It’s rare that I care, but I don’t use makeup like a normal consumer, so it’s not really like I have the ability to do so. I’ll say that for something like a lip balm, I try to use it up. I don’t like to have a ton open and in various states of semi-used!
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Its not. I don’t wear a color every day and quite honestly using a lipstick to the point where its completely flat is satisfying enough for me! That said, I do deliberately keep my collection of lip items rather small to try and avoid waste since they go bad the fastest after mascara.
finish a lipstick?
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But seriously, even though I wear lipstick almost every day (and have favorites that get worn often!) I’ve never even come close to finishing one up. I don’t know how other people do it, unless they own just one or two lipsticks at a time and reapply them constantly (which seems like a really wise and awesome approach!)
I tend to cycle through up to a half dozen at a time or so. Emphasis ‘or so’. I have used up some limited edition ones and some GWP ones. If I paid $50 for a nice lipstick, I am not going to let it go bad, I have also had some break or melt, so those are gone. Some I forget about and those get tossed too.
To be perfectly honest, I only have a handful that I feel I must finish because they’re favorites, and I do have at least one backup for them. Others I use as I feel the mood for a specific shade and finish. Or because it goes with my outfit for that day. I own over 200 lipsticks, so I seriously doubt I’ll get to use many of them up before they turn rancid. I do feel rather guilty over this fact.
I only have 7 or 8 lipsticks right now that i love and hope i can finish. I will not be buying any new ones until i don’t have to wear a mask.
In this day and age, the only lip product I’m using up is lip balm.?
But usually I do like to finish my everyday lipsticks within a year of opening. For colors I don’t wear regularly, I just focus on getting regular use. There’s no reason to own a lipstick color I wear once a month or less often.
Off topic but what lipstick is the icon for this convo?? The one with a spider imprint and a tube with skull and cauldron?
I like finishing lipsticks, it’s a sense of satisfaction. Also regret if they’re discontinued, which has happened repeatedly!
ColourPop Mary Lipstick
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It’s always a sad day for me when I finish a lipstick that I really love and it is now difficult to purchase, because sometimes you just cannot get the same shade and finish again. I usually do finish up my lipsticks because when I love a shade, I wear it a lot. I try to finish a couple before I open any more so that they are not wasted. So yes, finishing a lipstick is important to me.
Not at all. As long as I get use out of them and they make me happy, I’m good.
Not a concern. I have way too many lipsticks to worry myself about finishing them all. Instead I try to focus on enjoying them all by picking 8 or 10 different ones each week and rotating through them.