Yesterday I nearly hit 'purchase' on about 10 products I didn't need. Luckily, I decided to think it through, and I have decided I don't need 3 more lipsticks and 2 more mascaras and so on. So I've decided to embark on a Project 10 Pan. This will be my first one, so I'm not sure how long it will take. I am going to start up with trying to use up 10 makeup items (most likely lipglosses), 10 skincare products and 10 haircare products, and see how I go.
I don't actually have that much make up, if anything too many lipglosses that I don't use (I have just thrown out some old ones), or eyeshadow palettes. I do have a lot of skincare and haircare products, particularly a lot of fake tans that I never use (it's been too cold lately to use them!) so I will be trying to use those up! As you might have judged by my previous post, I will not include nail polish in this Project 10 Pan as a) I doubt I could use one up in less than a couple of months - even if I used it everyday (which I do not want to try) and b) I am trying to grow my collection - there are so many ones ones I want to buy. However, I am going to limit myself to only purchasing one new nail polish every two weeks (hopefully I can stick to it!).
So, here is photos of my collection. They are arranged into 3 drawers, separated into categories inspired by the belle lumiere.
Drawer 1 contains basic makeup. In the red box is primer, foundation, concealer, blush, highlighter and illuminator. This drawer also contains liquid and gel eyeliners, mascara and eyelash curlers. I also have many mascaras that I will be trying to use up!
Drawer 2 has a container of eyeshadows and a container of lipglosses. I also have countless lip glosses/balms in handbags, and strewn across the house.
Drawer 3 contains nail polish and related items (top coat, nail polish remover and nail files). It looks a bit sad, I can't organise them as every time I open up the drawer they all move around (yet another reason to continue growing my collection!)
In the bathroom this stand holds the things I use most. Up the top in the box is things like cleanser, moisturiser, toner, sunscreen, hair treatments ect. and there is also a glass filled with my brushes, and bobby pins. On the lower shelf is a bowl of lipglosses.
The cupboard under the sink is where I really need to finish things. I have a lot of different fake tans and many different hair treatments which I don't use (I may give some hair treatments away as they would take too long to use up and I don't want to stop using my Morrocan Oil - more about that later). I also have about 5 body butters that I need to finish.
I will attempt to put a tally on the sidebar (if I can work it out), so I can keep a running total of how I'm going.
Is anyone else doing/thinking about Project 10 Pan?
I tried... but realised that I was just setting myself up for failure. My new rule is that if I want something, I have to write it down three weeks in advance. If I still want it after those three weeks then it must be really vital to my wellbeing and I am allowed to buy it.
ReplyDeleteI am struggling allready! I should ban myself from magazines and Primped! I think that 3 weeks rule is clever, I've allready started a wishlist of things I want to buy!
ReplyDeleteGood luck! Your bathroom organisation looks great!
ReplyDeleteYou're SO GOOD!
ReplyDeleteand think about how dewy and beautiful your skin is going to be at the end of winter.
I can only suggest that use the fake tan everyweek (that's what I'm trying to do with my modelco, but its such a hassel!)and then your 5 body butters should come into play.
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