Doing the math makes it so much easier to understand our usage verses the time it takes to finish products. Thanks for doing this despite how awkward it must feel to have 130+ years worth of eyeshadows. Also if you end up decluttering/curating your collection I’d love to see an update.
I’m thinking I’d like to share the updated numbers again in the future, it would be good to check in after this year to see if my empties averages and inventory counts change! It most definitely feels awkward sharing how much I have but at the same time, I think it can be eye opening for others too when they look at their own collections as well 🥰
Yes this is how I evaluate how much makeup i need and then realise i only really need one per category for each area. I don't even have a blush now because I've never finished a blush or lipstick so I now only own one or two lipsticks, and use that as blush. I've saved so much money just by being aware and buying accordingly.
There was an excel sheet before that was going around to calculate how much makeup we have. When I calculated mine I had 125 years of highlighter and 80 years of blush. I was so shocked I sat in my chair and cried how did it get so out of hand. I honestly think it's higher than these numbers because I don't wear makeup everyday, I wear it once a month. And I do not want to live that long either, its crazy what social media did to my buying habits :(
Yeah it is pretty unfortunate to think about how normalized large makeup stashes are because of social media. I understand how you are feeling, it can be overwhelming! What’s done is done. But we can choose the way we want to consume moving forward, and those kinds of statistics can really change your perspective and habits 🥰 I really hope you are feeling more content with your collection now
It would be interesting if you went through every category and showed your newest and oldest products and on average, how "old" that category is. The thought of a blush palette that has been with me for 5+ years and thinking of where I was in my life 5+ years ago is definitely a reality check! Definitely makes me reconsider whenever I feel like buying anything new.
This really is a good exercise for realizing you don't "need" anything new unless it's a true replacement. I was inspired to do this last year by Shawna Ripari!
Holy crap. Makes me sick that I bought soooo much makeup in 2019. Even though I have been on a low buy/no buy for a couple of years my collection could last a couple of lifetimes if they did not go bad. Thank you for this video it makes me stay strong about buying anything new (no matter how awesome they look).
Funnily enough I was thinking about this in regards to my lipstick collection (my biggest problem area) & it has been the biggest kick up the bottom to reapply more frequently. Also decided to stop panning ones I am not fussed about but actively use my favourites.
It really is a good way to motivate yourself to use the things you truly love & to use them often! Thanks for sharing your takeaways from doing something similar to this on your own 🥰 I’m feeling inspired to try to be better about reapplying lippies!
This video is most definitely eye opening and a great topic to talk about.. I’m super convinced I don’t need any more makeup, and I should enjoy what I have.
I'll be honest, I'm someone who use makeup 10-15 times in a year....but i use to buy lots of makeup stuff which always get expired 😢...but after watching ur videos....i started using only what i have and stopped myself from buying new stuff.... thanks for the inspiration❤️
I just saw a tip of scraping a bit of eyeshadow beforehand. I'm going to try that as some shadows as some get harder to get onto the brush or are pressed harder to begin with. Should be easy to finish up some neutrals this way. Also I came across the tip to mix certain colors if you would not use it on its own. She mentioned using orange and blue toghether for instance I also like to use a darker shadow that I find too dark with a shimmer on top to make it more wearable works for me. I guess experiment more with combinations as it is easy to grab for the same colours.
Rebecca, that was so much fun and 'eye opening', lol. Scary part for me is that in addition to my eye shadow palettes, I have a huge collection of Bare Minerals loose eye shadows, that would take me hundreds of years to use, lol, or bequeath them to my future grandchildren.
I probably have 200+ years of eyeshadow because I almost never finish any. This is why I just go for reaching $1 per use on my stuff, cause I’ll never finish things like eyeshadow but I can certainly use a $50 palette 50 times. And I can certainly use a Charlotte Tilbury $34 lipstick 34x. If I finish things that way, then great, and if not, then I got to a reasonable expectation of my usage without getting obsessed with finishing things. I think it’s hard not to amass much since makeup brands aren’t willing to sell samplers of their color cosmetics or tiny sizes, since those aren’t worth the customer acquisition cost. By the time you’ve made the decision to buy from them, they’d rather you spend $18 on the full size rather than the $6 1/3 of it you’ll actually use.
I so agree on mini sizes!! I would happily buy much smaller product sizes. Also majority of make up I own I couldn't test in stores or swatch either as I live in a small town and I like indie. Really increases your chance to buy items you don't love
I love this idea- I'm new to panning, but I'm guessing I have 5 plus years worth of makeup .... I would only ever need to replace mascara, eyeliner, foundation- maybe brow stuff ..... and this is exactly why I'm doing a low/ no buy ...
Happened upon your channel and I love this approach! I have 10 eyeshadow palettes and numerous singles yet, when I do my makeup, I typically put my bronzer and a little blush in my crease and call it a day. I won’t even talk about the # of bronzer/blush I have. I definitely need to reevaluate!
