The Great Summer Purge (Second Time's The Charm?)
It's been three years since I first got into makeup big time, two since I discovered the black hole of indies, and one year since I realized that maybe (just maybe) my collection was starting to get overwhelming. And it still is overwhelming-- despite joining Reddit's /r/MakeupRehab community, as well as reading about the immensely popular KonMari method of tidying. Last semester, I went a little bit crazy, stress-buying all over the place. This semester, I turned things around completely, going on a successful total no-buy for over four months. As it turned out though, this didn't help me deal with my collection at all, because although I wasn't actively adding to my makeup hoard... I also wasn't using any of it. My makeup and perfume usage dropped drastically this past semester, to the point where all the indie scents I'd been buying before Christmas were just lying around my desk, totally untouched. I want to improve on both fronts. I do want to lower my...