First of all, happy belated birthday
@shellygrrl !!!
I'm sure you had a wonderful day! How's everyone else?
Haven't posted in this thread a lot lately. I do post in other threads on my phone when I'm having a coffee break or when I'm on the bus (i.e. give thanks or post some short comments), but I like to sit down at my computer and take some time to write longer texts for this thread. During the last week, I KonMari-ed my clothes, shoes and part of my makeup and now I'm quite exhausted, but super happy!!! I purged A LOT of clothes, most of them didn't fit properly and I had kept them "in case I lose weight" (which never happened). So I got rid of about 30% of my T-shirts, tops, sweaters, several jackets and dresses, etc. I also tackled my "collection" of shoes and bags which has been growing for...the last ten years, just because I never properly purged them. So now, I've gotten rid of more than half of my handbags and shoes. Let's not mention the silly amount of fashion jewelry from 2006 I still had in some boxes (from my emo teenage years...nope, I won't wear those guitar shaped earrings any more, lol). At first, making decisions was a bit tough, but soon, it was surprizingly easy and I really just followed the feelings I had holding/trying each item. I'm quite surpized of myself how bravely I managed to pull it through!
I've already booked a stand at a women's flea market for late September, so for now I need to store everything (I'm lucky to have enough space for this), but I'm really looking foward to really getting rid of everything. I'll see how lucky I'll be selling, otherwise at least I'll know that I've tried; the rest will be donated to the charity shop.
Now, I can finally recognize what my style is like and what kinds of clothes suit me well because I've only kept my favorite things. The number of them is still far away from a capsule wardrobe concept, but I lovelovelove to open my closet and to see my clothes not pushed in tightly, but they got some "air to breathe". I've always been a neat person so my closet and drawers have never been messy, but everything had been stuffed in because of the amount of stuff. So I really hope (and know) that this will influence my shopping behavior for the future.
Makeup wise, I did okay this month. I ordered Mac Pillow Talk lipstick already at the end of July, and I picked up Whirl and Nippon lipstick which finally are available here. Ok, I don't really need more lipsticks
But I got rid of some more brights I never used (my stash is about 2/3 of its original size now) and I wanna stick to nudes and neutrals for the future, so I've already worn them often. I also broke my nail polish no-buy which had been existent since October, so my success is not quite great...BUT it was a 1.50€-"dupe" for a Chanel polish (Terrana) I had been coveting for months. I came to the conclusion that any shimmery brown polish would make me as happy as the pricey Chanel one, and I'm really amazed by the formula so I've applied it twice in the two weeks I own it (the polish is by Essence and seemingly, they've improved their formula some time ago). Brands like Essie or OPI, or even more expensive ones like Chanel still don't really evoke my attention, which I'm really happy about. I'm really ok with having colors similar to hyped original polishes, especially because Chanel doesn't perform quite well on my nails. So at least my polish addiction has been cured, I think, even though I've slipped (but lippies are my soft spot...).
I also had to repurchase my regular face cream (Roche Posay Effaclar Duo) and decided to give Avene Triacneal a try as a night cream. I think my skin has improved because of it and I'm happy I bought it. I also had to repurchase my powder and cleansing oil, so unfortunately I spent a lot of money on necessities this month (no "fun" shopping in comparison to the lipsticks). All in all, I'm quite satisfied about my low buy, but of course there's always room for improvement.
I'll go on a mini holiday to Paris in two weeks, and of course, I'd like to do some shopping there. I think I will behave, lol, but if not on holiday, when else can I treat myself, huh? But I'll make a list of stores and brands that aren't available here for some rather special items (like &other stories, Monki, Nafnaf, New Look...and 1 or 2 Nars items) instead of heading towards H&M and similar average stores I can always visit.
On me, it's very close to MLBB territory. * Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer * MUFE Ultra HD - mix of Y205 and Y225 * MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer - NW15 * OCC Skin Conceal - Y1 * Rimmel Stay Matte Powder - Transparent * Anastasia Brow Powder Duo - Ash Brown * NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base * Victoria's Secret eyeshadow - Bunny * MUFE Smoky Extravagant Mascara - Black * MAC Blush - Next to Skin (contour) * The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder - 02 * NARS Satin Lip Pencil - Rikugien So I've had a few looks with MUFE Smoky Extravagant (mini version I got with points from Sephora). I like the blackness of it, the formula is a touch wetter than I prefer, and I'm a bit "meh" on the wand (it's the same size of conical wand as Prestige Total Intensity Mascara and LORAC Pro Mascara). I don't think I'd shell out the money for the full size. I wonder if I'd like Smoky Lash better? (Edited to add my Sunday FOTD...) * It Cosmetics YSBB CC Cream - Fair * MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer - NW15 * Anastasia Brow Powder Duo - Ash Brown * NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base * MAC Pigment - Teal * MAC Eyeshadow - Copperplate * Prestige True Khol Kajal - Matte Black * Bare Minerals Flawless Definition Mascara - Black * The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder - 02 * NARS Satin Lip Pencil - Rikugien
