Operation "Use it up"! All welcome!!

[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

Quick update on my progress. Fix + is done and already B2Med! Only 1/3 of Easy Lounger lip glass remaining. My Greasepaint stick is busted, there's product remaining but it won't twist up. May call it done soon unless I can figure out how to get the product out.

Not on my list of makeup, but am working my way through my stash of Lush items. Used up 3 bath bombs last week.


Also made my first makeup purchase of the year last week--2 eyeshadows. 2 items added to my stash and 2 items finished. I want to finish more items than add to my stash this year.

Hope everyone is getting on well with finishing up their products. Looking forward to reading your updates!

 

[xfarrax]

Really love these threads so here's whats I'm going to try to use up La Roche posy effaclar duo La Roche posy effaclar k Pixi glow tonic Mac prolong wear concealer Mac studio finish concealer Mac mineralize skin finish natural Chanel bronze universelle

 

[charlotte366]

I finished by bourjois healthy mix foundation whoop Whoop!

I have also nearly finished by Cargo lipgloss and the guerlain lippie, I am using them daily at the moment to use them up, trying to be good!

 

[Innatchka]

Nice thread! I just started doing this. I did it mostly to use up my oldest products, so I can make room for something new. I also have a lot of MAC products I havent used for a while because I simply forgot, got sick of them or found something better.
I want to use those up by august this year. The reward will be: some new beautiful items from MAC Tropical Taboo collection.

Here is my list:

MAC Products
- Tendertone in Sush (very old I know)
- Fix+ (forgotten)
- Lipstick in Brave New Bronze and Sci-fi Delity (almost there!)
- Dazzleglas in Like Venus and Moth to Flame (expiring, 3 years old)
- Lipglass in Liberated and Perenial High Style (expiring)
- Blush: Prim and Propper (almost there)
- Paint Pot in Girlfriendly (Soft Ochre always wins)




Other Brands
- Make-up Forever Bronzer in Matt Bronze (my new MAC Sun Dipped is waiting for me!)
- Make-up Forever Aqua black liner (nothing compared to my Inglot black cream liner)
- Bodyshop blushes: Trio Cool Dusk and Hot Brights Blush (never reach for it)
- Revlon Lipstick: Berry Haute (Repurchase, loved this one! But got sick of it)
- Inglot Green Cream Concealer (never reach for it)
- Erre Due eyeshadow pallete nr 7 (never reach for it)
- Chanel Irreele Blush (I have this one for 6 years now, its about time)



I feel kind of icky to use old lipglosses (oldest ones are 4 years old), I have much much more that I havent used for years! They are mostly LE ones and not suitable for everyday use. If I dont use up the liquids by august I will toss them away. Does anyone else have the old lipgloss dilemma? The longer they sit there, the less you want to use them. To me lipgloss is just like foundation and mascara, you want to use it fresh en within 3 months! After that I just feel gross about it, even if they still smell and look good.

 

[Lisianthus]

- Lipglass in Liberated and Perenial High Style (expiring) - Blush: Prim and Propper (almost there)
- Paint Pot in Girlfriendly (Soft Ochre always wins)




I feel kind of icky to use old lipglosses (oldest ones are 4 years old), I have much much more that I havent used for years! They are mostly LE ones and not suitable for everyday use. If I dont use up the liquids by august I will toss them away. Does anyone else have the old lipgloss dilemma? The longer they sit there, the less you want to use them. To me lipgloss is just like foundation and mascara, you want to use it fresh en within 3 months! After that I just feel gross about it, even if they still smell and look good.

Seeing your photo is like looking at my own stash. I have Brave New Bronze and Prim and Proper but I'm embarassed to say I haven't made much of a dent in those products. I also had Fix + and Perennial High Style on my list and I managed to finish them up earlier this year.

I understand the lipgloss dilemma. I''m trying to use up the lipglosses that I like and want B2M the colors that don't flatter me but first, I have to shake off the feelings of guilt for being so wasteful. It's taken me 5 months to finish up 2 lipglosses that weren't even full. I have no business owning more than 2-3 lipglosses at at any one time unless I want them sitting around getting old and icky

 

[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!!  

I've been missing in action the last few months but still using things up from my list: - Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer (used up and repurchased) - Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie (all gone, yay!) - Chanel Rouge Coco in Jersey Rose (used this beauty up last month!) - MAC lipstick in Sweetie (the tiniest bit left- will use up in June) - MAC paintpot in Rubenesque (have been using this 3-4 times a week and still haven't seen the glass bottom!) - MAC blush in Pinch 'O Peach (lots of pan showing but will take a few months to finish this up!) For the month of June I'll keep working on MAC Sweetie l/s, MAC Rubenesque and MAC Pinch O Peach blush. Must also include a bronzer and lipgloss so I'll choose a few items from my stash and take a photo of my updated list of items to use! How is everyone else doing?

