Cheering you on in your no buy. I used to follow HLP and she’s influenced me to buy a ton of stuff too (most of which I ended up not liking). Seeing you say the same really makes me think about how even “conscious” influencers like her cause so much over consumption. I’ve since unfollowed anyone who does reviews bc there’s no such thing as talking about objects for purchase and not encouraging consumption of said objects
I actually recently did a roundup of EVERYTHING I was ever influenced to buy - which is going to be a marathon video...but it made me think about how with the things I was influenced to buy and did end up liking, I feel like it was just lucky whereas there's a lot of stuff I would never have heard about if not for the social media creator who showed me the product and therefore did not end up liking long term. I can get behind people doing reviews of things they already own, but as soon as they start either "buying things for review" or, perhaps worse, getting PR sent for free "for review", their motivations as a consumer become different because part of the acquiring is then for content and not for the pure use of the item. My final realization regarding HLP is that she began her RUclips journey as I did, perhaps for accountability in a no buy year, not with any real expectation of being able to make it a full-time job...but then after the no buy, kept going, and for various reasons RUclips became more lucrative and practical for her than her former businesses. And I think at the end of the day, social media will pay more for product-centric content, or to market to people who will likely buy some kind of product...so her having this as her full-time job kind of pushes her in the consumerism direction. I still watch her content but I now realize those differences between her life and mine (and only have strengthened resolve to never become consumerist here on this channel, as making $ is never going to be my primary purpose for posting). Sorry for the long response but thank you for your comment, which enabled me to think out loud a little further 😄
In thinking about which decluttering channels prompt me to purchase something, I do better with decluttering channels not focused on a product type such as cosmetics. I think HLP is a lovely person but I tend to buy items she discusses. Been enjoying The Carla Project and Space Maker Method lately
I also bought an Gucci Lipstick and I hated it though the packing is really pretty. I prefer and I am used to organic beauty products, the Gucci felt so chemical and grose in comparison that I had the urge to wipe it off my lips immediately.
The influence is really everywhere! And I mean, it's not wrong to look for reviews and recommendations if we already know kind of what we're looking for, but my issue was when I wasn't really looking for something and heard someone recommend it, and then got it without fully thinking about whether it would work for me!
It’s so interesting to go through the collection and see what you were influenced to buy. Makes me curious about what products I was influenced to buy from my own collection. I appreciate that you didn’t ruthlessly declutter things that are perfectly good and are trying to use things up
Thank you - and to your point, I think the "ruthless declutters" are probably more appropriate for people who either have accumulated even larger collections, or (as we see more and more these days), are "influencers" who get things for free as PR...because in my case here, I bought everything with my own $ and I did at least think I'd like it when I got it, and because things weren't free I also have more motivation to actually use things if I can!
I did enjoy! Thank you 😊 I went through my makeup collection and I am surprised how small is my collection and not much influenced! Looks like I fixed it long time ago 😂
I recently had to admit to myself that my naked 2 palette was over 10 years old, degrading and needed to be thrown away. It really was the 'claw it out of my cold dead hands' item. I have no desire for expensive eyeshadow now, I replaced it with an Elf palette.
Glad I'm not the only one with the Naked palettes...it really is hard to part with and after so long it's almost sentimental, I was a different person back when I bought that one! I'm still working through the "expensive vs. drugstore" eyeshadow debate for myself, I've been telling myself maybe it's worth it if I do smaller more curated palettes...however it probably really isn't 😅 luckily I'm not buying anything this year so I won't make purchase mistakes!
Just a thought - the products you don't love... why keep them and force yourself to use them up especially since you already have products you do love in that same category? I get not wanting to waste money, but the money has been spent already regardless, and using something just because you have it when you don't like it and in most cases already own something else you do love that does the same thing - life is short, accept the loss and the lesson and use what you love. In my experience doing this - the feeling of allowing myself to reduce items and let things I didn't love go was much more satisfying and freeing than when i forced myself to finish things that i didn't enjoy using.
I get your point! I've kept the "things to use up" in their own separate box and as I dip into it, I'm having a kind of "second reckoning" with each item and in some cases this is the time that I realize I really don't want to use the item even just for 3 months, and in other (although fewer!) cases it does seem like keeping it is the better choice.
I've had a lot of success repurposing items that are getting a bit old. For instance, I saved myself a purchase by turning an aging-but-OK lipstick into a cream blush. I had a "Franken" success combining a pink eyeshadow that just disappeared on my eyes with a blush that was too shimmery. I wound up with a satin blush that I love and am still using. Older lip color products usually wind up moved to the "chap stick" group because I go through lip balm much faster than lip colors. Today I moved a primer serum that I love from the makeup stash to my "light daytime moisturizer" shelf because I'm not using it up fast enough by wearing it only when I'm wearing makeup. Not everything can be repurposed into something that will be used up faster, but it's always worth giving some thought to.
For the empty lipstick: skinny candle holder; small container for earrings/jewellery; storage for earphones, hair ties or other tiny things in the purse.
