Check-in (since my last check-in)!
In 2019 I spent $2,271.74 on makeup, skin+body care, and haircare. My 2020 spending goal was $1,930.97 (15% of my 2019 total). As of 11/25, I met my goal of not going this amount. I don’t plan to make any purchases this month to close out the year, but if I run out of something that is a staple, I’ll ask for it as a Christmas gift.
There were 3 months (not including December yet) where I didn’t make any purchases.
I’ve used up 71 products (45 skin+body, 20 haircare, 3 makeup, 3 scents) and decluttered 24 products (15 skin+body, 1 haircare, 8 makeup, 0 scents).
Also, for 2021 I’ll maintain my tier status with MAC (Devoted), but I won’t be VIB Rouge with Sephora.
Observations
I’ve enjoyed giving myself a yearly budget and sticking to it and I’m happy that I didn’t go over.
The bulk of my purchases were skin+body care, followed by haircare. This is due to my discovering three new (to me) skincare and body care brands (Dermalogica, Herb’N Eden, and Naturium). When I discover a new brand, I have a habit of buying and testing multiple products before settling down on the items I like.
I did get suckered into buying during sales. Which is great because most of my purchases were on sale, but I disregarded my “one in, one out” goal, and now I have a lot of backup/stashed purchases. I like that this now sets me up to not make any purchases for a while but I also don’t like having tons of products around, if that makes sense.
With makeup, I’ve gotten to a point where I now focus on buying staples and am less interested in trying new products unless it’s a product that I’m either really interested in trying or something that can be a staple to my collection.
Also, I wasn’t really into playing with my makeup compared to previous years and have enjoyed doing the bare minimum. I felt more adventurous with my brows and discovering my ideal shape and in testing out different mascaras as my face masks covers everything else. I don’t remember the last time I wore eyeshadow. But I’m thinking that I can play with more lip products as no one will see, and also get back into shadows.
I haven’t decided what my 2021 goals will be, outside of making my spending budget $1641.32 (15% of $1930.97) and staying under that amount as much as possible. I've thought about $1500 as a spending max, but $1641.32 gives me some wiggle room just in case.