 

[charlotte366]

Quote:Originally Posted by GloWWorM


I've been missing in action the last few months but still using things up from my list:

- Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer (used up and repurchased)
- Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie (all gone, yay!)
- Chanel Rouge Coco in Jersey Rose (used this beauty up last month!)
- MAC lipstick in Sweetie (the tiniest bit left- will use up in June)
- MAC paintpot in Rubenesque (have been using this 3-4 times a week and still haven't seen the glass bottom!)
- MAC blush in Pinch 'O Peach (lots of pan showing but will take a few months to finish this up!)

For the month of June I'll keep working on MAC Sweetie l/s, MAC Rubenesque and MAC Pinch O Peach blush.

Must also include a bronzer and lipgloss so I'll choose a few items from my stash and take a photo of my updated list of items to use!

How is everyone else doing?


I am struggling to be honest, I nought some new bits recently from Space NK both full price and in the sale, but i have been busy at work so wearing less makeup, very simple looks, and not using a lot of product. At the moment I seem to be having more like finishing skin and bodycare items rather than the make up. I am still concentrating on the Geurlain Rouge G in Beatrix, nearly done! and I have also been concentrating on the Chanel Coco Shine in romantic, a natural and bright lippie covers most ocassions! My Charcoal brown won't give up the ghost, even though I am using daily and my Bobbi Brown corrector appears to be never ending even though I can see the pan! Anyone got any suggestions.....I am resenting my collection right now!

 

[charlotte366]

Quote:Originally Posted by GloWWorM


I've been missing in action the last few months but still using things up from my list:

- Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer (used up and repurchased)
- Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie (all gone, yay!)
- Chanel Rouge Coco in Jersey Rose (used this beauty up last month!)
- MAC lipstick in Sweetie (the tiniest bit left- will use up in June)
- MAC paintpot in Rubenesque (have been using this 3-4 times a week and still haven't seen the glass bottom!)
- MAC blush in Pinch 'O Peach (lots of pan showing but will take a few months to finish this up!)

For the month of June I'll keep working on MAC Sweetie l/s, MAC Rubenesque and MAC Pinch O Peach blush.

Must also include a bronzer and lipgloss so I'll choose a few items from my stash and take a photo of my updated list of items to use!

How is everyone else doing?


Well done on using 3 things up!

 

[charlotte366]

Quote:Originally Posted by Innatchka

Nice thread! I just started doing this. I did it mostly to use up my oldest products, so I can make room for something new. I also have a lot of MAC products I havent used for a while because I simply forgot, got sick of them or found something better.
I want to use those up by august this year. The reward will be: some new beautiful items from MAC Tropical Taboo collection.

Here is my list:

MAC Products
- Tendertone in Sush (very old I know)
- Fix+ (forgotten)
- Lipstick in Brave New Bronze and Sci-fi Delity (almost there!)
- Dazzleglas in Like Venus and Moth to Flame (expiring, 3 years old)
- Lipglass in Liberated and Perenial High Style (expiring)
- Blush: Prim and Propper (almost there)
- Paint Pot in Girlfriendly (Soft Ochre always wins)




Other Brands
- Make-up Forever Bronzer in Matt Bronze (my new MAC Sun Dipped is waiting for me!)
- Make-up Forever Aqua black liner (nothing compared to my Inglot black cream liner)
- Bodyshop blushes: Trio Cool Dusk and Hot Brights Blush (never reach for it)
- Revlon Lipstick: Berry Haute (Repurchase, loved this one! But got sick of it)
- Inglot Green Cream Concealer (never reach for it)
- Erre Due eyeshadow pallete nr 7 (never reach for it)
- Chanel Irreele Blush (I have this one for 6 years now, its about time)



I feel kind of icky to use old lipglosses (oldest ones are 4 years old), I have much much more that I havent used for years! They are mostly LE ones and not suitable for everyday use. If I dont use up the liquids by august I will toss them away. Does anyone else have the old lipgloss dilemma? The longer they sit there, the less you want to use them. To me lipgloss is just like foundation and mascara, you want to use it fresh en within 3 months! After that I just feel gross about it, even if they still smell and look good.



Love the pan porn on the mac blusher! I am not a big lipgloss fan, but do feel a bit funny about uing those which have been open a long time. I try not to open too many at the same time, maybe just 2-3, so 1 in each colour family, it encourages me to use it up to open the new one!