I LOVE this type of video - thank you for doing this. I love seeing this as it encourages me to go through my collection. I also gently caution that “clean” ingredients are not always better or mean they are natural. some chemical ingredients are super helpful to keep your products free of contamination that are missing from some more natural products which can often cause early expiration of the products. So I would just be very cautious of expiration if you choose more natural products.
Oh this is a great point, especially as there are very few categories of product that I use up quickly, so it'd likely lead to a lot more waste and purchasing. Thank you for this!
I agree about the Tower28. I was influenced into buying it also because all the influencers were talking about how wonderful it was. I don’t like it at all!!!!!!! It is very drying, matte, and cakey on me.
No shade to HLP, but I have been almost influenced to buy many things from her (did buy her book though), even though I'm not that into much makeup (skincare I am). Instead, I have been adding things I want to a list, originally so that I could buy them as replacements when I finish something. I always forget everything I put on the list when I check weeks later - even if I almost bought them at the time. Making a list and waiting always helps me.
I also bought her book (not sure if I said in this video or not)...I'm a sucker for the idea of supporting someone's art and I do admire her love of words/poetry. Putting something on a "replacements list" is a good idea! Then you're at least forced to use something up before considering buying. 👍
Please consider disposing of the Mac lipsticks. If they are over 10 years old they will be long past their expiry date. When we wear lipstick we actually ingest a lot of the product and it’s not safe to be using something so old.
Thank you - you'll be happy to know that I did eventually just throw those away, as much as it kind of made me feel bad to do so because I should have used them way more than I did while they were still good. Lesson learned and I can only do better in the future!
I've heard this! I do think some of the challenges are that the colors I might not wear as lipstick are either very bold (the dark purple, dark green, the Gucci dark red) or perhaps not the kind of tone I usually go for on the cheeks (the more "neutral" like "pillow talk" that is very pink to me). We'll see!
I also have decided to declutter my skin care and beauty products. And like you, I am going to use up the products…the snail musin for example will go all over my body, the lipsticks will double as blush, and products that have an approaching expiration date will go into the freezer until I am ready to use them up. Will be much more discerning and thoughtful from now on. Lesson learned, money wasted. Also, no Amazon purchases!😅
OMG this one was hard to watch because I'm guilty of being influenced by makeup personalities on YT. I must confess, you got me influenced for a hot second with thouse viral lip glosses that u kept, I even google them lol. But, I'm staying strong to temptation for the sake of science lol. Anyway, I also had a big makeup stash (twice as big as yours, not that big in comparison with other people, but still) a few years ago. I decluttered because I was going traveling for a couple of year. Back to today, I have been trying to keep my stash in control but still have some palettes I couldn't throw away the first decluttering time and I'm guilty on purchasing recently some stuff I didn't have and want to try out. I must say, it's so hard to find cool products in travel size to try them out. I wish I could purchase everything in minis because I know I will not finish a highlighter or a lipstick, for example. That's the reason I went full size for the products I purchased recently. Can we talk about the concept of "supporting" our favorite creator by purchasing stuff? I don't want to judge anyone but I see that argument everytime we are influenced. Think about it: we are "supporting" a creator that makes thousands of dollars by only watching the video but still we think we need to support them financially. I have the feeling there's something underneath that thought. Great video, as always. Thanks so much!
Haha what I will say about the lip glosses, is that if you already use and prefer the tube style lip gloss, they might make a good replacement product for what you use up. However if that's not your go-to preference for lip product you definitely do not need them!!! Love not buying for SCIENCE haha Also yes the trap of wanting to "support" a creator is real! And I'm committing to not falling for that one anymore...being on the "creator" side in this tiny way is also helping me to see that any time they recommend a product or take a sponsorship, it's a real choice and no one HAS to accept products or earn through advertising...I understand many set out with the goal of making "influencing" their primary income and job but it's all a choice. Maybe it says more about how other jobs in our society need to be better managed (maybe with 4 day workweeks, better benefits... etc.) so that "influencing" is not such an attractive career for the younger generations. Thank YOU for your thoughtful comment! 😊
I did this recently and put all my unused products and gently used body sprays/perfumes into a Christmas gifting box to pull from when the holidays get here! 😊
I'm in such an annoying cycle with make-up. I don't really use a lot day-to-day and what I do have is generally either from zero waste and cruelty free companies, or gifted. But every now and again (pretty much annually), I'll notice that my friends have a lot more than I do or one of my group chats will be going off about a new must-have product that I'd never heard of, and I'll end up feeling like I'm letting myself down in some way and should Make More Effort, so I buy a bunch of products, spend far too much, use them twice, and end up giving them away six months later. Rinse and repeat 😫 Have been inspired by this video (and by something I read yesterday about plastic glitter in beauty products and how it's actually less damaging to chuck the whole thing away than to use it up and let all the horrible little bits into the environment - my friend gave me loads of glitter make-up a while back and I had fun playing with it for festivals and things but now I've got the ick about it) to have one last clear out, and then try not to do the same thing again... 🙈
Yes! I think if it really is "the final declutter" (and we then avoid re-cluttering) then it's a really helpful thing to do. I love how you mentioned "Make More Effort" in proper capitals no less - I used to get that feeling too, like I "should" be doing something I'm not. Ironically now I live in a place where "making effort" makes one stick out a bit because few people around me tend to dress ostentatiously or wear "artistic" makeup at all, so I am currently experiencing the absence of "friends who have more" etc. - regardless perhaps we can think of each other here, as "friends who want to have reasonable collections no matter what our other friends may have or talk about" 🥰
Tinted moisturizer is such a difficult category to shop for! It is my base makeup of choice but I got multiple samples made from Sephora testers and the brands varied in colors, coverage level, and matte/dewiness.
