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I am doing the 100 day no-buy challenge and took inventory to keep me honest. I am also trying to pan a palette and use up as many products as possible this year.

MAKEUP

6 full size lip glosses, 4 minis

1 lip scrub

3 no color lip balm/chapsticks

1 tinted lip balm

10 full size eyeliner pencils, 10 mini - only 3 are black

26 eye shadows in palettes, 4 singles

1 full size mascara, 6 minis

2 brow products

1 full size eye primer, 1 mini

3 mini face primers

1 full size blush, 3 minis

2 mini highlighters

3 full size concealers

1 full size bare minerals foundation

1 full size bb cream

1 full size finishing powder, 1 mini

SKINCARE

1 1/2 bottles of face wash

1/2 pack of makeup wipes

4 full size face creams, 3 minis

3 one or two use face peels/masks

2 HUGE body washes, 1 full size, 2 minis

2 full size body sprays, 2 minis - no perfume - I use these instead.

3 half used full size hand creams

Enough body lotion to last years

HAIRCARE

1 1/2 HUGE shampoo/conditioner bottles

2 mini dry shampoos

1 full size hair oil, 3 minis

2 mini hair sprays

While I was calculating, I gave 6 products to my daughter that I knew I would never use. They had just been hanging around.

The one that I find absolutely ridiculous is the number of eyeliners I have. Who needs 20? I have an unhealthy addiction to the UD 24/7 liners.

 
One of my goals for the first 10 days of the 100 day no-buy was to inventory what I had. I counted all samples/foils/minis/full sizes as 1, and included things that were already purchased but haven't arrived yet.

Here it is:
Lipsticks: 37 (15 of which were in my purse!)

Lipsticks 8

Liquid lipsticks 3

Lip glosses 4

Lip crayons 3

Tinted lip balms 5

Colorless lip balms 7

Lip liners 1

Lip stains 6

Eye makeup: 105

eyeliner 15

mascara 3

eye primer 2

brow products 1

pressed eyeshadows 35

(palettes 6) 

cream shadows 4

loose shadow 45

Face makeup: 40

face primer 2

BB/tinted moisturizer 7

powder foundation 2

concealer 3

finishing powder 3

cream blushes 4

powder blushes 6

bronzers 2

highlighters 8

cheek stains 3

Skincare: 24

lotion 11

face moisturizer 2

face wash 8

serum 1

eye cream 2

Hair care: 20

shampoo 3  

conditioner 2

hair masks 1

body wash 4

hair oil 3

leave in conditioner 3

dry shampoo 1

hair spray 3

Nail polish: 71

Makeup remover: 3

Perfume: 31

perfume samples 24

perfume rollerballs 7

Wow, that was a reality check! For the 100 day no-buy, I want a decrease in every category! I'm allowed to get rid (give away/trash) of items that just don't work for me and still count that as a win. I want a collection with just things I love and use

ETA: Ugh, formatting lists is hard!

 
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Well, I finally did my inventory, and it is even worse than I thought. I was expecting the lip product number to be fairly high because it is my favorite category. I also expected the eyeshadow number to be pretty high......but when I tallied up the total :wacko2: :blush: The majority of them are in palettes. Let's just say I won't be buying anymore palettes any time soon. These are all full size or deluxe size products. I didn't go into my foil packet hoard. I'm not worrying about skin care, hair products, etc. I actually am ok with the amount I have and am not worried about it.

Face Products:

Primer: 7 (I only bought 1, rest are deluxe samples that I keep getting somehow)

BB cream, tinted moisturizer, etc.: 2

Foundation: 2

Concealer: 3

Powders: 6 (didn't buy any and yet I somehow accumulated 6. Need to start wearing powder!! from subs, GWP, etc.)

Setting spray: 3

Powder blush: 27

Cream/liquid blush: 7

Bronzer: 5

Highlighter: 3

Illuminator: 1

Eye Products:

Brow stuff: 1 (just have a pencil)

Cream shadow: 7

Pressed shadow (including palettes): 249 :blush2:

Loose shadow: 11

Pencil eyeliner: 40 (this was also shocking. how did I get this many!?!)

