I think 1 in/16 out is a good compromise! Definitely don't beat yourself up. Like you said, you know you'll use it a lot and it's not really an impulse buy since you've been talking about wanting another one forever. You've already made a ton of progress and I know with your new organization you'll be even pickier in the future!
The great thing about #teamlowbuy is that you don't have to feel ashamed.. because your goals are YOUR goals and you are the architect of your own success. Low can mean whatever you want it to mean.
That's EXACTLY right! Your low-buy... YOUR rules! NO SHAME!!The great thing about #teamlowbuy is that you don't have to feel ashamed.. because your goals are YOUR goals and you are the architect of your own success. Low can mean whatever you want it to mean.
Good for you for rotating products! That's one of my goals too. I have 4 blushes left to use, 1 foundation, 1 translucent powder, 1 bronzer, 1 brow gelcreme, and 13 eyeshadows. I've been making a point to touch up during the day and sometimes I'll change up my lip color or add on products for evening. I've also been able to get rid of a few more things and have been finding it easier and easier to pull things together. Now that I've done some looks that really work well for me it definitely brings into contrast the things that look "just okay." I never want to look "just okay" again lol.
That's an awesome challenge! I know you're going to rock it!! I've been really enjoying mine.. just got rid of 7 products yesterday and it's a weight lifted off. Trust me, once you have everything out in front of you and you make a point of actually USING it all.. you really realize what kind of products work for you and which are just too much work. At least that was my experience last year! Just keep reminding yourself that your makeup stash should be your pamper station.. you should look at it and LOVE everything you have and really be able to enjoy it. It will take some work, but you'll get there! I'm still working on it every day but I can look at where I was a year ago and be proud of myself for progress. You just purged 16 lippies.. be super proud of that accomplishment!
THANKS HUN!!! I will use the 1 Trend Palette I already used and see how practical it is for me. Good idea! I really am good about reapplying my lipsticks throughout the day, and I don't see them being great for that. Obviously, they are promoted as PRO products. So, a PRO MUA would find them really useful! Having a great selection of lippies that are on "trend" right at their fingertips without digging through tubes of lipstick. But for me, even for shoots, I would probably reach for tried and true tubes over a palette. And if I don't like a shade or even 2 in the palette, it seems like a waste. And I'm sure a lot of the shades are dupable. I just don't want to swatch them if I end up deciding to sell/swap them! They will be more desirable untouched!That's an awesome challenge! I know you're going to rock it!! I've been really enjoying mine.. just got rid of 7 products yesterday and it's a weight lifted off. Trust me, once you have everything out in front of you and you make a point of actually USING it all.. you really realize what kind of products work for you and which are just too much work. At least that was my experience last year! Just keep reminding yourself that your makeup stash should be your pamper station.. you should look at it and LOVE everything you have and really be able to enjoy it. It will take some work, but you'll get there! I'm still working on it every day but I can look at where I was a year ago and be proud of myself for progress. You just purged 16 lippies.. be super proud of that accomplishment!
Maybe you could try just using the one trend palette at home a few times? That way you could just wash the lip brush after every use. If after a few times you find it too inconvenient, let it go! Then you can confirm to yourself that they don't work for you and be at peace with leaving them behind. And you could try to sell/swap/gift the unused ones. It's not worth the anxiety of looking at them and feeling guilty that they aren't used.. If you don't love them equally as much or more than your other top favorites.. they're not that important. You only have one mouth, so why wear the second string when you could pull out the all-stars?
Remember to take it one step at a time too.. it's easy to look at 10 drawers of lip products and feel a little sick about it.. BUT if you take 1 drawer per month, try to use every product in it and pass on the ones that aren't favorites.. in less than a year I bet you'll have consolidated way down. And it won't feel so overwhelming!
Keep your spirit up girl! You're doing GREAT!
You know, you could probably see if you have dupes for all the palette shades in your collection in tubes and then try those on to see if they work? Then you wouldn't be swatching the palettes but you'd still get to see what the shades are like on you. I agree, if 1 or 2 shades aren't going to be used it kind of defeats the purpose of the palette! You could probably rule out both of them pretty easily that way! Plus you could ditch the tubes that don't work at the same time! That's how I feel about eyeshadow palettes.. If I don't know that I'll love every shade now I'll pass.
GO YAZMIN GO!!
Awesome hun.... Keep up the good work! You get a GOLD
I ordered three lippies from Ka'oir.CONFESSION
My no buy for Feb turned into mac stone lip pencil, 2 pan shadows...and allllll becuz i ordered those inserts n palette cases, smh!!! thats it tho other than that i've been good.
Maybe we could add feedback to our swap posts? Like mention who we've swapped with and that it was a good experience (hopefully). I think that would be helpful and wouldn't clutter up the thread.
Definitely a great idea. :nods:
:hug:I added some things to my swap list in case anyone is interested. I'd love to get rid of the Laura Mercier powder I only tried and which is too dark for me even though it's the lightest shade, I cringe everytime I see it and think about what I paid for it.hboy:
Great points Twill!! It is sooo hard for me to use things up. I don't think I've ever completely used up a makeup product other than things like primers, powder foundation, eyebrow pencils and mascaras.. Never color products. I always either have them so long that I get grossed out and toss them or I get rid of them because I found something new that I want to use instead.. I'm really working hard at using up one set of things right now. I've been keeping my empty bottles from other beauty products and that's been really motivating me to use up some makeup and add to the pile!
At my store special packaging is a yes, eyeliners that you can sharpen - no, anything full - yes. I've heard sometimes it varies, so maybe call ahead and ask to be 100% sure.