The eight lip products in your purse is so real! 😂 thats me, i love lip products even though they go bad, and i routinely declutter them before finishing them. I also recently did a declutter of old/expired makeup and replaced them with new products, so i shouldn't need new makeup for the next year or so with the exception of mascara/eyeliner. I do have some beauty products i plan to buy for myself for my birthday as a small splurge, but no more impulse beauty buys! I have stopped watching beauty youtube/tiktok, so i won't be influenced. Now i just need to work on my propensity to be influenced by skincare gurus lol i really enjoy k beauty and j beauty so i have a running list of things i can no longer buy until im done with what i have! I do have some old beautiful lipsticks on display for decor purposes because some i just couldn't bear to throw away even though i will never use them again.
Beauty and skincare are products I can definitely be influenced into wanting and buying and it is so hard to stay strong because they're often not super expensive, and feel like they have a use (especially skincare). Since not watching that content I've been MUCH less tempted, like you said! It's one of those things where I feel like mentally or logically, I think I should be able to watch fashion and beauty videos without wanting to buy stuff...but that's not how it actually works with how they make me feel and how I inevitably want what I see or want to try what people talk about loving. So for now I'm definitely still going to be careful with that kind of content. I think I'm going to see if some of my "luxury lipstick" containers can be used for bobby pins in my purse - we'll see if it works!
I can see this getting out of hand if used as an excuse too much but it’s better than nothing and if you’re anything like me and have regular craft days with friends they do actually get used in interesting ways :^)
That sounds like such a cool idea! And at least for now, my no buy is preventing any additional purchases, so I feel ok with holding onto things for crafts 😅
Another problem I see is: do we need every option? We always hear „yeah it’s nice having the option“ but is it really? I think it adds on decision fatigue and fantasy self problems. We don’t need every option in this moment. I declutterred my eyeshadows because of that as I like using them with my fingers, they’ll go bad faster that way and I won’t use every shade anyway.
100%! I totally agree and actually in my most recent video (as of writing this reply - things to consider before shopping) my first point is about how little it takes to have "excess" - as in, more than we can actually use or use up, too many choices....and finally now doing this no buy year I have realized that the best way to avoid this excess is to not buy in the first place rather than to declutter (in the future I mean, obviously this year I AM decluttering the excess in order to try and get better use out of what I have). I also use eyeshadows with my fingers, so that's a great thing to keep in mind, thank you!
I use the maybelline bb cream, too, and I'm 41! If it's summer, though, I put aveeno spf 60 underneath for additional protection (I'm very prone to melasma).💙
If you want to reuse tube lipstick packaging you can. Just put it in the freezer (it is easier to remove lipstick when cold) and replace colour with one you like. 99% of lipstick sticks are the same diameter.
I think I'm almost in the same place...I'm going to use up what I have and then stick to just one cleanser and moisturizer! And sunscreen but not sure if that's "skincare" in the same way since it feels more like a general health thing
If you want to use up the snail mucin very quickly, I used mine as a body serum and would use 3-5 pumps for watch arm and leg and got through it in two months. I was also influenced to buy it and it’s not good for acne prone skin which I didn’t know so I wish I did more research on it
I was looking for a new lipstick and was influenced in buying the Merit Baby lipstick & Merit lip jelly in Mapleton. Love the lip jelly and don’t care for the lipstick at all, it’s better as a blush than lipstick on me. It’s an expensive mistake to make. 💸
It seems like Merit "Baby" in particular is SO hyped as a "universal shade" when really there's no such thing that looks good on everyone or works to everyone's preference! Glad at least one of them worked out for you!
I dont think it looks like u have way too much, compared to others that have a full room. I have one drawer, and decided to keep but just take my time and do the empty project. It helped me into a routine and not to buy anything new makeup skincare. That say i really like what i have left! If you dont like it, wrong color and so on, then out it gooo
Yes - but I don't know if "normal people" like me should be compared to people who have a full room! (Usually beauty influencers are the ones showing this kind of large collection online...) So for me, this is more than I use. And yes, since doing this video a few of the "maybe" pieces have been fully decluttered 😄 Happy to hear that you've found an amount/routine that works for you!
Hi, it's possible now to bring in empties (at Sephora they asked for them to be at least 90% cleaned out of product and Credo is probably similar) rather than throw out the plastic based containers. Not sure what you can do with the Gucci lipstick tube but I get wanting to keep it for something. Maybe clean it out and use it to store needles or pins?