Gel liner: 6

Liquid liner: 1 (and I'm going to see if my friend wants this because I fail at liquid liner)

Eye primer: 1

Mascara: 19 (I also did not go and buy any of these. all are from subs, GWP, etc. :blink2: )

Lip Products:

Lip crayon: 25

Lip gloss: 46

Lip liner: 7

Lipstick: 66

Lip tint/tinted balm: 10

Liquid lipstick: 13

clear balm: 9

Nails:

Base coat: 1

Top coat: 2

Treatment: 3

Nail polish: 131

So yeah.....good thing I'm in on the 100-day no buy because I obviously need absolutely nothing. I realized one of the big reasons I accumulated so much was I've been subbed to the Starlooks box which is pretty much all makeup products. I've been on the fence about whether or not I should cancel, and this is definitely another reason to consider. I really enjoy getting it but I don't need any more stuff.

 
Face Primers: 2 Full Size & 7 Deluxe Size

Foundations: 5

Power Foundations: 1

BB Creams: 8 Full Size & 1 Deluxe Size

Setting Powders: 5

Concealers: 3

Concealers (used to highlight under eye area): 7

Brow Pencils: 3

Brow Powder: 1

Setting Sprays: 4

Eye Primers: 4 - All Deluxe Size

Cream Eye Shadows/Bases: 15

Cream Eye Shadows (in stick form): 7

Single Eye Shadows: 18

Eye Shadow Duos: 4

Eye Shadow Trios: 3

Eye Shadow Quads: 3

Small Palettes (5-9 pans): 5

Large Palettes (10 or more): 12

Pencil Eyeliners: 31 (many are Mini)

Liquid Eyeliners: 5

Gel Eyeliners: 2

Mascaras (Open): 4

Mascaras (Un-Opened): 23 Full Size & 21 Deluxe Size

Powder Blushes: 47 Full Size & 3 Mini

Cream/Liquid/Gel Blushes: 9

Bronzers: 6 Full Size & 2 Mini

Highlighters: 4 Full Size & 5 Mini

Lipsticks: 23 Full Size & 5 Mini

Lip Glosses: 30 Full Size & 4 Mini

Jumbo Lip Pencils: 6 Full Size & 5 Mini
Above is my last inventory and below is my updated one. I'm going to post an updated inventory every 3 months to see where I'm at.  

[SIZE=10.5pt]Face Primers: 2 Full Size & 6 Deluxe Size[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Foundations: 4[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Power Foundations: 1[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]BB Creams: 7 Full Size & 1 Mini[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Setting Powders: 5[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Concealers: 7[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Brow Pencils: 3[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Brow Powder: 1[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Brow Pomade: 1[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Setting Sprays: 4[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Eye Primers: 1 Full Size & 4 Deluxe Size[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Cream Eye Shadows/Bases: 9[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Cream Eye Shadow (in stick form): 7[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Single Eye Shadows: 18[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Eye Shadow duos: 4[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Eye Shadow trios: 3[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Eye Shadow quads: 4[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Small Palettes (5-9 pans): 5[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Large Palettes (10 or more): 15[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Pencil Eyeliners: 7 Full Size and 25 Mini [/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Liquid Eyeliners: 3 and 2 Mini[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Gel Eyeliners: 1 and 1 Mini[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Mascaras (Open): 4 and 2 Deluxe[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Mascaras (Un-Opened): 16 Full Size & 18 Deluxe Size[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Powder Blushes: 38 Full Size & 8 Mini[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Cream/Liquid/Gel/Stain Blushes: 6[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Bronzers: 3 Full Size & 3 Mini[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Highlighters: 4 Full Size & 1 Mini[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Lipsticks: 28 Full Size & 6 Mini[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Lip Glosses: 27 Full Size & 10 Mini[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Jumbo Lip Pencils: 3 Full Size & 5 Mini[/SIZE]

 
Thought since I am part of the 100 day no buy, and part of the 100 items use up in 100 days, I should officially post my inventory. I don't have many items, only 152 plus BirchBox samples since June, so comparatively my collection is small to others. My ultimate goal is to get down to just 25 items (basically one of each item, with the exception of eyeshadow and lipstick) and restock as needed. Here's my current list:

BATH/BODY

1 Philosophy Bubble bath/Shampoo/Shower Gel

1 bottle Thermasilk hair spray

1 bottle Awapuhi Moisture mist for hair

1 bottle Biolage Bodifying Crème gel for hair

1 bottle Frizz Free oil treatment

1 packages dental floss

2 Conditioners

2 deodorants

2 bottle face moisturizer (1 is 3/4 full)

4 bottles Shampoo

5 body sprays

6 lotions

8 shower cream/gels/body washes

1 Pro-Activ kit

1 Clean and Clear Advantage Kit

2 whitestrip boxes

3 toothpastes

3 bottles acne toner

6 bottles acne cleanser

7 bottles acne lotions/masks

MAKEUP

1 face primer

1 tea tree face primer

1 Nyx bb cream

1 eyeshadow palette

1 eyebrow gel

2 eyebrow liner

2 jumbo eyeshadow pencils

4 blushes

6 foundations

16 lipstick/gloss

36 eye shadows (includes singles/duos/trios/quads)

1 it Cosmetics CC cream

1 bronzer

1 lip palette

1 lip liners

4 chapsticks

5 eyeliners

NAILS

2 bottle Nail Polish remover

2 nail polish strengtheners - use as top/base coats

9 bottles nail polish (incl clear/white for French manicures)

2 bottles Zoya glitter nail polish (blue and pink)

Total: 152

 
@@SassyPeach, you can really tell that you've been working through it, good job on those concealers!

@@AliciaKnits, your collection looks like a perfect collection to me, enough of everything, but i don't see any excess.

I thought it was time to update my inventory again. First number is what I had, and second number is what i have currently.

lips:

8 tinted lipbalms - 5

2 lipsticks - 3

3 lipglosses - 0!

2 lipstain - 1

nails:

55 nailpolishes - down to 22

eyeshadows:

23 single eyeshadows - 7, I saved one from the get-rid-of-pile, WnW "nutty"

6 duo's, trio's, quattro's - 5

12 palettes - 7 palettes

total:  276 eyeshadows. - now down to 98 eyeshadows, so i'm finally out of the hundreds!

face:

3 bb cream - 2, just one summer and winter one

3 concealers - 2, and nearly done with one, so then it'll be just one if i can manage

3 powders  - 1

9 blushes - 7

2 bronzers - 1

3 highlighters - 2, decided to repurchase mememe's moonbeam and I love it.

eye:

4 black pencil liners - just 1, and one in backup

6 brown and other colored pencil liners - 5

5 liquid liners (black) - 0

1 gel eyeliner - still the same one

2 browthings -  1 just a pencil now

1 mascara - 1

i also streamlined my brushes, and got rid of a few, and instead purchased a new blush brush from real techniques that I really love. Before I had everything in a huge piece of furniture. and now it all fits in an ikea godmorgon organizer in my desk drawer which is awesome! The 'vanity' now only hold some backup and bathroom items, since I don't have my own bathroom.

 
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Okay, in the interest of motivation and public shaming, I'm going to post my inventory before I go into 2015 and a 100 day of no-buy (and hopefully a relatively low-buy year!). I'm going to focus on makeup, though my body care and candle collections are similarly ridiculous! 

FYI minis/deluxe sizes are included in these counts, since finishing a deluxe size blush (for example) is almost as hard! Granted there are a decent number of these that are deluxe sized, because I like buying minis sets. I didn't count foils though because I don't have many for makeup (skincare is another story!) and obviously they are easy to get through.

Lipsticks: 20

Liquid lipsticks: 6

Lip glosses: 16

Lip crayons: 11

Tinted lip balms: 66 13. No idea where the original came from!

