Christine...I'm going to share this video and emphasize your opening remarks to my subscribers. I'm 70 and I'm so much with you on this. As much as I love this beauty community here on youtube, at some point some of us just have to stop with the direction these channels are going of feeling that we have to have every single product that we see. We use the expression that we are "collectors" - we (and I include myself) are actually hoarders. My collection was never as large as yours but it could have been. This past year I've pretty much stopped purchasing. I think long and hard about something before shelling the $$ out. I have much less and life is so much easier...Love your videos. YOU are such an inspiration to all women here and I believe you are a very sweet, old soul...love, patti
patti, Well said! I am in complete agreement with you. I made a comment on one of Christine's previous videos talking about reducing her makeup collection. I spoke about my own experience in my late 30's and early 40's in which I had to take a good look at all of the makeup I collected. I realized that I was throwing away my money and buying all the new colors that came out every year. But I didn't need all of that makeup. I was embarrassed with myself and promised that going forward I would only buy what I really needed. I either threw out or gave away what I did not need. From that point on my makeup collection was much smaller and reflected what I actually used. I have been really surprised watching some youtubers with their unbelievable makeup collections. It is absolutely not necessary to buy every new product! I really admire what Christine has done. It can give you such a good feeling.. Thanks for your comments!
Thanks so much Patti. So true, once you've been in the beauty community for years, whether it be watching or making videos... There is a point you reach, where it just stops making sense to keep on buying like there's no tomorrow. The speed at which we buy makeup far exceeds the speed at which we're able to use up products. As much as we love makeup, it's a situation that simply isn't sustainable, nor is it economically feasible for most of us to spend continuously on beauty products, the way that many beauty gurus do. Controlling a passion and obsession is so hard. The easiest way I've found is to balance it with other passions and obsessions lol. Hey, whatever works right. ;) And just like you said, now I think long and hard about something before parting with my hard earned money. xoxo Christine
Thank you Christine...I'm so much older than you and honestly you've already learned what so many learn in later years. That's just one reason you are an old soul. My daughter is one - I've known it all her life. The two of you are wise beyond your years. BTW, if you haven't figured it out yet, the feeling you get from working hard and not spending too much and saving - well, it's the best! It's much better than a new lipstick! xoxo Patti
THANK GOD!!! Finally coming across a Makeup Collection video without that damn Alex drawer from IKEA. Not that it isn't great, it is! I understand why people like it so much. But after seeing about 45 videos with the exact same set up, it gets old. Your vanity is absolutely beautiful!
Wow....I just started watching your videos today and I started with the 7 de-cluttering series and I just finished up with this one. You did an amazing job of downsizing, I have never been into collecting beauty products and was awestruck by the sheer volume of goods you owned. You have a much more manageable collection now and it's displayed beautifully...well done.
Christine, you've been my biggest inspiration the past 1.5 years. I've drastically cut down my spending on beauty products. I used to go to the MAC counter every weekend to find "unique" products....and now almost all of those have been Back2MAC'd. I moved last year & now only have a drug store in my town. Instead of justifying the products as "inexpensive" & buying everything in sight, I realized I'd rather be able to buy quality products I know will work for my skin tone & lifestyle & that I will use on a daily basis. Now I enjoy my occasional Sephora orders & drugstore purchases & look forward to using amazing products! I've gotten rid of SO much in the past year, my collection is probably less than half what it was 3 years ago & fits in a small wicker basket, a pen/pencil organizer, & a couple repurposed candle jars! Thank you so much Christine!!
Love what you had to say in the beginning you are so on the mark. I remember when you went through in stages your collection and I still think you have a lot of makeup, not too much and not too little probably the perfect amount and each item means something and still has value for you, that is the goal right!
You have been such an inspiration to me since Ive started watching your videos. I have been wanting to down size, and Ive always been frugal, but these videos motivated me even more. I love my house being clutter free. Its so much more cozy and relaxing. Im even working on my parents house now lol
Let me just say, you are not the only one who doesn't have the IKEA set up. I was going to get it until I came across your channel and I DIY'd mine. I watched your video on the Craig's list dresser, so I found a desk at Goodwill. Thank you for inspiration😊
wow after seeing a loooooot of makeup collections on TH-cam I have to say u have the most inspiring one! Tidy, simple and quite well organized! Sometimes simple is the best. I don't know how many makeup products u used to have before, but u do win a new subbie now!
im so impressed and proud of you christine with your down sizing project! you've done so well. you still have a lot but in comparison to 2 years ago, your collection is at a much for manageable size now! i love how you've organised it - and I'm like you, everything has to be symmetrical ! well done :) ive been watching your videos since 2011 and i still wanna watch them every time i see a new one!
I've seen a lot of vanity/makeup collection videos & this is definetly my favorite! I love your DIY vanity so much (I have an ikea one like everyone else lol) yours is the prettiest I've seen. You have the perfect amount of makeup I think, still a lot but not over the top like alot of these you tube people. Also love the way it's set up and decorated!