I just moved and it forced me to declutter a LOT of my makeup. I only kept the lip products that have not yet expired, and have to rethink of an eyeshadow palette purchase. For skincare, I have been using Monday Born products only (talk about brand loyalty!) since it first launched. I guess in a sense I was influenced because it was started by a RUclipsr I followed but it's worked well for my skin and I'm happy with their products, which cause minimal breakouts and lots of compliments without all the aggressive advertising. It's also easier on my wallet because I know it works and it works well.
Wow, I haven't heard of that brand but I'm glad it works for you and happy there are still cases where brand loyalty works to keep things simple. Nothing like moving to force a major declutter, for sure
I've started my journey end of 2022 / begining of 2023 of only focusing on what i already own and repurchases! I've started with products i know i don't need 10 at a time like mascara, lip liners, brow products and slowly focusing on products i always hoarding like foundations/ concealers/ bronzer / blushes. From 20-30 foundations i use now maximum 5 at time, 1 corrector , 2 concealers , 1 cream bronzer 1 powder bronzer, i have 1 powder for all over the face, no primers at all ,1 setting spray ,1 or 2 highlighters . The only part i would have to downsize is blushes, single eyeshadows and lipsticks ! Is very easy to fall in a rabbit hole to be honest, but soooo much makeup is waste of your money, you will always gravitate towards your ride and die ones all over again! Also i've unsubscribed from Channels that received only PR and always trying new new new! I like shop my stash, Byop's, project pans and using what you have type of Channels nowadays!
I walked down memory lane with you and all the hyped products. I watched the OG British RUclipsrs too and remember these releases. I got sucked into the French girl aesthetic and bought the Rouje classic dress and her signature red lipstick. So disappointing…. The dress material is average at best and the lip balm was horrible.
I'm curious, and I guess I'll find out, if you repurposed your lipstick container! I have a nice tube that I liked, and once the lipstick ran out, I just replaced the lipstick in it with my lip balm (which comes in much more branded plastic packaging).
if you find putting a lip full on is too much maybe try to apply just in the center and smack them together, it looks a bit more natural and less 'makeupy'
That's interesting that they've re-released it, thanks for letting me know! I've been living just fine without it as it turns out, so perhaps I really didn't need to be holding onto it in the first place 👀
Thank you! I'm actually about to finish the Tower28 from this video so I might need to try a replacement soon - legitimate replacements are allowed this year so it'll be a perfect time for this recommendation 👍
Re. HLP, I watched one of her recent videos after being away doing life for quite a while. I actually thought that she was dealing with some sort of illness. I am guessing it's because she's using so much of that green "corrector" all over her face and very little other face products. In my opinion she looks like she needs to have some liver functions run. I'm actually wondering whether or not she is color blind. I just wish someone close to her would take her aside and tell her that what she's doing does not look good at all. Yes, I know everybody's supposed to do their own thing, but in this case she's actually making herself look severely ill.
Yeah I consider myself "not advanced enough at makeup" to use any kind of color corrector, to me it just seems to be asking for trouble - I figure to benefit from that kind of color theory one would have to have some pretty noticeable redness to "cancel out" but like I said I'm totally unqualified 😅
why are you keeping decade-old makeup?? The chemistry changes and can risk inflammation if applied- not worth keeping, for the sake of your space, time and health!
Well the good news is I'm not keeping it anymore! Finally! Haha. But I guess it was because of a few reasons, practically, I hadn't used it all up and it still seemed to "have use value", and impractically, I had some sentimental attachment to a few of the products after having them so long or buying them at specific points of my life 🙃
Cheering you on in your no buy. I used to follow HLP and she’s influenced me to buy a ton of stuff too (most of which I ended up not liking). Seeing you say the same really makes me think about how even “conscious” influencers like her cause so much over consumption. I’ve since unfollowed anyone who does reviews bc there’s no such thing as talking about objects for purchase and not encouraging consumption of said objects
I actually recently did a roundup of EVERYTHING I was ever influenced to buy - which is going to be a marathon video...but it made me think about how with the things I was influenced to buy and did end up liking, I feel like it was just lucky whereas there's a lot of stuff I would never have heard about if not for the social media creator who showed me the product and therefore did not end up liking long term.
I can get behind people doing reviews of things they already own, but as soon as they start either "buying things for review" or, perhaps worse, getting PR sent for free "for review", their motivations as a consumer become different because part of the acquiring is then for content and not for the pure use of the item.
My final realization regarding HLP is that she began her RUclips journey as I did, perhaps for accountability in a no buy year, not with any real expectation of being able to make it a full-time job...but then after the no buy, kept going, and for various reasons RUclips became more lucrative and practical for her than her former businesses. And I think at the end of the day, social media will pay more for product-centric content, or to market to people who will likely buy some kind of product...so her having this as her full-time job kind of pushes her in the consumerism direction. I still watch her content but I now realize those differences between her life and mine (and only have strengthened resolve to never become consumerist here on this channel, as making $ is never going to be my primary purpose for posting).
Sorry for the long response but thank you for your comment, which enabled me to think out loud a little further 😄
I had to unsub to Hannah as well for the same reason. I recently also unsubbed from Sarah Rose and I am considering Lauren Mae Beauty as well.
