Operation "Use it up"! All welcome!!

[charlotte366]

Hi Everyone

I am hoping this can be a thread where we can document all the make up, skincare and bodycare items that we have managed to finish!

In 2013 I am hoping to control my stash not let my stash control me! I am not going on project pan or a no buy (not 100% convinced it would work for me1) so this is an idea to encourage myself to finish off that last little bit of eyeshadow, foundation or lipstick! I know that I am not the only person on Specktra who feels that maybe my stash is slightly out of control for me, but equally I don't want to remove myself from the community for an extended period of time.

I know that items have an expiration date, they don't last forever, different people have different ideas of what the acceptable expiration times are but, I see this as a way of getting full use of items rather than just throwing them out because they went off before I had a chance to use them.

If you already do a monthly round up on your blog why not post a link to your blog post here?

Anyone can join in, pictures welcome particularly of eyeshadow or blush pan porn!

I understand that this thread won't be for everyone, some people are just starting out on their collections, others are happy to keep letting them grow. Which ever camp you belong in, your finished items are always welcome in this thread!

Now lets see some Pan Porn (PP) and Empty Bottles (EB)

 

[charlotte366]

Ok my 5 selected items that I am concentrating on using so that I can finish them soon are:

• MUFE Face & Body Foundation 20% remaining
• Guerlain Metorites Illuminating and Mattifying powder 20% remaining
• MAC Creme Cup Lipstick
• Guerlain Rouge G Brilliant in Beatrix
• Mac Charcoal Brown Eyeshadow

Will post a picture of how much there is left when I get home!

 

[jennyap]

I'm in. I liked the idea of 5 things - seems a reasonable number to work on - but after I'd picked 5, I thought I should probably try use up some of my perfume too.

So I have 6 things, and they fall into 2 categories:

January "use it or lose it" - anything left in these at the end of Jan will be tossed.

• Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Complex. There's probably 20% left of a huge bottle of this, but I tend to use my No7 Protect & Perfect serum more often these days.
• L'Oreal Glam Shine Cream lipstick in Grape Juice
• Lancome Oscillation mascara. It's decent enough but vibrating mascara, really? I usually reach for my trusty Hypnose instead.

Longer term items

• No7 Eyeshadow Trio in Good Earth. Before I started getting into makeup more, this was my staple, and I have two, both lightly used (one I kept at work, one at home). Time I used one of them up.
• Clinique powder blush in Smoldering Plum. This was a 'Gift Time' freebie, and I don't think I've ever used it.
• Clinique Happy perfume.

I'll post pictures sometime if I can figure out how!

 

[charlotte366]

Yay a use it up buddy Here is a pic of my five items, just created an everyday make up bag and these are in it!

 

[Honi]

This is such a good idea! I already do keep my empties and show them in a video at the end of the month, but there are products that I would love to use up and kick to the curb.

I have 2 things I'm currently working on:
- B never to busy to be beautiful eyeshadow (Lush's old sister brand). Ive hit pan but I really just want to use it up.
- Nivea foundation. About 1/4 left, just want to finish so I can enjoy other things and not have it lying around!

There's probably more but Ill get to that later

 

[B7uemo0n]

Hello from the US ladies! Came here for some support. I did sell most of my well used makeup so I will be mostly starting from full product items but that's ok! Seeing as January is almost over I will update middle or end of Feb. Products I want to put to good use- MAC- Angel lipstick MAC- Apres Chic MAC- Viva Glam Bare Minerals foundation Buxom mascara Boing concealer (I tossed it. It was dried out) MAC- Blankety (melted and ugly on me. B2m) Wish me luck ladies! EDIT- I refined my list so I could be involved in the "makeup with a theme," thread. This way I'm using colors in season and getting good use out of my products!

 

[PixieDancer]

Ok I'm going to play toooooo...

Need to use these up in February:

Arbonne Eye Cream
2 Nude colored lipliners (Too Faced & MAC)
Arbonne Shampoo & Conditioner set
MAC Brave Lipstick
MAC All That Glitters e/s

 

[Lisianthus]

Hi ladies!

Here's my list. Hope to finish a few of the following by the end of February. Trying not to buy anything until April!

Mac Perennial High Style Lipglass
Mac Frankly Fresh Lipglass
Mac Easy Lounger Lipgass
Mac Greasepaint Stick
Mac Fix +
Mac Eye and Lip Remover

 

[VampyCouture]

Products I need to use up:

Mac Studio Fix (I'm on the home stretch!)
Iman Cream Foundation
2 lip liners
2 lip glosses
One lipstick
Mally Volumizing Mascara
Lancome Hypnose Mascara
Maybelline Define a Lash Mascara
L'oreal brow pencil
Concealer Palette
Cargo Bronzer

Hopefully I can use these up by the end of February!