I absolutely love your collection and organisation, it's refreshing to see someone on youtube who doesn't have a collection to rival most department stores. I have the ikea dresser with the one drawer & a muji storage unit (how blogger cliche of me) which houses all of my makeup and I think thats a manageable collection. Everything I own gets used as i'm constantly rotating my products and anything that doesn't is given to friends & family. This year I also put myself on a 10 makeup product restriction and i've bought 4 out of my 10 so far. I put things on my list and if I still want them in a few months I check them out in store and go for it, i've had enough of my makeup impulse buying, it started to get really out of control! xx
Oh also, I don't have a makeup collection/organisation video but I have a post here www.pandorasbasket.com/2014/01/updated-makeup-storage-again.html :-) xx
Your organisation videos are soo helpful :) I'm really into organisation but I struggle with presentation and coordinating things to look pretty at the same time as keeping minimalistic and utilising space (I'm a bit of a hoarder .. Guilty.) you are literally my inspiration and I always come to your videos when I need new ideas for decorating and organising. Thank you so much for helping me to refresh and declutter my life and for doing what you do! Lots of love from England and take care xXx
OMG you're the first beauty guru in youtube who has a reasonable amount of makeup.. I love your declutter + hit pan video and I start my own project.. I don't have that many, but I have more than I need... Love your channel XOXO from Indonesia - Bali ^^
Hello Christine ! I hope moving very soon this year because I can't wait to have a vanity ! For my makeup, I store everything in a plastic tower with 12 drawers ! It's not very easy to see what I can use everyday ! I want to thank you for sharing your so pure way of living and thinking and I won't copy you because no one is the same but thanks to you, I began to purge my makeup so that I'm now conscious I have too many products (but less than some girls on TH-cam) so I decided I won't buy makeup anymore until I finish one color or an other. So, hoping I would be clear in this comment (I'm french and it's been a long time I studied English), I really thank you again for having opened my eyes for distinguishing the most important things in my life ! -Sophie
Absolutely beautiful storage and collection! Love everything about it...the DIY vanity, tiered shelves, matching organizers, antique tray, drawer dividers, everything! Great job and inspiration! I can literally fit all my makeup and polish in a basket and desk organizer but I do not have a vanity and would love to make one similar to yours! Thank you!!!
I love all your videos Christine, you're my favorite person on TH-cam. Thanks for inspiring me to declutter, it feels good to not have so many things. Your home videos are my favorite.
Christine!!! Thank you so much for sharing your life! You bring happiness and inspiration to us all! You've started a movement with your less clutter stress free lifestyle! Keep the organizational vids coming! What would we do without you! : ) thx again! Love your setup and makeup! You can't buy true style and you definitely have an eye for it!
omg..finally someone who admits that having a huge collection of makeup is not glamourous..hope half these makeup collection ladies take after you cause you have a good head on your shoulders and you know that taking it to the extreme is not wise...i have 6 alex drawers filled now and i have noticed i did way too much in spending&way too many collections..thank you for having common sense&knowing the difference between having a good amount of makeup&then having too much..after seeing your video i must downsize too,,its just stupid for someone to have so much makeup when it will take them more then a lifetime to go through&makeup does have experation dates on them..wise woman you are!!!! great video
+perfectly. pinky These videos are for people who like makeup collections, not for people who disagree. If you don't like people having a large makeup collection then simply don't watch those videos.
+angela thanasiu I personally think you can never have too much makeup. Makeup expires faster after you open it. I don't open any makeup until I'm ready to start using it. I have lots of mascaras but I don't open any of them until I'm ready to use ONE. What's the point of have all of your makeup open at the same time if you can only use a few then they all start expiring. I am currently growing my collection and I like having it all. If I don't open it and someday have a daughter, I can give some to her, or if someday I decide that I don't want it all then I can donate it unopened or sell it. There are so many textures, colors and shades of makeup that I don't think you can go wrong with having a bunch. Most of my makeup I have been able to buy when it is on sale or I had a coupon or both and I buy most of it online where I can get cash back through a shopping portal, and I also get membership points through makeup companies where I can get products for free.
+Adeva Hotz i am not saying i don't agree- i mentioned i have 6 alex drawers but just got another recently and thats filled already! why would i disagree when i have 7 filled myself?christine has the right idea-half these makeup goo rus make me laugh cause they have so many products opened &its like you said have too many opened &they expire after awhile &then before you know it you have $$$$$ wasted on makeup that went bed that you couldn't use up.it is wiser to have a small collection that way nothing is getting wasted! see what i am saying
I knew you said you had 6 Alex drawers filled with makeup. I was more writing about the part that you said you had to down size. Why throw away or give away stuff that you paid for? You can work on using the stuff first that will expire and save all your powder stuff for last that won't expire. That way you can still keep your collection, not waste anything, but also still down size by using up what you have and not buy anymore. That's the order I use my products, but I'm still working on my older makeup that I had before I bought all this new stuff (I bought it because it was on sale or limited edition etc.). But when I'm ready to open something, it'll be any of a liquid, cream or a gel product like a blush or eyeliner etc. and only one of each before I do another powder so that the liquid/cream/gel doesn't dry out.
I've been decluttering along with you! But I've found it's been taking me absolutely forever to use things up. Eventually I will get to the point that I'm happy with! It' been awesome watching you declutter your life, you're a great source of inspiration when I need it.
Wow, Christine!! I've watched you along your journey and I'm amazed and so proud of you! You are just such an inspiration with all of your challenges and successes. Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for sharing your progress and taking time out of your hectic schedule to make and post these videos. You are great!
