Sounds like you're on the right track! Keep it up. It's definitely hard to resist temptation, I feel like makeup is really popular and constantly in our faces. There's so many pretty things but we can resist. I have to stop getting things that are similar to what I already have as well and just cool down
Hey Girl! I feel this with the 157 number - I had about 150 nail polishes earlier last year. I went through and swatched them all (after sorting them into possible dupe groups) on my nails. Then I got rid of about 50 polishes. I gave them away to girls who I thought would enjoy them. And by the end of last year I had only bought maybe 5 more that were actually unique.This year I'm on a no buy of anything, so I'm just gonna use my already huge stash.
I totally understand, I posted my lipstick inventory at the end of the 2014 thread and I still kinda haven't really made my peace with that monstrous number of lipsticks and glosses I got which I actually don't use cause they are too bright etc. The neutral shades are ok, they are too many as well, but I do use them more often.
I think I will give this a try!
YAAAASSSSSSS. Me too! I love seeing my tidy Z Palettes, all organized and only with a few rows of shadows. It makes makeup application so much more fun (oddly enough). I have noticed since I've organized them, I've applied makeup every day. Accessibility is key to utilizing my stash. If I can't find what I need I get annoyed, then give up and go makeup less. Haha. I am reaping the benefits of organization!I think I will give this a try!
I had a lot of fun with it. (I also found it a tad stressful lol). I treated it as a way to uncover my favourites and rediscover lost loves haha. I took out my absolute favs/regularly used ones/really unique ones before the swatching, as I knew they were keepers. I swatched the really similar ones side by side. I started to do this a few weekends ago with my shadows too, as that was getting overwhelming. I threw away a lot of brand new UD shadows that I had depotted from tiny palettes (I felt so bad about this...but how many sparkly browns does one need?). Now I have my Z Palettes under control and I'm loving my new stash. It's quite revitalizing!
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My Hourglass Exposure palette came early, really happy with it! Nothing else on my immediate list. As I use up some more lipsticks I'm going to replace them with some from Red Apple Lipsticks. I'm thinking probably in about 6 months I'll make an order. I'm down to 16 and I'd like to be at 8-10 so I still have a ways to go but getting there! The more I simplify, the better I feel. I'm actually enjoying makeup again rather than stressing over having/buying too much of it.
So glad to hear that your destash is going well too! It's so refreshing knowing and loving everything you have. I don't want to add to any lemmings. There are some great swatches and thoughts in the Hourglass thread. Keep in mind that they're perm so you can check them out anytime!
AHHHHH Just looked at swatches. Beaaaaauitful! Love the purple and the green onesI don't want to add to any lemmings. There are some great swatches and thoughts in the Hourglass thread. Keep in mind that they're perm so you can check them out anytime!
That's got to be Allie's most well-known/popular post. Love it. Sometimes I think most adults are just overgrown kids anyway. And that there are some kids out there that make better adults than actual adults.
HAHAHA isn't that the truth!Sometimes I think most adults are just overgrown kids anyway. And that there are some kids out there that make better adults than actual adults.
Actually I have lots of nail polishes too and need to go through them. So you gave me an idea, I gotta go through those soon as well as my lipsticks. I'm sure my sister would happily claim some
It's hard sometimes you buy something and grow to not love it and what not. Then you are stuck with a bunch. BTW I like your screen name!
Interesting perspective! I feel like I will be rocking the iridescent shadows well into my 40s though hahaSo many great YouTube people coming out of the woodwork lately. There are a ton of makeup inventory and project pan videos now. Refreshing to see some balance coming back.
UGHHHH TARGET IS CLOSING AND I CAN'T SHOP!!!!I know it's only been two-ish weeks, but no makeup bought in 2015 yet. I'm almost done my current eye primer (LORAC Behind the Scenes mini) and my cleanser but I'm not craving any makeup, so I think even my next outing to Shoppers will be, in the words of Borat, GREAT SUCCESS.
Now that Target is closing here (eff) though, I do feel a bit of pressure to haul some ELF and Sonia Kashuk stuff, but I think I'll be okay in there - afterall, there's ebay, CPs and nyx and elf sites if I get desperate. I will miss the 2 for $12 Mossimo long tanks, though.
diet's not doing so well. too many macarons and Chai Vanilla Lattes.
hang in there, everybody!
I. AM. SO. SAD. ABOUT. TARGET. It did feel like everyone else I knew was meh about it, but I found a lot of great stuff.UGHHHH TARGET IS CLOSING AND I CAN'T SHOP!!!!
Lol. I literally have been thinking about this since they announced that they're closing. Good for you for the shopping hiatus - and I love the Borat reference! Hahaha!
Diet is also not really going well. Love my coffees. I'm like an addict. I've been in a funk all weekend, so annoying. I think it's a combination of rainy weather, a big to do list (cleaning/decluttering), and a not great week at work last week. Hope I can adjust my attitude and revamp for tomorrow!!! It's a new day!
USPS picks up? Is it free? I would've killed for that last week. I sold a skirt (that sadly is too small now), and the box I put it in wouldn't fit in a mailbox so I HAD to go to the P.O. when it was around 8 degrees. Seriously, how do you arrange pick up?