In thinking about which decluttering channels prompt me to purchase something, I do better with decluttering channels not focused on a product type such as cosmetics. I think HLP is a lovely person but I tend to buy items she discusses. Been enjoying The Carla Project and Space Maker Method lately
Am watching HLP less and less followed for the initial content but now feel like a lot of product is pushed at her viewers sadly
I also bought an Gucci Lipstick and I hated it though the packing is really pretty. I prefer and I am used to organic beauty products, the Gucci felt so chemical and grose in comparison that I had the urge to wipe it off my lips immediately.
This made me look at my own makeup collection and realized almost every single item in my collection was influenced by someone from the internet 😳
The influence is really everywhere! And I mean, it's not wrong to look for reviews and recommendations if we already know kind of what we're looking for, but my issue was when I wasn't really looking for something and heard someone recommend it, and then got it without fully thinking about whether it would work for me!
It’s so interesting to go through the collection and see what you were influenced to buy. Makes me curious about what products I was influenced to buy from my own collection. I appreciate that you didn’t ruthlessly declutter things that are perfectly good and are trying to use things up
Thank you - and to your point, I think the "ruthless declutters" are probably more appropriate for people who either have accumulated even larger collections, or (as we see more and more these days), are "influencers" who get things for free as PR...because in my case here, I bought everything with my own $ and I did at least think I'd like it when I got it, and because things weren't free I also have more motivation to actually use things if I can!
@@Alexas.nobuyyearyes I like the idea of trying to use it up! Especially before buying more. And not just decluttering just to accumulate and buy more
I did enjoy! Thank you 😊 I went through my makeup collection and I am surprised how small is my collection and not much influenced! Looks like I fixed it long time ago 😂
Love to hear it!!
I recently had to admit to myself that my naked 2 palette was over 10 years old, degrading and needed to be thrown away. It really was the 'claw it out of my cold dead hands' item. I have no desire for expensive eyeshadow now, I replaced it with an Elf palette.
Glad I'm not the only one with the Naked palettes...it really is hard to part with and after so long it's almost sentimental, I was a different person back when I bought that one!
I'm still working through the "expensive vs. drugstore" eyeshadow debate for myself, I've been telling myself maybe it's worth it if I do smaller more curated palettes...however it probably really isn't 😅 luckily I'm not buying anything this year so I won't make purchase mistakes!
Just a thought - the products you don't love... why keep them and force yourself to use them up especially since you already have products you do love in that same category? I get not wanting to waste money, but the money has been spent already regardless, and using something just because you have it when you don't like it and in most cases already own something else you do love that does the same thing - life is short, accept the loss and the lesson and use what you love. In my experience doing this - the feeling of allowing myself to reduce items and let things I didn't love go was much more satisfying and freeing than when i forced myself to finish things that i didn't enjoy using.
I get your point! I've kept the "things to use up" in their own separate box and as I dip into it, I'm having a kind of "second reckoning" with each item and in some cases this is the time that I realize I really don't want to use the item even just for 3 months, and in other (although fewer!) cases it does seem like keeping it is the better choice.
I've had a lot of success repurposing items that are getting a bit old. For instance, I saved myself a purchase by turning an aging-but-OK lipstick into a cream blush. I had a "Franken" success combining a pink eyeshadow that just disappeared on my eyes with a blush that was too shimmery. I wound up with a satin blush that I love and am still using. Older lip color products usually wind up moved to the "chap stick" group because I go through lip balm much faster than lip colors. Today I moved a primer serum that I love from the makeup stash to my "light daytime moisturizer" shelf because I'm not using it up fast enough by wearing it only when I'm wearing makeup. Not everything can be repurposed into something that will be used up faster, but it's always worth giving some thought to.
I prefer to rehome things that don’t work for me-between my mother in law and two sisters in law, my unused makeup always finds a happy home 😊
For the empty lipstick: skinny candle holder; small container for earrings/jewellery; storage for earphones, hair ties or other tiny things in the purse.
I did make one into a bobby-pin holder for my purse! 😁the candle holders could be interesting! Thanks for the ideas!
Loved having this in the background of my own decluttering ❤
Love to have decluttering buddies 🥰
I LOVE this type of video - thank you for doing this. I love seeing this as it encourages me to go through my collection. I also gently caution that “clean” ingredients are not always better or mean they are natural. some chemical ingredients are super helpful to keep your products free of contamination that are missing from some more natural products which can often cause early expiration of the products. So I would just be very cautious of expiration if you choose more natural products.
Oh this is a great point, especially as there are very few categories of product that I use up quickly, so it'd likely lead to a lot more waste and purchasing. Thank you for this!
I use lipsticks etc as blusher. Use a little then blend out with clean fingers x
I agree about the Tower28. I was influenced into buying it also because all the influencers were talking about how wonderful it was. I don’t like it at all!!!!!!! It is very drying, matte, and cakey on me.
No shade to HLP, but I have been almost influenced to buy many things from her (did buy her book though), even though I'm not that into much makeup (skincare I am). Instead, I have been adding things I want to a list, originally so that I could buy them as replacements when I finish something. I always forget everything I put on the list when I check weeks later - even if I almost bought them at the time. Making a list and waiting always helps me.