Loved your remarks in the beginning. I felt my collection getting out of control and you have been a real inspiration. I've downsized and now think hard about buying more, my goal is to be aware of and use every product. If I'm not using it, it goes to a friend.
Oh my gosh Christine, when you said that Kabuki's are like stuffed animals for adults I completely understood! what is it about those darn things!? Love how you have everything set up and how everything has a home it looks straight out of a magazine and I love it :) Thanks for sharing gorgeous. Steph o
I am 16 and I love your videos!! It has truly inspired me to look at my life and understand that it's okay to live it simple and not have every new thing that comes out! I love organizing so it's wonderful to see someone else share the same passion. I seriously cannot get enough of your videos, you are so sweet and full of great ideas. My day is actually made when you post a new video. I hope you continue with the home decor and organizing type videos :)
So proud of you Christine and your collection is beautiful! So refreshing to see a youtuber who does not need a lot of makeup! You are one of my favorites Christine!💖 Sending XoXo from Texas!❤💋❤
I really love how you do mini displays of all your different products! So unique and different from most of what one sees on youtube. Also, the kabuki collection interspersed throughout is really adorable - you were right to keep them when you downsized!
Loved how your vanity and everything looks! Probably on my top list of make-up collection videos.. I really have some shopping to do! Hard to resist :)
so glad ive found a youtuber that makes it ok and encourages to downsize our makeup collections and not to keep expanding!love your new videos christine
Love your vanity. I have been looking for a way to set up a vanity (for my extremely small collection), and I love how original and uncluttered your vanity is. And you were right on the money about displaying the makeup so that you don't forget the products you have.
Aaaww I see you read my suggestion of gluing a cute knob to the glossy box ^_^ looks so cute, like I envisioned! Love your setup and makeup collection, my favorite part is the pink/brown shelf. I know how hard it is for me to not buy beautiful makeup but I try to be good. I think you have the perfect amount now, a bit of everything and all so pretty. Hugs from Portugal
This is such a good idea! I've just started collecting makeup so my collection is still small, but I watch these videos to get ideas in the future. But every collection seems to be the same, and it seems like everyone stores it away in those Alex 9 drawers from Ikea. But this is creative, practical, and it looks pretty displayed like that! I will definitely give it a try :)
I love the fact that u downsized and simplified. We tend to get soooo much "stuff" in our lives, so much excess and its refreshing to see u happy with less. Love ur videos!
I love seeing how you decorate and how you store/display your makeup. I wish I had room to put mine out on display because there are so many pretty products.
Love your organizing and decorating videos, you have such a knack for both. Your room is simply gorgeous and I like your vanity more than any others I've seen, you and Michael did a great job on it. . Hugs, Heather
I think it's really cool that you use a lot of your make up as display and decor items. So many just hide it all away in drawers so that they never see it.
You've done a really good job of paring down your collection to something manageable. We really don't need every new product that comes along. No one has a lifetime long enough to use all that stuff especially before it goes bad. Thanks for using your channel for GOOD rather than EVIL - lol!!
You have inspired so many people and we're all very grateful! :) We all love makeup but I agree after collecting so much you start to loose that love and appreciation. Thanks to your inspiring videos my makeup buying has decreased by about 80% and my collection has been thoroughly purged! I still have a fair amount tho... Too scared to count it up like you did lol. Thanks again for another great video Christine. Also btw your garden is coming along great, can't wait til I have a garden of my own too. :)
Your great Christine. The shipping is completely insane for ikea I was sad. But I'm so original I just do me. People always ask how or where I bought clothes etc.. Your original with great style. Rock it girl. Stand out
I love your makeup collection, Christine!!! It's so reasonable. I love how you don't have a big collection anymore and I definitely agree that it becomes less glamorous. Love your videos, Christine and I am definitely going to check out some of the products you mentioned in the video :).
I have just started watching your videos and I am very impressed! I also think your husband is wonderful for making all of the project's that you ask of him! Great husband!!!
Love your makeup collection & organization - I'm also a big fan of symmetry- so I can really appreciate ur setup!! Also loved your eye makeup in this vid- the colors just look great on you!
hi christine! you've inspired me for the last year! i just posted my spring cleaning / Decluttering My Makeup Collection video and I'm happy to have gotten rid of the makeup products that I don't use! now it's filled with everything that I love :)
Love what you did with your collection! I actually stopped the video and ran to my own collection and tossed many things that don't get love :) Thanks for the inspiration :)
This tour kind of brings some things full circle, doesn't it? And it makes me realize how long I've been subscribed and following you because I remember when the de-cluttering started! How amazing! Thanks so much for sharing ALL of this!! xojenny
Did you ever think of putting some of the makeup packaging you love, or even some of the products, in shadow box frames and hanging them on the wall? Some of the lovely Asian products you got in your travels would be so lovely as decor.
Your vanity area is so pretty and feminine. That's glamorous. Not that cookie-cutter "alex" look that everyone has. It's nice, but unique is always sexier. :) VIdz like yours help us to see we don't have to buy every produce on earth to feel glam. Purchase what we love and will use. Well done! Thank you for sharing.
I love love your vanity great ideas very creative I absolutely love how you did the mirrored shelves and how you did the drawers I will def be watching your tutorial on that. I recently have just gotten into makeup and when I get my vanity going I will post a video you have given me some great ideas btw thank you I have also been using nailitques formula 2 because you recommended it and it has done wonders for my nails I love it and cannot live with out it now thank you .😊
Really love how the vanity turned out and the downsizing of your make up. It still is a lot but definitely an improvement. Such yummy beauty products though!