Awe thank you so much for watching & commenting. I am glad this video was insightful for you and made you think about your own collection & makeup usage 😊
Such a great way to view your makeup! I'm on a no buy for makeup, and even with some makeup decluttering, I still have years worth! In fact, I will have to get rid of expired products soon so I definitely don't need more. Now if I could be smarter about skincare and hair care...
I feel ya! It’s great your on a makeup no buy, maybe in the coming months you’ll feel ready to do the same for other categories but don’t stress it! It sounds like you are doing amazing 😊
Oooh this was so good, Rebecca!! 💖 Such a great reality check (thinking of my own collection here too 😆). Would love to see you revisit this in a year’s time to find out how these numbers may shift & adjust. ✨
That is a great suggestion, I most definitely will revisit this in a year or so and see what the numbers in all columns are looking like then! Great idea!
What a great video! Thanks for taking the time to sort through your data and share it with the rest of us. I definitely don’t need any more eyeshadow palettes…but they’re SO pretty! 😩
I think this is your best video I’ve seen. It is so helpful to view my makeup stash in terms of time to use it up. I hope it helps me continue to reel in my spending on makeup. Thank you.
Such an eye opener for me indeed , I probably have enough makeup to last me from here into infinity 😂 As long as it doesn’t go bad on me . Definitely on a no buy except for dire need replacements on staple products only . Thank you Rebecca for such a great and informative video .
From here to infinity 😂 me too for sure! I’m so glad this video was informative and insightful to you. I hope your no buy goes well and you get to love on the collection you have already 🥰
Assuming i could finish an eyeshadow a year, and say, I was focusing on 4 shadows a year as a quad, it would take me roughly 200 years of wearing eyeshadow to finish all of mine 😂 and let’s not discuss blush. I will be buried with mine. Edit: i went and counted the blushes. Let me preface this by saying the one blush i DID manage to finish in my LIFE took me 2.5 years…. My drawers are currently holding a STAGGERING 95 pans of blush. I need to go crawl under a rock in shame. Omg.
Can you elaborate which one did you manage to finish & how often did you wear it? Is mine going to last me like 7 years?????? lol (I wear blush like once or twice a week)
@@moozaa2974it was a cargo blush! Wore it basically daily except the weekends, so a solid 200+ uses and i was heavy handed because the color was not too pigmented on my skintone
So by my calculations based on my current inventory crossreferenced with past empties I have: (in brackets how long I think I actually have left based on usage) 2 (1.25) Years of Primer, 2 (1.5) Years of Foundation, 1 (0.25) Year of Concealer 2 (1.5) Years of Setting spray 6 (4) Years of Bronzer, 11(8) Years of Blush, 9 (6) Years of Highlighter, 5 (2) Years of Powder (Setting/Finishing), 2 (1) Years Eyeshadow Primer, 163 (eternity) Years of Eyeshadow, 3 (2) Years of Eyeliner, 1 (1) Year of Mascara 2 (2) Years of Lipliner 6 (8-10) Years of Lipstick 1 (1) Year of Lipgloss Im on a replacement only low buy for some categories (mostly cream/liquid products), and some are definite no buys as of now! 😁
I have a lifetime supply of blush and eyeshadow and have not bought any for years. I wear only warm neutral eyeshadow so I could kick myself so having so many. This month I have challenged myself to use 2 eyeshadows everyday and barely a dent in them. Going forward my plan is usage goals and then declutter because they are years old.
Thank you for sharing this, this puts everything into perspective for me and will help me in my low buy year. My question to you is what will you do with your makeup that you do not like as much? For example, are you still going to randomly select eyeshadow colours and push yourself to pan them while knowing that the ones that you love most are just getting older and will most likely expire? Personally I did a big declutter some time ago and now I keep all my favourite individual eyeshadows in one magnetic pallete and I have a second magnetic pallete where I keep some other ones that I'm neither loving or hating but maybe I would like to use up in the future. I might reduce their number even more in order to actually give myself the chance to use most of them up because I would still want to buy new stuff in the future, especially if it is something innovative.
Great video, Rebecca! I have 200 eyeshadows and oof, they are my weakness. I use up at least 4 a year. Trying to look at it as even tho I bring in new shadows each year (not many, like a palette or 2) at least I move out a quad 😅.....rather than thinking I have half a century of usage left. I learned it's so much easier for me to finish up shadows across different palettes and even single shadows rather than trying to pan a whole quad. I stopped buying shimmery nail polish tho, so by using your trick I wonder how my eyeshadow usage rates will change.
I've thought a lot on the same subject, how long would it take me to get thru my items and the fact makeup does expire and I do tend to use things longer than I should. One thing it let me realize is when I am not enjoying a product I am ok with letting it go because I have plenty of other options.
Oh my...I don't think I can even estimate the years worth of makeup I already have in my collection to be honest 😬 I have only been tracking my makeup usage for a year now and thinking of previous ones it was probably even less usage..I wouldn't need to buy any makeup for more than 20 years, I'm sure...with the exception of mascaras, brow gels and lip treatment products probably, as I go through those quite faster! It's indeed a nice exercise to do, and definitely eye-opening when we think of how much we already own and how fast they go bad in relation to how slow we use them 🫣 Thank you for this insightful video Rebecca ❤️
Thank you so much for watching I really appreciate you sharing some of your thoughts about your own collection! It’s so true that it takes so long to use up makeup compared to how long they are actually usable!