Colorless lip balms: 10

Lip liners: 2

Total lip products:  78

Pressed eyeshadows (counting each shade in a palette separately): 115

Cream shadows: 6

Total eyeshadows: 121

Eyeliner: 21

Mascara/lash primers: 11

Eye primer: 4 

Brow products: 5

Total non-eyeshadow eye products: 41

Face primers: 3

BB creams: 8

Liquid foundations: 2

Powder foundation: 1

Concealers: 4

Setting powder: 3

Total face base products: 21

Blushes (once again counting each shade in a palette separately): 13

Bronzers: 3

Highlighters: 5

Total color face products: 21

ETA Total number of makeup items: 282

Total color nail polish: 40 (...and more on the way, sigh). 

Well, if that isn't a wakeup call, I don't know what is. I'm not planning on tossing things though, for the most part. I did a makeup purge mid-2014 that got rid of older stuff or stuff I really didn't want. This is stuff in theory I said I want to keep but clearly I am not using it all. So I'll be project panning in 2015 and hopefully not adding much!
Oops I was just revisiting this to put it into a spreadsheet for myself to track (I have the individual items listed in a spreadsheet already, but now I'm going to create a summary tab to track over time!) and I realized I totally wrote the wrong number for tinted lip balms...I have too many, but not that many!! And I can't edit it, so here we go, for full accountability.

 
Dang, you might say:

FS = full size, DS = deluxe/mini size, SS = sample size, foils, baggies, etc

Makeup (456)

  • 2 liquid-ish foundation FS x2
  • 1 pressed powder FS
  • 1 undereye concealer FS
  • 1 spot concealer FS
  • 1 BB Cream FS
  • 1 CC cream DS
  • 1 Eyeshadow enhancer (aka glitter glue) FS
  • 12 Face Primer: DS x4, SS x 8
  • 8 Highlighters: FS liquid, FS cream, FS pressed, pressed in a palette, DS liquid x2, DS pressed x2
  • 8 Bronzer or contour: FS pressed, FS loose, pressed in a palette x2, DS pressed x2, SS cream x2
  • 11 Mascara: FS x3, DS x7, SS
  • 23 Blush: FS pressed x4, pressed in a palette x4, FS loose, DS liquid, DS pressed x2, DS loose x2, SS loose x10
  • 9 Eye Primer: FS x3, DS x2, SS x4
  • 237 Eyeshadow: FS loose x5, FS foil, FS cream, FS pressed x13, foil, pressed in palettes x122, DS loose, DS pressed x12, SS loose x72, sample card x10
  • 47 Eyeliners: FS pencil x24, FS gel x5, FS liquid x3, DS gel, DS pencil x15
  • 91 Lip products: FS lipstick x19, FS gloss x15, FS balm x4, FS stain/liquid x14, FS crayon x3, FS liner x5, DS lipstick x13, DS liquid x16, SS lipstick x2
  • 2 Lip primer: FS, SS
Nails/hands (265)

  • 233 Nail polishes
  • 3 cuticle oils FS
  • 4 nail treatments FS
  • 4 top coats, FS
  • 2 base coats, FS
  • 2 cuticle treatments FS
  • 2 quick dry drops FS
  • 12 hand cream FS x2, DS x10
  • 1 hand mask set
  • 1 nail mask
  • 1 hand scrub
Face Care (79)

  • 5 SPF FS x4, SS
  • 2 Retin cream/serum FS x2
  • 1 Retin treatment FS
  • 34 Non-SPF Non-retin eye/face creams/serums FS x5, DS x10, SS x19
  • 11 masks FS x3, DS, sheet x4, SS x2, paper sheets for DIY
  • 9 physical exfoliants FS, DS x6, konjac x2
  • 4 chemical exfoliant FS x2, DS x2
  • 7 cleansers FS x4, DS x2, SS
  • 5 makeup remover/cleansing oil FS x2, DS x2, makeup wipes
  • 1 toner FS
Fragrances (63)

  • 57 Perfumes: FS x5, DS (dabber or rollerball) x12, SS (sample vials or foils) x40
  • 6 candles
Hair (50)

  • 17 shampoo: FS x3, DS, SS x13
  • 2 dry shampoo FS, DS
  • 4 conditioner FS, DS, SS x2
  • 5 mask FS x3, DS, SS
  • 8 oil/serum/treatment FS, DS, SS x6
  • 4 detangling/conditioning spray DS x4
  • 6 styling product DS spray x5, SS cream
  • 4 hairspray DS x4
Body and Foot Care (23)

