The first declutter of the year

Hi everyone,

The spring cleaning is in full swing here at our house, so my makeup went through a bit of a purge process. I love to make sure that the products I am using are up to date and really the products I love. I want to be sure to have a good make up day even if I reach blindfolded into my makeup drawer. So, what is leaving my collection?

I have noticed that some products are really out of date and I just don’t want to put them on my face anymore. In this category we have Charlotte Tilbury Eyes to mesmerize in Marie Antoinete (it is called Oyster pearl now). Since it is a cream product and I have used quite the chunk of it over the years, I have decided it is time to trash it because I have had it since 2019! Yikes. Essence pure nude highlighter is even older (I believe from 2018 or even 2017). I have noticed that it is showing unflattering on my skin, like it is a hair too dark in all honesty. I tried to used it also as an all over the dace powder, but it made me a bit too glowy. It is a lovely product and I would repurchase it if it came in a touch lighter shade. This lightest shade is still a bit too dark for my liking these days. Becca in Champagne pop on the other hand I way too sparkly for my taste now. I loved the formula and it is one of those original beloved products, but this is what happens when you hoard makeup. Your taste changes and you inevitably waste products. Those single shadows are from Colorpop and as much as I liked them, Colorpop formula tends to change overtime becoming dusty, crumbly and less pigmented. It is no wonder since I had them since 2019. One of those singles is actually from Looxie brand which is not around anymore and it is also from the previous decade. Oopsie.

I spend part of the year in Hawaii now and one of the reasons I really wanted to own this BH pallete was due to that. However, I was not utilizing it enough to keep it, it is a bit too pink for me, so I wanted to pass it along while it is still on the good side. Same with Juvias place. This is actually a repurchase from Black Friday a few years ago. I got it for a ridiculously good price, but I don’t reach for it as much as I reach for my other palettes, so it is neglected in my collection. I love the tones and the vibe, but most of the shades are too pigmented for me or too dark. It will make someone else happier than me. And finally, my lovely Natasha Denona mini nude. This is a great little palette and I used quite a bit of it. However it is also from 2019 and I have decided to throw it away. I don’t feel comfortable passing it on to anybody at this point. I know I can buy it again if I really need it.

I have already talked about Laura Geller in my last post, so those will find a new home. I have decided to part with Kosas powder because I also realized I need a lighter shade. This Breezy shade is a bit too visible on my skin. I would repurchase the lightest shade, called Airy I believe, but no point in torturing myself to use this up if it doesn’t work perfectly for me. The two Colourpop shades I bought last year were a bit of a letdown. I didn’t like the stick shadow, as it creased on me and looked too frosty. The supershock in the shade Amaze was not as good as I remember from years ago. I just didn’t like the look of it on me. Dose of color has a lovely formula and I coveted this palette, but I didn’t utilize all the shades, shimmers had fallout on my face and I thought it was time to let it go.

The same goes for Baked Browns. Man, I wanted this palette so badly, but then I actually used 3 out of 5 shades, as those two dark ones are too dark on me. The formula is powdery, but super blendable. Overall, my looks were too warm with it. The same goes for Urban Decay Naked Honey. My looks got way too warm. Being a Soft Autumn, I do need warm shadows, but warmth is not my main characteristic, so I have learned the hard was that eyeshadows that are too warm look like way too much on me. Funny enough, I remember once at Sephora I was talking to a makeup artist about what shadows look good on me and she said: Warm, but don’t go too warm. Years later and she was right. This was like in 2016, 2017 She must have been a good makeup artist as she took one look at me and said what I know now, after my color analysis, to be spot on. Anyways, I was debating what to do with this BH Amalfi coast. I don’t like too intensly golden shades on me, and I have browns in the palettes I am keeping so I am sending this one away too. It is a lovely palette, if a bit big. I am much more prone to use something smaller these days. I am not sure if you can even get this palette anymore since BH got acquired by Revolution beauty. I have also decided to trash the rest of my Colorpop single shadows as they are all just too old and crumbly and that little Natasha Denona single from Bronze palette. They are all very old and I will not miss them. I liked the Kaja beauty bento Orange blossom trio. It was actually a repurchase as I owned it years ago. However, I have learned that I hate the fall out that inevitably always happened wearing these shades and I couldn’t remember the last time I used these shades. That is why I am passing this along. Huda beauty is a good loose setting powder. The problem is that I bought it in the shade Peach pie which was too dark on my skin. If I would repurchase it again, I would buy Cupcake or Pound cake color. I have cherry blossom that I got as a freebie and the formula is very nice, although the scent is quite strong.  Lastly, I am getting rid of the blush that I got for free this year from Instagram account, from Root beauty. The shade is called Miranda. It was described as a peach, but it ended up being very bright pink with lots of shimmer. I don’t use shades like that, so I am passing it along as soon as possible while it is still good. Being a cream product, I tend to pass them along right away due to their shorter shelf life.

As you can see, these are a lot of products that just didn’t work well for me or got too old. Total of 29 products are leaving my collection. I don’t want to torture myself using something I don’t like when I have other makeup that I adore and that would go bad if I would stubbornly try to use this old stuff up. I don’t want my new products to decline before I got the chance to use them a lot. I am breaking the cycle and freeing myself.

So some of these products will go straight to trash while others will find someone who will show them lots of love and make them happy to use them up in a timely fashion.

Don’t torture yourself and remember to be kind to yourself as well.

Hope you are having a fantastic day and I will talk to you soon!

XOXO, Iva