Beauty

[bargainsgirl]

So i have lots of BE pots of shadows and 3 Carmindy shadow compacts which are over 6 or 7 years old.  I have been using Belle shadow sticks and Skinn smudge sticks and RMS luninizer on my lids. Easy and no brushes needed!!!   I am in the midst of cleaning out clothes, beauty items, household items, etc...why is it so hard to let go of old makeup???

[amyb]

@bargainsgirl I'm always decluttering, seasonal purging, etc...it's "hard for me to let go of" most things! 

I too have saved old BE pot shadows and powders from 20 yrs ago!! I will occasionally wear an eyeshadow as my BE pots are colors I don't otherwise have in any other brand. I use the subtle blush (I forget what it's called, but barely there pink) often when I'm having a stay home "natural" type makeup day...concealer, B&B powder and this illuminating BE pink powder. And occasionally I swipe on Mineral Veil...still like that.

I have gotten rid of some over the years, but still have about 8 small pots of various liner colors, blushes, eyeshadow...and don't ya know, there was one I particularly liked ..."cupcake" a shimmery pink....THAT's the one pot I lost somehow. Lol...I always thought it would turn up somewhere but it hasn't. Weird too, because I don't travel with these, they were always just in my makeup box at home. 

Good luck "letting go!"

ps. I read Lesley Blodgett's autobiography a few years ago, (was a fun read)...she ALSO owns many many BE pots of shadows from 20 years ago!! So...she was no help to me! Lol.

[JudyL]

@bargainsgirl  - I understand!  It is hard.  What I do is put the makeup that I want to purge in a box and set it aside for a certain amount of time.  Sometimes its 30 days, most of the time it ends up being a bit longer but never more than 90 days.  Then if I don't miss it and take it out of the box during that time limit, out it goes.  So far that has worked really well for me.  I have taken items back but I've also let a lot go and not regretted it.

[wagirl]

I have many things to dump too. Mostly foundation compacts from Geller, BE, Doll 10, tarte and on and on.....  most of them are way to yellow on my skin even tho they are "supposed" to be my shade----probably at least $100 in just those things---I don't use them much if at all anymore---the one thing I did do, was to combine into one jar, most of the many powder  powder blushes altogether---and came up with a really nice shade for me. I just tossed any color eyeshadows out--only use the neutrals now. I also did the same with alot of the the bisque shades I have and still use and again, came up with a good shade on me. Have lots of pots of mineral veil too which I use still and also have a few transparent fixing powders that I will combine. Have way too many eyeliners and tossed out about 5 different mascaras. And-- oh good grief--found a zip bag FULL of old samples of everything---from beauty boxes and such--must have been well over 500 of those little things----at least 10 years old!!! Holy Cow!!!!

[Sooner]

I trashed about 6 things just 15 minutes ago in my side of the bathroom.  It is a process, not a one-shot thing for most of us.  And it pays off!  Big time.  But it is a process!  Stay the course!  

[smoochy]

but but but....I might USE all of my foundation compacts-loose minerals-sticks-liquids-tinted moisturizers 

And my many manyconcealers

And hoard of brow products

*tiny weak cry* help me 🥴

[SportyShorty07]

@bargainsgirl  I had to throw away about 10 pounds of old makeup this month after going through my makeup stash.  It was hard to face it all! I set a kitchen time for 30 minutes and just started throwing things in the bag- blush, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner etc.  A lot of it was used and some of it was new, but about 8 years old. Once that kitchen timer went off, I was done. I knew that I'd go nuts for hours looking at all of the makeup one by one, but if I made a beat-the-clock type of game, I could throw it away without feeling sentimental about each item.  I wish you luck in your makeup purge, Bargainsgirl! You can do it! 🤗🙌✨

[Sooner]

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@SportyShorty07 wrote:

@bargainsgirl  I had to throw away about 10 pounds of old makeup this month after going through my makeup stash.  It was hard to face it all! I set a kitchen time for 30 minutes and just started throwing things in the bag- blush, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner etc.  A lot of it was used and some of it was new, but about 8 years old. Once that kitchen timer went off, I was done. I knew that I'd go nuts for hours looking at all of the makeup one by one, but if I made a beat-the-clock type of game, I could throw it away without feeling sentimental about each item.  I wish you luck in your makeup purge, Bargainsgirl! You can do it! 🤗🙌✨

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@SportyShorty07 If feels good when you get space and no clutter and more room to breath and time to enjoy rather than rooting through piles of stuff and feeling bad about it.  

How long did you miss the stuff?  Not long?  

[SportyShorty07]

@Sooner  It feels great to declutter my old makeup collection! I missed the makeup that I threw away for a few days and then I forgot about it 😉.  It was fun to look at some of the old packaging from different brands. I'm decluttering my closet and dresser now- that's a lot harder and will take a week if I take an hour or so each day to donate and organize each section.  I'm taking myself out to lunch when I finish donating a ton of clothes this month!😁 

[wilma]

@bargainsgirl 

Sounds like you're doing a major house purge. I did one a few years ago. We have collected so much stuff over the years. We still have too much. Purging is always a work in progress for me. 

I don't own a lot of makeup so I'm not sure I'm the one to offer advice on getting rid of some of it. I use the same products and colors over and over. Maybe you could keep 2 or 3 of your favorites in each category?

Good luck with your makeup decisions. 
Have a Great Day!