The Makeup Collection Is Complete

This year I have hauled a LOT of makeup, checked off so many things from my
wishlist and built a collection I am pretty proud of. However I didn’t think I
would be saying ‘I have enough makeup now’ for a while. This probably sounds
ridiculous to those of you who aren’t really into beauty, but for a bblogger
it’s not uncommon.

I mean sure I had the basics for quite some time, a highend foundation, a
drugstore foundation, a couple of concealers, one or two eyeliners and the list
goes on. For the majority of people this is enough. But for those of us
interested enough in makeup to write multiple posts a month about it (not to
mention the fact that every single week we are reading blogposts from our fellow
enablers, convincing us that we should purchase X,Y and Z)…well with time
you have more than a makeup bags amount and the collection continues to grow! I
love finding bargains, taking advantage of student discounts and getting online
deliveries but really I just have one face…and more than enough makeup to last
me.

I’ve spent the week preparing for Uni = clearing out my room. Part of that
has meant dealing with my dressing table which has been covered in makeup, due
to a lot of wedding and evening events as of late. Whilst putting everything
away and shopping my stash, I’ve come to realise that I am so so happy
with my makeup collection now! Okay so I still have a sticky note open with a
list of things I’d like to trial in the future, but it’s nothing urgent. I
honestly can’t think of anything I really want, which in itself is a great
feeling, so I’ve decided to set myself a challenge.

I’m not going to call it a makeup ban, purely because I know I’m not so great at
sticking to those. It’s just a rather large challenge…are you ready to hear
what exactly that is? I’m going to try and refrain from buying any makeup until
my 21st birthday. Which is approximately 8 months away. *Gulps*. Now I have
allowed myself a small budget for when the x-mas sales begin, but aside from
that I am just going to be using my existing makeup and hopefully hitting pan on
a lot of items. Instead of hauls, there should be empties and of course a tonne
of reviews because when you aren’t buying more, you have a lot of time to
actually use what you own y’know? 8 months will literally be the longest time I
have ever gone without buying makeup since I was like 15, so of course I will
most likely be treating myself to another Sephora haul for my 21st but ONLY if I
complete my challenge.

Please wish me luck! I’m sure you’ll be getting detailed monthly updates with
how I’m getting on ^_^ I’m feeling a little nervous but a lot more excited to
face this challenge head on – especially as recently I’ve been working hard on a
budget and being more responsible with money *feels like a responsible
adult*.