Beauty Hoarders anonymous - take pride in your stride!!!

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Continuing the good work we made on the last thread! Come join us if you have a stash!

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Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄🎅🎁

It is time to reflect on the year-end results, and I have decided to analyse and share some guilt-inducing, borderline OCD statistics from my inventory database. These are my findings:

In the first two years of my use-up journey, 2017 and 2018, I finished 88 full-size products and 30 samples in total. 75% of them expired before I used them up, 93% contained chemicals which could be harmful to health, and none of them were cruelty-free. I did not have enough data to calculate the total cost of those 118 products.

In 2019 I finished 29 full-size products, 7 deluxe samples and 50 foil sachets. 46% of them expired before I used them up, 85% contained potentially harmful chemicals, and only 36% were cruelty-free. The total cost of those 86 products was £328.94. I also used up 7 perfume samples.

In 2020 I’ve finished 35 full-size products, 15 deluxe samples and 33 foil sachets. 35% of them expired before I used them up, 82% contained potentially harmful chemicals, and 56% were cruelty-free. The total cost of those 83 products was £445.27. I also used up 11 perfume samples and 9 beauty tools/accessories with the total cost of £11.73.

Overall, I am satisfied with my progress throughout the years – I am slowly but surely reducing the % of potentially toxic and expired products in my stash, and I am acquiring WAY less stuff than I did in the past. I’m also very happy with the big-ticket items which I got for my beauty tools stash in 2018–2020, and hopefully they will last me several years, so my beauty spending will be as minimal as possible in 2021.

I look forward to 2021, and would love to hear about your year-end results! 😉

Finished three things today!!!

Used a bath bomb (soap and glory) which unbeknownst to me had a bit of shimmer in it. So my bath and me are both loveky and shimmery!!! It was a gift from Dm. A freebee she got.

Also use a charcoal peel off face mask. Deep pore cleansing. Unsure of the brand. Dsis bought it for me. Skin feels nice and cleansed.

And finished a bottle of lavendar oil. I use this in the dcs bath and finished the dregs in mine. Nice and relaxing!

Ins yesterday were:

L’occitaine body cream
L’occitaine bubble bath
L’occitaine hand cream and foot cream
L’occitaine nail oil.
Also a free sample bag of L’occitaine night oil, oil to milk and some sort of balm. Haven’t checked this out yet.
And a Clinique day cream.

I wore lipstick today for the first time in a very long time. Bright pink. Ds asked why my mouth was pink. But I liked it. Need to wear more lipstick as I have about 9 and never usually wear it.

Had my last spree of the year, now it must stop in 2021. I have plenty and a treat to myself is no longer a good excuse..

Ive bought 4 perfumes, a serum from Fresh, goodies from Lush (50% off) and Body Shop Body butters and two shower gels. I think this year tops my all time spending on beauty.. Im going to try my hardest not to cave in and buy "things". Easier said than done, as we all wouldnt be here otherwise!

Empties though!

Fresh Umbrian clay mask sample. I had two monster spots on my face, popped this on and it did reduce them down by the next morning. Im not left with the nasty mark some stubborn spots leave. Wont RP, have plenty of masks. I have really come to love the Fresh brand!

Bepanthen ointment. Not for my bottom, for my eyelids. The Eczema on my eyelids would never budge without a steriod cream, but the over use of steriod cream made the skin around my eye slightly yellow-ish. I actually found a thread of here about someone using Bepanthen, so gave it a try. Ive been Eczema free on my eyelids for about 8 months. Longest ever for me! Have RP!

Drunk Elephant shampoo & conditioner. Over priced for me, the shampoo is quite runny, which i didnt expect. Conditioner is fine. The packaging is super awkward though, its hard to squeeze the bottle as its square bottles!!

I bought some ysl mascara base last night I use this a lot so needed to replace.

Not enabling but...

Feelunique have 50% off b

2 empties! Cleanser was ok, nothing special though. Still have another 2 rose toners to get through. Always buy stacks from Aldi when it's in.

My buys have been minimal and were on my list to purchase
Replica bubble bath perfume, should have been £48, paid £35
Two elemental herbology moisturisers, should have been £96, paid £34

I was on the look out for the sanctuary wet skin jelly but as I didn't find any, I'm going to concentrate on using up normal lotions and restock when on offer

Yikes. This Christmas, I’ve either received or bought in the sales:

Rituals full size bath foam, body scrub, body creme and foaming shower gel in Sakura

Full size Body Shop Himalayan clay mask

Three Occitane hand creams

Two x 500ml Waitrose a heritage range bath foams (these are surprisingly good and an excellent budget choice)

Two body shop hand creams

Philip Kingsley elasticiser (I am late to the party on this but I love it)

I’ve barely made a dent in any of my make up items this year as I have hardly gone anywhere so have purposely not bought any more

Like Cherry I’ve looked at my lists from last year of items I’ve used up, and I am so chuffed that I used up 108 items. Granted, some were single use sheet masks. But some were full size bars of soap and body creams and the like. If I keep this up into 2031, I may well get to the stage of having one of each item on the go, and one replacement in the stash, which is my ultimate aim. Except for body cream, of which I have enough to last until at least 2025.

Into 2021! Well done Cherry, great results.

Sorted through the stash today.
Yikes I have a lot. But it’s the make up which irritates me because I seem to buy it the. Not wear it. Sigh. Make more of an effort I think.

Two foundations - one powder one liquid
7 eyeliners - pencils and pens and liquid.
8 mascaras
9 eyeshadow palettes
One bronzer
4 primers (one for eyes)
Two brow pens - prefer pencils but will persevere
10 lipsticks which I never wear - all nice neutral shades (apart from the hot pink). Will wear more.