This is so glamorous looking so old Hollywood , I'm looking for a white shag rug and mirrored table and my living room will be a beach theme. I also love the chair. My ross does not get as much nice things latterly but I will keep looking. I feel so inspired , I also like the little buckets from Lowes. Wow that is a lot of make up. Now I don't feel as bad about my one box of make up! But I like to try everything also! Heidi
Really nice collection. It's not too much but definitely more than what I have. I'm glad that you took the extra mile and got rid of the things you don't use. Some TH-cam's keep something makeup that is dried out and doesn't even work anymore and what's the point of that? You don't have a balance of high end and drugstore which is what I would have if I had a large collection. And your way of thinking is definitely not the same as mine. The organization is so glamorous and I love the dividers
My vanity was FREE on Craigslist, beautiful white antique vanity and I love it- very shabby chic! More unique than the Ikea ones, though they are great too! Great video, I absolutely love your home decor videos!
Beautiful job Christine…and well said about the excesses!!! How easy it is to fall into the purchasing every collection trap. That's why so many commercials are geared towards women and the ads in women's magazines are over the top!!! I found myself getting so involved with every seasons new campaigns! As soon as I realized I did not need that much makeup…I will never ever empty all that stuff…why am I still buying more? I felt so free. That's why Marketing people get paid so much money…to rope us in! Nice find with the glass shelves at that price, my kmart had them for $60.00!!
i Christine I have just started to follow you .I have been trying to watch from beginning to end in the order that you posted not enough time in the day .But when i first saw your collection from before i was in shock at how much make you had .So from then to now is a huge difference . But i love all your video's you are doing a wonderful job keep up the good work ,Would love to see how your garden is doing thanks Debbie
It's nice to hear someone say that as nice as Mac and all the other expensive products are theyre not always worth it! I totally agree. Love your collection!
Looks beautiful, and I love your themed-organization! You really did a wonderful job downsizing. You have the perfect collection, in my opinion. I just love it :) xo
Your collection is amazing -- I sat and watched you declutter for a good hour or two, and a year later, you've really gotten rid of a lot of stuff. Good job, and good luck at your MAKE OUT times. :D
I love decorating in unison as well - it just looks pleasing to the eye. Your items and placement of them is so feminine, I love it! I too love "collecting" make-up, and I regularly go through it, and if there are items I'm not using/enjoying, then back with the receipts to Sephora/Ulta they go, which is $$ back in my pocket!
I love your idea to display your makeup by theme or color. Heck, that's what draws me into the makeup displays and counters in the stores - a beautiful display. So far I've only done a bedroom tour, and that was in 2012! Once I consolidate my makeup I want to do a tour too. Here's the bedroom: Bedroom Tour
I love how you had everything out nicely and organized. that's how I like to do mine too. I like that acrylic drawer you got at ross where your mac lipsticks are, so pretty.
I loved this video, I cant believe how much you have changed your collection, you have done so well. Your vanity looks lovely. I really need to do mine but I am looking for suitable sized storage solutions. xx
it has turned out really pretty. I love the vanity and dividers they turned out so wonderful. I love room tours, watching make up collections. thank you so much for sharing as always. : ) we don't have a Ikea store near me either and shipping is so darn expensive on their stuff.
Christine...I'm going to share this video and emphasize your opening remarks to my subscribers. I'm 70 and I'm so much with you on this. As much as I love this beauty community here on youtube, at some point some of us just have to stop with the direction these channels are going of feeling that we have to have every single product that we see. We use the expression that we are "collectors" - we (and I include myself) are actually hoarders. My collection was never as large as yours but it could have been. This past year I've pretty much stopped purchasing. I think long and hard about something before shelling the $$ out. I have much less and life is so much easier...Love your videos. YOU are such an inspiration to all women here and I believe you are a very sweet, old soul...love, patti
Agree 100% with you Potty xoxo
I agree with Patti 100% as well…or should I say Potty? LOL…..
patti,
Well said! I am in complete agreement with you. I made a comment on one of Christine's previous videos talking about reducing her makeup collection. I spoke about my own experience in my late 30's and early 40's in which I had to take a good look at all of the makeup I collected. I realized that I was throwing away my money and buying all the new colors that came out every year. But I didn't need all of that makeup. I was embarrassed with myself and promised that going forward I would only buy what I really needed. I either threw out or gave away what I did not need. From that point on my makeup collection was much smaller and reflected what I actually used. I have been really surprised watching some youtubers with their unbelievable makeup collections. It is absolutely not necessary to buy every new product! I really admire what Christine has done. It can give you such a good feeling.. Thanks for your comments!