I also bought her book (not sure if I said in this video or not)...I'm a sucker for the idea of supporting someone's art and I do admire her love of words/poetry.
Putting something on a "replacements list" is a good idea! Then you're at least forced to use something up before considering buying. 👍
Please consider disposing of the Mac lipsticks. If they are over 10 years old they will be long past their expiry date. When we wear lipstick we actually ingest a lot of the product and it’s not safe to be using something so old.
Thank you - you'll be happy to know that I did eventually just throw those away, as much as it kind of made me feel bad to do so because I should have used them way more than I did while they were still good. Lesson learned and I can only do better in the future!
You can use lipstick as a crème blush and also you can mix your lipsticks on your lips to get a color you like.
Not if you're acne prone.
I've heard this! I do think some of the challenges are that the colors I might not wear as lipstick are either very bold (the dark purple, dark green, the Gucci dark red) or perhaps not the kind of tone I usually go for on the cheeks (the more "neutral" like "pillow talk" that is very pink to me). We'll see!
@@Alexas.nobuyyear absolutely spot on, there's that too. CT lipsticks are horrible on me...;) i feel you.
I also have decided to declutter my skin care and beauty products. And like you, I am going to use up the products…the snail musin for example will go all over my body, the lipsticks will double as blush, and products that have an approaching expiration date will go into the freezer until I am ready to use them up. Will be much more discerning and thoughtful from now on. Lesson learned, money wasted. Also, no Amazon purchases!😅
OMG this one was hard to watch because I'm guilty of being influenced by makeup personalities on YT. I must confess, you got me influenced for a hot second with thouse viral lip glosses that u kept, I even google them lol. But, I'm staying strong to temptation for the sake of science lol. Anyway, I also had a big makeup stash (twice as big as yours, not that big in comparison with other people, but still) a few years ago. I decluttered because I was going traveling for a couple of year. Back to today, I have been trying to keep my stash in control but still have some palettes I couldn't throw away the first decluttering time and I'm guilty on purchasing recently some stuff I didn't have and want to try out.
I must say, it's so hard to find cool products in travel size to try them out. I wish I could purchase everything in minis because I know I will not finish a highlighter or a lipstick, for example. That's the reason I went full size for the products I purchased recently.
Can we talk about the concept of "supporting" our favorite creator by purchasing stuff? I don't want to judge anyone but I see that argument everytime we are influenced. Think about it: we are "supporting" a creator that makes thousands of dollars by only watching the video but still we think we need to support them financially. I have the feeling there's something underneath that thought.
Great video, as always. Thanks so much!
Haha what I will say about the lip glosses, is that if you already use and prefer the tube style lip gloss, they might make a good replacement product for what you use up. However if that's not your go-to preference for lip product you definitely do not need them!!! Love not buying for SCIENCE haha
Also yes the trap of wanting to "support" a creator is real! And I'm committing to not falling for that one anymore...being on the "creator" side in this tiny way is also helping me to see that any time they recommend a product or take a sponsorship, it's a real choice and no one HAS to accept products or earn through advertising...I understand many set out with the goal of making "influencing" their primary income and job but it's all a choice. Maybe it says more about how other jobs in our society need to be better managed (maybe with 4 day workweeks, better benefits... etc.) so that "influencing" is not such an attractive career for the younger generations.
Thank YOU for your thoughtful comment! 😊
I did this recently and put all my unused products and gently used body sprays/perfumes into a Christmas gifting box to pull from when the holidays get here! 😊
Good idea!!
I'm in such an annoying cycle with make-up. I don't really use a lot day-to-day and what I do have is generally either from zero waste and cruelty free companies, or gifted. But every now and again (pretty much annually), I'll notice that my friends have a lot more than I do or one of my group chats will be going off about a new must-have product that I'd never heard of, and I'll end up feeling like I'm letting myself down in some way and should Make More Effort, so I buy a bunch of products, spend far too much, use them twice, and end up giving them away six months later. Rinse and repeat 😫
Have been inspired by this video (and by something I read yesterday about plastic glitter in beauty products and how it's actually less damaging to chuck the whole thing away than to use it up and let all the horrible little bits into the environment - my friend gave me loads of glitter make-up a while back and I had fun playing with it for festivals and things but now I've got the ick about it) to have one last clear out, and then try not to do the same thing again... 🙈
Yes! I think if it really is "the final declutter" (and we then avoid re-cluttering) then it's a really helpful thing to do. I love how you mentioned "Make More Effort" in proper capitals no less - I used to get that feeling too, like I "should" be doing something I'm not. Ironically now I live in a place where "making effort" makes one stick out a bit because few people around me tend to dress ostentatiously or wear "artistic" makeup at all, so I am currently experiencing the absence of "friends who have more" etc. - regardless perhaps we can think of each other here, as "friends who want to have reasonable collections no matter what our other friends may have or talk about" 🥰
Tinted moisturizer is such a difficult category to shop for! It is my base makeup of choice but I got multiple samples made from Sephora testers and the brands varied in colors, coverage level, and matte/dewiness.
Ahh, sampling a larger selection might be the way to go! I definitely need to make a better habit of sampling before buying!
