I was totally guilty of being sucked into that beauty TH-cam era. I hardly ever buy makeup now, and have decluttered a lot! The only thing I have trouble decluttering is my makeup brushes 😅
Save all of your brushes! I now use my cast offs for Halloween makeup/things that could stain etc and whenever someone wants to borrow one I just give it to them to keep 🤷♀️
Girl SAME!!!! I have gotten rid of so much makeup and I have my tried and trues but my makeup brushes I have so many and I have SUCH a hard time decluttering them 🫠
It's strange, but I'm attached to my makeup brushes. I'm used to the weight of each one and their specific function. I've significantly reduced my makeup collection, but I still keep the brushes.
Ahh, yes! I went through a huge makeup phase a few years ago. Thought I needed to revamp my routine. Turns out, it wasn’t broken and I still prefer a simple collection.
I just went through this last year. After having my second baby I thought I wanted to have a bigger collection and that I would have time for it. I don’t. I’m now pregnant with baby 3 and continually regretting buying so much over the last year and a half and I want to declutter nearly everything. My routine wasn’t broken either and I also prefer a smaller collection.
Woohoo! Makeup declutters are a whole movement now following the end of the beauty guru era. 🙌 I've been speaking to my girlfriends about this topic and we feel the same way, we call it rage purging. I binge watch makeup declutters - so satisfying and motivational. Thanks for the video, enjoyed it!
I’ve been on a makeup no buy/low by for the last 2 years. It has been really hard not buying lots of makeup but throwing away expired makeup I barely touched was my motivation. I’ve cut my collection in half and I still have way more than I can use before I expires.
I feel like with a little more shuffling and rearranging you could get it all in the drawers and do away with the top part entirely. Just would need a pretty pot (from Anthro?) for your brushes. Perhaps put the travel make up in with your travel kit if you need the room. I really enjoyed this video! 🥰
"All of my pallettes look the same...you don't have to tell me". I thought I was the only one who had very similar pallettes!!!! My eye color is mauve/raisiny/plums (back to the video...)
I was a makeup addict for years…but then came COVID! I started working from home March 2020 and rarely ever went anywhere that I needed makeup. In July 2021, I PURGED ALL make-up… most was old by that time. I replaced my favorites with new ones and wow! So. Much. Less. Make-up! I had so many brushes, many never used. I still WFH permanently and enjoy my luxury makeup on occasions! I filled a 30-gallon garbage bag with all the old/expired makeup.
I was also a ‘beauty youtube’ watcher because I really like experimenting with my makeup and wanted to find better quality products but then I fell into overconsumption and hoarding makeup. Over the years I had to tell myself that most of my collection was expired 😢 and needed to go! It’s hard to let go of such cute and sparkly pieces but it got to the point where my makeup collection was overwhelming. I’ve almost halved my collection and giving it to a recycling scheme. The only products i’m getting now are refills and the occasional item for free from brands in return of a review - but they’re so specific on what you get that all the products i’ve received have been good 😊 It’s very motivating to see how your collection is so tidy but not totally minimalistic! You’ve inspired me to keep on decluttering - thanks Kay!
I'm just getting into makeup. Your video is a good reminder to find what I like, what works, and stick with that. Maybe a bit of experimentation, but without getting carried away.
My downfall is palettes. Eyeshadow palettes, blush palettes, lip palettes, full-face palettes. They're so pretty, it's magical. However, I don't wear much makeup. Even when I wore it every day, I never used up a single container of anything before it got so old that I had to throw it out. Confession: I still have a powder blusher that I bought 15 years ago, and it's the one I use 99% of the time. It looks barely used.
When i was a teenager ; my BFF regularly got a box of Bonnie Bell beauty " stuff " . That company has since gone out of business but Skin Musk perfume is still my go to scent. 50 years later.
I think a lot of us are going to need to have hard convos with ourselves about the stuff we've 'collected' over the past couple of years. You did a great job there--it looks so neat! And yes, I'm inspired to do the same... I have 200+ nail polishes but only one set of hands + one set of feet. Decisions need to be made! lol
I stopped buying makeup excessively 4-5 years ago but I was obsessed with beauty TH-cam. Now I watch project pan content and I’m fascinated with watching people use up their collection. I love a good declutter too. Since I’ve been panning my makeup, I still have A Lot but it’s not expired and it’s not unmanageable. I go through periods where I want to trash it all but the guilt gets me. For now I shop my stash and use up my products that way. I basically have a mini store in my closet. Really ready to have a small curated collection of products I truly love. I only need one or two products in each category, that’s what I used to do and it worked. I still felt beautiful.
Beauty youtube is so toxic. Even outside of the personalities and drama, there's an extreme feeling of FOMO with every "limited edition" launch season after season. I was never into the subscriptions though, looked like a bunch of crap I'd never use month after month! As soon as I stopped going into work bc covid, a year went by, I decluttered everything (expiration dates, y'all!) Started fresh by hand-choosing eyeshadow singles, researching my skin undertone to stop the foundation collection hoarding, and replaced my old cracked brushes with quality tools. Went into a Sephora recently and wasn't even tempted, it was all the same stuff being sold pre-covid but with slightly different packaging more or less. That said, I did actually like two days ago declutter an embarrassing dollar amount of covid-era skincare. Stuff I hadn't touched in a calendar year. We are all influenced.
