Beauty Challenge -- Twelve Months of Beauty Inventory

[haleyvvvv]

[EDIT-Updated to not limit to a year, legacy posts for all years.]

A few years ago I was inspired by a challenge on Instagram and we did a makeup inventory. ✨❄️December 2022 Challenge - 12 Days of Makeup Inventory - Show Off and Catalog Your Collection!!❄️✨

I was a little behind on planning this year (job interviews, life, not being able to login to the BIC), so I thought we could make this a yearly challenge for 2024+ and broaden it across all beauty categories. 

Why participate?

• I know I went back to my posts to find "dupes" for things that were limited edition (Melt Pumpkin King, in my case).
• It's a good idea to look through your products every bit to review for quality and cleanliness.
• Curation is important.
• Knowing how much in your stash can help with your Low/No Buy or keeping an eye on your backups. 
• The fun of organizing your collection!!

Rules 

Please no negative comments about the size or contents of others' collections, this is a place to celebrate our collections. Self-reflection is always welcome though 💖. Please don't take this as an impetus to declutter (unless you want to!). 

I'm going to try to get a little contemplative with mine, to see if I would purchase again or not. But don't feel obligated to join that part!!

Timeline

• January - Face Primers, Nail Polish
• February - Foundations, Concealers, Cleansers and Mists
• March - Bronzers and Contours (singles), Serums and Treatments
• April - Blushes (singles), Moisturizer and Oils
• May - Highlighters (singles), Sheet Masks
• June - Face Palettes, Non-Sheet Masks, Tools (Brushes, etc.)
• July - Eye Primers, Single Eyeshadows (free standing or in custom palettes), Body Cleansers, Body Scrubs, Body Lotion, Body Glitter
• August - Eyeshadow Palettes, Shampoo, Conditioner
• September - Brow Products, Eyeliners, Mascaras, Hair Treatments 
• October - Lip Balms, Lip Liners, Lip Glosses, Perfume Samples
• November - Lipsticks, Travel Sized Perfumes
• December - Setting Powders, Setting Sprays, Full Sized Perfumes and Body Sprays

[Samtian]

@caitbird Thank you! I'm kinda obsessed with them lol. 

[CynthieLu]

That's a beautiful collection of masks and highlighters @Samtian I would absolutely love too hear what your favorite ones are out of this bunch. 😃

[Samtian]

So far it's  Becca Champagne Pop, ABh Iced Out and Marshmallow, RDF The Sorcerer, and he Winky Lux Powder Lights. Those are the one's I have marked from my Use It project so far.

[Sunnysmom]

Fantastic collections @Samtian ! I’m trying to figure out your favorite highlighter! Which one (s) do you love? 

[Samtian]

@Sunnysmom Oof that is a tough choice. I can't remember them all but I know I love Becca Champagne Pop, ABh Iced Out and Marshmallow, RDF The Sorcerer, and he Winky Lux Powder Lights. 

[Sunnysmom]

I kept wondering about the RdF highlighters @Samtian , if they had lots of glitter or not. Good to hear you like it!

[Samtian]

@Sunnysmom Some of them have glitter, but they are pretty sheer and take a couple layers to really make it pop. Each of these swatches is 2-3 heavy swatches to get them to show, and one is still very had to see. I had them set aside to say which was which but George knocked them all down.  Shown in ring light, flash, indoor, outdoor and outdoor shade lighting. 

[Sunnysmom]

Ooh thank you so much @Samtian , these are so pretty! Maybe a bit too much glitter for me tho I do love the sheerness of them, but they’re gorgeous on you! 🤩 Your tattoo is so cute!! Special meaning?! 💞

[Samtian]

@Sunnysmom Thanks! The tattoo is from a band called Bring Me the Horizon. 

[Titian06]

@Samtian - Wow!  I have no face masks and maybe five highlighters. 🤣

[Samtian]

@Titian06 Hahaha! At least with you they probably get used and don't collect dust? 

[CorgiMommy]

@Samtian I love the corgi one!

[Samtian]

@CorgiMommy Haha I bet! It is cute.

[Samtian]

I still feel like I put blush on like a clown. Years ago blush was one of the things I would never buy and never used. Now look at me! Ignore the bronzers, I had made this collage last year. 

[CynthieLu]

I just stumbled back on this thread @Samtian thank you for sharing so much of your collection! I loved this one last year, seeing everyone's beauty stash is so cool! 

I love blending the edges of my blush with my fingers or a beauty blender to soften it, but that's mainly cream blush, I'm less comfortable with powders tbh.

You have so many pretty ones! 😍

[Samtian]

@CynthieLu I'm going to have to try that. And a different brush. 

[CynthieLu]

I like to use my fingers for cream blushes, I have special brushes for creams but they don't give me results I like, I don't know why. 😅

Though with liquid blush I get the best results from putting a dab on the back of my hand and using a sponge to pick it up and apply it to my cheeks. 

I hope you get some results you like with your beautiful blushes @Samtian 

[Samtian]

• February - Foundations, Concealers, Cleansers and Mists. Not big on foundation or concealer. Which I use the later for eye shadow primer.  

• March - Bronzers and Contours (singles), Serums and Treatments. Not big on bronzers or contour either lol. 

[danielledanielle]

@haleyvvvv ,

Primer & Polish

Previous week, I had decluttered several polishes.  I'm holding onto for dear life the Sephora x OPI ones, even though I shouldn't, plus some nail decals.  I don't wear primers like I used to, and a few I know I had are missing from the pic.  I also found a couple of minis later on.  The Becca had turned and that's actually a Fenty foundation, my so I sorta retook the pic.

I still need to test out the Caliray, but this was a good eye opener.

Foundations, Concealers, Mists and cleansers.

I only included foundation and concealer.  I keep my cleansers in the bathroom & linen closet.  I'm at the point where I'm happy with the cleansers I have, namely my Hyper Skin Gentle Brightening Gel Cleanser with Mandelic Acid 5 oz / 150 mL .  I also have a Sulwhasoo Gentle Cleansing Foam 6.76 oz / 200 ml I'm holding onto, pre-reformulation, the gifted Youth To The People Superfood Gentle Antioxidant Refillable Cleanser (🙏🏽 @TeamBIC ) and my ulta gift of Origins Checks and Balances™ Frothy Face Wash Gentle Cleanser 5 oz/ 150 mL .  There's a Kate Somerville EradiKate™ 3% Sulfur Daily Foaming Cleanser + Acne Treatment 4 oz/120 ml that I'm close to decluttering.  I think it breaks me out, ironically.

This wasn't as bad as I thought, but I realized there's a lie here.  I didn't include opened concealers.

Mists, I don't really have those.  I have pressurized water from Avene.  I have swing sprays, but didn't take a pic.

Bronzers and Contour (singles)

 

I was surprised!  I did realize two of my bronzers are missing, minis.  I contour with bronzer a lot, too, so I thought it'd be more.  Missing are the Pat McGrath and Rare Beauty Stick.  The hourglass mini, danessa and too faced mini are included below 

And as promised, I did photo (most) of my highlighters.  My babies ✨

I mean look at all of them...how can I pick just one

And...

Missing are most of my recent ones, an Armani, a Dior and liquids (Dior, Rare Beauty) and a mini fenty that's on its way.

[Samtian]

@danielledanielle Ah beautiful collections!

[danielledanielle]

TY @Samtian & @curlychiquita