2018 Resolutions: Makeup, Skincare and Haircare Edition

[Aaliaa]

With the countdown to Christmas/holiday season and the New Year I thought it would be interesting to take a moment and plan some resolutions around our love for everything Beauty. In my experience its important to be realistic about your plans and also be willing to adapt as the year goes on.

Do you want to try the Project Pan challenge? Promise to use SPF everyday? Be diligent about double cleansing at night? Be more experimental with colours and techniques? Hate resolutions and live everyday in the moment!?!

List your resolutions, either each from skincare, haircare and makeup or multiple for any category. Listed below are some examples of resolutions, with mine in bold. Feel free to list your own!!

Beauty Resolutions for 2018

1. Avoid impulse purchases, take a day to think twice before buying something
2. Use all my face products at least once a month each
3. Wear more then shades of brown on my eyes!
4. Clean them Brushes - Face, eyes, hair and sonic
5. Take care of my lips - scrub, moisture for the win!
6. 'Make up' a budget and stick to it
7. Treat SPF like your phone, always on you
8. Routine Routine Routine, the skincare edition
9. Take 30 minutes every week for self care like multi-masking
10. Don't jump on EVERY new product hype
11. Try new hairstyles - curly, wavy, straight, coiled?
12. Clear your makeup/skincare/haircare collection giving/throwing away products you no longer use or are expired
13. Accept that one persons mole is anothers beauty mark - Love what you got!
14. Spend less time looking at makeup GIF's!

 

Happy Holidays!

[Anonymous]

@blackkitty2014, I'm with you on this one.  So with you.

[Samtian]

1. Still working on trying to learn the winged eye liner. I gave up earlier this year, I'll try again.

2. Shop my collection. I hate finishing things, but I have so much.

[Aaliaa]

I found a gel liner, I use MAC fluidline, with a fine eyeliner brush really helped my accuracy. Good luck @Samtian!!

[Samtian]

@AaliaaI'll look into that, thank you!

[Anonymous]

I have a medical issue that causes frequent flushing, angiodema and hives on my face, neck and chest so it's always a challenge but I'm hoping it will improve in 2018.  That said my resolutions are:
1. Wear make-up more often - just because I work in a non-public office doesn't mean I can't try to put on a little make-up even if it's just eyeliner and a lippe.
2. Exercise more and eat better -- beauty shines from within!  
3. Night regimen?  What night regimen?  Definitely work in progress.

🙂  Happy 2018 BTer's! 

[Aaliaa]

Love you positivity @Anonymous! Happy 2018 to you too!

[Aaliaa]

Everyone is so helpful in the BI community, I've found some great new products. Good luck with your 2018 resolutions!

[Asche]

Great list @Aaliaa! I completely agree about avoiding impulse purchases and setting a budget. 

• Buy less makeup. Honestly, I'm running out of places to put it and I don't need anymore.
• Wear more lipstick!!! I own so many and rarely ever use them.
• Focus more on my hair (aka visit the salon more often, give myself more treatments, etc.)
• Use SPF every day
• Use a face mask once a week
• Be more creative with my eyeshadow
• Rock winged liner on a daily basis (I used to do this and let it slip)
• Get my nails done once and a while. It's been years since I last went to a nail salon. 
• Use up the millions of samples I've collected over the past year.
  

[Aaliaa]

Love your list @Asche! In the month of December I have aimed to not repeat a colour during the days I'm wearing makeup. This could he helpful in keeping your lippies in rotation. The drink less was one of mine from last year and I must say once I started it was surprisingly easy and freed up more money for skincare!!

[fieldsofclover]

I like the lipstick rotation idea! 🎠

[Aaliaa]

Thanks @fieldsofclover, Its really helped both find products I've forgotten about and giveaway things I realize I'm just never going to wear. 

[fieldsofclover]

🍀 2018 beauty resolutions 🍀

1. 🔎 Find a new everyday BB/CC/ZZ cream Supergoop! CC
2. 🔎 Find a new signature scent Atelier Cologne Blanche Immortelle
3. 🔁 Find a new basic neutrals palette for everyday looks Huda Mauve Obsessions
4. 🔁 Use up both incoming Dr Gross vaults by October (skincare routine discipline)
5. 🎨 Eye palette diet - only 5 this year [ 🗹 ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ]
6. 💆 Skincare before bed! Just do it!
7. 💆 Work out a consistent weekly multi-mask/nails/hair/etc routine
8. 🌦️ SPF every day Supergoop CC
9. 💅 Do my nails at home this year
10. 🛀 More bubble baths!
11. ♨️ Go to hot springs/Korean spa at least twice
12. ✨ Replace my Mia brushes more often
13. ✨ Keep up my finally-well-organized vanity area!
14. 🐇 Make all full-size makeup purchases from CF companies
15. 🛍️ Spend higher % of my budget on WOC-owned/friendly brands 
16. 🛍️ Beauty budget: ideal re-Rouging timing of September or October
17. 🉐 Test products in-store but shop online when possible (better promos/freebies)
18. 💋 Book a free Rouge makeover or attend an event at least once every other month 
19. 💇 Maintain current hairstyle for at least 6 months (just got a cut I really love)
20. 💇 Invest in a high-quality straightening iron or hot brush Amika Blowout Babe brush
21. 🎁 Keep maxing samples so I can donate extras to women's shelters
22. 🚮 Toss old/expired stash items: stop feeling bad about it... just do it!
23. 🚮 No more Marc Jacobs purchases (dead to me after last ad campaign 😡)
24. 💳 Use up all my store credit before ordering anything online
25. 💰 Low-buy in Q1/Q2 (shop the new stash - no re-VIB until June)
26. 💆 Choose and transition to a permanent skincare line (AmorePacific, Sunday Riley, Tatcha, Herbivore) by December
27. 🈹 Curate my Loves list carefully, so I can capitalize on sales 
28. 🈚 Get hooked on using things up! 

[Anonymous]

Skincare before bed!  Love it!  I struggle with this one too.  I did remember to wash my face, use my Framboos and marula oil these past 2 nights.  It's a start.  🙂 

Going CF - I applaud you.  I think I only made one make-up purchase from a non-CF brand last year (sorry, I really liked that one Marc Jacobs gel eyeliner).  It's amazing all the quality stuff that is out there that is CF!

[fieldsofclover]

@Anonymous  Surprise... Marc Jacobs Beauty is 100% CF! MJ Fragrances is not, but it's run as an entirely separate company from top to bottom.

[Lazybeautybeast]

I love your list!! You have some great resolutions!

[starsandbucks]

@fieldsofclover I feel truly ridiculous but it has never occurred to me to donate my samples! I have hundreds upon hundreds of them all sorted out and waiting for the magical day inspiration strikes and I want to pull something from one of the boxes. Sometimes I do, but I usually like to give them to friends and family if I can. I feel like such a dodo for not considering just *donating* them. I'm totally going to do that! Thank you for putting that in your list!

[Aaliaa]

Wow @fieldsofclover That is am amazing list of Resolutions for 2018!! I'm definitely going to borrow some of yours, especially doing my nails at home more since I have everything I need and still don't do them myself most of the time.

For the skincare before bed what I've found really helpful is keeping everything on my bedside in 2 cases. Since they recommend not keeping skincare in the bathroom anyway (the heat from the shower can negatively affect the ingredients). I always watch something on my laptop or read a book before bed so I can simultaneously do my skincare without much extra effort. Good luck with your 2018 resolutions!! 

[fieldsofclover]

Bedside skincare is a great idea... I'm going to look for a way to set up something similar! It will probably help me get to bed earlier too 😂