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Temptalia Asks You – How often do you clean out your stash?

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

How often do you clean out your stash? Every month? Every year?

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I try to do it every three or four months!

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Rarely !! But funny I just threw away a few items this morning...

Every month I'll run through my entire collection (which is pretty tiny) and see what can be given away. And I extend this to my skincare, haircare, clothes and shoes. I actually *like* cleaning things out. Makes me feel like my wardrobe/makeup collection is neat and compact. :)

I reorganize every few months and usually end up cleaning out then.

Whenever I reorganize my makeup I try to go through my mascaras, lipsticks/glosses, and eyeliners to make sure they're still okay for use. My stash isn't *terribly* big though, so this usually only happens when the seasons change and I get more products to deal with it (ex: tinted moisturizer, tinted lipbalms/stains for summer & foundations, powders, lipsticks for winter). But I haven't been into makeup very long so I haven't had to pull out rotten lipsticks or anything yet- just some mascaras that have dried up.

Usually about every 1 to 3 months.

I don't have that much stuff so I never do, my niece(just in mind she is only 6yrs old) loves my glosses so I end up just giving her ones I never use thats about it

it is pretty random, sometimes once every 1-2 months and sometimes only every 5-6 months.

every few months when I try to reorganize to make all my stuff fit into my traincase, I pull out what i don't use and give it to my fiance's sisters.

Every few months of so. I try to keep things clean as I go, so I've never had too many issues with things. Try to use items up before they go stale.

My hubby is in the military so we move 1-2x a year, so whenever I pack I get rid of the old stuff I never use. :)

Maybe once a year. I did a clean out just before I moved and a mini-clean out after I unpacked. I tossed the old lip glosses, foundations, and liquid liners. But mascara gets moved every 3 months like clock work!

About once a month I'll put stuff I don't use in a drawer, and if it still sits there after 3 months, I give it away. I can't stand having lots of stuff around. Thank goodness I never got into body products, creams, soaps, etc.

rarely... I just did on big cleaning 2-3 months ago.

Roughly every few months.

i dont eally clean out until i run out of a product nless its mascara or liquid liner which is every 3 months

Don't really have a set timetable for it, just every so often I pull out a few things that I don't use, are too old, etc., and either swap them on MUA, sell them on eBay, give them to my sister or bin them. Probably 2-3 times a year I guess.

I keep my stash nice and clean in storage carts and boxes, so I don't have to clean out my stash that often. I do it about every 6 months to get rid of old rancid lipsticks or gloss. Or I give stuff I never use to my mum or aunt.

Not often enough, maybe twice a year.

i don't keep what i don't find fascinating after tried it. or those i don't touch for weeks. i actually have a very small stash. :)