I was a broke college student during the peak of the youtube beauty guru era, so while I loved watching it, my makeup collection was one drugstore eyeliner and mascara, a couple of colourpop lipsticks, and my special occasion nars tinted moisturizer. Eventually glossier boy brown joined the team. I'm glad for it bc even though I can spend more on makeup now, my collection is still pretty contained. It was definitely easy to get sucked in though! Kudos for you for making your collection only what you love and need.
From one Patterson to another Patterson, as you get older you need less makeup- WTH? Having too much makeup ( some of which you hardly use) is such a waste of time, money and space. Live on Kay!!!❤️❤️❤️
I've decluttered my makeup so many times and given away so much makeup that I decided to be strict with myself. I use one brand (my favorite) and I only purchase what I believe I can use before the expiration date. It's helped in my spending and the waste. I think Beauty TH-cam influenced us ALL in someway.
My hubby really helped me stop buying makeup I didn’t truly need. He’s like “how many eyeshadow palettes can you really use or need?” Haha which is very true!!! Considering I hardly ever wear makeup anymore since we have a couple kids & I don’t have much time or need. I’ve REALLY reigned in my makeup purchases & it feels great! I enjoy watching TH-cam videos like this that encourage mindful makeup buying / decluttering 😊 I love your little makeup area in your closet! That’s how I kinda set up my makeup area. I want to make my area even more useful but for now it works 😊
"These mascara are what I like and use and I just need to accept that," was felt in layers of my soul that need to see more light. Today was my first time watching you and I am ever so grateful to have stumbled upon your channel. 😊
I am STILL in the TH-cam Beauty setting. It’s hard to remind myself that I don’t need these things. The subscription boxes were fun but, I had to stop that and I don’t miss it. Thank you for the PSA at the beginning. People worry about other people’s lives way too much!
I just love watching your videos. It doesn’t matter that I rarely wear makeup and only have a little bit. This was a fun one. I enjoyed looking at the beautiful colours
I was absorbed into the beauty YT consumerism black hole for several years. Hardcore. I've decluttered over $2k worth of product and my giant vanity. Almost at the amount I can manage. Pretty palettes are just so hard to declutter. 😢 Thanks for more inspo to par down! Good job being ruthless!
Also guilty of buying SO MUCH during the beauty TH-cam era, so glad I came across your video! Loved how you made very quick decisions on things haha I just decluttered my collection as well and am feeling much better about using what I have!
I was going to watch one of your older makeup declutter videos for some motivation and found this instead 🙂. Went through my makeup and toiletries while watching you and it’s really helpful. My skin has been changing over the last year and a lot of things that used to be amazing just don’t work well for me anymore. Keeping to a pretty simple skincare and makeup routine as figure out what still works and what I need to change as some products I have are too drying for me to use now.
I used to get all kinds of subscription boxes. The problem was I'd see a cool one, sign up, and then get stuff I didn't want. After a couple of years when I began my minimalist journey, I cancelled everything and told myself if there was ever anything in the box that I wanted in the future, I'd use the money I saved not buying the box to just buy the one item. To this day, I've never purchased anything I saw in a box.
Great job!! I too was in a big makeup phase a few years ago and followed all the beauty influencers. I recognized most of those products that you showed! Now, my go-to makeup all live in one drawer in my bathroom and I keep it fairly simple. I even have that acrylic lipstick holder to hold my four lipsticks. LOL But um, I also have a fairly large stash of more makeup in a big makeup case in my closet that I need to sort through and probably toss the majority of it since it has probably expired. It holds some backups to what I regularly use, but it also has lots of stuff that I like on the surface but tbh never reach for. Thanks for the motivation, Kay!! Your makeup collection looks great! Thanks for sharing!!
Nice cleanout. Its amazing how things can kind of grow without us realizing it. It's also amazing how you have to preface everything with Yes I know they are all similar colors or Yes I know I have alot. Who cares? It's YOUR make up. Anybody who has any kind of collection, be it make up, seed packets, plants, puzzles or fabric should understand a collection is a collection.
This was perfect timing. I just went through my makeup and decluttered a lot but I feel like I could do a round 2 of decluttering. I also stopped Boxy Charm earlier this year (ipsy too 🤫) and I am no longer anxious about not using the stuff they send me.
Thank you for being so honest (I love your makeup declutter videos because of how honest you are. That is actually how I started watching your channel many years ago because I was feeling this then!) I am right there with you. I had an insane amount of makeup and started to realize I don’t wear makeup everyday - sometimes just a few days a week, I only have one face. Half of my makeup I purchased and never used. So my bff is getting married and has the same skin tone as me. Gave her literally two products from every category. And even she is overwhelmed by the amount I gave her. I decided this year to do a very strict low buy until the new year and this going to do a monthly budget like Hannah Louise Poston.
Thank you for leading the way. We all get influenced and what is lovely is what a wonderful influence. You are in being real living life as it is and making changes along the way and doing it with such grace. Thank you.
Yay! The beauty guru decade has officially come to an end. Woopie to the end of us buying 100 million variations of the same product in different packaging and consistency.
It's just starting again with the younger generation who are still experimenting, when they discover what they like, they'll stop following gurus too. And it repeats.
When you found the eyeshadow in the drawer and talked about how much you liked it, I was yelling at the screen, PUT IT WITH THE EYESHADOW PALETTES THEN, IT'S EYESHADOW!!! I fist-pumped SO hard when you put it up there! WOOOOO! That moment, and the Clover cameos, *chef's kiss*
It took be buying a bunch of makeup a few years ago to learn I'm just not that experimental with my look 😆 I like what I like and only need the bare minimum. I want a small enough collection to get good use out of everything before it expires.