And a partridge in a pear tree

You are so organised @CherryMargo
@Caggie09 @ememem84 @WellTidy that’s a nice haul of products.
@Babysharkdoodoodood I’d like to try the Lacura products.
Few more empties from me.
The L’Oréal body lotion is fab, it’s a regular buy for me, I have dry skin.
The Narciso was free with a perfume - like the fragrance but didn’t rate the body lotion or shower gel.

I’m going to try and do a inventory later 😊

Pomegranate I really really rate that L’Oréal body lotion too, and I also have very dry skin. I have three body lotions/creams of choice - first is occitane almond (about £40), second is rituals Sakura (about £18) and third is that L’Oréal one (about £5). Despite the prices, I don’t think any of them are better than each other - I choose depending on how much I have of each and what I feel like having.

ememem I don’t think that make up stash is so bad you know. But maybe my point of reference is off! I have one mascara, but I balance you out with lipsticks and lip glosses (just counted and I have more than I thought - 22). I don’t wear eyeliner (as I can’t put it on), but I have five foundations all on the go at once, which is a bit daft.

More empties. Loved the night cream and the Whamisa toner, both from H&B advent calendar. Have repurposed a few eye creams as hand creams to use them up as they seem to multiply in the cupboard. I still have 3 eye creams to use up

Makeup empty no. 10 🚮 Erborian CC Créme in Dore (5 ml; GWP).

It contained a chemical SPF 25, and had a herbal scent. Its shade was too dark for my skin tone, so I was mixing it with a concealer which was too pale for me (in a ratio of 1 to 3). It set very quickly and had a mattifying effect which lasted for five hours (and for eight hours when applied on top of a mattifying primer).

A total number of products left in the foundation category: 3 full-size products.

esteem lauder perfectly clean face wash - gone. this was ok. lasted forever

hotel soap gone.

Some more empties

Waitrose daily conditioner used up. Dh had been using the matching shampoo which was finished last week but not the conditioner - angers me that I never finish them at the same time!!

Used this up whilst shaving my legs. Was ok for a basic shampoo.

I think I’m going to have to say a fond farewell, ladies. My skin has been playing up lately (oily on my nose, after a lifetime of dry skin, and some spots on my cheeks, between brows and around my mouth, after completely problem free skin) and I wondered whether it was the enormous range of products I was subjecting it to. So I’ve gone back to my old Estée Lauder products and my skin is transformed within 36 hours. I think I need to stick with the same products whilst my skin settles and then, if my skin is good, there would probably be no need to mix things up.

So, my stash will remain static for now!

I’m not into hair products, so no hair stash, and I’ve never stashed perfume (I have no idea why, as I seem to stash everything else!). And I go through things like bath foam and shower gels really quickly, so I get through the stash pretty regularly. Ditto bar soap, which I love. And hand creams. My body lotions/creams stash is beyond hope (maybe five years’ worth) and getting through those seems unachievable when I only use three of them in almost rotation.

So - Farewell! I hope your 2021s are filled with huge enjoyment of your products and that your paths to your Holy Grails are paved with beautiful things.

Finished a Faith in Nature coconut shampoo and Aloe Vera conditioner, I've had the shampoo bottle refilled with Aloe Vera shampoo and bought a new dragon fruit conditioner as there were no normal/oily refills for conditioner.

I didn't get any new toiletries this Christmas so I feel 2021 may be the year for getting to the bottom of the stash!

Bath bomb gone. Wahoooo

Happy New Year, everyone! 🎆🥂

I’m entering 2021 with 229 full-size products, 56 deluxe samples and 43 foil sachets. My beauty tools & accessories stash includes 138 items (136 full-size products and 2 samples). My fragrance stash currently consists of 5 full-size perfume bottles and 21 samples.

Back in January I promised to update my product usage calculator once a year with regard to my most problematic makeup categories. So I did, and the results are: currently I have 10 years of foundation, 9 years of eyeshadow and… 75 😳 years of lipstick left in my stash.

It is as clear as day that I still own too much, and that I’ve paid too much 🤦 And it staggers me that, even though I’ve been on a low-buy for three and a half years and on a replacement-only no-buy for another seven months, I am still nowhere near the end of my journey! 😓

My primary goal for 2021 is to use up at least 20 full-size products and 21 samples from any category (not including sheet masks). It may sound easy but it is still an ambitious goal for a person like me, who struggles to use the same products day in, day out. My ultimate goal is to permanently reduce the total number of product categories I own, ideally to 58 (started with 72 in 2016, and currently at 70), and I would prefer my products to be not expired 🤢, not tested on animals 🐇, and with as little harmful ingredients as possible ☣️

What are your ‘stash’ goals for 2021?

Stash goals:

Hit pan on two eyeshadow shades
Finish one lipstick
Use up all foot cream - I seemingly have a shit ton of the stuff.

O’keefes working hands hand cream done. This has been an absolute life saver for me. Hands have been wrecked.

Must buy more.

Kate Somerville Vit b3+ Vit c serum

Picked this up from TKmaxx for aroumd £20. I really liked this, brightened my face and made me look glowly. I found it actually made a difference in my skin, it didnt help with my spot outbreak on my cheek though. Would RP if i see it again.

Jo Malone Nectarine blossom & honey shower oil. Prefer Pom Noir as my HG JM scent. This was okay, it does linger on your skin and its such a treat to use. Id RP in Pom Noir, but im in no hurry to replace.

Batiste travel size dry shampoo. Handbag & travel staple.. Will RP ASAP.

Chantecaille masacara. Its exactly what you would expect from this brand, my lashes look fab. Not clumpy or spidery. Im not looking at the price.. Moved onto Nars Climax travel mini..