My Blush and Highlighter Stash

So I decided that I should take pics of some more of my stash. Here are my blushes and highlighters. Most of what I have are from swapping (the Orgins pink blush came like that), I only bought maybe 10 of them. My favs are SB's Tint, Clinique Smoldering Plum, the Mac Sheertone, and the two BB blushes. Also, once again I have a lot that haven't been used by me at all. In total I have 35.

Lead Us Not into Temptation....

Hi All,

I've been enjoying all of the postings and comments.  I have been on the road for the past few days.  I have not been able to check into MUA for more than a few minutes.  Also, my access to my email was really limited--I deleted all of the email from advertisers (Lancome, MAC, Shu, you know!) without reading it.

I noticed a HUGE drop in any desire to think about buying makeup.  All of you who recommend staying away from temptation are so right!  Out of sight, out of mind.  Even though I bought some magazines with some new makeup releases in them, for some reason I didn't find them tempting.

Anyway, you may want to try it out.  In the meantime, I've gotten a lot of other reading done with the time saved.  I'm feeling very productive and very much in control.  Thanks for all of your advice!

 

Lip Products...

Okay well I don't have any updated stash pics, but I do have numbers...and they're kinda staggering. I can't even count how many balms I have. I have a ridiculous number of them. Especially since people keep giving them to me lol. I just got a huuuuge shipment of soft lips for reviewing. Good times.

Btw I didn't count these; I have a spreadsheet lol.

Lipsticks - 160

Lip Glosses - 119

Lip Color Pencils (not lip liners, but like gloss sticks etc.) - 16

It's probably not 100% accurate, but unfortunately it's pretty close. =X The vast majority of my lipstuffs are MAC. They're my fave. I do collect the lipsticks, especially special packaging ones. Some of my prized HTF lipsticks are Strawberry Blonde, Real Doll, Martooni, and Too Fab (DressCamp).

My Lipgloss stash

Here is my lipgloss stash. I don't wear lipstick but I do love lipgloss. I didn't take pics of my chapsticks. I got a lot of them, I stock up on them when there is a sale or I go to the States and find a Target. I give part of that stash to my husband and daughter. I keep my lipglosses in clear plastic boxes.


Here are my clear glosses, brown glosses and lip balms:

Here are my pink glosses:

Here are my staples: I carry atleast two of these with me in my purse. The Lancome on the far left is my absolute fav, Hotness. The perfect "nude" pink.

I have 8 balms, 81 glosses and 1 EL lip conditioner. As I was taking them all out I tossed out 3 that are old. I forgot that I had so many that were new and some unsealed. I did swap for a lot of these, so I didn't buy all of them. Plus some are GWP.

Here is my lipstick stash (I took it while DH was home LOL)

Well, I guess I should tally up the total of l/s and l/g here. :D



11 lipsticks


16 lip glosses / 3 lip balms


5 lipsticks


3 lipsticks in pots / 4 lip glosses


17 lip glosses / 2 lip balms


5 lip glosses / 6 lipsticks


9 lipsticks


2 lipsticks / 1 lip gloss / 4 lip balms / 3 lip glosses in pots



So the tally ~~~

36 ~ Lipsticks
46 ~ Lip glosses
9 ~ lip balms

OK lemme tell you that MOST of its not purchased... I have a MUAer who loves to buy lipstick and such then mail them to me LOL. Go figure. *sigh*

Stash Pic Challenge ~~ LIPSTICKS & LIPGLOSSES

Hey everyone!! For all the late comers, we would still LOVE to see your stash pictures.

Here are some good reasons to post them:

1. Let's us all live thru your stash. Everyone enjoys a good stash. We admire the small ones and we are amazed by the large ones.

2. Reorganization. It allows you the ability to reorganize and clean up your existing stash. Making it easier for you to find what you want and use what you should.

3. Purging. You can see there have been a couple girls purging their stashes. Giving things away can be just as rewarding as purchasing them. Think of how you feel when you have a package coming ~ pass that feeling off to another person.