  • 4 body wash DS x3, SS x1
  • 4 physical exfoliant FS, scrub mitt, salux, pumice
  • 1 butter bomb
  • 10 body lotion FS x4, DS x6
  • 1 foot mask x1
  • 1 foot treatment SS x1
  • 2 SPF FS x2
Items to be added later:

I'm waiting on a package of nail polishes and a package of lipsticks in the mail, which is seems ridiculous after looking at my inventory. I also have three monthly subscriptions (one is skippable) that are allowed during my no-buy. Plus birthday freebies. Replacements are allowed. By definition, will not change the inventory.

 
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So I am posting here for the sake of keeping myself accountable that while I was cleaning out my closet (the hallway closet) I found a little bag of mine that I had from when I moved houses and found I had 2 full bottles of perfume in there as well as a bottle of lotion... x-x so my inventory sheet has been changed. However I was able to finish up a small handful of items, so I'm keeping the original inventory vs. the inventory now in the spreadsheet to see my progress throughout the year. 

 
Lipsticks- 45
Lip Gloss- 18
Lip Liners- 5

Foundations- 5 (some are getting old)
Concealers- 2
Powder- 4
Highlighter-3
Blush- 31

Eyeliner- 32
Palette Shadows- 116
Single shadows- 34

Kind of simplified. Did it all in my head while at mock trial today.
 

 
Dang, you might say:

FS = full size, DS = deluxe/mini size, SS = sample size, foils, baggies, etc

Makeup (456)

  • 2 liquid-ish foundation FS x2
  • 1 pressed powder FS
  • 1 undereye concealer FS
  • 1 spot concealer FS
  • 1 BB Cream FS
  • 1 CC cream DS
  • 1 Eyeshadow enhancer (aka glitter glue) FS
  • 12 Face Primer: DS x4, SS x 8
  • 8 Highlighters: FS liquid, FS cream, FS pressed, pressed in a palette, DS liquid x2, DS pressed x2
  • 8 Bronzer or contour: FS pressed, FS loose, pressed in a palette x2, DS pressed x2, SS cream x2
  • 11 Mascara: FS x3, DS x7, SS
  • 23 Blush: FS pressed x4, pressed in a palette x4, FS loose, DS liquid, DS pressed x2, DS loose x2, SS loose x10
  • 9 Eye Primer: FS x3, DS x2, SS x4
  • 237 Eyeshadow: FS loose x5, FS foil, FS cream, FS pressed x13, foil, pressed in palettes x122, DS loose, DS pressed x12, SS loose x72, sample card x10
  • 47 Eyeliners: FS pencil x24, FS gel x5, FS liquid x3, DS gel, DS pencil x15
  • 91 Lip products: FS lipstick x19, FS gloss x15, FS balm x4, FS stain/liquid x14, FS crayon x3, FS liner x5, DS lipstick x13, DS liquid x16, SS lipstick x2
  • 2 Lip primer: FS, SS
Nails/hands (265)

  • 233 Nail polishes
  • 3 cuticle oils FS
  • 4 nail treatments FS
  • 4 top coats, FS
  • 2 base coats, FS
  • 2 cuticle treatments FS
  • 2 quick dry drops FS
  • 12 hand cream FS x2, DS x10
  • 1 hand mask set
  • 1 nail mask
  • 1 hand scrub
Face Care (79)

  • 5 SPF FS x4, SS
  • 2 Retin cream/serum FS x2
  • 1 Retin treatment FS
  • 34 Non-SPF Non-retin eye/face creams/serums FS x5, DS x10, SS x19
  • 11 masks FS x3, DS, sheet x4, SS x2, paper sheets for DIY
  • 9 physical exfoliants FS, DS x6, konjac x2
  • 4 chemical exfoliant FS x2, DS x2
  • 7 cleansers FS x4, DS x2, SS
  • 5 makeup remover/cleansing oil FS x2, DS x2, makeup wipes
  • 1 toner FS
Fragrances (63)