The eight lip products in your purse is so real! 😂 thats me, i love lip products even though they go bad, and i routinely declutter them before finishing them. I also recently did a declutter of old/expired makeup and replaced them with new products, so i shouldn't need new makeup for the next year or so with the exception of mascara/eyeliner. I do have some beauty products i plan to buy for myself for my birthday as a small splurge, but no more impulse beauty buys! I have stopped watching beauty youtube/tiktok, so i won't be influenced. Now i just need to work on my propensity to be influenced by skincare gurus lol i really enjoy k beauty and j beauty so i have a running list of things i can no longer buy until im done with what i have! I do have some old beautiful lipsticks on display for decor purposes because some i just couldn't bear to throw away even though i will never use them again.
Beauty and skincare are products I can definitely be influenced into wanting and buying and it is so hard to stay strong because they're often not super expensive, and feel like they have a use (especially skincare). Since not watching that content I've been MUCH less tempted, like you said! It's one of those things where I feel like mentally or logically, I think I should be able to watch fashion and beauty videos without wanting to buy stuff...but that's not how it actually works with how they make me feel and how I inevitably want what I see or want to try what people talk about loving.
So for now I'm definitely still going to be careful with that kind of content. I think I'm going to see if some of my "luxury lipstick" containers can be used for bobby pins in my purse - we'll see if it works!
Makeup also makes for good arts and crafts supplies once they are decluttered!
I can see this getting out of hand if used as an excuse too much but it’s better than nothing and if you’re anything like me and have regular craft days with friends they do actually get used in interesting ways :^)
That sounds like such a cool idea! And at least for now, my no buy is preventing any additional purchases, so I feel ok with holding onto things for crafts 😅
Another problem I see is: do we need every option? We always hear „yeah it’s nice having the option“ but is it really? I think it adds on decision fatigue and fantasy self problems.
We don’t need every option in this moment. I declutterred my eyeshadows because of that as I like using them with my fingers, they’ll go bad faster that way and I won’t use every shade anyway.
100%! I totally agree and actually in my most recent video (as of writing this reply - things to consider before shopping) my first point is about how little it takes to have "excess" - as in, more than we can actually use or use up, too many choices....and finally now doing this no buy year I have realized that the best way to avoid this excess is to not buy in the first place rather than to declutter (in the future I mean, obviously this year I AM decluttering the excess in order to try and get better use out of what I have).
I also use eyeshadows with my fingers, so that's a great thing to keep in mind, thank you!
I use the maybelline bb cream, too, and I'm 41! If it's summer, though, I put aveeno spf 60 underneath for additional protection (I'm very prone to melasma).💙
Cool! I very well might go back to the Maybelline after I finish what I've got...if it ain't broke, after all...
And yes to the extra SPF! ☀
I really like the YSL lipstick on you
If you want to reuse tube lipstick packaging you can. Just put it in the freezer (it is easier to remove lipstick when cold) and replace colour with one you like. 99% of lipstick sticks are the same diameter.
Definitely trying this, I might even use one of them for a bobby pin holder in my purse if I can get the lipstick cleanly removed! Thanks!
I use honest products, but im on a use up and dont plan on buying more. I honestly figured out i dont need a skin care routine. Just moisturizer.
I think I'm almost in the same place...I'm going to use up what I have and then stick to just one cleanser and moisturizer! And sunscreen but not sure if that's "skincare" in the same way since it feels more like a general health thing
Going full toreador* with the declutter. 🎶 Love it.
* Yes, I know it should be torero. Tell Bizet.
Ooh, I DIDN'T know that it should be torero, so I learned something new today! Bizet was leading me astray...thank you! 😄
I loved this video and that lipstick looked amazing on you
Aw thanks! It's still in my collection so far so maybe I just need to make a point to wear it more 😅
Loved this!
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If you want to use up the snail mucin very quickly, I used mine as a body serum and would use 3-5 pumps for watch arm and leg and got through it in two months. I was also influenced to buy it and it’s not good for acne prone skin which I didn’t know so I wish I did more research on it
Sounds like a good plan - interesting how none of the influencer reviews I saw mentioned it not being good for acne 🧐
omg we have the same skogsta IKEA table lol
I was looking for a new lipstick and was influenced in buying the Merit Baby lipstick & Merit lip jelly in Mapleton. Love the lip jelly and don’t care for the lipstick at all, it’s better as a blush than lipstick on me. It’s an expensive mistake to make. 💸
It seems like Merit "Baby" in particular is SO hyped as a "universal shade" when really there's no such thing that looks good on everyone or works to everyone's preference! Glad at least one of them worked out for you!
I recommend the Soon Jung moisturizers by Etude, very good products with no irritants.
Uh oh, a brand with a music reference as it's name (Etude)? I might have to try it 😄
@@Alexas.nobuyyear It's also Korean :D
@@Alexas.nobuyyear It's also Korean 😄
I dont think it looks like u have way too much, compared to others that have a full room. I have one drawer, and decided to keep but just take my time and do the empty project. It helped me into a routine and not to buy anything new makeup skincare. That say i really like what i have left! If you dont like it, wrong color and so on, then out it gooo
Yes - but I don't know if "normal people" like me should be compared to people who have a full room! (Usually beauty influencers are the ones showing this kind of large collection online...) So for me, this is more than I use. And yes, since doing this video a few of the "maybe" pieces have been fully decluttered 😄
Happy to hear that you've found an amount/routine that works for you!