Thank god I don't wear makeup, I don't need another obsession. And as you mention what things are I'm like what? Like I have no idea what a highlighter is. *thinks of yellow markers*
Love the end result, very satisfying. I’ve declutter and organize when I’m stressed or agitated with misc things lately - I get ruthless haha, and I’ve not missed anything that has gone.
Nicely done! I, too, have purchased WAY too many makeup products and tools thanks to TH-cam! Something flipped the switch in my brain, and I will think about getting something new, but then talk myself out of the purchase 98% of the time. I rotate my products in and out of a “Daily Use” bag once a month or so, and try not to keep anything that has gotten too old.
I’ve been purging my makeup to get rid of expired and non used items. Gave a bunch of eyeshadows to my niece. Now I’m at ‘death purge’ point. Finally going to let go and be realistic on what I use and it is minimal. I may dump a bunch and just start fresh. Most of my makeup is 2-7 years old anyway (that wedding lipstick I cannot just give up due to sentimentality and they don’t make it anymore plus it’s the only Givenchy I own 🫣). I saw your video and clicked. No BS. Just what I needed to kick me into gear. Thanks so much for making this video. 🥰❤👍
My makeup phase came and went and now all my makeup which I still barely use all fit into a Coach makeup bag. It’s probably because I haven’t found items that I’m super in love with but I really only like mascara and lip products 😅
I need to go through my eyeshadows, everything else is within reason. I remember when I only had 6 eyeshadow palettes, now I have a drawer full of them.
"That's not really gonna help anybody." LOL!! You know, we all have something that, for whatever reason, we have too much of. If we can recognize it, and get it in check every now and then, no big. I need to retackle my hall linen/medicine/cosmetics cabinet. It looked like a magazine and now it looks like a scream. But you know what, I recognize it, and it's about to be put in check. The world keeps spinnin'. We're all alright. Just need occasional reminders, like thid video. Thanks, Kay!
I went through a phase where I wantd to try a bunch of different brands and products, but now, I've found what works and what I'll actually use, so I need to do a declutter. This is inspiration! I've been pretty good about not getting any more eyeshadow palettes that all look the same. My mantra has sort of become "we have cool nude/mauve palettes at home!"
Guilty! OMG-ME TOO. Wasn’t everyone sucked in to the idea early 2010’s beauty TH-camrs? I’m still decluttering stuff from 13 years ago too! Don’t beat yourself up, marketing and influencing is SO real! I just don’t subscribe to any of them anymore. Love your channel!
This was refreshing video and you did a great job! I was big on makeup TH-cam influencers. A few weeks ago I went through all of my makeup and did a massive skincare and makeup collection. It feels wonderful to have created a nice curated collection that will be products I will use. ❤
This is very relatable. Thank you for sharing it has inspired me to action. ❤ I always love your videos. No judgement from this corner. You rock-opera 😂
I have my makeup, makeup removers, face mist and brushes in a small train case. I have 1 mac pallet filled with singles I collected over time (mac, makeup geek, others) I do have 12 lipsticks in an acrylic holder. 6 for warm weather and 6 cool weather. I love a pop of color especially in the summer. It fits nicely in there with the rest of the stuff I use on the regular. I even have room for Q-tips and cotton rounds for makeup removal. I probably could get rid of a couple of things, but I do use them now and again, so they stay in the smallish box. I watched the beauty gurus and bought way too much eye shadow and blushes and some other items, but it always fit in the train case. LOL it's like it was bottomless. Everything is easy to see and get to now. Much better.
I have oily eyelids and primer is a must if I want my eyeshadow to last more than a couple of hours. Wet 'n Wild's works as well or better than the high end ones I've tried. Thanks for this video. Since covid I don't wear near as much makeup as I once did and I really need to clear out my makeup drawer.
”just enough brushes” 😂 (I might have one at the back of a drawer... I’m very much a skincare, and then add a bit of lipstick and even mascara when I feel fancy. If I ever need to apply eyeshadow, I’ll either use my finger or the thing that’s in the box. Hm. Maybe that means that I actually have a couple more brushes than I thought.) Anyways - it’s always a joy to watch your videos, even when the focus is on something mostly foreign to me. I’m happy that you’re happy with your results!
I have definitely succumbed to the make up hype, but I am proud that I ever got in to subscription boxes. The point perks & birthday gifts were enough products that I didn’t really want. My collection is about the same size as yours is now, but I want to keep going smaller.
I actually started watching you because of your makeup videos. Lol. I would buy everything you recommended. Lol. I have gotten rid of most of my collection as well. I still watch your videos but I must say I miss the makeup. Enjoy your day!
Wow! Kay...I really do not wear makeup. The sounds of the brushes and acrylic are weirdly satisfying. No one ever taught me to wear makeup. But I loved the part where you picked out favorites and just let go of the rest.
Good declutter! An eyebrow pencil is the only makeup I use but I collected essential oils in much the same way, including a monthly subscription box. I've given some away but need to declutter more because they oxidize/expire too.
This was me a few years back and slowly been purging. I have severe dry eye so I can't do much with my eyes so I do have more blush than I need but I do like to have options. My downfall is I'm really in the skin care, but trying to find what works and stick with it… That was a fun video.