Thanks so much Patti. So true, once you've been in the beauty community for years, whether it be watching or making videos... There is a point you reach, where it just stops making sense to keep on buying like there's no tomorrow. The speed at which we buy makeup far exceeds the speed at which we're able to use up products. As much as we love makeup, it's a situation that simply isn't sustainable, nor is it economically feasible for most of us to spend continuously on beauty products, the way that many beauty gurus do. Controlling a passion and obsession is so hard. The easiest way I've found is to balance it with other passions and obsessions lol. Hey, whatever works right. ;) And just like you said, now I think long and hard about something before parting with my hard earned money. xoxo Christine
Thank you Christine...I'm so much older than you and honestly you've already learned what so many learn in later years. That's just one reason you are an old soul. My daughter is one - I've known it all her life. The two of you are wise beyond your years. BTW, if you haven't figured it out yet, the feeling you get from working hard and not spending too much and saving - well, it's the best! It's much better than a new lipstick! xoxo Patti
It's so refreshing to see a youtuber who realizes that too much is ridiculous. You are my favorite because you do things like real life folk do.
THANK GOD!!! Finally coming across a Makeup Collection video without that damn Alex drawer from IKEA. Not that it isn't great, it is! I understand why people like it so much. But after seeing about 45 videos with the exact same set up, it gets old.
Your vanity is absolutely beautiful!
One of the best beauty rooms I've ever seen. The minimize organization makes it peaceful.
Wow....I just started watching your videos today and I started with the 7 de-cluttering series and I just finished up with this one. You did an amazing job of downsizing, I have never been into collecting beauty products and was awestruck by the sheer volume of goods you owned. You have a much more manageable collection now and it's displayed beautifully...well done.
I love your collection!!! It's awesome seeing how much you've downsized. I think this is the perfect amount of makeup.
Absolutely the most beautiful collection on TH-cam!!! So unique!!! Honestly, just gorgeous!!!
Christine, you've been my biggest inspiration the past 1.5 years. I've drastically cut down my spending on beauty products. I used to go to the MAC counter every weekend to find "unique" products....and now almost all of those have been Back2MAC'd. I moved last year & now only have a drug store in my town. Instead of justifying the products as "inexpensive" & buying everything in sight, I realized I'd rather be able to buy quality products I know will work for my skin tone & lifestyle & that I will use on a daily basis. Now I enjoy my occasional Sephora orders & drugstore purchases & look forward to using amazing products! I've gotten rid of SO much in the past year, my collection is probably less than half what it was 3 years ago & fits in a small wicker basket, a pen/pencil organizer, & a couple repurposed candle jars! Thank you so much Christine!!
Love what you had to say in the beginning you are so on the mark. I remember when you went through in stages your collection and I still think you have a lot of makeup, not too much and not too little probably the perfect amount and each item means something and still has value for you, that is the goal right!
You have been such an inspiration to me since Ive started watching your videos. I have been wanting to down size, and Ive always been frugal, but these videos motivated me even more. I love my house being clutter free. Its so much more cozy and relaxing. Im even working on my parents house now lol
Let me just say, you are not the only one who doesn't have the IKEA set up. I was going to get it until I came across your channel and I DIY'd mine. I watched your video on the Craig's list dresser, so I found a desk at Goodwill. Thank you for inspiration😊
wow after seeing a loooooot of makeup collections on TH-cam I have to say u have the most inspiring one! Tidy, simple and quite well organized! Sometimes simple is the best. I don't know how many makeup products u used to have before, but u do win a new subbie now!
im so impressed and proud of you christine with your down sizing project! you've done so well. you still have a lot but in comparison to 2 years ago, your collection is at a much for manageable size now! i love how you've organised it - and I'm like you, everything has to be symmetrical ! well done :) ive been watching your videos since 2011 and i still wanna watch them every time i see a new one!
I've seen a lot of vanity/makeup collection videos & this is definetly my favorite! I love your DIY vanity so much (I have an ikea one like everyone else lol) yours is the prettiest I've seen. You have the perfect amount of makeup I think, still a lot but not over the top like alot of these you tube people. Also love the way it's set up and decorated!
I absolutely love your collection and organisation, it's refreshing to see someone on youtube who doesn't have a collection to rival most department stores. I have the ikea dresser with the one drawer & a muji storage unit (how blogger cliche of me) which houses all of my makeup and I think thats a manageable collection. Everything I own gets used as i'm constantly rotating my products and anything that doesn't is given to friends & family. This year I also put myself on a 10 makeup product restriction and i've bought 4 out of my 10 so far. I put things on my list and if I still want them in a few months I check them out in store and go for it, i've had enough of my makeup impulse buying, it started to get really out of control! xx
Oh also, I don't have a makeup collection/organisation video but I have a post here www.pandorasbasket.com/2014/01/updated-makeup-storage-again.html :-) xx
Your organisation videos are soo helpful :) I'm really into organisation but I struggle with presentation and coordinating things to look pretty at the same time as keeping minimalistic and utilising space (I'm a bit of a hoarder .. Guilty.) you are literally my inspiration and I always come to your videos when I need new ideas for decorating and organising. Thank you so much for helping me to refresh and declutter my life and for doing what you do! Lots of love from England and take care xXx
OMG you're the first beauty guru in youtube who has a reasonable amount of makeup.. I love your declutter + hit pan video and I start my own project.. I don't have that many, but I have more than I need...
Love your channel
XOXO from Indonesia - Bali ^^
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the way you organize your make up and store it. it looks like a store. i love it...
