February 2024 Declutter

I didn't consciously declutter products throughout February as much as I did in January.  I did finish going through some of my lip items to get rid of some of those, but the other products that I've included in this post are just things I tried throughout the month and decided to let go of at the time.

Like I said in my January post, the reason I am decluttering is that I have collected way too much over the last few years.  I have too many makeup and skincare products that I can't possibly use them all up before they expire.  Also, some don't really suit me, and others I just don't really like anymore.

• Rimmel London Lasting Finish Colour Rush Colour Balm in "Rumour Has It" and "Drive Me Nude" - I have had these for so many years!  They were one of the first lip products I bought when I started buying makeup more often, and I've used them quite a lot over the time.  The pink one still had a lovely soft vanilla-like scent.  The nude shade had the tendency to stain the lips pink, which was a bit annoying, though.  I am letting these go mainly due to their age, and the fact I have a lot of newer products which I use more often now.
• W7 Lip Wizard Magic Lip Colour "Bitter Sweet" - This was one of those lip products that was supposed to change colour depending on PH levels.  It would go on a peach-pink colour and change to a deeper pink for me.  I hadn't really used it a lot, and it smells as though it has expired now, so it's being decluttered.
• Revolution Lip Gloss "In Waiting" - This lip gloss was a metallic pastel pink shade which didn't suit me at all.
• Fleur de Force Lip Gloss "Starry Starry Night" - Although this was a lovely deeper pink shade, it felt too sticky on the lips and bled into the lines around the edges.
• LOLA Make Up by Perse Liquid Lipstick "001" - This one was a light chocolate shade which was quite nice, but I didn't like the feel of it on my lips - and again, it smells like it is starting to expire.
• Nyx Turnt Up Lipstick "Beam" - The Turnt Up lip products are super pigmented, but, unfortunately, this shade didn't suit me very well, so I'm letting it go.
• Lord & Berry Crayon Lipstick "Fire" - This lip crayon applied really nicely, and went on very smoothly.  However, I have another similar orange shade by the same brand which suits me a bit more, so I decided to part with this one.
• Lord & Berry Maxi Matte Crayon Lipstick "Intimacy" - I didn't mind this nude-pink shade, but I have similar lipsticks which I am more likely to use than a crayon/pencil.
• LOC x Millie Ultra-Gloss Lip Pencil "Bohemian Rose" - Another pink lip crayon, which, again, I have similar lipsticks to that I would reach for more, so I'm decluttering this one.
• Nude Stix Gel Color Lip + Cheek Balm "Siren" - This was too bright a red for me to use on my cheeks, but the product was also too soft to apply it neatly to my lips.

• Lush "Unicorn" Lip Scrub - I do like the Lush lip scrubs, though I can't use them very often as they can be a bit too rough on my lips at times.  This one, however, was over a year past it's use by date, so it was definitely time to declutter it.
• FRUU Colour Balm "Strawberry Creme" - This one has expired, it's turned quite hard now.
• Nivea "Strawberry Shine" Lip Balm - This is another that has expired, the scent has turned very bad.
• Maybelline Baby Lips "Mint Candy" and "Pink Punch" - I'm not sure if it's that my lips don't like Baby Lips products anymore, or that these have expired (they are quite old now!), but I tried both of these a few times again and they dried my lips out and made them flaky.
• Maybelline Baby Lips Dr Rescue "Just Peachy" - Same as above, this caused my lips to dry out rather than helping them during the colder months.
• BonnieXocosmetics Lipstick "Sand" - This was a nice nude shade, but it has expired now.
• Moart Lipstick "Cotton Rose" - I really liked this shade too, but it smells of crayons now, so it has expired.
• W7 Lipstick "Silk" - This one hadn't expired, but the shade didn't suit me as much as other nude lipsticks I have.
• W7 All That! Mega Impact Glitter Lipstick "Chill Pill" - This wasn't as glittery as the packaging and name made out, it actually looked more metallic on the lips than sparkly, so I'm letting it go.
• Mellow Matte Lipstick "Madness" - I know this is a matte lipstick, but it feels incredibly dry when applying it, and it's a bit uncomfortable on the lips.

• W7 "Queen Bee" Eye Shadow Palette - Another type of product I have an incredibly large amount of is eyeshadow palettes.  I've been working through all the W7 ones I owned for the past year or two now.  Even though this Queen Bee one was a lovely neutral palette with some nice golden shades, I decided to declutter it because I have other neutral palettes I can get more looks out of and that have more cool-neutral shades - which I think suit me more.
• W7 Lift & Sculpt Face Shaping Contour Palette - I hadn't used this a lot as I don't really use cream products much, I prefer powder bronzers and highlighters.  This has a crayon smell now, so it has expired.
• BPerfect "Lockdown 1.0" Pressed Setting Powder - I really wanted to like this powder, and I did use it quite a bit.  But, no matter if I used a brush or a powder puff to apply it, it just made me look so pale.  I prefer to use loose powders to set my makeup and don't usually have that issue, even with white/translucent ones.

• Thisworks Deep Sleep Body Cocoon - I used about half of this as I really liked the scent, but I wasn't a fan of the way it felt on my skin.  I have plenty of other lotions to work through, so I decided to declutter it.
• Lush "Dream Cream" Body Lotion - I didn't really like the smell of this or the way it made my skin feel.  It's well past the use by date now too, so it's time for it to go.
• Cuticula "Unicorn Poop" Nail Tape - I had used this quite a bit as it was a really good nail tape which would peel off well.  Unfortunately, even though I'd closed the bottle tightly, it had dried up, so I've had to get rid of it.

That was everything I parted with in February.  There shouldn't be as many lip products going forward as my main declutter of those is now complete!  However, I will keep decluttering as I go along in order to get down to a more manageable, and usable, amount of products.

Any products which are safe to do so will be passed on to someone else, but the rest will be recycled where possible or binned.

What's your oldest makeup product that you still continue to use? Or are you someone that sticks to the expiry dates?