Collecting makeup that I don’t use has plagued me for years. My husband only discovered this after 2 years of marriage. I hid it well. No one ever suspected. Especially because I hardly wear any makeup most days. Yes, SY, I am coming out of my closet. Came across StashMatters blog on her no buy journey. I finally feel that I’m strong enough to come out with it and put a stop to my silliness.
Stashy started off with 112 nail polishes in her collection and OMG so many other products. She’s not a makeup artist. When I read her post, I was like, “Yey! I am not so bad.”
The problem with this mentality was that I continue to buy based on the thought “I am not so bad”. What is a girl supposed to do when waiting at the airport? I couldn’t come to grips with doing a spreadsheet of all the products like Stashy did. I was like, I already purge products every 2 years (normally 30%-50% get tossed). I am okay and I don’t have an issue.
Problem is now, my goodies are no longer fitting into my four Ikea 22L boxes. I am too ashamed to show the actual photo of my boxes. Furthermore, as my friends have noticed, I don’t actually wear makeup daily. Why the hell do I buy all that makeup? It’s like I’m burning through money for no reason.
Now now, I do get thrill from just smelling or looking at my makeup collection. Or weirder yet, I literately feel happy from smelling something like Too Faced chocolate bar palette. it doesn’t perform well over all Do you understand me? I get happy from just having it sitting there.
I can probably blame it on Youtube or consumerism etc. It doesn’t really hold, because I started collecting since I was a teen, before the internet. So I can only conclude that it is me who radicalise myself into buying stuff.
Moving forward, I will do a no buy for the next 6 months. Repeatedly watch Kimberly Clark Anti-Haul and stay calm! Cold turkey will be tough. I am doing a project pan for myself. Just testing my haul for a forthnight and put them back in my collection is not good enough. Yes to project pan.
***My Little Box subscription will continue. It’s the only “cosmetic fix” that’s I’m going to get.
How about you? Do you have a similar issue too? I do hope that I’m not alone.
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I am guilty of this as well. I realized this past weekend that I tend to justify makeup purchases by buying travel sized or sale items.Thinking its not as bad as buying the products in full sized. HOWEVER as you pointed out I am still burning through money buying things that I absolutely DO NOT NEED. I did a project Pan myself earlier this year and am thinking about doing another one.
https://mjrmorris.com/2017/05/08/project-pan-update-3/
I so understand that. Those travel size items are evil! Most products look cuter in mini sizes too. Absolutely, I’ll head right over to your project pan 😉
Thank you for dropping by xox
Great post! I wouldn’t say I’m a makeup hoarder, but I did go a little crazy last year and the year before getting sucked into the hype of new makeup. I’m not on a strict ban, but I am making more conscious choices and doing some Project Pans as well. Good luck!
Thank you for dropping by, Christina. I got sucked in all by myself >_< I am just guilty of radicalising myself into buying stuff. I have to do a strict ban because I am just bad. I start with one item and then it will just roll up into a basket. If you want a laugh, here’s my confession like an AA. 😛 https://youtu.be/xCLAQvIN84I
Haha you’re a closeted hoarder! My SO was fully aware of my makeup hoarding tendencies when he first started dating me. I had a makeup battle station including drawers of nail polishes. It has only grown through the years and it doesn’t help that we’ve lived at our current place for 7 years… I do find that moving regularly helps me to purge a lot of what I haven’t touched in YEARS. 😮
You’re not the first person to say “hey I don’t have a problem, just look at HER stash!” 😆 At least I DO wear makeup and nail polish on a regular basis! 😛 But LOL “Some brush has never been used” YUP, ME TOO.
Good luck with your no-buy! It’s most challenging in the beginning – just like any new habits, it takes time to form and with practice, it becomes second nature! 😀
Wahaha Your SO is fully aware the whole time! Good for him. Well, I was hiding.
Yes, I’ll need loads of luck for going cold turkey. Be strong and be focused haha. I am trying to figure out what to do for project pan.
I would be SO interested to see the spreadsheet of all your stash though….
Okay, I am not strong enough to do it. I started, but just horrified.
Joyce! I’m so happy you have finally acknowledged your problem!!! Acceptance is the first step… :p
Every time I have spend over USD100 in one go on makeup was when I was in your company for more than 24 hours…. your influence is strong…. even when you are not here…aka enough Bare Mineral foundation to last me until end of 2018.
Yes, I am sorry. I am acknowledging it now. 10 years late, but I’m getting there. I really need to stop chatting about cosmetic with friends. It’s powder product, I’m sure you’ll be fine 😛
Same! So glad I’m not alone!
I’m no make-up artist or wear makeup daily and yet I love buying make-up. I’ve put a stop to it lately and only buy things if it’s run out.
And I noticed I’m really lazy with nail-polish…I’ll walk around with really chipped nail-polish and be disgusted by it but not do anything. These days I just use hand-cream and keep my nails tidy.
Yey!!! Exactly! I hit so few pans and even few lippies. I feel so bad for wasting money.
I have hand creams, but I just don’t use them. Not sure if I am any better.