing all the wonderful colors but other times i miss having just a little humble bit of makeup before i was constantly seeking new things to buy lol.
it's hard to explain but yes, sometimes i want to get rid of everythin but what will fit into one little box or something (which it all did less than a year ago lol) but not because of what anyone else says, mostly just because i miss having my few little dear things in my small little traincase.

I don't feel like you should have to sell or give any of it away. You have a very modest collection. There are many who have drawers full of drugstore products, some even have drawers full of highend products. Anytime I am feeling badly about how much I own I feel better once I watch other peoples collection videos on youtube. My sister and I share a collection, but it is enough for more than the two of us.

Never ever. I adore my collection too much! My boyfriend can like it or lump it

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