Saturday, January 18, 2020

My 2020 Makeup Collection & Inventory!

There has been a big push in the last year or so in the beauty community to focus on your own makeup collections and using what you have. There have been a ton of No-Buys or Low-Buys, Project Panning and Shop Your Stash type posts. 

Personally, I have still been consuming a fair bit; but, I have been trying to be a little my conscious about what I'm bringing in to my collection overall (but I'm not amazing at sticking to a budget!) I have been shopping my stash, using monthly makeup baskets and palettes of the week, as well as project panning! So, while I'm not setting any goals in terms of having less at the end of the year, I just want to make sure that if I do end up with more products at the end of the year, that I really love them all! 

My 2020 Makeup Collection & Inventory!
My collection does contain products received in PR

I love looking at people's makeup collection and thought I should combine a look at my collection while inventorying it all! I will say that my collection is spread out in a room (sorry guests, no room for you here - it's full of makeup) and it does help me use everything because I'm very visual!
So, while going through my inventory, I am including back up and samples in the counts as well! This also is only makeup (no skincare or nails - but if you are interested in seeing those too, I would be happy to share!)

My 2020 Makeup Collection & Inventory!

Primers = 24 ~ This is one of my biggest category and it takes forever to get through a primer! This does include a fair bit of samples and I do hope to use some of those up to clear them out, but there is a few full size ones in there. 

Foundations, BB Creams and Tinted Moisturizers = 13 ~ I actually thought I had a few less in this category; but, I have a few foundations that are really close to being done! 

Concealers = 8 ~ I think I'm pretty good at keeping my concealer category at a really manageable size, so this seems good to me and includes a variety of formulas! 

Setting and Finishing Powder = 12 ~ I have lots of powder that I'm working my way through really well. This is a category that I would like to have a few less because it does take a long time to get through a powder! 

My 2020 Makeup Collection & Inventory!

Bronzer = 3 ~ Wow, if you looked at this category, you would think that I have a really reasonable collection. I personally am not drawn to buying bronzers and just use a little bit daily, so it's not a highly consumed product in my collection! 

Blushes = 14 ~ I think I have a pretty good range of blushes - lots of different shades and brands. I should go easy on the blush purchases this year, because whoever goes through a blush?! I couldn't even hit pan on a blush last year! 

Highlighters = 15 ~ I love buying highlighters - I'm a total sucker for anything thats going to make me glow! I have a decent range of shades and a few minis in my collection! 

Brow Products = 9 ~ This was reduced in my 2019 year's end declutter - I had so many brow products that it was hard to use any up. This number feels pretty streamlined and it has brow products that I really like in it! 

My 2020 Makeup Collection & Inventory!

Face Palettes = 10 ~ I haven't broken these down for how many blushes, highlighters and bronzers are in here - they are all a little different. I am trying to reach for my face palettes more often because I tend not to, and I have a lot of really good ones right now! 

Setting Sprays = 15 ~ I went a little HAM on the setting sprays in 2019, so I'm pretty much stocked up forever now. I do use a setting spray every day and a lot of them are brands I love so I'm good. I don't need to buy any more setting sprays this year! 

Eye Primers = 12 ~ This is another category that I don't need to buy any more of! Eye primers actually take so long to go through! A couple of these are minis, but some are full sized! 

Mascara = 11 ~ This seems reasonable - I usually have a couple different mascara formulas on the go at all times. This does include sample and full size mascaras and this is a category that I will have no problem getting through.

My 2020 Makeup Collection & Inventory!

Pigments and Glitters = 29 ~ I don't use these often, but I do have a lot of glitters in my collection! I really hope to dip in to these products a little bit more this year and play more with glitter! 

Single Shadows = 51 ~ This category contains singles that I have in a magnetic palette, sin shadows in individual packaging, my super shock shadows, and all my liquid and cream shadows. I love my single shimmers shadows and eyeshadow is my most bought product so these categories will be stacked! 

Eyeshadow Palettes = 48 ~ This seems like a crazy amount for me - I know there is people with a lot more, it's just like how the hell am I ever going to get through a palette - they are all going to go bad if I don't keep using them all. I use a new palette ever week so that I can justify having this many palettes! 

Lashes = 2 pairs ~ This is a manageable category, and I would actually like to add one or two more in more wearable or lighter styles. The 2 I have right now are really full and a little over the top! 


Lip Liners and Primers = 9 ~ I really want to remember to reach for lip liners this year - this is a product that I always forget to reach for when I'm doing my makeup! 

Lip Products = 108 ~ I could not find a way to reasonably categorize this in to smaller categories - lipsticks and glosses and everything are all different, but these is too many crossovers in formulas, so this includes balms, sticks and glosses - everything. I personally don't feel like I don't reach for lipsticks enough to justify this number! I need to wear more or buy less! 

Liquid Eyeliner = 6 ~ Another category that seems reasonable! Now that I've slowed down on the beauty subscriptions, I don't have a ton. This is one category I can be pretty particular in and I like to stick to what I know! This does include 2 coloured ones as well. 

Pencil Eyeliner = 14 ~ This includes a black and coloured pencils, as well as thicker pencils that make for a good eyeshadow base if I ever were to remember to use them! I rarely use pencil liners, but would like to try a little more or at least in my waterline, ect. 


Alright, and altogether I have about 423 products inventoried in my collection - that's around what I was expecting. I'm actually really curious to see the amount of makeup that I can use this year compared to how much new stuff I bring in! (Again, no goals, this year is all about observing and then deciding how I'm doing!)

Are you trying to use up your product a little more this year too?

7 comments :

  1. Wow that is impressive and well organised! How many polishes do you have?

    I have just had to buy my 8th Helmer for polish. I have a small amount of makeup that is rarely used!!!!

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    1. Thanks! I think I have 150 - 160 polishes, I haven't counted them all! That sounds like a lot of polish - wow!

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  2. I don't want to count mine...BUT I also went oddly crazy for makeup sprays last year and I have no idea why! It's like I wanted different scents AND ones with glitter!

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    1. hahaha - me neither?! Of all the things to stock up on - I better not pick up one this year! I do love the different scents too

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    2. But counting them is pretty daunting! I feel like my collection is pretty reasonable so it was fun to do!

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  3. Wow, I actually thought you had SO much more than this! Not sure why I thought that, but I did. Loved seeing your collection. :)

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    1. I always enjoy your collection videos, so this is the best glance I could do in a post! I actually had a TON more but I have been aggressively decluttering this year so I probably got rid of over 20 palettes this year, I think at least 40 lip products, anything I wasn't using! So this is my "curated" collection lol

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