I did this last year with my all my lippies combined and I realized I had enough lippies to last me for 7 years. I’ve been on a no buy since but it’s really hard because I’m down to a lot of the same lip colors just in different formats. I’m down to just reds, silver glosses, bright pinks, and one purple. I will re-calculate but I’m down to 2 years worth of lippies! 🎉 I can’t even calculate my eyeshadow collection because I’ve never finished a single eyeshadow but I have hope that this year I will finish one. Other than eyeshadow, my longest lasting category is probably my blushes which is around 5 years worth of blushes which is still a lot. This is definitely a no buy/ low buy year
This video is so eye opening! I feel so overwhelmed by my eyeshadow collection and my highlighters. I think i have nearly 180 years of highlighter and i don't use any since my skin freaked out with acne two years ago (acne still going strong...). Maybe I should declutter them, but they are to beautiful to go to waste.
I know the feeling of having invested so much time searching for the right shades and spending the money to buy them with so much excitement. Then it sits there waiting to be loved on. I had to do a major declutter when I developed allergies. I mean even stuff in my pantry like food coloring and flavorings of extracts and perfumes and lotions had to get tossed, not just makeup. Someone had mentioned their house had mold but they didn’t discover it because it was inside of their closet where they put a cabinet. Apparently her makeup was in the cabinet and it had molded but it didn’t “look” like it did. She was having all kinds of reactions and when she discovered the mold everything in her closet got tossed. And she had been feeling ill for at least 3 years before she discovered it.
If there are some you can't bear to part with, you could try getting a spoolie and brushing off some of your favorite highlighters into some lotion or sunscreen for a shimmery body product, which could be gorgeous for the summertime. I sometimes get insecure about my legs in the summer but I started adding in crushed old shimmery eyeshadows/highlighters and waterproof skin tints and it's been a game changer for going out for me. I am also acne prone and it's hard to part with beautiful makeup when it doesn't help me feel like my face is beautiful. And I'm obsessed with highlighting my shoulders and collarbones because...they look good and deserve the spotlight lol. Best wishes to you in your skin journey
The only category that I have more than a year's worth is blush. I'm in I love blush mood and bought a third blush palette although I have two blush/highlighter palettes. I use a lot of eyeshadow in a year. I used 8 pans of eyeshadow this year and it's only February.
Yeah blush lipstick and eyeshadow are my weakness area but I think its a good exercise to make you self aware. I am trying so hard to not be buying like nuts this year. So far I have greatly reduced my makeup purchasing and I am proud of myself but I honestly don't need anything I need to work on the things I have. I am not mad at where my stash is at but I am definitely working on being more mindful. I have no regrets about what has come in since January but its something I keep in the back of my head when I am seeing things and being like I want that I have a talk with myself.
I’m glad that this conversation could be a gentle reminder of what you already have at hand! It sounds like you have a very good understanding of your collection and good relationship with your purchasing too 🥰
This is insightful! You had me laughing out loud when we got to the blushes. I'm beginning to think I need to do a no buy. I thought I was doing well because I only bought one eyeshadow palette in January and one in February lol. And I have real self-control only buying one bronzer and one lip balm haha. Now I'm thinking I must have enough to last a decade or more.😂
That does sound like you are doing well, your purchases sound like they are not excessive to me! It’s all very personal though 😊 if you do want to do a no buy though looking at your collection analytically like this is super eye opening and motivating for sure lol
@@RebeccaMorgan you're right it is eye-opening! I know I have plenty of makeup in all categories but I haven't done an inventory this way partly because I pack it away in a closet seasonally because I need a whole different color set in the summer. I thought I only needed a low buy, but I think I was wrong
If makeup didn’t expire, I would be set on eyeshadow and blush for the rest of my life. If I focused on one palette only, I could use up one palette per year. I don’t do that and I bounce around between palettes and shades. I don’t finish anything and I am ok with that process.
@@RebeccaJadee I am focusing on my ND Glam palette this year. I have a tendency to hyper focus on one palette and neglect the rest. Well, let’s see how I am doing. I have used the ND Glam 17 times. The next two palettes have been used a whopping 5 times a piece. Idk, I sometimes play with my Glam palette at night before I shower. It gets used more than the others by default. I should start using another palette from time to time.
I remember vividly how long it takes to get rid of an eye infection. So my makeup, especially eye products, lasts exactly for one or two years. I am not using expired makeup. Makeup is infested with bacteria long before it starts to visibly rot or smell bad. Knowing that I'll throw away the product in one or two years is a stark reminder for me to not buy too much.