Hello Christine ! I hope moving very soon this year because I can't wait to have a vanity ! For my makeup, I store everything in a plastic tower with 12 drawers ! It's not very easy to see what I can use everyday ! I want to thank you for sharing your so pure way of living and thinking and I won't copy you because no one is the same but thanks to you, I began to purge my makeup so that I'm now conscious I have too many products (but less than some girls on TH-cam) so I decided I won't buy makeup anymore until I finish one color or an other. So, hoping I would be clear in this comment (I'm french and it's been a long time I studied English), I really thank you again for having opened my eyes for distinguishing the most important things in my life ! -Sophie
Absolutely beautiful storage and collection! Love everything about it...the DIY vanity, tiered shelves, matching organizers, antique tray, drawer dividers, everything! Great job and inspiration! I can literally fit all my makeup and polish in a basket and desk organizer but I do not have a vanity and would love to make one similar to yours! Thank you!!!
It's kind of refreshing that your vanity is unique! Very nice!
I love all your videos Christine, you're my favorite person on TH-cam. Thanks for inspiring me to declutter, it feels good to not have so many things. Your home videos are my favorite.
Christine!!! Thank you so much for sharing your life! You bring happiness and inspiration to us all! You've started a movement with your less clutter stress free lifestyle! Keep the organizational vids coming! What would we do without you! : ) thx again! Love your setup and makeup! You can't buy true style and you definitely have an eye for it!
omg..finally someone who admits that having a huge collection of makeup is not glamourous..hope half these makeup collection ladies take after you cause you have a good head on your shoulders and you know that taking it to the extreme is not wise...i have 6 alex drawers filled now and i have noticed i did way too much in spending&way too many collections..thank you for having common sense&knowing the difference between having a good amount of makeup&then having too much..after seeing your video i must downsize too,,its just stupid for someone to have so much makeup when it will take them more then a lifetime to go through&makeup does have experation dates on them..wise woman you are!!!! great video
Your comment and this video needs to be sent to all the people that has a makeup collection that is the length of a documentary.
+perfectly. pinky These videos are for people who like makeup collections, not for people who disagree. If you don't like people having a large makeup collection then simply don't watch those videos.
+angela thanasiu I personally think you can never have too much makeup. Makeup expires faster after you open it. I don't open any makeup until I'm ready to start using it. I have lots of mascaras but I don't open any of them until I'm ready to use ONE. What's the point of have all of your makeup open at the same time if you can only use a few then they all start expiring. I am currently growing my collection and I like having it all. If I don't open it and someday have a daughter, I can give some to her, or if someday I decide that I don't want it all then I can donate it unopened or sell it. There are so many textures, colors and shades of makeup that I don't think you can go wrong with having a bunch. Most of my makeup I have been able to buy when it is on sale or I had a coupon or both and I buy most of it online where I can get cash back through a shopping portal, and I also get membership points through makeup companies where I can get products for free.
+Adeva Hotz i am not saying i don't agree- i mentioned i have 6 alex drawers but just got another recently and thats filled already! why would i disagree when i have 7 filled myself?christine has the right idea-half these makeup goo rus make me laugh cause they have so many products opened &its like you said have too many opened &they expire after awhile &then before you know it you have $$$$$ wasted on makeup that went bed that you couldn't use up.it is wiser to have a small collection that way nothing is getting wasted! see what i am saying
I knew you said you had 6 Alex drawers filled with makeup. I was more writing about the part that you said you had to down size. Why throw away or give away stuff that you paid for? You can work on using the stuff first that will expire and save all your powder stuff for last that won't expire. That way you can still keep your collection, not waste anything, but also still down size by using up what you have and not buy anymore. That's the order I use my products, but I'm still working on my older makeup that I had before I bought all this new stuff (I bought it because it was on sale or limited edition etc.). But when I'm ready to open something, it'll be any of a liquid, cream or a gel product like a blush or eyeliner etc. and only one of each before I do another powder so that the liquid/cream/gel doesn't dry out.
I've been decluttering along with you! But I've found it's been taking me absolutely forever to use things up. Eventually I will get to the point that I'm happy with! It' been awesome watching you declutter your life, you're a great source of inspiration when I need it.
Wow, Christine!! I've watched you along your journey and I'm amazed and so proud of you! You are just such an inspiration with all of your challenges and successes. Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for sharing your progress and taking time out of your hectic schedule to make and post these videos. You are great!
Loved your remarks in the beginning. I felt my collection getting out of control and you have been a real inspiration. I've downsized and now think hard about buying more, my goal is to be aware of and use every product. If I'm not using it, it goes to a friend.
It's so exciting to see how your new home and vanity has changed from your old set up!! I love watching your declutter and organizing videos :)
Best one I've ever seen...
Love the themes you have going on. Minimal, pink, gold, glass and mirrors. All my faves. Love!!
Oh my gosh Christine, when you said that Kabuki's are like stuffed animals for adults I completely understood! what is it about those darn things!? Love how you have everything set up and how everything has a home it looks straight out of a magazine and I love it :) Thanks for sharing gorgeous.
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I am 16 and I love your videos!! It has truly inspired me to look at my life and understand that it's okay to live it simple and not have every new thing that comes out! I love organizing so it's wonderful to see someone else share the same passion. I seriously cannot get enough of your videos, you are so sweet and full of great ideas. My day is actually made when you post a new video. I hope you continue with the home decor and organizing type videos :)
i have been looking for a collection like this on youtube for SO long. i have so much respect for you
So proud of you Christine and your collection is beautiful! So refreshing to see a youtuber who does not need a lot of makeup! You are one of my favorites Christine!💖 Sending XoXo from Texas!❤💋❤
I really love how you do mini displays of all your different products! So unique and different from most of what one sees on youtube. Also, the kabuki collection interspersed throughout is really adorable - you were right to keep them when you downsized!
