2014 Beauty Resolutions

Happy New Year!! I hope you guys spent your evening celebrating exactly the way you wanted to. Did anything exciting happen on your New Year's Eve? 

In any event, I've spent a lot of time thinking about my beauty resolutions for 2014. I never make any resolutions in regular life, but I seem to LOVE making them for beauty related things. :D Here goes!

Forget no buys - 2014 is the year of the empties. 
As I’ve attempted to do a low buy for much of 2013, I’ve also thought long and hard about my never-ending need to buy, and my hardly touched collection. I’m a collector (hoarder) at heart, so this behavior is only natural. And, as many of you have so eloquently put it before, beauty is my hobby and I am generally careful with my spending everywhere else. I’ve realized that I’m perfectly content with my collection, growing or not, and my real issue is that I seem to finish so little. So, 2014 is definitely the year of empties, and if I manage to buy less, I’m happy with that too!

Get tough and be strict about a one in one out policy. 
In the effort to be a less wasteful consumer, I will commit to clearing something out before buying something new. So, before I buy another eyeshadow/lipstick/whatever product that I "must have," I must finish/give away/sell one I already have. Oy! 

Finish all the things before buying more! 
Okay, maybe not all the things. But really, as many things as I can. So before buying anything in the following categories, I should use up or otherwise get rid of all my full sizes and samples when it comes to skincare, haircare, mascara, eyeliner, and primers.

And last but not least, keep using my app discoveries (Lift & Plant Nanny) to keep up with good makeup habits and drinking lots of water! Have you made any resolutions for 2014? Do you have tips for keeping up with them? I'd love to know! :)

New Beauty Resolutions

I'm all for making resolutions (New Year's anyone?) but it is much, much harder to keep them. I figured that while everyone is off celebrating Halloween, it is the perfect time for me to commit to a few new challenges and recommit to a few old ones. :)  

1. Wear makeup every day.
Now you may be shocked to hear that I haven't worn makeup in at least two weeks. Maybe more. Oops. I'm a habitual snooze-r, so mornings are always hard. The brilliant Gummy suggested I pick a few products that I must wear, to make it easier on myself in the mornings. So I've selected my 3 product categories - base, lip & eye - and I'm committed to applying at least 1 product from each category every day. 

2. Stop buying mascara! 
I've been reminded of the numerous mascara samples in my sample drawer, so I think it is about time I use them up. Plus, I never finish a full size mascara anyway, so no need to waste money. No more buying mascaras for me until I run out! 

3. Stop buying skincare! 
Not only do I have numerous open skincare products but I have quite a BIG stash of skincare samples too. So no more buying skincare until I run out of something necessary. Seriously.  

4. Focus on low buy.
Yes, for a while there, I sort of ignored my low/no buy. I was feeling OK about my stash and content with my spending habits, and SO over it. Even so, I should really focus on using things up and acquiring less, so I'm recommitting. Gift cards/points only, and very little else until the end of the year. Maybe in 2014 I'll recommit to a very small monthly beauty budget. HMMM. 

What are your thoughts on my beauty resolutions? Any tips or tricks? How about you, what challenges are working on??  I'd love to know! :)

2013 Resolutions

This year, I thought I would keep the resolutions as simple as possible. I've already set out guidelines for spending less, and we've discussed on multiple occasions that I desperately need to wash my face before bed every night. I want to do everything possible to wear makeup more often and then share that with you in some look posts. I have some ideas that I'm excited about, so hopefully that will all work out! Last but not least, I really want to focus on making this blog bigger and better! :) Happy New Year! I'd love to know what your resolutions are, if you've made any for the year! :)