I love creating spreadsheets and stats for my hobbies, but I don't have enough stats on how many products I use up, mainly because I go through products rather slowly. I know that if I use an eyeshadow consistently it'll take me 4 times as long to finish it as it took for me to hit pan on it for the first time. If I use this as a metric and the eyeshadow I took the longest to hit pan on (69 months) it'll take me 17 more years to finish it. I still have fairly old eyeshadow I haven't hit pan on yet tho'. Based on my eyeshadow use-up stats finish 0.8 eyeshadows per year and with 91 shadows that translates to 109 years worth of eyeshadow. I've finished 0.88 lip products per year, therefore it would take 20.5 years to finish my 18 lip products (I'm pretty close to finishing some tho') I purchased my first and only bronzer and blush (since I started doing makeup inventories) in 2020 and I think I'll finish both this year. I'll stick to one in each category. If I want a different cheek color I use my eyeshadows. The only coverage product I own is a concealer and it lasted me more than 3 years, but I think I might finish it this year.
I have about 130 pans of eyeshadow, so... Around 65 years, huh? And considering that I have zero (0) pans in my eyeshadow it would take me probably even longer. Also I have 7 pretty new highlighters, I don't even want to count how long it would take me to pan them haha. I'm on my highlighter and eyeshadow palette no-buy🤣
I feel like the goal should be to have no more than a 2 year supply of any type of product since I'm pretty sure any makeup product would technically be expired after 2 years
The eyeshadow number is obviously way off. You focus more on hitting pan in your projects. If you took that focus off hitting pan and placed it more on finishing pans, that number would be way higher and years would be down significantly. All those pans, you could knock a bunch of those out this year if that was your M.O. For instance, if you increased that number to just four, i.e., finishing less than two more eyeshadows per year by perhaps making that a goal rather than just hit pan, the number of years would drop to 76. Still significant, but your goals and projects that you follow on your channel skew that number, and with how many pans you hit in a year, I think you could do more than four per year if you didn't create so many fun looks that would take away from your focus!
Every “estimate” in this video is based on actual averages, not based on potential future trend changes in my makeup empties. Hope that make sense to you! It was all in good fun, my consumption will change I’m sure, some things will go bad, I may change the way I focus on products. But that’s not really what this video was about 😊
@@RebeccaMorgan it was clear the whole time what your approach was in the video! I'm just pointing out how needed the quotes around "estimate" are, because that's clearly not accurate in the case of eyeshadow, and given you made more realistic assertions noting your usage patterns as well as how full or empty products were in so many other categories and didn't mention this one, I thought it would be a good conversation point. Hope that makes sense!
@@sweater0115 maybe one day I’ll change my eyeshadow usage habits but I love rotating through them and hitting pan on them more than trying to finish them up currently 😊
@@RebeccaMorgan yeah, I pointed that out in my first comment. I love both types of content! I love seeing people with bigger collections get their numbers down, then I love seeing people like yourself with much more reasonable numbers actually get use out of your stuff by rotating. But that is why I wanted to bring up this point. That's how you use your shadows. With the other categories, you addressed things like level of usage and how your usage style changed. With the shadows you didn't touch on it and I think, because it's such a big number at 130+ years, that is where a conversation like that would have been really interesting! Especially because your shadow looks are so creative and inspired, colourful or neutral, it really plays into your usage and that, maybe that 2.25 number is completely out if whack given the spread of your use, but you know your collection is really getting loved even though that hard value seems so unimpressive. Like, in this case there is so much more to it.
Doing the math makes it so much easier to understand our usage verses the time it takes to finish products. Thanks for doing this despite how awkward it must feel to have 130+ years worth of eyeshadows. Also if you end up decluttering/curating your collection I’d love to see an update.
I’m thinking I’d like to share the updated numbers again in the future, it would be good to check in after this year to see if my empties averages and inventory counts change! It most definitely feels awkward sharing how much I have but at the same time, I think it can be eye opening for others too when they look at their own collections as well 🥰
Yes this is how I evaluate how much makeup i need and then realise i only really need one per category for each area. I don't even have a blush now because I've never finished a blush or lipstick so I now only own one or two lipsticks, and use that as blush. I've saved so much money just by being aware and buying accordingly.
There was an excel sheet before that was going around to calculate how much makeup we have. When I calculated mine I had 125 years of highlighter and 80 years of blush. I was so shocked I sat in my chair and cried how did it get so out of hand. I honestly think it's higher than these numbers because I don't wear makeup everyday, I wear it once a month. And I do not want to live that long either, its crazy what social media did to my buying habits :(
Yeah it is pretty unfortunate to think about how normalized large makeup stashes are because of social media. I understand how you are feeling, it can be overwhelming! What’s done is done. But we can choose the way we want to consume moving forward, and those kinds of statistics can really change your perspective and habits 🥰 I really hope you are feeling more content with your collection now
It would be interesting if you went through every category and showed your newest and oldest products and on average, how "old" that category is. The thought of a blush palette that has been with me for 5+ years and thinking of where I was in my life 5+ years ago is definitely a reality check! Definitely makes me reconsider whenever I feel like buying anything new.
