quinta-feira, 13 de junho de 2019
If you find yourself prone to purchasing on impulse or often feel like you purchase products that are well-reviewed, popular, or buzzed about but don’t actually find you love them like you feel you should, this list of tips might help you figure out how to better understand your own preferences and needs and purchasing behavior. In particular, as we approach the end of the year, I imagine there are a few readers who will be looking to start low- or no-buys for 2019. It seems like a lot of us are feeling oversaturated when it comes to beauty products, so it only makes sense that we’ll start to turn to what we already own and getting more out of those products.ASSESS WHAT YOU’VE ALREADY PURCHASED
Before you even think about purchasing another product, STOP! Let’s work through what you’ve purchased in the past, how that’s worked out (or not worked out), and what the takeaways might be from past purchases. By figuring out where you’ve gone right and where you’ve gone wrong, you’ll know what areas have room for improvement.
CREATE A MAKEUP INVENTORY
It’s a good idea to have a good recollection of what products you have as this will ensure that you’re using the products you have regularly. If you get to the point where it’s hard to remember it all, you might want to consider a more formal inventory process, like a spreadsheet, bullet journal, or use Temptalia’s Vanity. The upside to any digital version is that you can easily find or sort by various parameters (like finding out what eyeshadows you have or what MAC products you have).
If you’ve purchased products and returned or otherwise removed them from your stash and you can remember them, consider keeping an additional tab on a spreadsheet or use our Archive functionality in the Vanity (for products you have tried but no longer have). Knowing what didn’t work can be just as useful in building up self-knowledge as knowing what has worked well! If you’ve destashed a dozen liquid lipsticks and kept one, maybe liquid lipsticks aren’t really your thing so you can mentally note to temper excitement in the future if you see a color that catches your eye but comes in a liquid lipstick formula.
If you’re setting up your own spreadsheet or journal, here are some characteristics you might want to include:
- Brand + Shade
- Type of Formula (e.g. Lipstick)
- If a type has enough variety in formulas, you may want to include additional information like loose vs. pressed or liquid vs. cream.
- Color
- Depending on how many products you have and how you think about color (or how you decide what to use), additional parameters like undertone and finish may be useful.
- Price
- You might put the price you paid if you want to keep track of spending or the retail price at the time you purchased.
- Photos/Swatches
- If you’re feeling particularly industrious, you could include your own photos/swatches of the products you own!
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