Clean Up, Clear Out!

Clean Up, Clear Out!

If you're anything like me, you're a hoarder. You cling on to products you know don't work for you, don't suit you, or you don't need in the hope that someday - somehow - they will transform into something you adore and can't live without. Let's face it though...that goopy, pearly gloss you've had for five years isn't going to transform into anything more than a biological science experiment. It's time to clean up and clear out!

 [[ Eye products. ]]

Eyeliners I don't use, have past their best or are just crap (Barry M - that's you, intense my ass!), nasty old mascaras which haven't even been opened in about a year (note - Kryolan mascaras have an expiration date printed on them, how ace?), shoddy eyeshadows and greasy eyeshadow sticks and creams. Do. Not. Want.

[[ Lip products. ]]

See that round pot behind the Burt's Bees lip balm? That's a colour I melted down when I was first getting into makeup...about five years ago. It was my first TRUE nude lip colour. I couldn't chuck it at first for sentimental value, before realising it's a bit gross and I now have plenty of nude shades. That MAC lustreglass was my first MAC item, too! However, the dreaded crayon smell now lingers when you open the tube....

[[ Face products. ]]

Most of these I'd hit pan on or emptied. Not too fussed since I never stick to face products religiously, although that Playboy blush you see in the corner was the most amazing pink-peach hybrid, I wish Superdrug still sold it! Also wish that Smashbox foundation has a proper shade name printed on it, it was perfect for extremely pale, ivory skintones, it never turned orange and I used it A LOT on clients. I haven't been able to find anything even half as pale since :/

Do you hoard make-up stuff? Do you need to have a clear out, too? Get rid of all that germ ridden, unloved or generally useless junk!