This really is a good exercise for realizing you don't "need" anything new unless it's a true replacement. I was inspired to do this last year by Shawna Ripari!
Holy crap. Makes me sick that I bought soooo much makeup in 2019. Even though I have been on a low buy/no buy for a couple of years my collection could last a couple of lifetimes if they did not go bad. Thank you for this video it makes me stay strong about buying anything new (no matter how awesome they look).
Awe I understand how you feel, but it does sound like you are on a great path & changing your purchasing habits!!
Funnily enough I was thinking about this in regards to my lipstick collection (my biggest problem area) & it has been the biggest kick up the bottom to reapply more frequently. Also decided to stop panning ones I am not fussed about but actively use my favourites.
It really is a good way to motivate yourself to use the things you truly love & to use them often! Thanks for sharing your takeaways from doing something similar to this on your own 🥰 I’m feeling inspired to try to be better about reapplying lippies!
Yay for a no buy! Love this trend! It's good for our budget and the planet🙏
Agreed 💯
This video is most definitely eye opening and a great topic to talk about.. I’m super convinced I don’t need any more makeup, and I should enjoy what I have.
Awe that is wonderful to hear! It's so rewarding to love on what you already have, we'll be doing that together this year for sure! 🥰
What a fun and interesting video! I love this hypothetical type of idea. Thanks for sharing!
I'll be honest, I'm someone who use makeup 10-15 times in a year....but i use to buy lots of makeup stuff which always get expired 😢...but after watching ur videos....i started using only what i have and stopped myself from buying new stuff.... thanks for the inspiration❤️
What an original and thoughtful video!!! I was just thinking about this the other day when considering my ridiculously large eyeshadow collection.
Super interesting video! Thank you so much!
I just saw a tip of scraping a bit of eyeshadow beforehand. I'm going to try that as some shadows as some get harder to get onto the brush or are pressed harder to begin with.
Should be easy to finish up some neutrals this way.
Also I came across the tip to mix certain colors if you would not use it on its own. She mentioned using orange and blue toghether for instance
I also like to use a darker shadow that I find too dark with a shimmer on top to make it more wearable works for me.
I guess experiment more with combinations as it is easy to grab for the same colours.
Rebecca, that was so much fun and 'eye opening', lol. Scary part for me is that in addition to my eye shadow palettes, I have a huge collection of Bare Minerals loose eye shadows, that would take me hundreds of years to use, lol, or bequeath them to my future grandchildren.
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it is SO so wild how many years' worth of eyeshadow we probably all have
I probably have 200+ years of eyeshadow because I almost never finish any. This is why I just go for reaching $1 per use on my stuff, cause I’ll never finish things like eyeshadow but I can certainly use a $50 palette 50 times. And I can certainly use a Charlotte Tilbury $34 lipstick 34x. If I finish things that way, then great, and if not, then I got to a reasonable expectation of my usage without getting obsessed with finishing things. I think it’s hard not to amass much since makeup brands aren’t willing to sell samplers of their color cosmetics or tiny sizes, since those aren’t worth the customer acquisition cost. By the time you’ve made the decision to buy from them, they’d rather you spend $18 on the full size rather than the $6 1/3 of it you’ll actually use.
I so agree on mini sizes!! I would happily buy much smaller product sizes. Also majority of make up I own I couldn't test in stores or swatch either as I live in a small town and I like indie. Really increases your chance to buy items you don't love
I love this idea- I'm new to panning, but I'm guessing I have 5 plus years worth of makeup .... I would only ever need to replace mascara, eyeliner, foundation- maybe brow stuff ..... and this is exactly why I'm doing a low/ no buy ...
It sounds like you know your collection very well! Good luck with your low/no buy!
Happened upon your channel and I love this approach! I have 10 eyeshadow palettes and numerous singles yet, when I do my makeup, I typically put my bronzer and a little blush in my crease and call it a day. I won’t even talk about the # of bronzer/blush I have. I definitely need to reevaluate!
Awe thank you so much for watching & commenting. I am glad this video was insightful for you and made you think about your own collection & makeup usage 😊
I am the same. I don't need to buy anything more. I am happy with my collection and it's a lot to get through.
Such a great way to view your makeup! I'm on a no buy for makeup, and even with some makeup decluttering, I still have years worth! In fact, I will have to get rid of expired products soon so I definitely don't need more. Now if I could be smarter about skincare and hair care...
I feel ya! It’s great your on a makeup no buy, maybe in the coming months you’ll feel ready to do the same for other categories but don’t stress it! It sounds like you are doing amazing 😊
This is amazing! I would love to see other youtubers also do this math, it would be very insightful
It is super insightful! It would definitely be fun to see others share their numbers 🥰
Oooh this was so good, Rebecca!! 💖 Such a great reality check (thinking of my own collection here too 😆). Would love to see you revisit this in a year’s time to find out how these numbers may shift & adjust. ✨
That is a great suggestion, I most definitely will revisit this in a year or so and see what the numbers in all columns are looking like then! Great idea!
