Make-Up Declutter 2020

Last month I decided to do another declutter of my cosmetics collection, the last one I did was in 2017. I managed to purge a lot more products, mainly palettes and some of the items kept surviving my previous declutters, but their luck finally ran out this time! Here is what I got rid of this time:-

FACE

Primers - 3

Foundations - 3

Concealers - 4

Powders - 2

Bronzers - 1

Blushes - 7

Highlighters - 5

Brow Products - 2
Setting Sprays - 1

Samples - 2

That is a total of 30 face products. The brands of products I got rid of are: - Benefit, Urban Decay, Maybelline, Essence, Rimmel, Bourjois, Luna By Luna, Physicians Formula, Milani, MAC, Manna Kadar, NIKO PRO, LARITZY Cosmetics, BECCA and OFRA.

EYES

Primers - 6

Single Powder Eyeshadows - 20

Single Cream Eyeshadows - 9

Liquid Eyeliner - 2

Pencil Eyeliner - 6

Mascara - 1

False Eyelashes - 1

That is a total of 45 eye products. The brands of products I got rid of are: - Urban Decay, MAC, LORAC, Anastasia Beverly Hills, PLouise, theBalm, MUA, Stila, Bellápierre, Ella Eden, LOC, eyeKO, Benefit and ModelCO.

LIPS

Liquid Lipsticks - 20

Lipsticks - 11

Lipgloss - 2

Lip Liners - 2

Samples - 3

That is a total of 38 lip products. The brands of products I got rid of are: - Jeffree Star Cosmetics, Dose of Colors, Maybelline, MAC, Doucce, HUDA BEAUTY, Bellápierre, Smith & Cult, Urban Decay, Revlon and No7.

PALETTES

Eye Palettes - 44

Blush Palettes - 3

Highlighter Palettes - 3

That is a total of 50 palettes. The brands of products I got rid of are: - Tarte, Too Faced, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Revolution, Revolution PRO, Jeffree Star Cosmetics, Lime Crime, MAC, JUVIA’S PLACE, Violet Voss, LAROC PRO, NARS, Maybelline, RINCON, Melt Cosmetics, HUDA BEAUTY, bhCosmetics, BeautyBay EYN, OPVBeauty, Morphe, Urban Decay, The Beauty Crop, LORAC, Charlotte Tilbury, Coloured Raine and Sleek.

BRUSHES & TOOLS

Face - 7

Eye - 13

Lip - 1

Tweezers - 3

False Lash Applicator - 1

Pencil Sharpener - 1

Make-Up Bags - 6

That is a total of 32 brushes & tools. The brands of products I got rid of are: - Tweezerman, Urban Decay, brushworks, Real Techniques, Style Studio, Maybelline, LUXIE, Morphe, ZOEVA, elf Cosmetics, HUDA BEAUTY, Benefit and Fleur De Force.

FRAGRANCE

Perfumes - 1

Samples - 1

That is a total of 2 fragrances. The brands of products I got rid of are: - Juicy Couture and KIERIN NYC.

NAILS

Nail Polishes - 1

Nail Care Products - 1

False Nails - 1

That is a total of 3 nail products. The brands of products I got rid of are: - Nails Inc and Elegant Touch.

Overall, I managed to purge 200 items from my collection! I give away the products to family/friends and sell anything that is new or in good condition. If any items are gifted to me through PR, I would donate to family/friends or a charity that accepts cosmetics. I have previously tried blog sales, but they don’t work in my experience. I have now managed not to subscribe to a subscription box for about a year now, so it is likely to be another couple of years before I do a declutter again!

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