Love this one, Kay. You had me at the start with the music and your resolve. Makeup's no longer my jam but this spoke to me. Really appreciated you distinguishing between what you like, yeah, and what you truly love...and use. Reality check. I tend to hold onto lipsticks I don't love but convince myself I can and will use them...someday. Of course I always buy and reach for the same shades, so never end up using those unloved ones tucked away. So, even if I don't have a stockpile of cosmetics/accessories, I can use your guilt-free Keep or Let go method for these items I've thought of as too good to let go. Gonna go grab some right after I type the last period here. Many thanks for what was a relaxing video on this end, and congrats on the result at yours! (UPDATE: Done! Applied the no BS rule, shedding a tear as I tossed what-was-I-thinking good stuff that doesn't look good on me -- often colors I'd settled for because I couldn't find what I really wanted. Whew. Thanks for the timely inspiration.)
This was super satisfying! Just a thought maybe switch the drawer for your foundation and the drawer for your blushes so it’s not so crammed. I’m going to go do this with my stash now lol thank you for the motivation!
I have a small collection myself and like it that way, there are some things I could get rid of though. But I have grown so tired of the constant shopping and huge collections that so many YTubers have. Yes, I am not the quantity police either but often wonder, how much makeup does one person need? I find it ridiculous and am over it too. Good video and declutter!
I loved watching you declutter your makeup. And I learned something...I never once thought about wearing 2 or 3 different types of mascara at once. (IKR 🤪) Now I need to buy more mascara 😄
This video came out at the perfect time. I have to declutter my make-up since I rarely use it. But I admit I am a complete sucker for collaborations and limited edition palettes and collections. (An impulse purchase of a bunch of Avatar and Sailor Moon makeup from colourpop just may be what sparked a need to declutter...)
It's funny when I went through my make-up I realized that I always kept certain brands and It proved that the ones I tried just didn't work for me so I went back to my favorites.
Very inspiring! I transitioned out of monthly makeup subscriptions as well. However I’m still holding on to things I’ve purchased that don’t work for me - goodbye deep liquid lipstick shades! 😂
I don't watch TV. I watch TH-cam. That includes beauty influencers. I now have way more makeup than I could ever use. 😂😂😂😂 The good part is I now know exactly what I love and what products are good where before it was so much trial and error. But I need to declutter now!!!!
Great video that also hurts my heart, I miss that Shiseido blush more than anything. WHY did they discontinue it?! I got my collection into an Ikea Saxborga box, I find that having an arbitrary space limit like that keeps me from buying/trying new stuff especially when the stuff I already love and use fits inside it. (Don't look at my nail polishes though.... stop trying to look over my shoulder, I see you looking!) I'm so glad I found your channel again, I remember seeing your "makeup expires!" video but I was a dingbat and forgot to subscribe, stupid youtube algorithms.
Totally understand & did this before I moved last month. Thanks for this video. You are inspiring me to organize my recipes from my tip. It's a thing if you do facials & massages 😅
Lately I’ve been going with “one instance of a color” as my watchword, and it’s working out. I love color nuances, but really? As far as how it looks on your face? If you’ve got brown eyeshadow and the formula works, you’ve got brown eyeshadow. I have 3 palettes - the rainbow one, the brown one, and the one that is neutral to my face and tbh I only need that many because I’m a performer and sometimes I have to do a bold look in a certain color (less often than you’d think though, even with that.) It’s surprising how little you actually need and use when you get right down to it! That said, I’ve never been a makeup collector really, mostly tempted by the dream of the “exact right” formula and color combo, you know? Makeup YT got me on that one for a minute for sure :)
I don't declutter because it creates more space for more purchasing. I finish products or keep them until they do, also they're good reminder not to buy more.
I was totally guilty of being sucked into that beauty TH-cam era. I hardly ever buy makeup now, and have decluttered a lot! The only thing I have trouble decluttering is my makeup brushes 😅
Save all of your brushes! I now use my cast offs for Halloween makeup/things that could stain etc and whenever someone wants to borrow one I just give it to them to keep 🤷♀️
Girl SAME!!!! I have gotten rid of so much makeup and I have my tried and trues but my makeup brushes I have so many and I have SUCH a hard time decluttering them 🫠
It's strange, but I'm attached to my makeup brushes. I'm used to the weight of each one and their specific function. I've significantly reduced my makeup collection, but I still keep the brushes.
Ahh, yes! I went through a huge makeup phase a few years ago. Thought I needed to revamp my routine. Turns out, it wasn’t broken and I still prefer a simple collection.
I just went through this last year. After having my second baby I thought I wanted to have a bigger collection and that I would have time for it. I don’t. I’m now pregnant with baby 3 and continually regretting buying so much over the last year and a half and I want to declutter nearly everything. My routine wasn’t broken either and I also prefer a smaller collection.
Woohoo! Makeup declutters are a whole movement now following the end of the beauty guru era. 🙌 I've been speaking to my girlfriends about this topic and we feel the same way, we call it rage purging. I binge watch makeup declutters - so satisfying and motivational. Thanks for the video, enjoyed it!
Total former beauty guru junkie here. I need to do a declutter. I’m glad my obsession with buying makeup is done.
I’ve been on a makeup no buy/low by for the last 2 years. It has been really hard not buying lots of makeup but throwing away expired makeup I barely touched was my motivation. I’ve cut my collection in half and I still have way more than I can use before I expires.