What a great video! Thanks for taking the time to sort through your data and share it with the rest of us. I definitely don’t need any more eyeshadow palettes…but they’re SO pretty! 😩
I totally know what you mean! They are beautiful and can be really fun & inspiring!
I've started a Pinterest board with eyeshadow palettes that I like the color story of, so I can still admire them without having to buy any more
I love this video idea. I will have to look at my collection to see what my numbers look like 😍
It is definitely an interesting practice!
This was eye opening for me as well. It was nice to see the numbers especially since I’m on a no buy right now. Thanks for doing all this math!
Good luck on your no buy, you got this!!
I think this is your best video I’ve seen. It is so helpful to view my makeup stash in terms of time to use it up. I hope it helps me continue to reel in my spending on makeup. Thank you.
I’m so happy it was helpful! Good luck with your makeup spending journey this year & onwards 😊
Such an eye opener for me indeed , I probably have enough makeup to last me from here into infinity 😂
As long as it doesn’t go bad on me . Definitely on a no buy except for dire need replacements on staple products only . Thank you Rebecca for such a great and informative video .
From here to infinity 😂 me too for sure! I’m so glad this video was informative and insightful to you. I hope your no buy goes well and you get to love on the collection you have already 🥰
This is such a good idea, and an eye opener. Definitely another perspective to think about before buying that one more thing 😮
Truly!! Very very eye opening 🤓😳
This is very eye opening. I started using products on multiple parts of my face just to find creative ways to use them up faster.
I love the clips at the end of your videos
Awe I’m glad, I love sharing them 🥰
Assuming i could finish an eyeshadow a year, and say, I was focusing on 4 shadows a year as a quad, it would take me roughly 200 years of wearing eyeshadow to finish all of mine 😂 and let’s not discuss blush. I will be buried with mine.
Edit: i went and counted the blushes. Let me preface this by saying the one blush i DID manage to finish in my LIFE took me 2.5 years…. My drawers are currently holding a STAGGERING 95 pans of blush. I need to go crawl under a rock in shame. Omg.
Can you elaborate which one did you manage to finish & how often did you wear it? Is mine going to last me like 7 years?????? lol (I wear blush like once or twice a week)
@@moozaa2974it was a cargo blush! Wore it basically daily except the weekends, so a solid 200+ uses and i was heavy handed because the color was not too pigmented on my skintone
Ahhh this video was so cool! Loving your content!! ❤
Thank you Dani!! 🥰
Your makeup is beautiful!
Awe thank you! 🥰
So by my calculations based on my current inventory crossreferenced with past empties I have:
(in brackets how long I think I actually have left based on usage)
2 (1.25) Years of Primer,
2 (1.5) Years of Foundation,
1 (0.25) Year of Concealer
2 (1.5) Years of Setting spray
6 (4) Years of Bronzer,
11(8) Years of Blush,
9 (6) Years of Highlighter,
5 (2) Years of Powder (Setting/Finishing),
2 (1) Years Eyeshadow Primer,
163 (eternity) Years of Eyeshadow,
3 (2) Years of Eyeliner,
1 (1) Year of Mascara
2 (2) Years of Lipliner
6 (8-10) Years of Lipstick
1 (1) Year of Lipgloss
Im on a replacement only low buy for some categories (mostly cream/liquid products), and some are definite no buys as of now! 😁
I have a lifetime supply of blush and eyeshadow and have not bought any for years. I wear only warm neutral eyeshadow so I could kick myself so having so many. This month I have challenged myself to use 2 eyeshadows everyday and barely a dent in them. Going forward my plan is usage goals and then declutter because they are years old.
Thank you for sharing this, this puts everything into perspective for me and will help me in my low buy year. My question to you is what will you do with your makeup that you do not like as much? For example, are you still going to randomly select eyeshadow colours and push yourself to pan them while knowing that the ones that you love most are just getting older and will most likely expire? Personally I did a big declutter some time ago and now I keep all my favourite individual eyeshadows in one magnetic pallete and I have a second magnetic pallete where I keep some other ones that I'm neither loving or hating but maybe I would like to use up in the future. I might reduce their number even more in order to actually give myself the chance to use most of them up because I would still want to buy new stuff in the future, especially if it is something innovative.
Great video, Rebecca! I have 200 eyeshadows and oof, they are my weakness. I use up at least 4 a year. Trying to look at it as even tho I bring in new shadows each year (not many, like a palette or 2) at least I move out a quad 😅.....rather than thinking I have half a century of usage left. I learned it's so much easier for me to finish up shadows across different palettes and even single shadows rather than trying to pan a whole quad. I stopped buying shimmery nail polish tho, so by using your trick I wonder how my eyeshadow usage rates will change.
Using up 4 shadows a year is amazing! Way to go!
I've thought a lot on the same subject, how long would it take me to get thru my items and the fact makeup does expire and I do tend to use things longer than I should. One thing it let me realize is when I am not enjoying a product I am ok with letting it go because I have plenty of other options.
So so true!!
Oh my...I don't think I can even estimate the years worth of makeup I already have in my collection to be honest 😬 I have only been tracking my makeup usage for a year now and thinking of previous ones it was probably even less usage..I wouldn't need to buy any makeup for more than 20 years, I'm sure...with the exception of mascaras, brow gels and lip treatment products probably, as I go through those quite faster! It's indeed a nice exercise to do, and definitely eye-opening when we think of how much we already own and how fast they go bad in relation to how slow we use them 🫣
Thank you for this insightful video Rebecca ❤️
Thank you so much for watching I really appreciate you sharing some of your thoughts about your own collection! It’s so true that it takes so long to use up makeup compared to how long they are actually usable!
Could you used the lipsticks as cream blush
Most definitely but I do have a lot of cream blushes as well 🙈
I did this last year with my all my lippies combined and I realized I had enough lippies to last me for 7 years. I’ve been on a no buy since but it’s really hard because I’m down to a lot of the same lip colors just in different formats. I’m down to just reds, silver glosses, bright pinks, and one purple. I will re-calculate but I’m down to 2 years worth of lippies! 🎉
I can’t even calculate my eyeshadow collection because I’ve never finished a single eyeshadow but I have hope that this year I will finish one. Other than eyeshadow, my longest lasting category is probably my blushes which is around 5 years worth of blushes which is still a lot. This is definitely a no buy/ low buy year
It sounds like you have a really good understanding of your collection and consumption! We're in this low/no buy year together! You got this!
This video is so eye opening! I feel so overwhelmed by my eyeshadow collection and my highlighters. I think i have nearly 180 years of highlighter and i don't use any since my skin freaked out with acne two years ago (acne still going strong...). Maybe I should declutter them, but they are to beautiful to go to waste.
I know the feeling of having invested so much time searching for the right shades and spending the money to buy them with so much excitement. Then it sits there waiting to be loved on. I had to do a major declutter when I developed allergies. I mean even stuff in my pantry like food coloring and flavorings of extracts and perfumes and lotions had to get tossed, not just makeup. Someone had mentioned their house had mold but they didn’t discover it because it was inside of their closet where they put a cabinet. Apparently her makeup was in the cabinet and it had molded but it didn’t “look” like it did. She was having all kinds of reactions and when she discovered the mold everything in her closet got tossed. And she had been feeling ill for at least 3 years before she discovered it.
If there are some you can't bear to part with, you could try getting a spoolie and brushing off some of your favorite highlighters into some lotion or sunscreen for a shimmery body product, which could be gorgeous for the summertime. I sometimes get insecure about my legs in the summer but I started adding in crushed old shimmery eyeshadows/highlighters and waterproof skin tints and it's been a game changer for going out for me. I am also acne prone and it's hard to part with beautiful makeup when it doesn't help me feel like my face is beautiful. And I'm obsessed with highlighting my shoulders and collarbones because...they look good and deserve the spotlight lol. Best wishes to you in your skin journey
@@Emma-se5wm fabulous suggestion! 😀
The only category that I have more than a year's worth is blush. I'm in I love blush mood and bought a third blush palette although I have two blush/highlighter palettes. I use a lot of eyeshadow in a year. I used 8 pans of eyeshadow this year and it's only February.
8 eyeshadows finished already this year?! Way to go!!
Yeah blush lipstick and eyeshadow are my weakness area but I think its a good exercise to make you self aware. I am trying so hard to not be buying like nuts this year. So far I have greatly reduced my makeup purchasing and I am proud of myself but I honestly don't need anything I need to work on the things I have. I am not mad at where my stash is at but I am definitely working on being more mindful. I have no regrets about what has come in since January but its something I keep in the back of my head when I am seeing things and being like I want that I have a talk with myself.
I’m glad that this conversation could be a gentle reminder of what you already have at hand! It sounds like you have a very good understanding of your collection and good relationship with your purchasing too 🥰
This is insightful! You had me laughing out loud when we got to the blushes. I'm beginning to think I need to do a no buy. I thought I was doing well because I only bought one eyeshadow palette in January and one in February lol. And I have real self-control only buying one bronzer and one lip balm haha. Now I'm thinking I must have enough to last a decade or more.😂
That does sound like you are doing well, your purchases sound like they are not excessive to me! It’s all very personal though 😊 if you do want to do a no buy though looking at your collection analytically like this is super eye opening and motivating for sure lol
@@RebeccaMorgan you're right it is eye-opening! I know I have plenty of makeup in all categories but I haven't done an inventory this way partly because I pack it away in a closet seasonally because I need a whole different color set in the summer. I thought I only needed a low buy, but I think I was wrong
So interesting to think how long it takes to finish a makeup item but at the same time how much brands launches and makes us desire new things
So true! There are SO many products being released constantly 😩
If makeup didn’t expire, I would be set on eyeshadow and blush for the rest of my life. If I focused on one palette only, I could use up one palette per year. I don’t do that and I bounce around between palettes and shades. I don’t finish anything and I am ok with that process.
