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Now, I realize that my stash is miniscule compared to most of y'all, and I'm ok with that. I was working on organizing things over the past few days (made a lot of purchases recently and was beginning to forget what the heck I even had!) Won't get into the details of the organizing, since it's not even done yet, but here's the thing that made it crystal clear to me why it was a GOOD thing to organize:
It helped me discover gaps in my products so that I can feel justified about buying stuff!
Ok, that sounds a bit silly, but let me explain. As an example, I tend to focus on certain eye colors, so I feel like an idiot sometimes when I buy "yet another shade of purple" even though *I* can tell them apart and each and every one has a reason for being there. And we all know that an inexpensive bit of makeup is the easiest "pick me up" in the world. So, now that I can actually see where I have gaps (like lipstick for example--I was surprised to find that I only had about 5, which is really odd, since I wear lipstick EVERY day. Guess I've been in a gloss mood for a while), when I want that "beauty rush", I know what areas I need stuff in, so I can focus on those, rather than "yet another black nail polish".
I know, I'm goofy. But it really did make me think when I realized that I had huge gaps in products that I THOUGHT I had a lot more of. So now I know where to focus, at least /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
It helped me discover gaps in my products so that I can feel justified about buying stuff!
Ok, that sounds a bit silly, but let me explain. As an example, I tend to focus on certain eye colors, so I feel like an idiot sometimes when I buy "yet another shade of purple" even though *I* can tell them apart and each and every one has a reason for being there. And we all know that an inexpensive bit of makeup is the easiest "pick me up" in the world. So, now that I can actually see where I have gaps (like lipstick for example--I was surprised to find that I only had about 5, which is really odd, since I wear lipstick EVERY day. Guess I've been in a gloss mood for a while), when I want that "beauty rush", I know what areas I need stuff in, so I can focus on those, rather than "yet another black nail polish".
I know, I'm goofy. But it really did make me think when I realized that I had huge gaps in products that I THOUGHT I had a lot more of. So now I know where to focus, at least /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />