Spring Clean 2014 Update!

 As an update for my Spring Clean 2014 I though I would let you know how I am doing.

 APRIL 1ST 2014 As of April 1st 2014 I had reduced my makeup collection by 12% with 70 more products left to use up.

APRIL 30TH 2014 As of the end of April I have reduced my collection by 13.38% with 64 products left to use up.

I am very excited about my progress and even more excited that a succeeded in my No Buy for the month of April!! *APPLAUSE*

I was so proud of myself for completing my no buy that I have decided to attempt a no buy in May as well! While for my May No Buy I will not be making any purchases for the month of May, I will have one exception. I will allow myself to replace items if I have no backups. In March I spent far too much on makeup products and even got a little off track and purchased some not so natural makeup.I invite you all to join me in No Buy May! I will keep you posted with my progress. I may even extend it til the begining of summer.

The next part of my Spring Clean 2014 was not as successful. I did not complete many of my goal products. I will continue to work on them until the end of Spring!

As a refresher the products I wanted to clean out of my collection were:

1.Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Consealer
2. Julep Polish Remover Pads  Finished 1 pack (4 more to go!)
3. Bath and Body Works Pink Chiffon Mini Shower Gel
4. Live Clean Conditioner
5. Neutragena Pink Grapefruit Acne Wash
6. Garnier Ultra Lift Eyes
7. Biotherm Serum
8. Revlon Photoready Eye Primer and Brightener
9. Clairsonic Mini Cleanser
10. Body Shop Seaweed Mask








What are YOU trying to clean out of your collection?


Stephanie








 

Ingredient Spring Clean 2014

As part of this years "Spring Cleaning" I want to try and downsize and use up what I have. To help with this and my New Years Resolution to reduce my cosmetics "collection" by 25% I am preventing myself from buying anything in the month of April. (Currently I am hovering around the 12% reduced mark.) I have to use around 70 more products to reach my New Years Goal. Many of the products are samples or deluxe sample but a good chunk are also full size and not natural. As such I have decided to help boost up my numbers by declaring a INGREDIENT SPRING CLEAN 2014. I invite anyone to join me!INGREDIENT SPRING CLEAN 2014 will be all about spring cleaning our collection and reducing what we have. It will also be about literally cleaning up our collection ingredient wise. I challenge you (and myself) to pick 10 items from your collection that are not so natural and use them up during this Spring. (As you know I am not throwing out everything natural I prefer to get my money's worth and slowly replace unnatural items with safer alternatives) I personally will also be preventing myself from purchasing anything in the month of April.

Now lets get into the products I want to clean out of my collection.

1.Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Consealer
Quick Thoughts: Love this product (It's my favourite) however I am not so fond of the ingredients. I will be looking to replace this with a natural alternative. (Not concerned about natural products? I would definitely give this one a go!)

2. Julep Polish Remover Pads
Quick Thoughts:Good for on the go, vacation or weekend trip. Personally would not repurchase I got them in a Julep Mystery Box.
3. Bath and Body Works Pink Chiffon Mini Shower Gel
Quick Thoughts: Smells Nice....Horrid ingredients! Would not recommend! I'll be using this one to shave my legs.
4. Live Clean Conditioner
Quick Thoughts: Prime example of Greenwashing...This company advertises to be natural but some ingredients are not so great. I would recommend this product over half of the other junk out there in the drugstore but next time this will not be  a repurchase.
5. Neutragena Pink Grapefruit Acne Wash
Quick Thoughts: Smells nice. Not loving the ingredients..wouldn't recommended. This product was just OK.
6. Garnier Ultra Lift Eyes
Quick Thoughts: So far I havn't noticed any improvement in my under eye area. I am only 25 but I can see some lines starting to form.
7. Biotherm Serum
Quick Thoughts: Smells Nice. Not sure if I can tell results from using it. I purchased it as more or a preventative measure against aging.
8. Revlon Photoready Eye Primer and Brightener
Quick Thoughts OK but i prefer the Dream Lumi by Maybelline mentioned above for undereye brightening. It is a handy product to bring on a trip because it is two in one.
9. Clairsonic Mini Cleanser
Quick Thoughts: This came with my Clairisonic Mia I purchased in December. This should be easy to use up on a weekend trip or a vacation. As of yet I have not tried it!
10. Body Shop Seaweed Mask
Quick Thoughts: Nothing special works OK. The ingredients are not the best.


 

I WANT TO KNOW: What products will YOU be trying to use up this month? Will you be part of   INGREDIENT SPRING CLEAN 2014