u/cappuccinoney

THE GLOSS EATER IS BACK earlier this year i made a post about my nyx gloss applicator breaking.

I panned my essence hydra kiss lipoil in 108 liquid fairy dust today (i couldn't reach the product at the very bottom even with the stopper removed) but instead of throwing it away i decided to put the nyx gloss in the essence tube. that way i still get to use up a gloss that's perfectly fine without having to buy anything new.

win-win for me and now i get to continue panning the nyx this is juice gloss in strawberry flex :))

these are 3 products I've been struggling with:

the blush: it doesn't last at all and i find it really unhygienic to use because lint and dust keeps getting stuck in it. i have fully used up another shade in around 3 months but now I'm really sick of this one so i have been avoiding this one.

the contour stick: inconvenient to use and heavy texture. i bought it as a warm contour/cool bronzer when everything was running orange in the drugstore. at this point i still feel bad to declutter it even though i can't twist it up anymore and will most likely have to dig out the product in the plastic part.

the lip stain: i have bought it a few years ago when only tint available in Europe was the benetint (and too expensive so i ordered this kbeauty one). i used up another shade but this one is straight up neon pink on me, i also hate how patchy it applies.

the reason why i keep going? summit fever and to hold myself back from impulse purchases. that's how i reduced my consumption. right now i have less than 20 lip products when i used to have 50+ (excluding lipliners) and i used to have a lot of blush as well. yes i could just declutter it but in my brain that would justify another purchase to "replace" it even though i still have other makeup products i enjoy. i feel like i would forget the impact on the environment this mindset would have because if I don't see it it's not an issue right? like if I don't see the trash that's left doesn't exist. it also forces me to use products in a creative way, focusing on other techniques to make it work.

I don't have as much makeup anymore. all my products fit into half a drawer. my goal is to reduce unnecessary clutter while keeping a variety of makeup products because i know realistically i will never have only 1 product of each category.

(also I'm lucky enough to have a sister who i get to share my products with. if a colour doesn't work on me i can give it to her and if i feel the need to shop for something).

~from the gloss eater

products: pastel cream blush in 47 peachy, alverde coverstick & contouring in 03, etude house dear darling water tint in 01 strawberry ade

due to the EU banning talc in cosmetics next year I'm looking for a talc free powder I'll enjoy but I fear I'll have to stock up on my other favs because if there's no talc my skin ends up oily and my makeup slips off.

this is my second powder pan this year 🥲

i roughly go through 4-5 powders per year

product: catrice soft blur matte setting powder in 001 translucent

My 4 years old headphones suddenly broke, only the left side doesn't work.

I have carefully opened both sides and checked for loose/ broken wires but that wasn't the case.

I'm assuming the speaker unit is broken and i have found a replacement online for cheap but I'm not sure how to change it.

I will first remove the solder from the speaker unit but it's in this small plastic frame and I don't know how to move on from there.