@@RebeccaJadee I am focusing on my ND Glam palette this year. I have a tendency to hyper focus on one palette and neglect the rest. Well, let’s see how I am doing. I have used the ND Glam 17 times. The next two palettes have been used a whopping 5 times a piece. Idk, I sometimes play with my Glam palette at night before I shower. It gets used more than the others by default. I should start using another palette from time to time.
Interesting and fun !
The video was very eyeopening. It would be really cool if you could mention the numbers again in your year end empties Video or so...
Which number would you want to hear in an end of year empties video? The averages?
@@RebeccaMorgan yes if you reached the average or not.
wow this is so interesting!
Adore your videos 😊
Awe thank you!!
I remember vividly how long it takes to get rid of an eye infection.
So my makeup, especially eye products, lasts exactly for one or two years.
I am not using expired makeup. Makeup is infested with bacteria long before it starts to visibly rot or smell bad.
Knowing that I'll throw away the product in one or two years is a stark reminder for me to not buy too much.
I love creating spreadsheets and stats for my hobbies, but I don't have enough stats on how many products I use up, mainly because I go through products rather slowly. I know that if I use an eyeshadow consistently it'll take me 4 times as long to finish it as it took for me to hit pan on it for the first time. If I use this as a metric and the eyeshadow I took the longest to hit pan on (69 months) it'll take me 17 more years to finish it. I still have fairly old eyeshadow I haven't hit pan on yet tho'. Based on my eyeshadow use-up stats finish 0.8 eyeshadows per year and with 91 shadows that translates to 109 years worth of eyeshadow.
I've finished 0.88 lip products per year, therefore it would take 20.5 years to finish my 18 lip products (I'm pretty close to finishing some tho')
I purchased my first and only bronzer and blush (since I started doing makeup inventories) in 2020 and I think I'll finish both this year. I'll stick to one in each category. If I want a different cheek color I use my eyeshadows.
The only coverage product I own is a concealer and it lasted me more than 3 years, but I think I might finish it this year.
I have about 130 pans of eyeshadow, so... Around 65 years, huh? And considering that I have zero (0) pans in my eyeshadow it would take me probably even longer. Also I have 7 pretty new highlighters, I don't even want to count how long it would take me to pan them haha. I'm on my highlighter and eyeshadow palette no-buy🤣
You have lots of selection for sure to create fun looks! Have fun playing around with everything while you’re on your no buy 🥰
I probably have over a thousand years of eyeshadows 😅💀🪦
Based on how little of it I wear I have about 85 years of highlighter easily lol
489 years of eyeshadow for me *if* I used your number. But I don't wear makeup as often as you 😂😂😭
I have a better chance of winning the lottery then ever using up my makeup. I have at minimum 100 years with. My eyeshadow collection is infinite.
I feel like the goal should be to have no more than a 2 year supply of any type of product since I'm pretty sure any makeup product would technically be expired after 2 years
you have to look at the gramms not the item numbers
Totally, but I was doing this just for fun based on items 😊
The eyeshadow number is obviously way off. You focus more on hitting pan in your projects. If you took that focus off hitting pan and placed it more on finishing pans, that number would be way higher and years would be down significantly. All those pans, you could knock a bunch of those out this year if that was your M.O.
For instance, if you increased that number to just four, i.e., finishing less than two more eyeshadows per year by perhaps making that a goal rather than just hit pan, the number of years would drop to 76. Still significant, but your goals and projects that you follow on your channel skew that number, and with how many pans you hit in a year, I think you could do more than four per year if you didn't create so many fun looks that would take away from your focus!
Every “estimate” in this video is based on actual averages, not based on potential future trend changes in my makeup empties. Hope that make sense to you! It was all in good fun, my consumption will change I’m sure, some things will go bad, I may change the way I focus on products. But that’s not really what this video was about 😊
@@RebeccaMorgan it was clear the whole time what your approach was in the video! I'm just pointing out how needed the quotes around "estimate" are, because that's clearly not accurate in the case of eyeshadow, and given you made more realistic assertions noting your usage patterns as well as how full or empty products were in so many other categories and didn't mention this one, I thought it would be a good conversation point. Hope that makes sense!
@@sweater0115 maybe one day I’ll change my eyeshadow usage habits but I love rotating through them and hitting pan on them more than trying to finish them up currently 😊
@@RebeccaMorgan yeah, I pointed that out in my first comment. I love both types of content! I love seeing people with bigger collections get their numbers down, then I love seeing people like yourself with much more reasonable numbers actually get use out of your stuff by rotating. But that is why I wanted to bring up this point. That's how you use your shadows. With the other categories, you addressed things like level of usage and how your usage style changed. With the shadows you didn't touch on it and I think, because it's such a big number at 130+ years, that is where a conversation like that would have been really interesting! Especially because your shadow looks are so creative and inspired, colourful or neutral, it really plays into your usage and that, maybe that 2.25 number is completely out if whack given the spread of your use, but you know your collection is really getting loved even though that hard value seems so unimpressive. Like, in this case there is so much more to it.