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Decluttering my Makeup Part 2 (Foundation and Concealer)


Ok, so foundations, my number one favorite beauty item to try out. Which in turn, gives me a huge mess of a drawer. It gets to the point, where I really don't even know what I have, and certain products aren't getting used when they deserve it. 




I originally had it separated into 4 plastic containers. This seemed to be the easiest way to store these type of items, mostly because of the shape. I have one for foundation, concealer, BB Cream/Tinted Moisturizer, and Primers. They have started to overflow and become mixed in with the others, so it is definitely time to do some Spring cleaning. 


I first separated it by category, out of the containers. First picture is foundations, pretty obsessive, I know. Second is BB Creams and Tinted Moisturizers. Third, is concealers. And lastly we have primers.

I really recommend laying everything out so you can see it all at once. It seems overwhelming, but it lets you see that you might have a problem. Like I do. 

I tackled foundations first , and I decided I really didn't need at least half of what I had. I went through and determined which ones needed to be tossed and which ones just needed to be given away. I decided to keep... 


Still maybe a little obsessive, but still an impressive cut back in my opinion. 

BB Creams and tinted moisturizers were next. I don't use these much in the Winter, but Summer is right around the corner so I still wanted my options. I didn't quite make it a cut in half, but I did get rid of ones I know I won't use. 


My concealers are a necessity for me, but if I haven't touched them, I probably never will. 


I could still probably get rid of one or two more, but I didn't want to over do it :) 

Lastly is primers, and this is something I go through pretty quickly. The ones I own have proved there worthiness, and here are the winners. 



And here is the after. In the front there, I have my samples. This is a whole other project, that of course I will be sharing with you! 

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