Makeup Declutter

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?

I decided not to do Project Empty this year.  I will continue to post my seasonal empties, but I'm not going to attempt to force myself into finishing off products.  Since becoming a mother I rarely wear makeup or have time for pamper days like I used to, so instead I went through all of my makeup and got rid of products I no longer want or items that needed to be thrown away.

These are the items I threw away:

Bella Pierre lip liner, KVD Beauty liquid lipstick in Jeffree, Mally Beauty liquid lipstick in Crimson, Vintage by Jessica Liebeskind lipgloss, Urban Decay Vice liquid lipstick.

The lip liner was soooo dry and the other lip products smelled TERRIBLE!

NYX Crimson Amulet palette

This was the first palette I ever purchased many, many years ago.  I believe I bought this in 2012.  There are cream products in this palette.  This definitely needed to be thrown away.

 

O'Keeffe's Lip Repair

This isn't expired or anything I just don't like it.  It's basically wax.  I hate wearing it because it feels gross on my lips.

 

Here are the products that I gave away:

Eyeliners: Wet N Wild, BH Cosmetics in Dusty Gold, Lancome Liqui-Drama in Intense Noir, Avon Glimmerstick, TWO Wet N Wild glittery black liners, and a random black liner.

Bronzer: Pur Cosmetics

Face Powder: Manna Kadar Step 2

Highlighter: Becca Cosmetics liquid highlighter in Prosecco Pop, Vintage by Jessica Liebeskind highlighter palette, and two Wet N Wild limited edition highlighting powders.

Blush: BH Cosmetics Iris and Tulip blush duos, Wet N Wild Baked Blush, Benefit Cosmetics Benetint, Wet N Wild Coloricon, and a Too Faced mini blush.

Shadows: Natasha Denona sample, Sleek cosmetics loose pigment, Jelly Pong Pong loose pigment, two Lime Crime loose pigments, Bella Pierre loose pigment, Naked Cosmetics loose pigment, Your Minerals loose pigment, Milk Makeup cream shadow, Milani single shadow and Pixi by Petra duo. 

As you can see, a lot of these are loose pigments.  I don't reach for them very often because they're messy.

 

Lips: 4 Dior Addict lip shine samples and mini lip brush, ELF lip crayon, Noyah lip gloss, Dirty Little Secrets lip gloss, Pretty Vulgar metallic liquid lipstick, Ofra metallic liquid lipstick, Jonteblu lip liner, Ciate London lip velvet mini, KVD Beauty orange lipstick mini, Makeup Forever lip gloss mini, Tarte lip gloss mini, and Rimmel London lipstick.

Quite a few of these I got rid of because they're shades I won't wear.  Most of them though I got rid of because I have other lip products that are identical or very similar in shade.

Eyeshadow Palettes: Coastal Scents 252 Ultimate, Urban Decay Naked On The Run, Too Faced Star Dust by Vegas Nay, Urban Decay Smoked, Anastasia Beverly Hills Artist, Urban Decay Ammo, Too Faced Country, Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Vol. 2, Blinc x Boxycharm Electric Eye, IBY Beauty trio, and Studio Makeup On-The-Go Warm Up and Cool Down.

That's all the makeup I de-cluttered!  Palettes were a tough one for me because they're my favorite - especially the limited edition ones.  However, I resisted the urge to simply keep them all, and I actually don't miss them as much as I thought I would.  There's a couple palettes that I never even got around to using and have only been swatched.  Some of these I completely forgot I even had.  That's insane.

I'm so glad I did this.  Looking in my makeup drawers is much less daunting now and I can actually see all the products.   Is this something you would consider doing?

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you have a great week!

 

Sephora Haul!

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?

As the title says, I have a Sephora haul to share with you.  Since becoming a mother, I haven't had time to keep up with new makeup releases.  I usually see what's coming up by watching beauty YouTubers, but I'm so far behind on videos.  Seriously, like, 5 months behind.  *Who has time to watch dozens of 40+ minute videos?!*  So I just browsed through the Sephora website for a while and decided on a few items.  Here's what I chose:

Kat Von D Beauty Saint perfume
These two perfumes were on sale and I ordered them during the VIB sale!

Kat Von D Beauty Sinner perfume

Invisibobble Slim in Clear
I've heard great things about these hair ties.  So far, they haven't pulled out any hair when I take them out!

Natasha Denona Mini Lila Palette
I've never tried this brand before since everything is so expensive, but this was on sale (plus an extra 15% off...woohoo!)
 

Kat Von D Beauty Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Swoon
I randomly came across this on the Sephora site and it's beautiful!  This picture doesn't do it justice.  It is so sparkly and gorgeous.

Lancome Monsieur Big 12 Shades of Love palette
I just thought this palette was so cute, and I don't think I've tried any shadows from Lancome before.  Again, this was on sale plus I used my 15% off.  The shadows aren't crazy pigmented (most of these swatches I had go over a second time), but they build up nicely and would be great for a beginner.

Big Crush quad

Big Date quad

Big Night quad

Moschino x Sephora Moschino Toy Honey Mask

Sephora Favorites Superstars Set
I usually purchase this holiday set each year, but I wasn't going to purchase this one this year.  However, it went on sale so I decided to pick it up anyway. lol

That's everything I picked up from Sephora!  What did you purchase during the VIB sale?

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving!

Influenster L'Oreal Paris Rouge Signature Voxbox Product Review

Hello, everyone!  How has your week been so far?

I haven't received a voxbox from Influenster in quite some time, so I was pretty excited to find out that I was being sent some new lippies from L'Oreal.

These lip stains are incredibly opaque while still feeling lightweight on the lips.  The matte finish is surprisingly comfortable - I normally hate the way matte liquid lipsticks feel!  Application and lining of the lips is made super easy with the precision doe foot applicator.

I Am Worth It

I Create

I Rule

Swatches

What do you think about these new lip stains?  Have you had a chance to try them out?

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you have a good rest of the week and weekend!

*I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes, but all opinions are my own.*