Hey Ladies!
It's good to be back! I've been checking in a bit and poking around, but I haven't really had anything to add for a while! I miss the like button too! haha!
As per my goals, I haven't purchased one item of makeup in 2015! Any items I rec'd were gifted to me. I purchased a brush (Real Techniques Silicone liner brush) at TJ Maxx or something like that for $6 I think. I don't count that as a 'makeup' purchase, but I acknowledge that it is makeup related!
Items I rec'd as gifts this year or got from Sephora for free (Bday gift, points):
15 Pan MAC palette - Browns/Golds
Naked Lip Pencil - UD (Xmas gift from Hubby - got him to purchase for me from Nordstrom Rack....as it is discontinued now....sadface).
Milani Brow Shadow in "Light"
Becca Highlighter - Champagne Pop
Lancome Sample Mascara (got with Sephora Points)
MAC Miley Cyrus Viva Glam Gloss
Sephora Bday Present - NARS lip pencils x2 (gave one away)
UD Naked Gloss - Sesso (given to me by my SIL who has the UD palette set, didn't want the gloss)
I don't think I'm missing anything!
To be honest, I'm pretty happy with how everything went. I resisted collection after collection, trips to Sephora to get things for other people, etc. One area that I added to is fragrance: I bought two Sage rollerballs, Bronze Goddess Rollerball, and the trio of Clean rollerballs from the Black Friday sales. Those weren't needed purchases, but I've been enjoying having new scents around to put on in the morning.
I've loved reading the updates from you guys, I can't tell you how much you've motivated me! It looks to me like we've made some fantastic progress this year in all different areas of our lives.
I recently got a full time teaching contract until June, so I'll be super busy with that. I find that the more I look at things, the more I think about how much effort it takes to look after them. I think I'm going to do another purge of my makeup to get rid of dupes, etc. that are unnecessary. I still have BUs of items waiting to go when I run out of the current thing. YES. EVEN AFTER ONE YEAR OF NO BUYING. That tells you something, eh? We need so much less than we think.
I've been watching PinksoFoxy aka Christine over and over - I love her decluttering series. Absolute gold.
Where do I go from here? NOT BACKWARDS. I've been thinking a lot about what I want to do next. I think next year, I'll allow myself the ability to replace necessary items (mascara, powder, etc.) but no more coloured shadows, liners, or things like that. I may want an item from the Selena collection, but that depends on what things are released. I am a big fan of her music and have been for years, so I'm looking forward to that. Basically I want to afford myself some freedom in 2016 but I find that I work best with restrictions. I'm an 'all or nothing' person and I've found that that works for me, at least for right now. When Jan 1st hits I'm not going out to buy something makeup related. I have a debt repayment goal of Oct 2016 and hubs and I are running a half marathon that we are travelling for so we have some big plans. Over Xmas and boxing day I did go a little crazy with clothing - I bought boots, leggings, etc. Since I'm transitioning into 'work clothing' I did need some things, but probably not as much as I purchased. Some areas for improvement for 2016 would be: focusing on minimizing household purchases (candles, books, etc) and continue working on my makeup 'collection' (downsizing, streamlining, etc.). I'm finding that pigments are not easy to work with but they are so pretty. I don't think that's enough of a reason to keep all of them. I may 'depot' them for a B2M and give away the product or some of it while keeping the container.
Anyways, I'm so thrilled to read of our successes! Keep up the great work ladies, we've come so far! Would love to stay in touch in 2016! xo
