Before you worry, I assure you that I am not leaving the beauty community but I am limiting my beauty purchases.
I know that's a big statement to make, especially as a beauty blogger.
I have shared my story of how I got into makeup and beauty blogging multiple times. What you might not know or perhaps realize is that while I am a blogger and I review makeup and skin care products, I am also just another consumer. I know that I own a lot more products than an average person, but with that comes a problem of product wastage. So I wanted to write up a rather candid post about why I am limiting my beauty purchases.
When it comes to buying makeup, I am just like you. I often go through a lot of reviews before clicking the 'add to cart' button. After all, I want to make sure that I'm buying items that are of good quality available at a price that I can afford. I do sometimes give in, and buy products that I've been longing to have for a long time (like my one YSL lipstick), buy products that are intriguing or those which are cult favourites, so I can share with all of you whether they are worth the hype.
Over the past three years I have amassed quite a bit of makeup, or to be more precise a lot of lipsticks. When I receive a new product in the mail, I get so excited and continue to use the product for as long as that excitement dies down (that is until I find another intriguing product). Recently I have taken a long, hard look at my collection and felt disappointed at how I had forgotten about some products I used to enjoy so much. It is not even the case of not liking the products anymore, it's just that I have forgotten to use them. Buried under products I didn't like, products to test out, and review were items I used to love which have unfortunately already hit their expiry dates before I could use them up.
For one thing, this led me feel like I've wasted my money (no worse feeling than guilt), and for another my heart fell at seeing the amount of wastage. It's disappointing to not have finished up a product entirely. Anyone who loves makeup would share with you how satisfying it is to hit pan. There's nothing like seeing how well-loved that eyeshadow, or lipstick was.
After 3+ years of blogging I feel like I know exactly what I would like and what I would not, so that I can avoid going through a tedious trial and error process. This doesn't mean I won't be open to trying new products, it just means that I'll be approaching them with better awareness.
I am not sure if this means that I am going down the path of minimalism. However I will be monitoring what I buy, and making sure I only purchase the bare necessities for a change. I am not even sure how I will cope 😋 but I figure I'll be fine. At least, this will allow me to use up the products I love.
What do you think about this change?
Let me know in a comment down below what you think, or if you have any words of support.
Thank you for reading my blog,
Much Love,
