Comments on: decluttering make-up http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2010/03/12/shelf-life-of-ameke-up/ Own less. Live more. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tess http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2010/03/12/shelf-life-of-ameke-up/comment-page-1/#comment-16188 Tess Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:41:30 +0000 http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2010/03/12/shelf-life-of-ameke-up/#comment-16188 I did this just recently and discovered a powder blusher I'd had for (and I do indeed blush) 30 years! I realised that although I hadn't used it in all this time it reminded me of my younger self, getting made-up on a Friday night with my house-mates, ready to go partying, looking very fine. I'm sure those associations are why I hung on to it. It's amazing how emotions intrude into areas of decluttering you never imagine. The blusher is binned now! I did this just recently and discovered a powder blusher I’d had for (and I do indeed blush) 30 years! I realised that although I hadn’t used it in all this time it reminded me of my younger self, getting made-up on a Friday night with my house-mates, ready to go partying, looking very fine. I’m sure those associations are why I hung on to it. It’s amazing how emotions intrude into areas of decluttering you never imagine. The blusher is binned now!

]]> By: Melissa Schmalenberger http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2010/03/12/shelf-life-of-ameke-up/comment-page-1/#comment-16102 Melissa Schmalenberger Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:58:57 +0000 http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2010/03/12/shelf-life-of-ameke-up/#comment-16102 So glad I found this blog! I am a mom of 3 and my organizing business is called MS. Simplicity. You are going to be a great source of inspiration to me. We are a home of 3 cars as we live in a city without public transportation where we live. I would love to reduce the mileage that we drive (I am on average of 300 miles a week) I wrote a blog post about not only the makeup but the medications that we hold onto and the reasons why. http://melissa-ididit.blogspot.com/2009/05/motivational-monday-medicine-cabinet.html So glad I found this blog! I am a mom of 3 and my organizing business is called MS. Simplicity. You are going to be a great source of inspiration to me. We are a home of 3 cars as we live in a city without public transportation where we live. I would love to reduce the mileage that we drive (I am on average of 300 miles a week)

I wrote a blog post about not only the makeup but the medications that we hold onto and the reasons why. http://melissa-ididit.blogspot.com/2009/05/motivational-monday-medicine-cabinet.html

]]> By: queen stuss http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2010/03/12/shelf-life-of-ameke-up/comment-page-1/#comment-16039 queen stuss Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:48:49 +0000 http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2010/03/12/shelf-life-of-ameke-up/#comment-16039 I've just done this recently. I worked out that, seeing as I only wear make up 3-4 times a week, I don't need ten different lipsticks or shades of eyeshadow. And that if I bought it while I was studying, that made it at least seven years old, and probably shouldn't be still in my collection! I have kept, in colours that suit me, not : 2 eyeliner pencils (one black, one blue for 'special occasions') 4 eyeshadow colours 1 mascara 2 lipsticks 1 lipliner, though I don't really use it very often - it has to prove it's worthiness! 1 lipgloss 1 mineral foundation It all gets kept in one little bag. If we go on holidays, I just take the bag, I don't have to choose the make up I want to take. When I put make up on in the morning, I don't have to choose between a whole range of colours. It doesn't take up too much space in my bathroom. I'm feeling very happy with my tiny make up collection! I’ve just done this recently. I worked out that, seeing as I only wear make up 3-4 times a week, I don’t need ten different lipsticks or shades of eyeshadow. And that if I bought it while I was studying, that made it at least seven years old, and probably shouldn’t be still in my collection!
I have kept, in colours that suit me, not :
2 eyeliner pencils (one black, one blue for ‘special occasions’)
4 eyeshadow colours
1 mascara
2 lipsticks
1 lipliner, though I don’t really use it very often – it has to prove it’s worthiness!
1 lipgloss
1 mineral foundation

It all gets kept in one little bag. If we go on holidays, I just take the bag, I don’t have to choose the make up I want to take. When I put make up on in the morning, I don’t have to choose between a whole range of colours. It doesn’t take up too much space in my bathroom.

I’m feeling very happy with my tiny make up collection!

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