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04-08-2014 06:24 PM
just keeping less than 10 lipsticks, 2 or 3 blushes, etc. Also ridding yourself of older creams that you don't like that much, etc.? I have so many older items from TSVs, GWP's., etc. and I "think" I will still use them. Anyone just kind of "start over"? How did that work out for you?
04-08-2014 06:26 PM
I think the same thing ... but I feel guilty because it's such a waste. But I do need to de-clutter. But then sometimes I'm afraid once it's gone and there's more room, I'll start filling it up again. It's just a vicious cycle.
04-08-2014 06:26 PM
04-08-2014 06:31 PM
I did. I tossed about 3 full lines of makeup and a treasure trove of BE I had collected for years. I'm now only using Trish McEvoy.
04-08-2014 06:32 PM
I am still doing my ten item plan. Every once in awhile I walk into the bathroom, open the linen closet, drawers and triple medicine cabinet, and pick the ten items I like the least. Into the trash they go, since most of this has been opened. Then I quit and walk away. So far I have only retrieved one eye shadow from the wastebasket and I've gotten rid of maybe 100 pieces. Someone suggested doing five items if this is too hard for you. I think that was ennui1.
04-08-2014 06:35 PM
I finished "the great purge" about a year ago with a few stragglers just being pitched not but a few weeks ago.
I threw out probably $1000s of dollars (based on purchase price). Philosophy, BE, more Philosophy, tons more BE, and a few other Brands like Perlier and PTR all in the bin.
None of it excited me any more and quite frankly the skin care was really doing nothing.
I was stuck in a rut and didn't want to break my brand loyalty. It was a slow process, but I got beyond that and the money I was throwing away and purged 95% of my stockpile.
It was so liberating! I got rid of the clutter, got rid of what wasn't working and started experimenting with new brands I never allowed myself to try in the past.
I've had fun trying out new lines and finding what works best for my skin. And I found I'm shopping mostly drugstore brands now...saving a ton of money (now), only purchasing when I need to and having better skin and a nicer complexion than I did before with all my other "stuff".
If you've been thinking about a big purge, I say go for it. The guilt subsides pretty quickly!
04-08-2014 06:38 PM
I've never worn a lot of makeup (partly because I was allergic to virtually all eye makeup) but when I retired I threw it all out and now I almost never wear any - a little lipstick from time to time. Most of the time my skin is in better shape now than ever before and my friends and dermotologist say I look at least 10 years younger than I am.
04-08-2014 06:39 PM
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04-08-2014 06:48 PM
I can't afford to do that.
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