Show Me Your Declutters!

[RGbrown]

I received an order today with four new lipsticks,

(Lancome L'Absolue Lacquer...I will never ever stop mentioning these every-dang-where 😄😍)

but had absolutely no room for them in my containers. While the thought "buy more containers" crossed my mind for a brief second, I quickly dismissed it as I'm starting to feel overwhelmed with too much stuff. I'd been pulling out one or two here and there, but today was the big reckoning!Sorry I didn't stage a better pic, but that's 55 lip items that are now gloriously gone from my stash!

This is only the stuff I pulled today; I have a small train case packed full of the other lippies (and some palettes) that I've been slowly pulling over the last couple of months. Do I still have more I could get rid of? Yeah, most likely...if I was on the fence, I erred on the side of keeping it rather than tossing. And I didn't swatch every single keeper to weed out similar shades, so there's probably still a good bit of overlap in my berry-heavy collection. But my oh my, I feel soooo much better now. I found not only things I had forgotten about, but things I really had no clue I even owned in the first place 🤣

So...do you have too much too? Ready to clear up some space and salvage a little sanity? Share your declutters with us; we wanna see it! 

[QueenMarceline]

@makeitup305 Thank you 🤗 Yeah, I honestly cannot pinpoint when I got any of these products but it's definitely been too long. 🤣

[makeitup305]

@QueenMarceline I was living in Miami when I bought the DoC and that was 6 years ago so... 😬

[QueenMarceline]

@makeitup305 Hahaha honestly, that sounds about right for my time frame as well 👀🤣

[makeitup305]

@QueenMarceline I still have some ABH liquid lipsticks, which are probably the worst offenders. With all the hype around the Dior Forever Liquid Sequin, I was thinking about the ABH Sad Girl and Sarafine lipsticks, which were some of my favorites. If they brought those back with improved formulas, I’d be all over it.

[QueenMarceline]

@makeitup305 Oh my, I just had a flashback to the past! 😍 ABH Sarafine was absolutely iconic! 💄

[Samtian]

@QueenMarceline Rip beautiful liquid lippies lol. Great job!

[QueenMarceline]

@Samtian Hahhaa indeed! They should've probably gotten the boot last year but I just wasn't strong enough. 😂

[JoSometimes]

Way to declutter @QueenMarceline!

[QueenMarceline]

Thank you kindly, @JoSometimes ! 🤗

[makeitup305]

I usually forget to take pictures of my declutters since I just put them in makeup bags and take them with me when I go visit family, but I recently did a big declutter of my whole makeup collection (nothing minimalist, though) and wanted to share before I pass them on or toss them out. Most of them (while on the older side) are still in really good condition so I'm hoping I can find someone who wants them.

I love the Melt stacks but never consistently used them. Same with the Boudoir Noir and Mulan palettes. The Mandalorian palette is pretty much brand new. The PMG was a purchase I still regret since it was an impulse buy. The colors were never cohesive for a full look to me. Brunet and the ND mini nice but the colors just don't suit me. Huda Sapphire is pretty but I have a lot of blues and it's not a color I reach for often.

I am a blush fiend and just need to let some older stuff go. The Dior was never the right color for me (too pink). I have plenty of highlighters and wanted to keep ones I reach for more often.

I've had these Givenchy powders forever and never got into them. I tried them again now that they're hyped up and I just came to the conclusion I'm just not a powder person. The bronzers are nice but I have plenty still and wanted to pass these on while they're still good.

Some random eyeshadow singles and a brow powder that's the wrong shade.

Some random products I've only used once. I hate the smell of the La Roche cream, hate the texture of the Ordinary moisturizer, the Jordan Samuel spray was intense, the Saltair oil is nice but I don't love the feeling of oil on my skin, and the Ouidad I don't even remember what I thought of. The Alterna I haven't tried.

[CookieGirl1]

@makeitup305 is that a Becca bronzer?  I used to LOVE my Becca bronzer(s).  *Sigh* RIP Becca.

[makeitup305]

@CookieGirl1 @heartsmyface yes, it was a bronzer but I can't remember what shade. It was really good, I agree. They had underrated blushes, too.

[heartsmyface]

@CookieGirl1  they were the best!!  I collected those little flying saucers like Pokémon. I don’t like my highlighter that intense anymore but I bet they’d still work great as shimmer eyeshadows.  

[heartsmyface]

@makeitup305  Ahhhh those Mac holiday duos!   I won’t let mine go!! I WILL be panning them one day! (Unless the rerelease the exact shades cause they’re perfect!) Haha, I am sad to see them go even through the screen.  Farewell beautifuls.   🥲.  

[makeitup305]

@heartsmyface it took a long time for me to declutter them. The blush and highlighter shades in this are particularly beautiful, I agree. I just never used them and set them free lol

[JoSometimes]

So much decluttering @makeitup305! I see some pretty cool things in there but if they don’t work there’s no point keeping them. 

[makeitup305]

@JoSometimes I know, that's why it's easy to hold on to them but hopefully they make someone else happy. I had a couple of people come pick up stuff this week and I hope they enjoy them.

[JoSometimes]

@makeitup305 That’s nice of you to donate/give them away instead of just tossing them out! 😊

[lmaster]

Oh dang @makeitup305 at least you know when it's time to just let go! 

[makeitup305]

@lmaster I’d have a much harder time getting rid of a Mothership or a big ND palette, even if some of them are past their prime by now. That would hurt lol

[caitbird]

@makeitup305  great job with your decluttering! I have been doing a little bit off and on, a few products here and there, but I definitely need to do better. I just have so much, it's gotten overwhelming. I love your approach of passing on products you don't want anymore but are still good - I wish I knew some people IRL who are into makeup that I could offer things to. I just feel so guilty about throwing out anything that's still good and could still be used.