Eyeshadow Palette Declutter
No makeup hoarder shaming please! I’m hard enough on myself. Hi all. I’m a huge makeup addict (and I work in cosmetics but am not licensed). However, I’ve been looking for a new job, so I’ve decided to Declutter my makeup. I have been trying to size it down for a while now, but I keep thinking to myself, if I move...I can’t have a mountain of makeup. So...I got rid of roughly 28 eyeshadow palettes! I feel so much better. Normally I would feel terrible...but I keep thinking about my partner and my future (we are long distance). I think about how much I’d rather be with him than have all this makeup. That was my motivation. I feel like I have a collector’s mindset—one I have one thing, I have to have the others. It’s a struggle. I don’t know why I’m such a pack rat. I’m going to go through my blushes next. Even still, I have like 50 eyeshadow palettes left. I will probably need to go through them one more time. 17 of them roughly are sentimental or displayed as art or from my mom. So it’s really not about those, it’s about the others. Anyone else have this problem?
@TheJenInBlack
Hello,
You've done something commendable in your situation by putting some action into your want. Based on an article from this hyperlink https://www.wisebread.com/help-from-a-former-pack-rat-getting-rid-of-stuff, the other part of letting go is to see the difference between having a sentiment and having a reason.
I wish you the best!
Reading stories like this feels very honest and familiar because emotional attachment often drives collections. I went through a similar phase and noticed that meaningful beauty reviews helped me reflect on why certain items stay and others go. It shifted my focus from quantity to intention and how products fit real life changes. Letting go became less about loss and more about choosing what supports the future I want.