 

[charlotte366]

Hi ladies, glad im not the only one sliming the collection down. here is my January update, finished a liquid eyeliner my stila topaz kohl kajal and a mascara. Still working on the items in my picture. I am listing some bnib stuff this month too on eBay. Nearly finished my current face moisturiser and serum too!

 

[GloWWorM]

Hi! :new: Ooohh this looks like good motivation! All the items I've picked are more than half way used up. My 6 items are: - Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer - Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie - Chanel Rouge Coco in Jersey Rose - MAC lipstick in Sweetie - MAC paintpot in Rubenesque (about a third left) - MAC blush in Pinch 'O Peach (I've hit pan) Good luck ladies!!  

 

[B7uemo0n]

Here are my before pictures for what I want to use up. I'm going to do a before and after. EDIT- will insert new picture of my products.

 

[charlotte366]

A good selection of products too, I think having a well balanced selection or both cream and powder products make it easier to finish something up which encourages you to keep going! keep us posted on how you get on!

 

[charlotte366]

Pan Porn!

I can't see pan on any of my blushers, they are my weakness, I have far too many and not sure I will ever hit pan on one. I got given peaches for Christmas, I haven't used it yet, what do you think of it?

 

[B7uemo0n]

Pan Porn! I can't see pan on any of my blushers, they are my weakness, I have far too many and not sure I will ever hit pan on one. I got given peaches for Christmas, I haven't used it yet, what do you think of it?

I love it! I think this looks really good on me seeing as I am not much into pinks. Even if you are into pinks it's still awesome. I've had this for years and its still not done because a little does really go along way. Its a lovely all year round color. It's taking forever!

 

[PixieDancer]

Ok I'm going to play toooooo...

Need to use these up in February:

Arbonne Eye Cream
2 Nude colored lipliners (Too Faced & MAC)
Arbonne Shampoo & Conditioner set
MAC Brave Lipstick
MAC All That Glitters e/s

YAY!!! Finished my shampoo AND conditioner last night! I may have used a tad more than normal the last few days to accomplish this... but that's just a maybe!

 

[charlotte366]

YAY!!! Finished my shampoo AND conditioner last night! I may have used a tad more than normal the last few days to accomplish this... but that's just a maybe!

congratulations!

I finished by MUFE F&B foundation and I am quite sad, I love this product and I really want to repurchase, but I need to use up some other foundations first :-( after all you can only wear one each day can't you!

 

[VampyCouture]

congratulations!

I finished by MUFE F&B foundation and I am quite sad, I love this product and I really want to repurchase, but I need to use up some other foundations first :-( after all you can only wear one each day can't you!

I know what you mean! My Iman Cream Foundation is amazing, but I need to finish Studio Fix and my MUFE HD and after that I really want the Lancome Teint Idole foundation. I'll finally be able to buy it if I finish these three! Hopefully by May

 

[PixieDancer]

congratulations!

I finished by MUFE F&B foundation and I am quite sad, I love this product and I really want to repurchase, but I need to use up some other foundations first :-( after all you can only wear one each day can't you!

I know EXACTLY what you're going through! I'm going through that myself! It's the worst when you've collected a few foundations, concealers, etc to try and end up falling in love with one!! Which is the whole point of trying them, but now you have all these other products to use up before you can feel good about buying the one you fell in love with! UGH!! And when you're using those other products you feel disappointed because you KNOW there's something else you'd rather be using....

Why does reading this back to myself sound like a torrid soap opera love affair!? LOL

Good luck using up those losers so you can go back to your holy grail sweetness!!

 

[B7uemo0n]

I know EXACTLY what you're going through!  I'm going through that myself!  It's the worst when you've collected a few foundations, concealers, etc to try and end up falling in love with one!!  Which is the whole point of trying them, but now you have all these other products to use up before you can feel good about buying the one you fell in love with!  UGH!!  And when you're using those other products you feel disappointed because you KNOW there's something else you'd rather be using.... Why does reading this back to myself sound like a torrid soap opera love affair!?  LOL Good luck using up those losers so you can go back to your holy grail sweetness!!

Ok seriously ladies... I have two concealers now one of which I hate! It's in my pick I posted earlier. It does nothing for me. Can I just toss it? Is that cheating?