4. Finally, Realization. This is where I have a better understanding of my stash. When I can look at it and say to myself, "WOW! I have too many fndts, or highlighters, or lipsticks, or concealers."

I, myself, realized that I do have lots of fndts even tho I didnt buy the majority of them. I tried out 3 different fndts in the last month. BUT to be honest I am a Rev CS, CS Active gal. I love it!!! So I would post them here for RAOKs but its all d/s items. So up for swap they will go.

So, please do not feel embarrassed by the size of your stash... Share with us and be honest with yourself. <3

Onto the weekly challenge!!! Lipsticks, lipglosses and all other lip products.

BTW let me know if you prefer the pictures posted individually??

No FOTD for me today because it was another nude look with a Rev Matte in Peach Sorbet & MAC Quarry. LOL I like how fresh and doll like it looks. :D

Gingitsune's Giveaway!

P.S. I'll leave this up till Aug 8 then I'll start pming pple re addresses, etc. For those who're sure they want nothing else, please pm me with addresses & I'll let you know the postage amount. Thanks!

So I got inspired by Kenoki & decided to do a giveaway too! :D I need to qualify that mine's not as fancy as hers though! :D

4 things:

1) As I had been really broke recently (still unemployed), I would like to ask whoever is getting the item to pay me the postage. I debated over this wondering if it's too tacky but some of the items are really heavy & postage will add up. I hope you'll understand.

2) Please don't ask for items just to put on your swap list. If you tried it & not liked it then go ahead! :D

3) I have multiples of some items (e.g. Biotherm dry skin toner, Lancome moisturizers, Heat tamers, etc) so please state how many you want in your post.

4) You must already be an author on this blog (or on the mailing list) to stake a claim.


Here we go!

Makeup




Biotherm GWP l/s in #145 (used 1-2x)
Red Earth E/s in PU088 (purple) & GR099 (teal) RIS Reserved for AlexisAdella
Biotherm Retractable Blush Brush (used 1-2x) Reserved for ktb8293
L'oreal Bare Naturale Mineral Foundation #458 Light Ivory (got this when I visited DH & forgot my fdtn. 75% powder remains) Reserved for AlexisAdella
Covergirl Brow & Eye Makers Pencil in Midnight Black (used 1-2x)
L'Occitane Eyebrow Pencil in Pearl Grey (used 1-2x) reserved for Kenoki
Stila Brow Polish in Brunette (used 1x) reserved for Skittles131

Skincare


C.O. Bigelow Lip Renewal Remedy (pump bottle-used 2-3x) Reserved for AlexisAdella
Patricia Wexler M.D. No-Injection Lip Plumper (Lip brush type, might have used 1-2x can't recall) Reserved for AlexisAdella
Pure Simplicity Rice Moisturizer for Normal Skin (new w/o box)
Biotherm Clarifying Lotion for Normal/Combo Skin (70% remains of 13.5fl oz bottle)Reserved for Kmbirkel
Biotherm Age Fitness Smoothing Lotion (70% remains)
Biotherm Softening Lotion for Dry Skin (55% remains of 4.22fl oz bottle + I have another brand new & sealed bottle too! Not in pic) Reserved for Kmbirkel
Lancome Primordale Intense Night Moisturizer (GWP size & unused + I have 7 tubes total)
Rodan & Fields Compounds Moisturizer (used once 2oz not in pic)

Hair/Body


TRESemme Heat Tamer Spray (1st bottle on left used 2x, bottle on right is new & unused)
Somang Keratiun Hair Coating Essence (45% remains)
TRSemme Straightening Gel (new & unused)
Estee Lauder Pleasures Body Lotion (new & Unused)
Eternity Moment Body Lotion (used 1x)
BBW Breathe Delight Body Lotion (used 2x)
Halo Detailing Pomade (used 1x) Reserved for ktb8293