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@Shosh85 I have a large pink bow on my office doors. If I get another bow deco or two, I'll have a theme!

@Titian06 wow! Great job! And good luck with not having to pass the kidney stone!

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Fabulous thread @missjeanie! The big picture goal is to make my collection work for me, as I use what's there and build out or pare down certain areas to better suit me. Beauty Goals:Enjoy my beauty collection - both what's currently in it and what I will add to it this year. I want to use the products I have, sooner rather than later (and definitely before they've been around for too long 😬). Low / No buy until spring. From now until mid-March, with very few exceptions that I've listed on a small post-it note, I'm not planning on purchasing much of anything other than basic necessities and gifts for others. In full disclosure, (a) they are broad stroke exceptions but I don't foresee any of them coming into play, and (b) I have a few purchases in transit so they and my projects should keep me preoccupied. No buying backups until actually needed. Not even the Gucci mist, unless it is actually being discontinued in which case, I'll be repurposing my oven for extra storage space. 😅 Products to Try (in addition to items I purchased last year but haven't yet had the chance to put to use):EADEM The Mark Advanced Targeted Dark Spot Concentrate with 5% Tranexamic Acid, 1% Alpha Arbutin & 1% Kojic Acid for Hyperpigmentation, Acne Marks & Age Spots 0.5 oz/15ml Tatcha The Longevity Youth Restoring Cream for Elasticity & Brightness 1.7 oz/50 ml # - I have samples - and there's a deluxe size promo gwp currently available with a minimum $30 spendLYS Beauty Bright Start Creamy Buildable Coverage Airbrush Concealer - love the two ways product is dispensed and that the sponge tip can be easily removed for that purpose and for cleaning - brava to LYS for such a smart and practical design! 👏Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Natural Glow Blurring Liquid Foundation with 24 Hour Wear - will compare it to the original version but I first want to use up at least two (2) bottles/tubes of foundations that are already open/partially used (see below 👇)Other Elorea fragrancesOther IOPE skincare products Brands to Try:Allies of SkinBORNTOSTANDOUTSkinmedica, and in particular the serum @curlychiquita has used / is using Beauty Projects 2026 1. Contouring - it's one of those things that seem to forever be on my "to do" list. I spent more time on nose contouring last year with mixed results. Have been working more on that this year, along with just contouring in general. Starting off with cream products already in my collection. Follow up on this will be made at a later date to, among other threads, the face-mapping post on the🏫🎓BIC University 🎓🏫 thread. 2. Use up the following already open, partially used beauty products - skin tints / foundations - Tower 28 SunnyDays Tinted Sunscreen Foundation (2 tubes) + Tom Ford Foundation (2 shades) + Urban Decay Bond Foundation + Sephora Collection Reveal the Real Foundation - I'l use the capsule makeup challenge and the seasonal Shop Your Stash challenges to work on rotating through these items throughout the year. The Tower 28 and Tom Ford ones have less than 1/4 of the container left. Shout out to @blackkitty2014 for inspiring me with her use (and completion) of her Tom Ford items, including TF foundations. LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask – Intense Hydration Lip Treatment with Vitamin C Vanilla - part of the Pan It! - 2026 Challenge - if I keep consistent with my usage, I should be able to get through this by the end of the year. 3. Work on / get better with my photography 📷 4. Significantly pare down a few makeup products in my collection; primarily, my lip collection (all lip categories - liners, lipsticks, lip glosses, oils, even lip balms, but we'll work on the balms last 😂); face primers; setting sprays; and blush. Will declutter items as I use them in my weekly capsules (or as I go through rounds of decluttering throughout the year) and I plan to use threads such as the Beauty Challenge -- Twelve Months of Beauty Inventory and Beauty Product Battles, Throw Downs and Showdowns to help move this particular project along when I get stuck or distracted. I'll pass along what I can to a local womens' shelter or not-for-profit, or re-home to friends, family or coworkers who will get better use and enjoyment out of them. Anything that isn't in a conditon to be passed along will be tossed if I'm unable to repurpose it in a meaningful way. 5. Look into retinol products - it may be time to give this another try. We shall see. It'll be a slow onboarding if I decide to go for it at all. I've been doing some research on my own and talking with licensed professionals who know far more about retinol and similar and derivative ingredients than I. But I know my skin and my risk and my skin's tolerance so that's where my expertise comes in. 😉 6. Find for replacements for products that are no longer available: Pencil / gel liner for waterline (to replace the discontinued Makeup by Mario Master Mattes Brightening Pencil - Light 1)Liquid eye liner - I have two liquid liners that I'm be happy with but will continue to see if I can find something that performs better / closer to the discontinued Dollywink Liquid Eyeliner - Super Black)Under eye gel patches (to replace Sephora Collection Caffeine Eye Mask) - I've been blessed to have received many of these as gifts from friends ❤️ before they completely sold out so I can take my time to find the right replacement but this is one that's been on the "to do" list for a while.

Those all look delicious @lmaster Nicely done!

@caitbird How exciting! Beautiful collections.

Oh no @itsfi ! I think I need to unsee that coral. That is some purdy trouble!

@lmaster Happy New Year!

@blackkitty2014 awesome job! It's always so fun to rediscover new/old loves that you've forgotten about for a while. I know what you mean about using LE products - I have the same struggle between saving it (since I can't replace it) and not letting it go to waste 😅