Hi, it's possible now to bring in empties (at Sephora they asked for them to be at least 90% cleaned out of product and Credo is probably similar) rather than throw out the plastic based containers. Not sure what you can do with the Gucci lipstick tube but I get wanting to keep it for something. Maybe clean it out and use it to store needles or pins?
Wow thanks for letting me know this! And yes thinking about using it for hair pins, let's see if it works!
I just moved and it forced me to declutter a LOT of my makeup. I only kept the lip products that have not yet expired, and have to rethink of an eyeshadow palette purchase. For skincare, I have been using Monday Born products only (talk about brand loyalty!) since it first launched. I guess in a sense I was influenced because it was started by a RUclipsr I followed but it's worked well for my skin and I'm happy with their products, which cause minimal breakouts and lots of compliments without all the aggressive advertising. It's also easier on my wallet because I know it works and it works well.
Wow, I haven't heard of that brand but I'm glad it works for you and happy there are still cases where brand loyalty works to keep things simple. Nothing like moving to force a major declutter, for sure
@@Alexas.nobuyyear All that to say, I recommend their products, and your video is great food for thought! :)
I've started my journey end of 2022 / begining of 2023 of only focusing on what i already own and repurchases! I've started with products i know i don't need 10 at a time like mascara, lip liners, brow products and slowly focusing on products i always hoarding like foundations/ concealers/ bronzer / blushes. From 20-30 foundations i use now maximum 5 at time, 1 corrector , 2 concealers , 1 cream bronzer 1 powder bronzer, i have 1 powder for all over the face, no primers at all ,1 setting spray ,1 or 2 highlighters . The only part i would have to downsize is blushes, single eyeshadows and lipsticks ! Is very easy to fall in a rabbit hole to be honest, but soooo much makeup is waste of your money, you will always gravitate towards your ride and die ones all over again!
Also i've unsubscribed from Channels that received only PR and always trying new new new! I like shop my stash, Byop's, project pans and using what you have type of Channels nowadays!
Woohoo! 🙌
Yay ❤🎉
I walked down memory lane with you and all the hyped products. I watched the OG British RUclipsrs too and remember these releases. I got sucked into the French girl aesthetic and bought the Rouje classic dress and her signature red lipstick. So disappointing…. The dress material is average at best and the lip balm was horrible.
Yes the French girl aesthetic was a HUGE thing too! It's why I have a horizontally striped shirt even though I'm not sure I like stripes on myself 😅
I'm curious, and I guess I'll find out, if you repurposed your lipstick container! I have a nice tube that I liked, and once the lipstick ran out, I just replaced the lipstick in it with my lip balm (which comes in much more branded plastic packaging).
You WILL be hearing more about that, next week I think haha
if you find putting a lip full on is too much maybe try to apply just in the center and smack them together, it looks a bit more natural and less 'makeupy'
I'll try it! Thanks!
I'm late to the party on this video, but if you love and want to replace the ancient Naked Palette, it has been rereleased.
That's interesting that they've re-released it, thanks for letting me know! I've been living just fine without it as it turns out, so perhaps I really didn't need to be holding onto it in the first place 👀
Not to encourage you, but next time you are looking for a BB cream, try Erborian, a Korean brand.
Thank you! I'm actually about to finish the Tower28 from this video so I might need to try a replacement soon - legitimate replacements are allowed this year so it'll be a perfect time for this recommendation 👍
17:45 What brand is the "inferior" blue balm?
I think it's Rimmel!
Re. HLP, I watched one of her recent videos after being away doing life for quite a while. I actually thought that she was dealing with some sort of illness. I am guessing it's because she's using so much of that green "corrector" all over her face and very little other face products. In my opinion she looks like she needs to have some liver functions run. I'm actually wondering whether or not she is color blind. I just wish someone close to her would take her aside and tell her that what she's doing does not look good at all. Yes, I know everybody's supposed to do their own thing, but in this case she's actually making herself look severely ill.
Yeah I consider myself "not advanced enough at makeup" to use any kind of color corrector, to me it just seems to be asking for trouble - I figure to benefit from that kind of color theory one would have to have some pretty noticeable redness to "cancel out" but like I said I'm totally unqualified 😅
why are you keeping decade-old makeup?? The chemistry changes and can risk inflammation if applied- not worth keeping, for the sake of your space, time and health!
Well the good news is I'm not keeping it anymore! Finally! Haha. But I guess it was because of a few reasons, practically, I hadn't used it all up and it still seemed to "have use value", and impractically, I had some sentimental attachment to a few of the products after having them so long or buying them at specific points of my life 🙃
@@Alexas.nobuyyear glad you had a breakthrough and staying safe! x
Love the disclaimer at the start, and how thoroughly you went over the thought process. So GOOD 🤌🏻
Thank you!!!