Project of the Day #9: Declutter Your Makeup

Project of the Day #9: Declutter Your Makeup

If your make-up collection is anything like mine, it includes the following types of items. Makeup you:

  • Like and use all the time
  • Thought you’d like at the store, but don’t
  • Wore when you were younger
  • Bought for a special night out that you don’t wear when special night out comes around
  • Got for free
  • Bought online that is not good

That about sums up my make up collection! I’m a bit of a reformed junkie – my collection is pretty under control, but I have purchased A LOT of make-up in my day. So I speak from experience when I provide to you the following steps to declutter your make-up:

Step 1: Take Everything Out

You know the drill by now! Take everything out of where you store it. Every last 1997 Revlon lipstick!

Step 2: Sort and Discard

Start by sorting everything by category – lipsticks, eyeliners, powders, etc.

Then go through each item. If an item meets the following criteria, then discard it:

  1. You don’t wear it and would not wear it.
  2. It is old.

Believe it or not, make-up has expiration dates. It’s painful to hear since many of us have spent loads of money on this stuff. Each piece should have a little symbol on it with a number in the middle. This indicates the number of months it is good for. It looks like this:

Image result for makeup expiration symbol

But if you can’t find that, here are some basic make-up expiration guidelines:

  • Eyeliner: 6 months to 1 year
  • Lipstick: 2 years
  • Mascara: 3-6 months
  • Blush, eye shadow, and other powder cosmetics: 1-2 years
  • Foundation: 6 months to 2 years

It’s like ripping a band-aid; just do it and get it over with!

Step 3: Clean

Wipe down the drawers or cabinets where you store your make-up and all of the containers. If your containers are really gross, take them to the kitchen and wash them with hot water and a bit of dishwashing liquid.

 

Step 4: Organize

Put your culled down collection back in a way that makes sense for you. Sort like with likeĀ  – lipsticks together, foundation together, etc. If you’d like to get some new make-up organizers, here are a few that we like:

 

STORi Premium Quality Clear Plastic Makeup Palette and Brush Holder

 

 

 

hblife Clear Makeup Brush Holder Organizer

 

 

 

STORi Clear Plastic Makeup & Vanity Drawer Organizers | 10 Piece Set

 

 

 

mDesign Wide Makeup Organizer

Bonus Step: Wash Your Brushes

Don’t think about the last time you did this – you don’t need that kind of negativity in your life right now. Just get a bar of soap or some old shampoo and wash and rinse them all. You’ll feel so accomplished!

And now you’re done! Good for you. Try putting on a little bit of make-up everyday to make yourself feel a little more human. And maybe try out those lipsticks that you kept but weren’t sure about? Take a picture of your organized set-up and send it to us!

 

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