  • 57 Perfumes: FS x5, DS (dabber or rollerball) x12, SS (sample vials or foils) x40
  • 6 candles
Hair (50)

  • 17 shampoo: FS x3, DS, SS x13
  • 2 dry shampoo FS, DS
  • 4 conditioner FS, DS, SS x2
  • 5 mask FS x3, DS, SS
  • 8 oil/serum/treatment FS, DS, SS x6
  • 4 detangling/conditioning spray DS x4
  • 6 styling product DS spray x5, SS cream
  • 4 hairspray DS x4
Body and Foot Care (23)

  • 4 body wash DS x3, SS x1
  • 4 physical exfoliant FS, scrub mitt, salux, pumice
  • 1 butter bomb
  • 10 body lotion FS x4, DS x6
  • 1 foot mask x1
  • 1 foot treatment SS x1
  • 2 SPF FS x2
Items to be added later:

I'm waiting on a package of nail polishes and a package of lipsticks in the mail, which is seems ridiculous after looking at my inventory. I also have three monthly subscriptions (one is skippable) that are allowed during my no-buy. Plus birthday freebies. Replacements are allowed. By definition, will not change the inventory.
Things to be added, due to birchbox or finding things in bags/pockets: 1 sheet mask, 1 DS gloss, 1 DS lip stain, 1 FS lip balm, 1 DS leave-in conditioner, 1 DS body lotion, 1 DS face sunscreen, 1 nail polish.

 
I thought I'd check to see when I last posted an inventory and I was surprised it's been 6 months already!

Text in blue is the new numbers.. I'm pretty excited about them!

I'm new to this forum, but I did an inventory on my own at the beginning of the year, was pretty happy with my numbers, and had planned on using some of it up.. Fast forward to 6 months later and it's more than double what it was! Yikes!!! I'm hoping to use some things up in the last half of the year to get it back down towards a more manageable size..

I also included the retail price of the items so it really keeps me aware of how much money I've spent (wasted). I know I can't possibly hope to use all of it up before it expires, but I want to start focusing on using some of it.. I do love almost everything though, which is good! I did a big purge last year and since then I've been better about purchasing things that are flattering on me.

nail polish: 39 (21 full size, 18 mini) = $315 6 (top coat + base coat + 3 polishes + polish remover) = $89

perfume: 4 = $45 9 = $225

  • solid: 2
  • rollerball: 1
  • sample: 1
  • BPAL perfume oils: 9
face: 13 = $456 11 = $450

  • liquid foundation: 1
  • setting powder: 1
  • concealer: 1
  • powder foundation: 1
  • highlighter: 1 (moved from cheeks)
  • finishing powders: 2 (moved from cheeks)
  • bronzer: 1 (moved to cheeks)
  • under-eye brightener: 1
  • primers: 3 (1 lip, 1 eye, 1 face)
  • brows: 4 (2 pencil, 1 gel, 1 clear gel) 2 (1 pencil, 1 clear gel)
cheeks: 24 = $807 10 = $300

  • cream blushes: 4 1
  • powder blushes: 13 7
  • highlighters & finishing powders: 7 (moved to face)
  • bronzer: 1 (moved from face)
  • contour: 1
lips: 56 = $960 28 = $541

  • lipsticks: 27 (25 full size, 2 mini) 17
  • tinted balms: 5 4
  • patentpolish lip pencils: 4
  • lip liners: 2 1
  • lip glosses: 19 (6 full size, 13 mini) 6
eyes: 54 = $947 26 = $455

  • eyeshadows: 31 21
  • paint pots: 2
  • pigments: 3 (2 full size, 1 mini)
  • eyeliners: 8 (6 pencil, 2 gel) 1
  • mascara: 10 (5 full size, 5 mini) 3 (2 full size, 1 mini)
total: 186 = $3530  91 = $2075
 
So overall I've downsized by 95 products in the past 6 months which is over HALF of my original stash. My plan for right now is to keep everything at 100 items or less - including makeup, nail polish, and perfume. I think that should be more than enough for me!

