Keeping track of the make-up rack: Version 2.0

Not my hoard. Although sometimes it feels like this

Last year, I put down a challenge to myself to try and shrink down my make-up collection through usage.

I utterly and completely failed at that task.

If anything, my make-up collection may has since gotten bigger. (Nevertheless, for the most part, it has since curbed my random acts of make-up buying in a big way) Part of it is that my lifestyle and my laziness was not entirely conducive to the continued and heavy use of make-up.

Another part is that last year's task of straightening up my financial life, which in part meant that I had to cultivate a habit of cooking meals at home rather than eating out and also curbing my clothes horse habit represented a big enough lifestyle change as it was that make-up fell into the back-burner outside of not buying it as much.

Okay enough with the excuses

This year will be a bit different however.

Now that the habit of cooking is now integrated pretty well into my life (and I'm continuously finding different and delicious recipes I'm enjoying to make!) and my clothes buying is not so much controlled but better focused (of which I'll share at a later time), I have now laid my eyes on the task of the make-up hoard.

I just have one problem here. There's no online equivalent to a make-up organizer.

And yes, those things help, at least it helps for me. For example, my online closet and outfit organizer. It made me realize what I wear and won't wear on a frequent basis. It made me remember what I like and dislike, what I should keep and what I should probably donate or toss due to lack of use.

It is a huge organizer in my life and frankly both a time-waster and a time saver. It's a bit of a rabbit hole, but once I got things in motion, it really saved me from having to wonder what to wear during the day.

I want an equivalent to that for my make-up. I want a site that documents and tracks the make-up I own, am currently using (and using up) and once done with that item, to be able to review it once it is used up.

But as far as I've seen online, there isn't one, at least not one that suits my preferences. (Although if you have any recommendations, share it with me below)

So what does this mean? It means that I'll have to manage my make-up through a combination of this blog and a Wordpress document that can track my needs and likes and wants. Hopefully that will be sufficient for me this year. And I expect some bumpy roads along the way. But it should be interesting and hopefully, educational for me and my body.

Here's to another attempt at shrinking and figuring out my make-up.