I have been watching a number of decluttering videos on youtube lately. I find them along with empties videos to be interesting as well as relaxing. They also inspired me to have my own beauty clearout, I hate throwing away unused items (of any sort) but there is absolutely no point in hanging onto products that I don't like, need or won't use and make up that is the wrong colour or an unflattering shade for me. There are also a few things that I have had in my collection that although I have loved using them in the past have been overlooked and are well past their prime.
Altogether I managed to get rid of eighty-four products. Forty-two of these were old and went in the trash, seventeen had been lightly used and I passed them on to other people. I managed to donate twenty-five products that were either brand new or were acceptable for donations.
Let's take a look at the categories of products I decluttered.
Lip Products.
The majority of products that I decluttered were lip colours. There were some that were old and which I hadn't used for some time as I had other similar colours or newer formulas that I preferred. I donated unused glosses, lipsticks and liners/pencils that were lightly used and could be sharpened. Most of the lip products I got rid of were from GWP's and most of these were decluttered because I didn't like/suit the colour.
Eye Shadows and Liners.
I donated lightly used, sharpenable liners and also any barely used powder colours. Again these mostly came as part of a GWP. I threw out a Too Faced Natural Eye palette because I had used all of the colours in it that I liked (it was kind of old, as well!) and a very old ByTerry Ombre Blackstar (remember those?) which I bought when I first started reading beauty blogs and never really used. I also threw some eyeliner pencils away which were old and dried out.
Cheek/Face Colours.
There were a couple of unused powder blushes that I had with GWP's that I donated. The rest of the face products were old ones that were the wrong tone and I threw them away.
Skincare.
I always manage to repurpose skincare! Creams that I don't like I use on my body and cleansers I use as handwashes etc etc. There were only three things that I threw away - a very very old tube of Beauty Flash Balm which is a product I don't have a place for in my routine anymore, and a moisturising eye stick that I found uncomfortable to apply. I also had a few nose blackhead strips that I find far too harsh to use so I passed these on to people who enjoy them.
Tooth Products.
I had quite a few tooth whitening strips which I passed onto other people along with some sachets of tooth powder.
Haircare.
I'm not sure why I have held onto a can of hairspray with a broken nozzle for so long but I finally threw it out! I donated some hairstyling products that I got from beauty boxes that I knew I wouldn't use along with products that were for curly hair.
Miscellaneous.
I donated a few odd items including an unopened nail varnish, some nail wraps, a few vials of perfume, and some sachets of body oil.
Overall.
I'm so pleased with my clear out! I actually enjoy having things organised and streamlined, it is a very satisfying feeling.
It's difficult to know what to do with excess/old anything but I always try to donate whatever I can. Unfortunately, shelters will often only accept unused unopened products so call ahead to find out what your local one will accept.
If you have products that you can't donate locally please do check out these following sites who may take some of your excess products and pass them along to others who are in need.
If you are in the U.S. please check out projectbeautyshare.org where you can donate lightly used products.
If you are in the U.K. then take a look at the organisation Beauty Banks (their details are on Instagram @the_beauty_banks) or take a look at Caroline Hirons' blog carolinehirons.com where you will find details of her Give and Make Up charity initiative.
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