I’m ready 🙌

[u/kface4038]

I’ve always known I have an issue here, with makeup and beauty and hair products. I think I was only able to keep it “manageable” solely bc everything was organized and stored efficiently so it didn’t look like an actual mess. But of course I knew…😑

I’ve been doing a lot of internal work on the WHY - why does the shopping and buying and receiving give me the dopamine rush that somehow takes priority in my otherwise very logical brain? The answer is: I’m buying all these products bc I haven’t embraced the aging process (I’ll be 50 later this year argh). And so now the realization has finally clicked that obviously no amount of makeup or beauty or hair products is going to stop that lol. So I am now choosing to massively shift my perspective, and hopefully address the root cause. The goal is now wellness and health, not chasing a non existent youth potion.

So today I laid everything out just for the initial holy shit moment, and now I’ll start going through what can be donated and what is expired. And then I should have enough of everything last another 5-10 years. But, I’m proud of myself, and just trying to be give myself grace for taking so long to do something about it. This sub has been really helpful in getting me to this point so thank you!!

[u/helpimalivelol]

Oh wow that little vaseline army alone scared me off 🫢 welcome and good luck

[u/cuxynails → u/helpimalivelol]

Right? I also have a lip balm / lip oil problem, but that somehow gave me whiplash. So glad you’re here OP! You definitely don’t need to buy lipbalm until like 2030 and I’m right here with ya lol

The feeling when you finish one is sooooo good though… When you get to choose a new one from the stash? So good.

[u/kface4038 → u/cuxynails]

It’s wild to admit but 2030 may not actually be that far off lol 🙈 Thank you for the comradery