I feel like with a little more shuffling and rearranging you could get it all in the drawers and do away with the top part entirely. Just would need a pretty pot (from Anthro?) for your brushes. Perhaps put the travel make up in with your travel kit if you need the room. I really enjoyed this video! 🥰
"All of my pallettes look the same...you don't have to tell me". I thought I was the only one who had very similar pallettes!!!! My eye color is mauve/raisiny/plums (back to the video...)
I was a makeup addict for years…but then came COVID! I started working from home March 2020 and rarely ever went anywhere that I needed makeup. In July 2021, I PURGED ALL make-up… most was old by that time. I replaced my favorites with new ones and wow! So. Much. Less. Make-up! I had so many brushes, many never used. I still WFH permanently and enjoy my luxury makeup on occasions! I filled a 30-gallon garbage bag with all the old/expired makeup.
😮
I was also a ‘beauty youtube’ watcher because I really like experimenting with my makeup and wanted to find better quality products but then I fell into overconsumption and hoarding makeup. Over the years I had to tell myself that most of my collection was expired 😢 and needed to go! It’s hard to let go of such cute and sparkly pieces but it got to the point where my makeup collection was overwhelming. I’ve almost halved my collection and giving it to a recycling scheme. The only products i’m getting now are refills and the occasional item for free from brands in return of a review - but they’re so specific on what you get that all the products i’ve received have been good 😊
It’s very motivating to see how your collection is so tidy but not totally minimalistic! You’ve inspired me to keep on decluttering - thanks Kay!
I'm just getting into makeup. Your video is a good reminder to find what I like, what works, and stick with that. Maybe a bit of experimentation, but without getting carried away.
My downfall is palettes. Eyeshadow palettes, blush palettes, lip palettes, full-face palettes. They're so pretty, it's magical. However, I don't wear much makeup. Even when I wore it every day, I never used up a single container of anything before it got so old that I had to throw it out. Confession: I still have a powder blusher that I bought 15 years ago, and it's the one I use 99% of the time. It looks barely used.
I completely understand, it's an addiction
Me too! I have a milani blush from at least 7 years ago. I used it everyday for like 4 years and its barely smaller.
Kay, whenever I go to declutter my makeup I hear your voice in my head, "Makeup Expires!". You've helped me so much. Thanks! 😂
When i was a teenager ; my BFF regularly got a box of Bonnie Bell beauty " stuff " . That company has since gone out of business but Skin Musk perfume is still my go to scent. 50 years later.
I loved Bonnie Bell!
I think a lot of us are going to need to have hard convos with ourselves about the stuff we've 'collected' over the past couple of years. You did a great job there--it looks so neat! And yes, I'm inspired to do the same... I have 200+ nail polishes but only one set of hands + one set of feet. Decisions need to be made! lol
I stopped buying makeup excessively 4-5 years ago but I was obsessed with beauty TH-cam. Now I watch project pan content and I’m fascinated with watching people use up their collection. I love a good declutter too. Since I’ve been panning my makeup, I still have A Lot but it’s not expired and it’s not unmanageable. I go through periods where I want to trash it all but the guilt gets me. For now I shop my stash and use up my products that way. I basically have a mini store in my closet. Really ready to have a small curated collection of products I truly love. I only need one or two products in each category, that’s what I used to do and it worked. I still felt beautiful.
Beauty youtube is so toxic. Even outside of the personalities and drama, there's an extreme feeling of FOMO with every "limited edition" launch season after season.
I was never into the subscriptions though, looked like a bunch of crap I'd never use month after month! As soon as I stopped going into work bc covid, a year went by, I decluttered everything (expiration dates, y'all!)
Started fresh by hand-choosing eyeshadow singles, researching my skin undertone to stop the foundation collection hoarding, and replaced my old cracked brushes with quality tools. Went into a Sephora recently and wasn't even tempted, it was all the same stuff being sold pre-covid but with slightly different packaging more or less.
That said, I did actually like two days ago declutter an embarrassing dollar amount of covid-era skincare. Stuff I hadn't touched in a calendar year. We are all influenced.
I was a broke college student during the peak of the youtube beauty guru era, so while I loved watching it, my makeup collection was one drugstore eyeliner and mascara, a couple of colourpop lipsticks, and my special occasion nars tinted moisturizer. Eventually glossier boy brown joined the team. I'm glad for it bc even though I can spend more on makeup now, my collection is still pretty contained.
It was definitely easy to get sucked in though! Kudos for you for making your collection only what you love and need.
From one Patterson to another Patterson, as you get older you need less makeup- WTH? Having too much makeup ( some of which you hardly use) is such a waste of time, money and space. Live on Kay!!!❤️❤️❤️
I've decluttered my makeup so many times and given away so much makeup that I decided to be strict with myself. I use one brand (my favorite) and I only purchase what I believe I can use before the expiration date. It's helped in my spending and the waste. I think Beauty TH-cam influenced us ALL in someway.
Perfect timing, I decluttered some makeup this morning, you've inspired me to go further! Yay!
My hubby really helped me stop buying makeup I didn’t truly need. He’s like “how many eyeshadow palettes can you really use or need?” Haha which is very true!!! Considering I hardly ever wear makeup anymore since we have a couple kids & I don’t have much time or need. I’ve REALLY reigned in my makeup purchases & it feels great! I enjoy watching TH-cam videos like this that encourage mindful makeup buying / decluttering 😊 I love your little makeup area in your closet! That’s how I kinda set up my makeup area. I want to make my area even more useful but for now it works 😊
"These mascara are what I like and use and I just need to accept that," was felt in layers of my soul that need to see more light. Today was my first time watching you and I am ever so grateful to have stumbled upon your channel. 😊
I am STILL in the TH-cam Beauty setting. It’s hard to remind myself that I don’t need these things. The subscription boxes were fun but, I had to stop that and I don’t miss it. Thank you for the PSA at the beginning. People worry about other people’s lives way too much!