Things I still want to work on over the next few years:

- over time, replace the following products with a more natural alternative that has better ingredients: face primer, eye primer/eyeshadow base, eye brightener, eyebrow pencil, eyebrow gel, finishing powder, bronzer, contour, highlighter

- use up/purge excess:

  • blush (I think I would prefer to have something like 5 powder blushes so I need to use up 2. I would like to replace some of them with more natural alternatives but they last so long it will probably be a while before that happens.)
  • lip products (I think I'd like 20 total - maybe 10 lipsticks, 5 glosses, 4 tinted lip balms & 1 liner. I also want to replace with more natural brands eventually, so I have about 11 lipsticks, 5 glosses, and one lipliner that I want to use up and then I can purchase 4 lipsticks, 4 glosses, and 1 lipliner. I'll probably use up products until I hit my goal and then every time I use up one item after that, I'll let myself purchase one.)
  • eyeshadow (I think I'd like to stick to about 25-30 products total, so maybe 20-25 eyeshadows and 5 miscellaneous products like eyeshadow base/cream eyeshadows, eyeliner, and mascara - again, I want to focus on more natural products so 14 products need to go and then I can eventually purchase up to 12-17.)
- purchase allowances: replacements as I use things up, up to 9 more perfumes (my box fits 18 so I want no more than that at any given time)

One thing I need to focus on this year is not getting caught up in the hype like I did last year.. In January-June I purchased wayyyy too many items and I really need to not do that ever again. I think it will help that I'm trying to focus on finding better brands (smaller companies, better customer service, more natural/beneficial ingredients, no animal testing, etc.) so most brands don't really fit under that criteria for me, especially the ones who tend to have all the LE releases constantly. I'm also not too much into indies yet because I tend to be picky about formulas and packaging, and I don't support any who infringe other artists' copyrights. That being said, I haven't visited the indie enablers thread and probably shouldn't! Also, natural products have a shorter shelf life so I need to keep in stock only things I'll be able to use before they expire.

Definitely made some good progress in the past 6 months, I just need to keep the momentum going!

 
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While I am not doing a no or even low buy I still wanted to take inventory to help me not to spend so much money on makeup. I was actually on a no buy for 6 months last year but since the holidays, I was given new makeup and bought things that I have been waiting to have for awhile. So here is my list:

Foundations: 9

Powders: 7

Concealers: 3

Blush: 17 *(19)

Bronzer: 7 (8)

Highlighters: 6 (7)

Brow products: 11

Eyeshadow: 186 (202) These includes eye shadows from palettes.

Eyeliners: 16

Mascara: 5 (6)

Lip products: 77

Eye primers: 3

Face primers: 2

* these will be the numbers once I received items from the mail.

So I have tons of eye shadows and lip products to go through lol. Again, I am not doing a no/low buy but once I get all the makeup I order, I am going to put myself on probation for a couple of months. I want to use and experience all the new makeup I am have and getting while trying to use up all the old makeup as well. I even started a pan project to help me get started on this. It will be interesting to see the numbers at the end of the year but I do believe that eye shadows, will always be my weakness!

 
The time has come to post inventory.  I put off doing this for a long time, but I really want to work through more of this stuff and get the numbers down.  I am proud for having already worked through a lot of soap and shampoo, but now I need to turn my attention to eye and lip products.  I feel good about the amount of perfume I have--I wear it every day and like to switch it up pretty much every day as well.  All of it gets used.

Mostly I counted samples/deluxe/full size all together, and each item counted as one thing.  But I broke it out in a couple of categories.

PERFUME:

Full size (original bottle over 25 mL):  11

Decant (original bottle 5-20 mL): 18

Sample (original bottle under 5mL): 57

LIPS:

Lipstick: 28

Lip Gloss: 11

Lip Liner: 3

Lip Balm: 3

EYES:

Eye Liner: 13

Eye Shadow: 31

Mascara: 5

Eye Primer: 3

FACE:

Foundation/BB Cream: 6

Face Primer: 1

Concealer: 1

Makeup Remover: 1

Moisturizer: 1

Cleanser: 1

HAIR:

Shampoo: 2

Styling Product: 2

MISC:

