No makeup purchased in December for me.
2019 recap:
This was the first year I tracked how much I was spending on makeup. In my case it was around $105 and some change this year. August, my birthmonth, was the spendiest, and I had a number of months where no makeup was purchased.
Product categories...
Face Primer: I still have my MUFE matte and hydrating primers; they were never decluttered. Also still have the dr. brandt primer sample that got neglected after I started using the Ilia primer sample, which worked better with the Milk foundation (both are silicone-free). Will be purchasing a silicone-free option in 2020 (I have a few contenders).
Foundation: Decluttered the wet'n'wild foundation and added in Milk Blur Liquid. I still like the idea of a small "foundation wardrobe", and still have some contenders for ones I want to add in. (Will talk about this more in the 2020 thread.)
Concealer: Finally said goodbye to Kevyn Aucoin SSE in the fall. Want to add another concealer option in 2020, mainly for under the eyes.
Setting Powder: Said goodbye to the Cinema Secrets powder, still have Laura Mercier Secret Brightening. I'd definitely like another loose setting powder and have contenders.
Brow Products: Did not buy a brow pen, still would like one.
Eyeshadow Primer: Still love my MAC primer and will repurchase. (This may not happen until spring-ish 2020).
Eyeshadows:
Single powder eyeshadows - I don't think I decluttered that many eyeshadows in the second half of the year, but I did rearrage my Z palette (where my Makeup Geek and ABH singles, plus a MUG blush and my Body Shop bronzer). But recently I did notice something which I'll talk about more in the 2020 thread.
Pre-made eyeshadow palettes - Still reached for Downtown Cool quite a lot. It's also been my go-to for brows. Later in the year I switched to using Brunette to fill my brows in, which I like a lot more than the combo of Cool Brown and Cool Grey that I had been using. The shade Grey has a pretty good dent in it (I haven't hit pan yet), as I've used that loads. Two years later, and that was still a very good purchase.
Cream eyeshadows - I finally bought one of the CoverGirl shadow sticks and ended up disappointed.
Mascara: CG Lash Blast Fusion was okay (recently tossed because it's hit the six-month mark). Currently liking Revlon So Fierce but missing my two recent loves (the sadly-discontinued Bare Minerals Flawless Definition and Clinique High Impact).
False Lashes: None purchased!
Contour: For some reason in the second half of the year, I didn't do a lot of contouring.
Bronzer: Still reached for my Body Shop bronzer a ton. Still want to replace it.
Blush: The second half of the year was not much of a blush season. Still okay with where I'm at, generally.
Highlighter: A category that got neglected a bit in the later half of the year.
Lip Products: Pretty happy with where I'm at. Still in search of a (still available) Feed the Sense dupe, have found a couple more possible contenders.
Brushes and Other Tools: There are still some brushes I want but I'm not in a massive rush to get them all.