13/05/2012

Shopping my stash...


If you're a long time reader of beauty blogs, you might remember Lollipop26 (or Laura from buy now, blog later) making a few videos entitled "Shopping my stash", aka running through your old and forgotten makeup products to see what you can find that looks wearable today!

So, these are my picks:


All items are long discontinued, though they fit with what I'd like to wear during this spring/summer season.

***Not gonna talk about companies discontinuing their products, but I'm really tempted to! Ok, just one word: ugh...***


First item: my Mac Suntint in Pink Tinge from "Surf Baby" collection. I purposedly abandoned it last November when the weather got trully wintery, so as to use it up again when the weather got hotter. I have to say, it's not the most moisturising lip balm you'll come across, but it feels nice on the lips and has an SPF 20. The packaging alone gets me into summer mood!

As for this old lipstick by Biotherm, it falls under the "scary bright bullet that melts into a glossy sheer wash of colour" theme that is all the rage at the moment. The thing with such sheer lipsticks is that, in cases they've got the colour right, they're so-so wearable compared to the terribly bright lipsticks by Mac such as Impassioned. I almost feel like, the only place you can wear Impassioned is at THE most über posh/hip bars in the city, where my lipstick can contribute to some quality people-watching... And let's face it, I seldom get invited in such places! :(((


These eyeshadows are from the discontinued mineral range by the Body Shop. I wasn't accustomed to loose eyeshadows at the time when I first got them, so naturally, these got chucked away in an "out of sight, out of mind" manner... However, after my more-than-positive experience with Elf's Celebrity mineral eyeshadow (see swatch here), I thought of giving these another go and whad'ya know, now I freakin' love them!

   Aaand here's the unnecessary swatches, since you can't buy these products anymore :P

Final thoughts of this "Shopping my stash" session?

Well, I did start feeling guilts of owning too much makeup for one person! But in a way it was also therapeutic, as I rediscovered some great products I can use during summer season, instead of creating new lemmings. I'm happy, wallet's more than happy: it's a win-win situation!

Do you go through your stash regularly or you don't bother with old makeup products?

Evi   xx

24 comments:

  1. I need to start shopping my stash this summer because I have been buying so much stuff and that has to stop!

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    1. You do that darling, maybe it will save you from buying one or two expensive products! xx

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  2. When when I wear red lipstick, people do stare at me but not in a flattering way, lol! That's why I totally appreciate the ones with "a sheer wash of color"!

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    1. Haha, I get that kind of looks too! Wonder when we as a society will get more open-minded about makeup in general... Sheer lipsticks are fantastic but I don't always want to wear sheer colour, if you know what I mean ;)
      xx

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  3. Koritsaki poso dikio exeis... Posa kallyntika pia borei na exei kapoios. teleutaia, episkeftomai ta kragion kai tis skies ths deyterhs grammhs poy einai os kai axrisimopoihta!!! Ti ntropi!
    http://www.beauty-is-within.blogspot.com/

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    1. Άσε, κι εμένα με έπιασαν οι τύψεις για όλα αυτά που έχω αγοράσει και δεν φόρεσα αρκετά...
      xx

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  4. I love this new session and some bloggers (like the britishbeautyblogger) continues to do that and I love it. I always do that in real life, I nearly never forget completely a product at the bottom of a drawer

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    1. Thanks for the info, girl- I really miss Laura's take on it, though! I was I was like you, unfortunately most of my coloured eyeshadows/bright lipsticks remain unloved :(
      xx

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  5. αχ. ποσα καλλυντικα εχω πεταξει επειδη ξεχασμενα.

    From Paris with love!
    Kristina.

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    1. Ναι είναι τόσο κρίμα, σε κάνει να σκέφτεσαι διαφορετικά για τις επόμενες αγορές σου!

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  6. Aww, we used to have Biotherm makeup at my local drugstore but it's gone now. I miss it! I loved their lipglosses!!

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    1. I know, girl!!! I was such a huge fan of the Biotherm makeup line, and the fools discontinued it all... Ugh!
      xxx

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  7. άμα το σκεφτείς έχουμε τόσα πράγματα αναξιοποίητα....πρόσφατα βρήκα ξανἀ κάτι κρέμες σώματος κορρέ, σκιά ντιόρ και ένα ρουζ κλινίκ. δεν τα λές και άσχημα. θα κάνω παρόμοιο ποστ, γιατί είναι ωραία ιδέα.

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    1. Α ωραία, να το κάνεις ;)
      Είδες βρε παιδί μου, αγοράζουμε συνέχεια κι άλλα καλλυντικά ενώ μπορεί να έχουμε στη συλλογή μας πράγματα που φοριούνται ακόμα!
      xx

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  8. Θα μπορούσε άνετα να χαρακτηριστεί, το καινούριο tag μιας και όλες έχουμε ξεχασμένα καλλυντικά. :)

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    1. Χαχα, θα χαρώ να διαβάσω και το δικό σου Shopping my stash κούκλα!
      xx

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  9. Hi Evi... I tag you to do the 'get to know me' tag... please check that out. If you don't have time to do it, at least read a little about me! :P

    http://www.beautysketchbyjacq.com/2012/05/tage.html

    cheers,
    jacq

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    1. Hi honey! I'll def have a look at your tag, I love doing tags too!
      xx

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  10. para poly wraio kai xrisimo post!
    na sinexiseis na kaneis tag sta kallintika gt pragmatika einai ksexasmena:P

    ama theleis check my blog http://xouxounitsa.blogspot.com

    filakia

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    1. Σ'ευχαριστώ πολύ! Είναι καλό να ψάχνουμε πού και πού τα παλιά μας νεσεσέρ ;)
      xx

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  11. I do the shopping my stash thing quite often, as most of the times I lose things, and I have to find things to wear instead of them. And then when I re-find them, I feel as if I just bought them and I go "Wooooooooo new mascara/lipgloss etc.". You get the point. *ahem*
    xx

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    1. Haha, I could never imagine losing things has its benefits! You crack me up, girl!!!
      xx

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  12. I like going over my stash...it's like a found a new surprise everytime! And I just love looking at cosmetics over and over again..haha...it's a girl's disease

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    1. Oh I do that too, I just looove looking at cosmetics! Glad it makes two of us, I thought I was being weird :P
      xx

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