Love all the organization methods you showed and I picked up some great ideas. Thanks Christine. ♥ Elle
Loved how your vanity and everything looks! Probably on my top list of make-up collection videos.. I really have some shopping to do! Hard to resist :)
so glad ive found a youtuber that makes it ok and encourages to downsize our makeup collections and not to keep expanding!love your new videos christine
Love your vanity. I have been looking for a way to set up a vanity (for my extremely small collection), and I love how original and uncluttered your vanity is. And you were right on the money about displaying the makeup so that you don't forget the products you have.
Aaaww I see you read my suggestion of gluing a cute knob to the glossy box ^_^ looks so cute, like I envisioned! Love your setup and makeup collection, my favorite part is the pink/brown shelf. I know how hard it is for me to not buy beautiful makeup but I try to be good. I think you have the perfect amount now, a bit of everything and all so pretty. Hugs from Portugal
Great video Christine. Love how it all came together. Beautiful! Hugs
This is such a good idea! I've just started collecting makeup so my collection is still small, but I watch these videos to get ideas in the future. But every collection seems to be the same, and it seems like everyone stores it away in those Alex 9 drawers from Ikea. But this is creative, practical, and it looks pretty displayed like that! I will definitely give it a try :)
I love the fact that u downsized and simplified. We tend to get soooo much "stuff" in our lives, so much excess and its refreshing to see u happy with less. Love ur videos!
I've watched a couple room/vanity tour videos and this is by far my favorite and most inspiring ones!
I love seeing how you decorate and how you store/display your makeup. I wish I had room to put mine out on display because there are so many pretty products.
Love your organizing and decorating videos, you have such a knack for both. Your room is simply gorgeous and I like your vanity more than any others I've seen, you and Michael did a great job on it. . Hugs, Heather
I think it's really cool that you use a lot of your make up as display and decor items. So many just hide it all away in drawers so that they never see it.
Love it! So simple and organized !!! One of my fav that I have ever watched and most importantly not excessive !
Your vanity area looks so nice and accessible! Thanks so much for all the tutorials and ideas!
THE perfect vanity table ever oh my!! I neeeed!
You've done a really good job of paring down your collection to something manageable. We really don't need every new product that comes along. No one has a lifetime long enough to use all that stuff especially before it goes bad. Thanks for using your channel for GOOD rather than EVIL - lol!!
I like how you kept all your most favorite things, and still have a great collection- thanks for sharing!
You have by far my favorite collection I've seen ! Everything from the desk to the sides I just love everything
Beautiful desk and makeup collection! I just love how you do all you're DIY projects-they all turn out great😃👍
This was fulfilling..I love how you were able to realize you had to downsize your collection and well it looks awesome
You have inspired so many people and we're all very grateful! :) We all love makeup but I agree after collecting so much you start to loose that love and appreciation. Thanks to your inspiring videos my makeup buying has decreased by about 80% and my collection has been thoroughly purged! I still have a fair amount tho... Too scared to count it up like you did lol. Thanks again for another great video Christine. Also btw your garden is coming along great, can't wait til I have a garden of my own too. :)
Your great Christine. The shipping is completely insane for ikea I was sad. But I'm so original I just do me. People always ask how or where I bought clothes etc.. Your original with great style. Rock it girl. Stand out
I love your makeup collection, Christine!!! It's so reasonable. I love how you don't have a big collection anymore and I definitely agree that it becomes less glamorous. Love your videos, Christine and I am definitely going to check out some of the products you mentioned in the video :).
I have just started watching your videos and I am very impressed! I also think your husband is wonderful for making all of the project's that you ask of him! Great husband!!!
You are so creative! You have a great eye for decoration. Very pretty room. Great video!! Thanks for sharing.
I love your honesty throughout all this. Definitely inspired me to rethink my essentials. Love the look!
Look forward to these each week and was very excited to watch a day in the life again...:) :) Beautiful, thank you!
Love your makeup collection & organization - I'm also a big fan of symmetry- so I can really appreciate ur setup!! Also loved your eye makeup in this vid- the colors just look great on you!
hi christine! you've inspired me for the last year! i just posted my spring cleaning / Decluttering My Makeup Collection video and I'm happy to have gotten rid of the makeup products that I don't use! now it's filled with everything that I love :)
Love what you did with your collection! I actually stopped the video and ran to my own collection and tossed many things that don't get love :) Thanks for the inspiration :)
Who's watching in 2017?? I just love your style. You have given me so many ideas.
This tour kind of brings some things full circle, doesn't it? And it makes me realize how long I've been subscribed and following you because I remember when the de-cluttering started! How amazing! Thanks so much for sharing ALL of this!! xojenny
Did you ever think of putting some of the makeup packaging you love, or even some of the products, in shadow box frames and hanging them on the wall? Some of the lovely Asian products you got in your travels would be so lovely as decor.
I love how you appreciate your buys. I've learned to appreciate mine myself because of you. Thank you
Omg I just love how u organized ur vanity n how it looks. I am also obsessed wif Kabuki brushes, they r just so cute n adorable :) ;P
I actually prefer a make up collection more clean and not so excessive so I really enjoy watching this video! pretty collection and storage!!
