Last
January I decided to keep all the beauty related products that I would use up
during the whole year. I was very curious how much of what I use the most/the
least, especially with the aim to compare it to the amount of products in stock
in my bathroom. “How much more do I buy than I actually use?” was my main
question. I could not wait until January 2014 to count it all and maybe be shocked.
I took pictures of all my beauty “trash” and as you can see, it doesn’t look
too much at first sight (keep in mind it’s the whole year’s consumption). If I
compare myself to YouTube gurus who have full basket every 2 months, I feel a little
bit worried if my hygiene standards are not too lowJ. On the other hand, it could be just
the overuse from their side as well, so I think I should stick to what is
confortable for me and what my skin likes the most.
Anyway,
when I counted all this trash, some numbers were quite extreme so I don’t feel
totally out of the standard now. Here is the list of all categories and the
amounts of products I used up.
Make
up
Foundation 150 ml
Concealer/corrector 4
Powder 2
Face primer 80 ml
Finishing spray 550 ml
Eye primer 1
Eye liner 6
Mascara 8
Brow gel 1
Brow powder 1
Brow pencil 4
Lip liner 1
Lip balms 3
Lipstick 3
Nail polish color 5
Nail polish top/base coat 5
Body
and hair
Shower gel 3350 ml
Shampoo 1280 ml
Hair mask 1665 ml
Conditioner 1560 ml
Hair serum/oil 75 ml
Dry shampoo 4
Heat protectant 350 ml
Leave in conditioner 500 ml
Body lotion 3400 ml
Tan mitt 2
Self-tanner 1470 ml
Veet cream 300 ml
Perfume 110 ml
Hand cream 390 ml
Nail polish remover 400 ml
Nail polish corrector 1
Face
cosmetic
Cotton pads 700
Cleansing wipes 110
Face strips 12
Make up remover 1890 ml
Face cleanser 600 ml
Face mask 150 ml
Toner 200 ml
Face serum 240 ml
Eye cream 20 ml
Night moisturizer 180 ml
Daily moisturizer 150 ml
AHA gel 118 ml
Scrub 200 ml
In
some categories the amounts of products may be smaller than what is expected. The
reason behind is that I don’t use these products unless I get them in a set, for
free with a purchase or as a gift from somebody (e.g. I don’t use body scrub
very often, I use loofa bath scrubber made of natural material instead). Also,
I didn’t count dental products.
Now I should start counting products in my stash to see where I am but I don't have courage to do so...There are just too many things in my cabinets! What about you girls, do you use more or less products than me and in which categories? Looking forward to your comments!
