[[ Eye products. ]]
Eyeliners I don't use, have past their best or are just crap (Barry M - that's you, intense my ass!), nasty old mascaras which haven't even been opened in about a year (note - Kryolan mascaras have an expiration date printed on them, how ace?), shoddy eyeshadows and greasy eyeshadow sticks and creams. Do. Not. Want.
[[ Lip products. ]]
See that round pot behind the Burt's Bees lip balm? That's a colour I melted down when I was first getting into makeup...about five years ago. It was my first TRUE nude lip colour. I couldn't chuck it at first for sentimental value, before realising it's a bit gross and I now have plenty of nude shades. That MAC lustreglass was my first MAC item, too! However, the dreaded crayon smell now lingers when you open the tube....
[[ Face products. ]]
Most of these I'd hit pan on or emptied. Not too fussed since I never stick to face products religiously, although that Playboy blush you see in the corner was the most amazing pink-peach hybrid, I wish Superdrug still sold it! Also wish that Smashbox foundation has a proper shade name printed on it, it was perfect for extremely pale, ivory skintones, it never turned orange and I used it A LOT on clients. I haven't been able to find anything even half as pale since :/
Do you hoard make-up stuff? Do you need to have a clear out, too? Get rid of all that germ ridden, unloved or generally useless junk!
I hoard makeup like crazy. A couple months ago I took anything I didn't want or never would use and gave it away.
ReplyDeleteLol i have these clear outs way too seldom! I should start a monthly thing! But recently i got rid of about 50 lipglosses that i just dont use, my flatmate was the happy recipient! Lol i love it she just takes whatever i give her no matter how old!
ReplyDeleteI try not to hoard now. And I've seen the Playboy stuff on places like fragrancedirect, maybe. You can still get them.
ReplyDeleteI had a huge clear out a while ago, most of it was things I got free with magazines that i'd never use! It always feels good knowing you've had a clear out though and it's a good excuse to buy more makeup haha
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I do kind of hoard, but then I do find a use for most things, eventually - lipsticks that made bad lipsticks but turn out to be good blushes, woefully unpigmented cream eyeshadows that work great as bases. A year or so ago I threw out loads of old mascaras, and since then I haven't found anything else useless to get rid of.
ReplyDeleteI do have plenty of make-up that is really old, eg. from Superdrug own-brands that don't exist anymore (Kolor anyone?), but still in good condition, hardly used. I forget it's there half the time, distracted by the new-and-shinies.
I really have some lipglosses that I need to chuck out, but I'm quite happy being in denial >_> haha
ReplyDeleteIm a makeup hoarder, pretty much clothes and bags too. Haha! I do clean up from time to time, but sometimes its hard to let go of some stuff, but i just close my eyes and dump it in the trash. it feels good after. I dont want all dat nasttty! on my face anyways. :D
ReplyDeleteWow thats a whole lot of stuff you cleared out. I too need to do by the end of this month :)
ReplyDeleteI do hoard but every now and again I'll have a clear out. I have a couple of items that I should get rid of but have kept hold of for sentimental reasons. The collection is growing rather rapidly now though so I may have to become more cut throat!
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@ Dainty Darling Digits, ditto. My mum usually gets it, the bins it after one week!
ReplyDelete@ Aoife, ahaha, oh lordy! Did you not tell her how old they were or does she just not care?
@ Robyn, hoarding is a hard habit to break. I think you can still get the Playboy stuff on Asos, too...or at least, you could. I just like the convenience of having a store sell it!
@ Caz, haha, that is my thinking precisely! 'Yaaay! More room! I'll fill it with more pretties...'
@ Julianne, I do that too, then realise I'll just keep hoarding if I think like that! Could certainly find a use for practically everything, but I tend to bin everything I haven't used in a couple of months. I think I remember Kolor...might just be thinking of Avon Colour Trend, though!
@ Silhouette Screams, BIN 'EM! GET RID!
@ Miss Nikka, aha, I do that! That moment you let it drop in the bin 'Oh nooo :('....'BIN MORE! BIN MORE!'
@ Ezzy, it is...but it hardly made a dent in what I have :S
@ Jane, isn't beauty blogging lethal? You end up with so much lovely stuff but nowhere to put it all :/ I have a sentimental gloss I wont throw away, one of my first makeup items! Must be about seven years old now. I never use it, but it seems tragic to throw it away!