Holy Hell, I'm a hoarder. A beauty product hoarder, to be exact.
This is what happens to the male beauty guru. Yes, of course I'll review your product -- send me a sample! Only they never send a one-packet sample. They send several full-size bottles. I have to drastically change my product-testing process. Throwing everything on the bathroom counter, stuffing it under the sink or otherwise piling cosmetics is not the answer. I truly feel it would be a waste to throw them away, but not many people want used personal products so I rarely pass them on to friends (I have, however, had people test products and report back). Ultimately, I was wasting stuff anyways. I discovered things that were hidden away YEARS ago. The average shelf-life for any active ingredient is 2 years or less, even if there is no expiration date. Saving everything still doesn't make it last forever. Oh and yes, even with all that free crap coming in I continued to buy myself things from the beauty aisle. There are staples I can't live without and new stuff I wanted to try that I couldn't get for free. Sure, there's more to life than being really, really good looking, I just haven't discovered what those things are yet. When I do, I will spend a disproportionate amount of my expendable cash on them.
Before: total disaster, with the nasal spray I used from my
nose job very necessary surgery still hanging out because there was no room to put things, except on top of other things.
After: only the electric stuff remains (SoniCare toothbrush & Clarisonic facial brush)
Before: a mess of hairspray, lotions, face creams, soft soaps, zit killers and a pouch full of nail care necessities.
After: hand soap, face wash, hand sanitizer & lotion, with candles and a decorative elephant stone carving.
Before: the cabinets were full too.
After: bins only contain products I use regularly; including alternatives and back-ups (I
buy in bulk).
The result: OMG! There was a photo of the two massive garbage bags filled with toss outs, but I couldn't find it so just trust me in that all the stuff from before is in cosmetic heaven now, beautifying the angels.
Holy Hell, I'm a hoarder. A beauty product hoarder, to be exact.
This is what happens to the male beauty guru. Yes, of course I'll review your product -- send me a sample! Only they never send a one-packet sample. They send several full-size bottles. I have to drastically change my product-testing process. Throwing everything on the bathroom counter, stuffing it under the sink or otherwise piling cosmetics is not the answer. I truly feel it would be a waste to throw them away, but not many people want used personal products so I rarely pass them on to friends (I have, however, had people test products and report back). Ultimately, I was wasting stuff anyways. I discovered things that were hidden away YEARS ago. The average shelf-life for any active ingredient is 2 years or less, even if there is no expiration date. Saving everything still doesn't make it last forever. Oh and yes, even with all that free crap coming in I continued to buy myself things from the beauty aisle. There are staples I can't live without and new stuff I wanted to try that I couldn't get for free. Sure, there's more to life than being really, really good looking, I just haven't discovered what those things are yet. When I do, I will spend a disproportionate amount of my expendable cash on them.
Before: total disaster, with the nasal spray I used from my 
After: only the electric stuff remains (SoniCare toothbrush & Clarisonic facial brush)
Before: a mess of hairspray, lotions, face creams, soft soaps, zit killers and a pouch full of nail care necessities.
After: hand soap, face wash, hand sanitizer & lotion, with candles and a decorative elephant stone carving.
Before: the cabinets were full too.
After: bins only contain products I use regularly; including alternatives and back-ups (I buy in bulk).
The result: OMG! There was a photo of the two massive garbage bags filled with toss outs, but I couldn't find it so just trust me in that all the stuff from before is in cosmetic heaven now, beautifying the angels. 
6 comments:
How do you become a product tester. I would love to do that. Great job on the purging.
We're happy to see the Clarisonic on the counter :) If you ever have product questions we are here to help. Find us on Twitter @Clarisonic or via email info@clarisonic.com. Happy Cleansing!
Sure, there's more to life than being really, really good looking, I just haven't discovered what those things are yet.
LOVE IT!
P.S. I like the tile work in your bathroom and the little candles and such are super cute.
@Clarisonic -- Love that brush, it was hella expensive but totally worth it. May I suggest a larger version/body brush? Serious. I would buy.
AHHH! WES! HOW COULD YOU?! All those poor defenseless beauty products now rotting in some filthy dump somewhere! YOU MONSTER!
I don't know if I could ever forgive you...but I might if you "solve" another one of my special "problems."
xo ;)
Westopher!
Now you can see that wonderful, tiled countertop!
Go you!
-Dean
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