Mostly i'm planning to "shop" my own makeup inventory for much of this year. I'm not on a NO Buy, but i am definitely going to buy less.
LIPSTICKS: I actually do wear them and i have a few that i've used a good deal of. I'm going to try to wear lipstick every day and see if i can work through a few. They're not off my list, but after i snap some photos of my "collection" -- looks like it'll be sunny most of next week, good for portraits of lipstick tubes -- i know i'll keep the number of purchases down. AND i can B2M them as i use them, since most of mine are MAC, so it'll be like getting a new lipstick for free!
LIP GLOSSES: I rarely wear them, so i'm promising myself to skip them unless they're really really unusual or utterly perfect for my coloring.
EYE LINERS: I use eye liners of all sorts, cake, gel, liquid, pencil -- lately i've been really loving Fluidlines a whole lot. I'm going to try to wear eye liner every day. I've got a liquid liner that's almost used up, so that's a step in the right direction. Eye liner is not off my list, but i do not need every violet or purple or glittery brown liner that comes down the road -- and, really, how many teal liners do i need? I think 8 is enough!
EYE SHADOWS: I wear them less often than liner, but i do wear them, and when i do i combine 3 or 4 colors, so i don't plan to pare these down. I just don't need more of the same colors i already have, so i'll snap photos and try to restrain myself.
CHEEKS : I have THREE boxes: one with about 45 warm blushes & highlighters, a second with about 45 neutral blushes & highlighters, and a third with about 45 cool blushes & highlighters. SRSLY i do not need more! So, again, unless there is something utterly amaze-balls, i'm skipping blushes and highlighters this year. Remember, my collection goes back decades, so i've got some powder cheek products from the '70s & '80s that are still wearable.
• Bronzer I almost never wear. I own a few that i got maybe 5 years ago - i may just give 'em the heave-ho, since they're mostly sparkly drugstore ones;
• Blush I infrequently wear because of my rosacea: I don't need to look redder in more places. In order to wear blush effectively i have to do a full face -- color correcting primer in some places, regular primer in others, foundation, concealer, cheek products, powder. And i'm usually too lazy to put on more than my skin care, moisturizing mineral sunscreen, and a light dusting of neutral powder;
• Highlighter I do wear a bit more often. I may try for every day. But i do not need more of them.
Part of my point here is:
-- I will figure out what i use the most often, what i use less often, what almost never.
-- That way i don't buy more stuff i'll hardly use, no matter how pretty it is in the pan or the tube.
-- And i will keep a lid on purchases of things i do use, since i don't need more multiples of the same or similar colors.
I've been MIA for a few weeks because of moving/starting school, but I'm back for good now! So far, I haven't made any beauty purchases since the middle of December, but I'm going to be needing some more skincare stuff from Sephora soon and then I'll be in real trouble. I have been really concentrating on my Naked 3 palette, my UD lipsticks, and the YSL blush in Pepper Rose, and I'm really satisfied with using them in combination for an every day look. I'm also trying to use my tools to find more ways to use what I have. I've used my Guerlain foundation this week with my UD blending brush and Beauty Blender and I've gotten a much better finish than using just one tool. I hope I can continue to be strong because I will be unemployed for at least a few more weeks while I adjust to school.
