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! 

[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.

[heartsmyface]

@caitbird  I found a decluttering ‘cheat’ on Facebook.  There are local moms for moms groups and my declutters get grabbed up very quickly when I post them by very enthusiastic moms.  It makes me feel good I’m not pushing my stuff on people and that my products are going to people who can really use them.  

I would never trust receiving items like that but I know what I’m offering is being properly sanitized if it needs it, before I gift it, so I have no issues with giving things out.  

[makeitup305]

@caitbird My family members aren’t very into makeup so most of the stuff they have are products from my collection. I’m part of a Facebook group called “Give it to your neighbor” that’s specific to my (small) city and I’ll post pictures on there with the disclaimer that they’re used and they’re responsible for sanitizing. I won’t post cream products or glosses. I haven’t posted this yet since I want to be home in order to hand it to the person but I’ve had success other times.

[heartsmyface]

@makeitup305  That’s similar to what I do. It’s so easy and quick decluttering things that way. 

[caitbird]

@makeitup305  that's a good idea, I should look and see if there's anything like that near me (there might not be, I live in the boonies lol). I should also ask my mom if she wants any of my giveaways - she's not as into makeup as I am, but she does use some.

[Samtian]

@makeitup305 Oh wow. That Charlotte Tilbury cover, I was so mad to miss out on that collection lol. 

[makeitup305]

@Samtian I ended up getting that from a Beautylish lucky bag. I think it was my first CT product. I hadn’t tried anything from her before then. It’s a pretty highlight but it just never did it for me. 

[QueenMarceline]

@makeitup305 Great declutter! This is inspiring me to start... it's been a long time coming but I've been avoiding it like the plague.

[makeitup305]

@QueenMarceline many of these had been in my purgatory box several times so I couldn't put it off anymore. I still need to do lipsticks 😥

[QueenMarceline]

@makeitup305 Some of my areas are overflowing with products that I literally never reach for but can't get rid of... it's a vicious cycle. 

[makeitup305]

@QueenMarceline I put stuff I don't use in a "purgatory box" on top of my vanity (instead of it living in a drawer) and try to incorporate products from the box into my makeup during the week. It helps me decide whether something is worth keeping (even if I don't use it all the time, I still like it) or whether I can live without it. Sometimes they live in the box for a long time, sometimes a single use helps me decide what to do with it.

[QueenMarceline]

@makeitup305 That's actually a super great idea, maybe I'll incorporate my own purgatory box for the items that don't end up in the "must stay" or the decluttered pile. 🙂

[makeitup305]

@QueenMarceline hope that helps you out !

[danielledanielle]

@makeitup305   Seeing all of this finally helped me to get rid of my Naked 2 palette.  I'm nowhere near this level of declutter, but every little bit helps

I'm also oddly regretting getting rid of it.  But, only used it once in the last 🤷🏽‍♀️ years??