I've been trying to clear some space in my room today (it's a terrible mess), even although I'm very sore from yesterday, I am really in the mood for a spring clean. My makeup collection is immaculate, yes it's in boxes, drawers and bags all over the place, but everything is well looked after and clean. That is apart from my foundation drawer. It's not that I neglect it or that it's unhygienic, it's just when applying foundation or concealer, your fingers are covered in makeup and it gets all over everything. I also went through a phase of being obsessed with buying new foundations and then I did the same with bronzers, so I'm sure I have more than the average person and need a bit of a detox. I made this my project for the afternoon.
I took pictures throughout to illustrate. They are all clickable to enlarge, so you can get more details of the actual products if you wish. The above image is of the drawer at the start, which is almost filled to the brim with bronzers, foundation, concealer, powder and a few highlighters (I have a seperate 'highlighters' drawer that is full). To be honest, most (maybe 90%) of the foundations I can't use just now due to my problematic skin. I pretty much wear the L'Oreal Infallible liquid (I have the powder too, but it's in my handbag) or the Pout foundation everyday. These are completely non-comedogenic, so safe for me to use. I also adore the DiorSnow powder compact-it's a fantastic product and pale enough for my skin, but there is the smallest amount left (I'm desperate to get another!). The others, I have either checked and they clog pores or I'm unsure about, so don't use them.
There were quite a few concealers which were almost finished or looked rather yucky so I binned them (Rimmel, No7, 17, W7, Clinique). I use No7 Quick Cover under eyes daily, but can't find an ingredient listing for it, so don't use it on the rest of my face. I also had 2 finished Givenchy, 1 Pout and 1 YSL, light reflecting products which I binned. I got rid of several foundations and tinted moisturisers (mostly No7 or 17) that were quite old.
There were also some kabuki brushes (Bourjois, Elizabeth Arden and 17) which are filthy (from not using them for ages) and need a good clean, so that's still to be done. I admit, I wasn't completely ruthless, as there are still many products that I don't use that I could have gotten rid of. For instance I never use bronzer now, but there are at least 8 there. However, I can decide at a later date (if I still haven't used them), then I can get rid of them.
I then cleaned the drawer and all the products. Hopefully you'll be able to see how dirty they were before and how spotless they are now! The contents now barely cover the base of the drawer, which is fabulous. Everything is much more accessible. This is by no means all of my base products, just the ones I currently use or that are opened.
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