 

[Innatchka]

Haha and it feels even better I wish I was this smart about lipglosses in the beginnig. Everything I got I was so excited about, I opened and used it all at the same time. Now I have at least 10 lip/dazzleglasses that I am affraid to use! I just can't bear to trow them away. Here is my update: I hit the pan with the bronzer. I trew away Aquablack liner, it dried out. I sold the Bodyshop mineralized blush. Anything else is still kind of the same. I am getting really sick of this tendertone, cant even smell this fruity sweet smell anymore! I really wonder if its bad to use on your lips after 4 years.

Love the pan porn on the mac blusher! I am not a big lipgloss fan, but do feel a bit funny about uing those which have been open a long time. I try not to open too many at the same time, maybe just 2-3, so 1 in each colour family, it encourages me to use it up to open the new one!

 

[Mac4Megan]

I use the smell test with lip glosses. You can smell when they've turned, like plastic.

Haha and it feels even better I wish I was this smart about lipglosses in the beginnig. Everything I got I was so excited about, I opened and used it all at the same time. Now I have at least 10 lip/dazzleglasses that I am affraid to use! I just can't bear to trow them away. Here is my update: I hit the pan with the bronzer. I trew away Aquablack liner, it dried out. I sold the Bodyshop mineralized blush. Anything else is still kind of the same. I am getting really sick of this tendertone, cant even smell this fruity sweet smell anymore! I really wonder if its bad to use on your lips after 4 years.

 

[Dominique33]

- One of my the Body Shop body butters
- Saint-Gervais Thermal Water
- Dior Crème Abricot
- Caudalie Huile Divine
- Kiko Scented Technology scrub
- Benefit Total Moisture cream

But no makeup, I have some old products and I keep using them without any allergic reaction

 

[Innatchka]

I use the smell test with lip glosses. You can smell when they've turned, like plastic.

Yes the smell test usually does the trick! The dazzleglasses smell horrible. But this particular tendertone is different and still smells nice! Its just the idea of putting something that old on your lips..because you also end up eating this stuff. I just wonder that when I see this huge collection videos and they still have LE lipglosses and lipsticks from early 2000.. I cant live with the idea to have so many things unused!

 

[jokingsbury]

I need to jump on this bandwagon. There are so many thing I need to use up!

 

[matchachoco]

Oh, this is fun! Here's what I'm working on... Strange Poison lipglass Pervette lipstick Light Medium & Shimmer MSFN If it's pink... dazzleglass Ravishing lipstick Viva Glam VI lipglass Star Nova Lustreglass I hate Pervette but I can't bring myself to just B2M it until it's empty! Strange Potion is gorgeous but quite old. Earlier this year I finished By Candlelight MSF! It took me 3 years, but I felt very accomplished! Glad you guys understand. I finished If it's pink... in just a couple weeks! I love those formulas but there is just nothing in that tube! Anyhow, I hit pan on the MSFN, too!

 

[GlamQueen21]

I am working on finishing up the following items:

Virgin Kiss l/g
On The Scene c/g
Pleasure Principle d/g
Phiff! d/g
Cultureclash l/g
Hush Hush t/t
Nubile p/p (in desperate need of a BU)
Marquise'D l/s
Plink! l/s

 

[matchachoco]

I am working on finishing up the following items:

Virgin Kiss l/g
On The Scene c/g
Pleasure Principle d/g
Phiff! d/g
Cultureclash l/g
Hush Hush t/t
Nubile p/p (in desperate need of a BU)
Marquise'D l/s
Plink! l/s

Good luck! Those Dazzleglasses shouldn't be too bad since there's so little in the tube.

 

[matchachoco]

Sorry to double post but I needed to share. My Strange Poison l/g was stuck to the inside of the tube and I couldn't see how much was left because it's mostly opaque. I work in a lab so I decided to pop the tube in the centrifuge for a few minutes - worked like a charm!

9/11 - And it's gone! I also finished an Urban Decay Primer Potion and a YSL Concealer!

 

[luvaofmakeup]

Hey guys here's the items I'm trying to use up in my stash! NYC Sunny Bronzer Mac shape the Future EDSF Mac Cleanse Off Oil Mac Fix+ Mac Face & Body Foundation Mac Fleshpot l/s Mac Pinch O Peach Blush Benefit Bo-ing Concealer (hate this concealer) Benefit High Beam Mac Painterly PP (super dried up) Mac Shroom e/s Smashbox Photo Finish Primer (really old lol)

 

[matchachoco]

Hey guys here's the items I'm trying to use up in my stash! NYC Sunny Bronzer Mac shape the Future EDSF Mac Cleanse Off Oil Mac Fix+ Mac Face & Body Foundation Mac Fleshpot l/s Mac Pinch O Peach Blush Benefit Bo-ing Concealer (hate this concealer) Benefit High Beam Mac Painterly PP (super dried up) Mac Shroom e/s Smashbox Photo Finish Primer (really old lol)

I see pan on some of those!! Good luck!