Makeup Basket of the Week

Having done A LOT of research on project panning and tips and tricks for using up my stash, I came across the makeup basket hashtag over on Instagram. It's the social network I'm most active on, as well as Reddit. (Shout out to the helpful and supportive community at /r/MakeupRehab) Pretty much you pick products or a palette on a weekly basis so using the same products doesn't get repetitive and you get to shop your stash.

Last Friday I had my daughter (yes I like to incorporate her as she enjoys being a part of almost everything I do) spin a wheel I made at wheeldecide.com to choose the palette or indie samples for the week. I have too freaking many so this is great way to incorporate my unloved palettes, although randomly, but they'll get some love. I incorporated products I'm trying to pan (ex. 6 by summer, 4 by July 4, etc.) and products I'm in a hurry to use up. It does get boring, but I did find different, bold, and creative ways to multi use a few of these products. 

Week of 5-13-16/5-20-16

In no particular order

• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• Ulta Clear Brow Gel
• Dark Heart Designs Bronzer (6 by Summer)
• YSL Volume Effect Faux Cils (6 by Summer)
• ELF Mad for Matte
• Wet n Wild Fergie Paris Runway eyeshadow palette
• Ulta Ultimate Brows Shade & Shaper Pencil
• Kleancolor Master Strokes Long Wear Nude Shadow Stick
• Physician's Formula Black Mineral Pencil Eye Liner
• BareMinerals 5-in-1 BB Advanced Performance Cream Shadow
• ELF Coffee Cream Eye Liner (6 by Summer)
• Wet n Wild Coloricon Contour Palette Caramel Toffee (old formula)
• Notoriously Morbid Starlight Lip Craft & Lipgloss for Leatherface Lip Craft
• Kiss My Sass Summer Glow Highlighter sample
• Pixi Flawless Beauty Primer
• Nyx Butter Lip Balm Parfait
• Avon Lip Tint Berry
• Kiss My Sass Body Electric cream blush sample
• Howl Cosmetics Five-Headed Dragon lipstick sample (6 by Summer)
• Profusion Face Palette

Not pictured (because whoopsies!)

• My Beauty Addiction (MBA) Perfecting Primer Powder
• MBA Buff powder foundation
• MBA powder concealer
• MBA Mineral Veil

I do plan on waking up Saturday (5-21-16) and, along with the other mundane to-do's, having her spin the wheel again to choose another palette/brand of the week. I will have it be spun again if it lands on the same palette/brand because I have decided I won't use the same eyeshadows more than once a month. I may also change up a few more products, but that'll be to my discretion. I hope to have Makeup Basket of the Week and Bi-weekly Empties posted soon!