I hope everyone is having an AWESOME holiday time! I figured this would be a great time to do my holiday wrap up post regarding my project empties for the year! I've kept all the containers in a bag in a corner of my room and boy does this thing take up some space!
So I had a friend ask me exactly how much space does 156 products take up in a typical room, and that got me thinking about how much space did I really give myself back. Most bloggers or youtubers just keep their products for a month or two but I kept all my stuff from the year!
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| My extra large Hallmark bag |
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| All my products smushed together took up my entire bedside table! |
1.Be Reasonable: Makeup takes a long time to get through and so often the beauty bloggers and youtubers that I follow think that they can get through almost 30 makeup products in 4 months. It won't happen, that is really a year long project (at least) and even longer if you are using brand new, never touched stuff.
2. The Addiction: Purchasing things nonstop really is an addiction which can lead to larger and larger purchases. We often chuckle that we have so much makeup and that we will never use it all. In this last year I found it really hard at first to stop buying, it was just so ingrained that when you go to the drugstore you just pick up a few things from the beauty aisle. It was that whole buying equals satisfaction, but then once I actually shopped my stash I realized I didn't need a lot of the new things. I also found it a lot more exciting to be finishing out my products.
3. New Forms: While products are coming out in a lot of new forms, once on the face, eyes or lips, they look exactly alike. Thus I didn't need to go out and purchase a lot f the hyped up things. My current glosses looked exactly like a lot of the new glosses, some even had a staining ability on my lips, so I didn't really need that brand new product. Also, guru's love to review the new products and create looks centered around them. That is great, but just look through what you have, I'm sure you'll find something similar. I found a lot of similar colors that I learned to enjoy.
4. Learn About Yourself: This taught me a lot about what colors I like, the forms they come in, and even how long they last. I now know that I love the B&BW body washes, but that I only need to purchase 4 or 5 in a year to last, because they take me a while to get through. I learned how to fine tune my makeup skills, tried out liquid liner, and figured out I'll never wear bright colors on my eyes. This shouldn't be a punishment, but instead a chance to learn what you like or don't like about products so that future purchases can be made more wisely.
5. Using them up: Just because I had used up a product, didn't mean that I liked it. As most of my posts had indicated this year, I was not impressed by a lot of the products I used up. But that also doesn't mean that I hated everything I owned. I wanted to actually use my makeup, not just let it sit in the drawer and look pretty. By pushing myself to use them up, I am actually enjoying them for the purpose they were purchased for.
So what does this mean for the next year?
Well, I am still moving in September, and my space is still going to be extremely cramped. Also going back to purchasing products wouldn't be useful after putting in so much effort to finish them out. So for 2013, I will continue my project! My goal this year is going to be 75 products, but I would love to hit 100. I gave myself a lower number since my half-used products are done, and I'll be starting from the top with all my products. My focus will also be on my actual makeup products, let's hope I get through another 25 of them :)
What about you guys? Any resolutions to stop spending? Anyone else looking to downsize their collections?
Happy New Year!
xoxo,
Emi
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