I just love watching your videos. It doesn’t matter that I rarely wear makeup and only have a little bit. This was a fun one. I enjoyed looking at the beautiful colours
I love declutter inspiration. Surprised to see how much makeup you have. You always look very natural! ❤
Tks, Kay. I recently bought a small acrylic cube that spins. I put the makeup I use in there. I keep my back stock in a wooden tray. #smallerfootprimt
Omg! Yes! That Too-Faced Cocoa powder! I loved that so much and was so surprised that it was discontinued.
I was absorbed into the beauty YT consumerism black hole for several years. Hardcore. I've decluttered over $2k worth of product and my giant vanity. Almost at the amount I can manage. Pretty palettes are just so hard to declutter. 😢
Thanks for more inspo to par down! Good job being ruthless!
Also guilty of buying SO MUCH during the beauty TH-cam era, so glad I came across your video! Loved how you made very quick decisions on things haha I just decluttered my collection as well and am feeling much better about using what I have!
I was going to watch one of your older makeup declutter videos for some motivation and found this instead 🙂. Went through my makeup and toiletries while watching you and it’s really helpful. My skin has been changing over the last year and a lot of things that used to be amazing just don’t work well for me anymore. Keeping to a pretty simple skincare and makeup routine as figure out what still works and what I need to change as some products I have are too drying for me to use now.
I used to get all kinds of subscription boxes. The problem was I'd see a cool one, sign up, and then get stuff I didn't want. After a couple of years when I began my minimalist journey, I cancelled everything and told myself if there was ever anything in the box that I wanted in the future, I'd use the money I saved not buying the box to just buy the one item. To this day, I've never purchased anything I saw in a box.
Great job!! I too was in a big makeup phase a few years ago and followed all the beauty influencers. I recognized most of those products that you showed! Now, my go-to makeup all live in one drawer in my bathroom and I keep it fairly simple. I even have that acrylic lipstick holder to hold my four lipsticks. LOL But um, I also have a fairly large stash of more makeup in a big makeup case in my closet that I need to sort through and probably toss the majority of it since it has probably expired. It holds some backups to what I regularly use, but it also has lots of stuff that I like on the surface but tbh never reach for. Thanks for the motivation, Kay!! Your makeup collection looks great! Thanks for sharing!!
Nice cleanout. Its amazing how things can kind of grow without us realizing it. It's also amazing how you have to preface everything with Yes I know they are all similar colors or Yes I know I have alot. Who cares? It's YOUR make up. Anybody who has any kind of collection, be it make up, seed packets, plants, puzzles or fabric should understand a collection is a collection.
This was perfect timing. I just went through my makeup and decluttered a lot but I feel like I could do a round 2 of decluttering.
I also stopped Boxy Charm earlier this year (ipsy too 🤫) and I am no longer anxious about not using the stuff they send me.
Thank you for being so honest (I love your makeup declutter videos because of how honest you are. That is actually how I started watching your channel many years ago because I was feeling this then!) I am right there with you. I had an insane amount of makeup and started to realize I don’t wear makeup everyday - sometimes just a few days a week, I only have one face. Half of my makeup I purchased and never used. So my bff is getting married and has the same skin tone as me. Gave her literally two products from every category. And even she is overwhelmed by the amount I gave her.
I decided this year to do a very strict low buy until the new year and this going to do a monthly budget like Hannah Louise Poston.
Thannnk you ! It was the video that I needed to give me motivation to stop my makeup shopping addiction 🙈
Thank you for leading the way. We all get influenced and what is lovely is what a wonderful influence. You are in being real living life as it is and making changes along the way and doing it with such grace. Thank you.
This is something that I've been putting off so thanks for motivating me to tackle my stuffed makeup bag in the New Year!
Yay! The beauty guru decade has officially come to an end. Woopie to the end of us buying 100 million variations of the same product in different packaging and consistency.
It's just starting again with the younger generation who are still experimenting, when they discover what they like, they'll stop following gurus too. And it repeats.
When you found the eyeshadow in the drawer and talked about how much you liked it, I was yelling at the screen, PUT IT WITH THE EYESHADOW PALETTES THEN, IT'S EYESHADOW!!! I fist-pumped SO hard when you put it up there! WOOOOO! That moment, and the Clover cameos, *chef's kiss*
It took be buying a bunch of makeup a few years ago to learn I'm just not that experimental with my look 😆 I like what I like and only need the bare minimum. I want a small enough collection to get good use out of everything before it expires.
Thank god I don't wear makeup, I don't need another obsession. And as you mention what things are I'm like what? Like I have no idea what a highlighter is. *thinks of yellow markers*
Inspired me to deal with my nailpolish collection, thanks Kay
Love the end result, very satisfying. I’ve declutter and organize when I’m stressed or agitated with misc things lately - I get ruthless haha, and I’ve not missed anything that has gone.
Nicely done! I, too, have purchased WAY too many makeup products and tools thanks to TH-cam! Something flipped the switch in my brain, and I will think about getting something new, but then talk myself out of the purchase 98% of the time. I rotate my products in and out of a “Daily Use” bag once a month or so, and try not to keep anything that has gotten too old.