Your vanity area is so pretty and feminine. That's glamorous. Not that cookie-cutter "alex" look that everyone has. It's nice, but unique is always sexier. :) VIdz like yours help us to see we don't have to buy every produce on earth to feel glam. Purchase what we love and will use. Well done! Thank you for sharing.
I love love your vanity great ideas very creative I absolutely love how you did the mirrored shelves and how you did the drawers I will def be watching your tutorial on that. I recently have just gotten into makeup and when I get my vanity going I will post a video you have given me some great ideas btw thank you I have also been using nailitques formula 2 because you recommended it and it has done wonders for my nails I love it and cannot live with out it now thank you .😊
Really love how the vanity turned out and the downsizing of your make up. It still is a lot but definitely an improvement. Such yummy beauty products though!
This is so glamorous looking so old Hollywood , I'm looking for a white shag rug and mirrored table and my living room will be a beach theme. I also love the chair. My ross does not get as much nice things latterly but I will keep looking. I feel so inspired , I also like the little buckets from Lowes. Wow that is a lot of make up. Now I don't feel as bad about my one box of make up! But I like to try everything also! Heidi
Really nice collection. It's not too much but definitely more than what I have. I'm glad that you took the extra mile and got rid of the things you don't use. Some TH-cam's keep something makeup that is dried out and doesn't even work anymore and what's the point of that? You don't have a balance of high end and drugstore which is what I would have if I had a large collection. And your way of thinking is definitely not the same as mine. The organization is so glamorous and I love the dividers
My vanity was FREE on Craigslist, beautiful white antique vanity and I love it- very shabby chic! More unique than the Ikea ones, though they are great too! Great video, I absolutely love your home decor videos!
Beautiful job Christine…and well said about the excesses!!! How easy it is to fall into the purchasing every collection trap. That's why so many commercials are geared towards women and the ads in women's magazines are over the top!!! I found myself getting so involved with every seasons new campaigns! As soon as I realized I did not need that much makeup…I will never ever empty all that stuff…why am I still buying more? I felt so free. That's why Marketing people get paid so much money…to rope us in! Nice find with the glass shelves at that price, my kmart had them for $60.00!!
I love that your a beauty guru who doesn't mind using drugstore products. Props to you!!
You have the most beautiful vanity i ever see, congratulations looks amazing!!
i Christine I have just started to follow you .I have been trying to watch from beginning to end in the order that you posted not enough time in the day .But when i first saw your collection from before i was in shock at how much make you had .So from then to now is a huge difference . But i love all your video's you are doing a wonderful job keep up the good work ,Would love to see how your garden is doing thanks Debbie
I've loved going on your makeup clean up/clean out journey. Thanks for sharing!
You have such a beautiful organized collection!! I love your pretty little room.
Love how natural your hair color looks. Fits you very well
It's nice to hear someone say that as nice as Mac and all the other expensive products are theyre not always worth it! I totally agree. Love your collection!
Looks beautiful, and I love your themed-organization! You really did a wonderful job downsizing. You have the perfect collection, in my opinion. I just love it :)
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i just wanted to tell you that you are my favorite. i refresh youtube like 4 times a day to see if you've uploaded. i promise i'm not creepy lol
wow,your makeup is so organized! it was GREAT just looking at this video!
Your collection is amazing -- I sat and watched you declutter for a good hour or two, and a year later, you've really gotten rid of a lot of stuff. Good job, and good luck at your MAKE OUT times. :D
I love decorating in unison as well - it just looks pleasing to the eye. Your items and placement of them is so feminine, I love it! I too love "collecting" make-up, and I regularly go through it, and if there are items I'm not using/enjoying, then back with the receipts to Sephora/Ulta they go, which is $$ back in my pocket!
Wow...you really did declutter. I love your vanity. It's beautiful.
I love your idea to display your makeup by theme or color. Heck, that's what draws me into the makeup displays and counters in the stores - a beautiful display. So far I've only done a bedroom tour, and that was in 2012! Once I consolidate my makeup I want to do a tour too. Here's the bedroom: Bedroom Tour
Great to see you loving and using your Australian makeup items 😊
Wow thats an amazing idea to break your makeup up so its not all together in the same category! I love you how u displayed everything!!
I love how you had everything out nicely and organized. that's how I like to do mine too. I like that acrylic drawer you got at ross where your mac lipsticks are, so pretty.
I love the way u organize your makeup in the displays!!! Love it love it! Thanks for sharing! :)
loved it Christine! you've been a great inspiration to my makeup room makeover series I have on my channel. thanks for doing these videos! xo Sarah
I loved this video, I cant believe how much you have changed your collection, you have done so well. Your vanity looks lovely. I really need to do mine but I am looking for suitable sized storage solutions. xx
I LOVE how you organize your make up, It's all so pretty!!!!!!
it has turned out really pretty. I love the vanity and dividers they turned out so wonderful. I love room tours, watching make up collections. thank you so much for sharing as always. : ) we don't have a Ikea store near me either and shipping is so darn expensive on their stuff.
Min 1:24 YES!! And I thank you for that. :) It's very refreshing.
Your vanity is so feminine and efficient. Love it!