Choose or Lose: Do you keep your beauty purchases in boxes?

Date: Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Author:

Do you keep your beauty purchases in boxes?

  • I ditch the boxes! (54%, 306 Votes)
  • I keep the boxes... but separate from the products. (33%, 185 Votes)
  • YES! I keep all my products in their boxes. (11%, 60 Votes)
  • Other -- tell me in the comments. (2%, 18 Votes)

Total Voters: 569

Feel free to elaborate on your answer in the comment section!

16 thoughts on “Choose or Lose: Do you keep your beauty purchases in boxes?

  1. Angi says:

    Other – I recycle the boxes :)

  2. Nicole says:

    I only keep the boxes, when they are special like the Fafi lippi box or the box from Benefits Erase Paste.

  3. SnickerDoodle says:

    Other..I keep them in the boxes if they’re LE or really cute (i agree nicole, benefit’s boxes are ALWAYS cute). But I also try and recycle them if I can find another use, I HATE to throw away all that excess packaging they always seem to put makeup in.

  4. Kella says:

    I keep extras in boxes, foundations in boxes, and stuff I have yet to open in the box. But even when I’ve opened something, I still keep all my MAC boxes in a drawer.. for some reason. lol

  5. Beverly Vinson says:

    I keep the boxes for a little while and then (unless they are backups) I will throw out the packaging. A part of me wants to keep them in their package but in the morning in the car on my way to work packaging is just one more thing for me to have to open….and lately when you are getting to work by 6:45 the easier to open the better!

    I need to start recycling them!

  6. Katherine says:

    It depends – I normally toss boxes unless: the product packaging is LE, the box shows a color name and the product only shows a number (so I will have both), it is easier to store with the box than without.

  7. dee zarychta says:

    I keep the boxes a little while since Dillard’s puts a bar code on them in case of return.

  8. Kimberly says:

    I usually keep the boxes for a short time & then toss them out later.

  9. HeavenLeiBlu says:

    I kept my Fafi boxes because they’re cute, but I geverally stow away my MAC boxes for when I go B2Ming.
    The only things I leave in the box are unopened stuff.

  10. Carrie says:

    I only keep the boxes when I want a record of the item’s ingredients.

  11. Tammy says:

    I have a good friend who does this! Personally to me it is unnecissary clutter ;)

  12. Hayley says:

    it depends on my mood. ;)
    but usually i do keep the boxes but after some times, i will throw them away.

  13. DaniMae says:

    If I’m not going to use the product right away then I leave it in the box, other than that I just toss the boxes.

  14. Roos says:

    I usually keep the boxes of blushes, LE’s, and eye pencils/mascara’s etc. Not the e/s boxes. I also try to keep the boxes of my lip products, but that’s kind of hard, because they become ugly and parts will come of the box, due too the high usage :D

  15. Jennifer says:

    I voted “ditch the boxes” above but I do recyle them. I recycle everything I can get my hands on! I keep the boxes for about a week just in case of a return. I don’t really know why I do this b/c MAC always takes it back box or no box!

  16. Macaddict says:

    Wayyy too many beauty products: Don’t have the room for unnecessary boxes.