Panning A Product Brings Me So Much Joy 😊 This Video Was So Wholesome Thank You For Sharing ❤
I’ve been purging my makeup to get rid of expired and non used items. Gave a bunch of eyeshadows to my niece. Now I’m at ‘death purge’ point. Finally going to let go and be realistic on what I use and it is minimal. I may dump a bunch and just start fresh. Most of my makeup is 2-7 years old anyway (that wedding lipstick I cannot just give up due to sentimentality and they don’t make it anymore plus it’s the only Givenchy I own 🫣). I saw your video and clicked. No BS. Just what I needed to kick me into gear. Thanks so much for making this video. 🥰❤👍
My makeup phase came and went and now all my makeup which I still barely use all fit into a Coach makeup bag. It’s probably because I haven’t found items that I’m super in love with but I really only like mascara and lip products 😅
Yay...I've been waiting for this one. I've seen all the others and purged right along with you.
Wow - great job Kay. I need to do the same. I just gave my "champaign pop" highlighter to my niece. Remember that one!
I need to go through my eyeshadows, everything else is within reason. I remember when I only had 6 eyeshadow palettes, now I have a drawer full of them.
"That's not really gonna help anybody." LOL!! You know, we all have something that, for whatever reason, we have too much of. If we can recognize it, and get it in check every now and then, no big. I need to retackle my hall linen/medicine/cosmetics cabinet. It looked like a magazine and now it looks like a scream. But you know what, I recognize it, and it's about to be put in check. The world keeps spinnin'. We're all alright. Just need occasional reminders, like thid video. Thanks, Kay!
I went through a phase where I wantd to try a bunch of different brands and products, but now, I've found what works and what I'll actually use, so I need to do a declutter. This is inspiration!
I've been pretty good about not getting any more eyeshadow palettes that all look the same. My mantra has sort of become "we have cool nude/mauve palettes at home!"
Guilty! OMG-ME TOO. Wasn’t everyone sucked in to the idea early 2010’s beauty TH-camrs? I’m still decluttering stuff from 13 years ago too! Don’t beat yourself up, marketing and influencing is SO real! I just don’t subscribe to any of them anymore. Love your channel!
I am too! I had so much stuff and I still do. I am working on using things up and pretty much don’t buy new makeup these days.
I appreciate your honesty. I rarely see people declutter their makeup.
Talk about favorites that get discontinued, the Shiseido blush is my fav, too. LOVE IT. Should we start a letter writing campaign? lol
This was refreshing video and you did a great job! I was big on makeup TH-cam influencers. A few weeks ago I went through all of my makeup and did a massive skincare and makeup collection. It feels wonderful to have created a nice curated collection that will be products I will use. ❤
Seeing Zoella and Sophie was so cute💕
I miss Zoella 😢
@@TheOrganizedSoprano She is sweet, but I got to say that I prefer your content 😌🥰💜
Can I say that your dog is ADORAB;E? New subscriber and i have to say... good job on decluttering ! I try to keep my collection as minimum as I can :)
Fantastic! Curious about lip products?
This is very relatable. Thank you for sharing it has inspired me to action. ❤ I always love your videos. No judgement from this corner. You rock-opera 😂
I have my makeup, makeup removers, face mist and brushes in a small train case. I have 1 mac pallet filled with singles I collected over time (mac, makeup geek, others) I do have 12 lipsticks in an acrylic holder. 6 for warm weather and 6 cool weather. I love a pop of color especially in the summer. It fits nicely in there with the rest of the stuff I use on the regular. I even have room for Q-tips and cotton rounds for makeup removal. I probably could get rid of a couple of things, but I do use them now and again, so they stay in the smallish box.
I watched the beauty gurus and bought way too much eye shadow and blushes and some other items, but it always fit in the train case. LOL it's like it was bottomless. Everything is easy to see and get to now. Much better.
I have oily eyelids and primer is a must if I want my eyeshadow to last more than a couple of hours. Wet 'n Wild's works as well or better than the high end ones I've tried. Thanks for this video. Since covid I don't wear near as much makeup as I once did and I really need to clear out my makeup drawer.
The beauty channel montage was hilarious. At some point it's TOO MUCH!
ditto, I was in the same situation. Now, for a couple of years I am trying to use up my "collection" I have accumulated :) Never again!
”just enough brushes” 😂
(I might have one at the back of a drawer... I’m very much a skincare, and then add a bit of lipstick and even mascara when I feel fancy. If I ever need to apply eyeshadow, I’ll either use my finger or the thing that’s in the box. Hm. Maybe that means that I actually have a couple more brushes than I thought.)
Anyways - it’s always a joy to watch your videos, even when the focus is on something mostly foreign to me. I’m happy that you’re happy with your results!
I have definitely succumbed to the make up hype, but I am proud that I ever got in to subscription boxes. The point perks & birthday gifts were enough products that I didn’t really want. My collection is about the same size as yours is now, but I want to keep going smaller.
Fun video! This task is on my list. Thank you for sharing.
I actually started watching you because of your makeup videos. Lol. I would buy everything you recommended. Lol. I have gotten rid of most of my collection as well. I still watch your videos but I must say I miss the makeup. Enjoy your day!
It’s so nice to see you again, Kay!! ❤️🐶
Wow! Kay...I really do not wear makeup. The sounds of the brushes and acrylic are weirdly satisfying. No one ever taught me to wear makeup. But I loved the part where you picked out favorites and just let go of the rest.
