r/MakeupRehab

Hello everyone!

Fourth update for 13 by Halloween below! You are welcome to join in at any time!

The rules are as follows:
\\\\- choose 13 products (or any # is fine)
\\\\- set goals (hit pan, finish product, use X number of times, etc)
\\\\- products do not have to be beauty-related! I want this project to be as fun & accessible as possible for participants!

Updates will be posted on ~~August 29, September 12~~, September 26, October 10and finale will be Halloween of course!

Happy project panning! 🍁

blessed New Moon, panners! I hope you are setting great intentions for your panning projects today! ❤️

I've been doing this tarot card panning project since last June and I'm really enjoying it, but I've decided to make some small shifts recently. I'm now drawing one major arcana card and two minor arcana for the new moon. the major "rules" the project and the minors guide the project beneath the major.

I've also pulled the tower, judgement, and death from the new moon deck. these are cards that modify the project so I'm only using them for the full moon draw.

I need to update the spreadsheet, hopefully today, to reflect these changes. but I like them. last month was ruled by the Hierophant. so I wore very traditional neutral looks and actually gained a major appreciation for my neutral colors.

this lunar cycle:

Wheel of Fortune: all products are ruled by roulette/random draws

Queen of Swords: cold vibes (this is guiding my BYOP color story)

II of Swords: small, curated collections. I'm keeping my perfume collection this month to 4 items

I'm excited about this shift to my little project!

here is the intro post if you're interested. I'm gonna work on updating the spreadsheet today.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MakeupRehab/s/Fz7JshfhOT

I am of the crowd that wears makeuo to look 'healthy' and 'presentable'. I do something colorful now and then but just to stay at home and feel like a fairy or something, but in general I prefer the 'natural' look. And yet, I am always looking at makeup or buying it. None at my job notices whether I am wearing a peach or pink blush. As long as my makeup is well applied, nobody gives a sh**. So why do I keep wanting and buying?

This is my realization. I don't need to buy more makeup than what I already have. As long as I keep improving my technique, I don't need more shades and versions of what I have.

I thought I was buying makeup to look good to my partner or in my job, but I already had enough.

I have many powder e/s but also dry eyelids due to ageing. I have looked into buying a cream eyeshadow to apply dry powder e/s over it to use my colors. But thought maybe I can mix it into something else? Or would a simple eyelids cream also work?

I just realized I have way too much clean makeup , Most of it is just okay, but I kept buying new brands because they were affordable and I wanted to try them.
I finally decluttered and want to stick to fewer things I actually love. Has buying fewer, more expensive products helped anyone else stop constantly buying new stuff, or did you just end up spending more?

This is a little different of a post but I was curious what everyone’s thoughts are on this. I am fairly confident at this point that we are heading into a recession. I am also recovering from a shopping addiction. The realities of this as well as two years of already reduced wages due to medical stuff, and the nature of a commission based job in a struggling economy…. Left me not great financially.

On the bright side, I think I’ve officially been scared straight. I haven’t made a single true impulse purchase beyond like … idk a snack or two in 70 days. I’ve wanted things, but the reality of my situation and the trajectory of the economy has given me a level of clarity and control that I had not had quite possibly my entire life.

Moving onto how this feeds into makeup. If we are hitting a recession, my spending needs to reduce to essentially zero. Due to my past addiction, I do have a decent stockpile of most things. Makeup, skincare, perfume, pretty much anything beauty related is my kryptonite when it comes to buying. I’m trying to think of ways to make “shopping my stash” and mindfully spending in the coming year (or three) fun and interesting.

I also have about $200 in Ulta points that I’m wondering if I should use sooner rather than later. They do have the ability to take those away at anytime and if they start struggling with their numbers I’m wondering if they will revamp their rewards program. That’s unlikely but it’s a thought.

What are your all thoughts on the economy and how it’s going to affect makeup purchasing in the next year or two? Are you stocking up (on essentials) now or cutting your buying completely? If you had money to spend in a gift card or points like I do, would you hold onto it and hope for the best or make a backup stash of things you know you’ll need?

Also give me your “shop your stash” ideas! Do you store most of your makeup away and rotate? Or do you just keep everything out all the time?

Sorry if this post is all over the place but I feel this group is more mindful than most subs when it comes to being responsible and thinking things through z

MUR Weekly Empties Thread!

What did you use up this week? What are you trying to use up? What seems to never, ever, ever, empty, despite your best efforts?

Share your empties here!

Also same question concerns powder highlighters?

Looking for some tips. Thanks.

Welcome to the Pan Those Eyeshadows project update! Feel free to join anytime. I also posted this on r/ProjectPan with swatch pictures.

The idea of the project is to randomly generate 5 eyeshadows from your collection and work on them until you hit pan. Once you hit pan you roll in another shadow to replace it so that you always have 5 shadows to work on.

If you want you can change the rules to your liking, like instead of hitting pan you can set a usage goal or hand pick your shadows. Personally, I implemented a rule that if I randomly roll in a shadow that already has pan my goal is 15 uses.

You can also share your pan percentage. It tells you what percentage of your collection has pan.

This project updates monthly on the first day. If you want to join feel free to leave a comment sharing the shadows you're working on and your goals. I'll be sharing my update in the comments.