Soap/Body Wash: 6

Moisturizer: 2

Other (stuff like lip tattoos, fancy body powder, weird things): 14 plus 6 foil samples

NAILS:

Nail Polish: 50

Nail Polish Remover: 1

 
Dang, you might say:

FS = full size, DS = deluxe/mini size, SS = sample size, foils, baggies, etc

Makeup (456)

  • 2 liquid-ish foundation FS x2
  • 1 pressed powder FS
  • 1 undereye concealer FS
  • 1 spot concealer FS
  • 1 BB Cream FS
  • 1 CC cream DS
  • 1 Eyeshadow enhancer (aka glitter glue) FS
  • 12 Face Primer: DS x4, SS x 8
  • 8 Highlighters: FS liquid, FS cream, FS pressed, pressed in a palette, DS liquid x2, DS pressed x2
  • 8 Bronzer or contour: FS pressed, FS loose, pressed in a palette x2, DS pressed x2, SS cream x2
  • 11 Mascara: FS x3, DS x7, SS
  • 23 Blush: FS pressed x4, pressed in a palette x4, FS loose, DS liquid, DS pressed x2, DS loose x2, SS loose x10
  • 9 Eye Primer: FS x3, DS x2, SS x4
  • 237 Eyeshadow: FS loose x5, FS foil, FS cream, FS pressed x13, foil, pressed in palettes x122, DS loose, DS pressed x12, SS loose x72, sample card x10
  • 47 Eyeliners: FS pencil x24, FS gel x5, FS liquid x3, DS gel, DS pencil x15
  • 91 Lip products: FS lipstick x19, FS gloss x15, FS balm x4, FS stain/liquid x14, FS crayon x3, FS liner x5, DS lipstick x13, DS liquid x16, SS lipstick x2
  • 2 Lip primer: FS, SS
Nails/hands (265)

  • 233 Nail polishes
  • 3 cuticle oils FS
  • 4 nail treatments FS
  • 4 top coats, FS
  • 2 base coats, FS
  • 2 cuticle treatments FS
  • 2 quick dry drops FS
  • 12 hand cream FS x2, DS x10
  • 1 hand mask set
  • 1 nail mask
  • 1 hand scrub
Face Care (79)

  • 5 SPF FS x4, SS
  • 2 Retin cream/serum FS x2
  • 1 Retin treatment FS
  • 34 Non-SPF Non-retin eye/face creams/serums FS x5, DS x10, SS x19
  • 11 masks FS x3, DS, sheet x4, SS x2, paper sheets for DIY
  • 9 physical exfoliants FS, DS x6, konjac x2
  • 4 chemical exfoliant FS x2, DS x2
  • 7 cleansers FS x4, DS x2, SS
  • 5 makeup remover/cleansing oil FS x2, DS x2, makeup wipes
  • 1 toner FS
Fragrances (63)

  • 57 Perfumes: FS x5, DS (dabber or rollerball) x12, SS (sample vials or foils) x40
  • 6 candles
Hair (50)

  • 17 shampoo: FS x3, DS, SS x13
  • 2 dry shampoo FS, DS
  • 4 conditioner FS, DS, SS x2
  • 5 mask FS x3, DS, SS
  • 8 oil/serum/treatment FS, DS, SS x6
  • 4 detangling/conditioning spray DS x4
  • 6 styling product DS spray x5, SS cream
  • 4 hairspray DS x4
Body and Foot Care (23)

  • 4 body wash DS x3, SS x1
  • 4 physical exfoliant FS, scrub mitt, salux, pumice
  • 1 butter bomb
  • 10 body lotion FS x4, DS x6
  • 1 foot mask x1
  • 1 foot treatment SS x1
  • 2 SPF FS x2
Need to be added to the final tally: 1 sheet mask, 1 DS gloss, 1 DS lip stain, 1 FS lip balm, 1 DS leave-in conditioner, 1 DS body lotion, 1 DS face sunscreen, 1 nail polish.
All packages (except allowed subs) have arrived. 1 FS body butter, 1 FS body scrub, 5 nail polishes, 5 FS lipsticks, 1 FS cream contour, 1 SS eyeshadow

 

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