Sometimes I just be painting my face and having a ball 😂
this just reminds me of all the makeup I own but never wear. Alas. Should do something about it.
Good declutter! An eyebrow pencil is the only makeup I use but I collected essential oils in much the same way, including a monthly subscription box. I've given some away but need to declutter more because they oxidize/expire too.
This was me a few years back and slowly been purging. I have severe dry eye so I can't do much with my eyes so I do have more blush than I need but I do like to have options. My downfall is I'm really in the skin care, but trying to find what works and stick with it… That was a fun video.
Hi Kay! I love your channel. What are your favorite makeup, skin care, and hair care products?
Love this one, Kay. You had me at the start with the music and your resolve. Makeup's no longer my jam but this spoke to me. Really appreciated you distinguishing between what you like, yeah, and what you truly love...and use. Reality check. I tend to hold onto lipsticks I don't love but convince myself I can and will use them...someday. Of course I always buy and reach for the same shades, so never end up using those unloved ones tucked away. So, even if I don't have a stockpile of cosmetics/accessories, I can use your guilt-free Keep or Let go method for these items I've thought of as too good to let go. Gonna go grab some right after I type the last period here. Many thanks for what was a relaxing video on this end, and congrats on the result at yours! (UPDATE: Done! Applied the no BS rule, shedding a tear as I tossed what-was-I-thinking good stuff that doesn't look good on me -- often colors I'd settled for because I couldn't find what I really wanted. Whew. Thanks for the timely inspiration.)
I need to declutter my makeup. I only ever wear it for doing costuming/cosplaying but I have way more than what I would ever use for that!
This was super satisfying! Just a thought maybe switch the drawer for your foundation and the drawer for your blushes so it’s not so crammed. I’m going to go do this with my stash now lol thank you for the motivation!
I have a small collection myself and like it that way, there are some things I could get rid of though. But I have grown so tired of the constant shopping and huge collections that so many YTubers have. Yes, I am not the quantity police either but often wonder, how much makeup does one person need? I find it ridiculous and am over it too. Good video and declutter!
Very satisfying, great job!!!
I was rooting for you to get rid of the Alamar palette. I finally got rid of mine this year. Beautiful but never reached for it. 😂
Clover is too beautiful for makeup!
No lip stuff?
I’m going to start watching these type videos instead of shopping hauls. 😊
I loved watching you declutter your makeup. And I learned something...I never once thought about wearing 2 or 3 different types of mascara at once. (IKR 🤪) Now I need to buy more mascara 😄
This video came out at the perfect time. I have to declutter my make-up since I rarely use it. But I admit I am a complete sucker for collaborations and limited edition palettes and collections. (An impulse purchase of a bunch of Avatar and Sailor Moon makeup from colourpop just may be what sparked a need to declutter...)
It's funny when I went through my make-up I realized that I always kept certain brands and It proved that the ones I tried just didn't work for me so I went back to my favorites.
This was fun to watch!
Very inspiring! I transitioned out of monthly makeup subscriptions as well. However I’m still holding on to things I’ve purchased that don’t work for me - goodbye deep liquid lipstick shades! 😂
Love a good make up declutter - this was great!
I don't watch TV. I watch TH-cam. That includes beauty influencers. I now have way more makeup than I could ever use. 😂😂😂😂 The good part is I now know exactly what I love and what products are good where before it was so much trial and error. But I need to declutter now!!!!
Great video that also hurts my heart, I miss that Shiseido blush more than anything. WHY did they discontinue it?! I got my collection into an Ikea Saxborga box, I find that having an arbitrary space limit like that keeps me from buying/trying new stuff especially when the stuff I already love and use fits inside it. (Don't look at my nail polishes though.... stop trying to look over my shoulder, I see you looking!) I'm so glad I found your channel again, I remember seeing your "makeup expires!" video but I was a dingbat and forgot to subscribe, stupid youtube algorithms.
This was so satisfying to watch! I feel motivated to clear out some of my makeup.😅Also, I'd love to see how you do your makeup!
Totally understand & did this before I moved last month.
Thanks for this video. You are inspiring me to organize my recipes from my tip. It's a thing if you do facials & massages 😅
you did an amazing job❤
Lately I’ve been going with “one instance of a color” as my watchword, and it’s working out. I love color nuances, but really? As far as how it looks on your face? If you’ve got brown eyeshadow and the formula works, you’ve got brown eyeshadow. I have 3 palettes - the rainbow one, the brown one, and the one that is neutral to my face and tbh I only need that many because I’m a performer and sometimes I have to do a bold look in a certain color (less often than you’d think though, even with that.) It’s surprising how little you actually need and use when you get right down to it! That said, I’ve never been a makeup collector really, mostly tempted by the dream of the “exact right” formula and color combo, you know? Makeup YT got me on that one for a minute for sure :)
Anyone who has watched Beauty TH-cam can relate to the over consumption of makeup products 😂.
I don't declutter because it creates more space for more purchasing. I finish products or keep them until they do, also they're good reminder not to buy more.
I don't have a lot of makeup - one foundation, one mascara, one eye line.
Then a dozen lip products. I'm all about the glosses and balms 😊
I have a tinted lip balm problem, lol.
What’s the name of that’s nars single eyeshadow!!?!
I want to know too. It’s really pretty
The first one she showed is Pasiphae, the second she showed and swatched is Outer Limits :)