First Lipstick Inventory and Destash of 2017
I don't know about you, but I find it much easier to destash makeup when I'm in a foul mood. The angrier I feel at the world, the more readily I can accept that a certain lipstick will never work for me and doesn't deserve a place on my shelf. In that spirit, I'm removing nine lipsticks from my collection today:
The three Topshop lipsticks and the mini Givenchy are fairly recent acquisitions, but the other five have been kicking around for years and are very well-loved. In fact, all five were favorites of mine at one point or another, but have outlived their usefulness in my collection. It's hard to part with those lipsticks, but I know from experience that decluttering the makeup I no longer wear makes my collection less visually overwhelming. From left to right, we have MAC Pink Nouveau, Topshop Plastique, Topshop Boardroom, Maybelline Vivid Rose, Topshop Motel, Revlon Primrose, and MAC Creme Cup:
And two stragglers, Revlon Red Velvet and Givenchy Noir Révélateur:
Swatches, same order, minus Pink Nouveau:
And a quick word about each one. I don't want to destash MAC Pink Nouveau, a perfect medium pink for my complexion, but it's clearly gone off: the texture has changed and the scent isn't quite vanilla anymore. Topshop Plastique is a lovely color that just doesn't work on my face, and the formula is a bit patchy and chalky. Topshop Boardroom is the lipstick that won me over to greige, but its formula is even worse than Plastique's: uneven and prone to sinking into lip lines. Maybelline Vivid Rose was my JAM in the summer of 2013, and I have many fond memories of wearing it on date nights with my boyfriend, but I haven't reached for it since last January—I'm just not into non-matte bold lipsticks anymore. Though Topshop Motel was one of the lipsticks I resolved to use up this year, I wore it the other day and didn't like anything about it. The formula is weirdly grainy and slippery and drying, and the shade washes me out and doesn't fit into any one color category: it's too dark and warm to be an MLBB, yet too light and nude to be a true brown. Revlon Primrose is a lilac-y nude that was another 2013 favorite, but I genuinely can't remember the last time I wore it; same with MAC Creme Cup. There was a point early in my makeup-collecting life when I thought I needed a couple of pinky nude lipsticks, because everyone seemed to have a couple, but I discovered eventually that they weren't to my taste. Revlon Red Velvet is too soft and smeary to be as opaque as it is. Givenchy Noir Révélateur has a horribly strong floral fragrance, and let's be real, I'm never going to layer it over another lipstick. I do plan to keep the Pink Nouveau and Creme Cup tubes for the Back 2 MAC program, which gives you a new lipstick in exchange for six empty tubes. I should qualify for that free lipstick by, I don't know, 2020?
Here's my collection post-destash:
Finally, a quick inventory of that collection, because I'm desperate to distract myself from demoralizing academic bullshit. I've put an asterisk next to the shades that are no longer available.
Reds:
ColourPop Lippie Stix in Let's Play
Marc Jacobs Le Marc Lip Creme in Rei of Light
Maybelline Colorsensational Bolds in Smoking Red
NARS Semi-Matte Lipstick in 413 BLKR
NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella (mini)
NARS Sheer Lipstick in Flamenco*
NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Mysterious Red
NYX Matte Lipstick in Alabama
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Fire and Ice
Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in 69*
Total: 10
Pinks:
Bite Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Radish (mini)
MAC Matte Lipstick in Candy Yum-Yum
NARS Audacious Lipstick in Angela (I can't bring myself to get rid of such a pretty color!)
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Cherries in the Snow
Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Fuchsia*
Revlon Matte Balm in Sultry
Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in Backtalk
Total: 7
Oranges and Corals:
Maybelline Colorsensational Vivids in Vibrant Mandarin*
Revlon Lip Butter in Candy Apple*
Sephora Cream Lip Stain in Coral Sunset
Topshop Matte Lipstick in Rio Rio
Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Streak*
Total: 5
Berries and Plums:
Glossier Generation G in Jam
Kat Von D Studded Kiss in Mercy (mini)
MAC Matte Lipstick in Eugenie*
MAC Satin Lipstick in Rebel
Milani Matte Fearless
Milani Amore Matte Metallic in The Ultimatte
Revlon Balm Stain in Crush
Topshop Matte Lip Bullet in Get Me Bodied
Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Rapture*
Total: 9
Purples:
& Other Stories Droguet Purple
Bite custom lipstick
Bite Amuse Bouche in Lavender Jam
NYX Liquid Suede in Amethyst
NYX Round Lipstick in Castle
Total: 5
Browns:
MAC Matte Lipstick in Antique Velvet
NYX Liquid Suede in Brooklyn Thorn
Revlon Matte Balm in Fierce
Total: 3
Nudes and MLBBs:
Bourjois Rouge Edition in Beige Trench
ColourPop Ultra Matte in Trap
Glossier Generation G in Cake
Milani Matte Naked
NARS Cinematic Lipstick in Last Tango*
Revlon Sheer Lipstick in Pink Truffle
Total: 6
Unconventional Colors:
NYX Velvet Matte in Midnight Muse
NYX Liquid Suede in Stone Fox
Urban Decay Vintage Vice Lipstick in Roach
Total: 3
Grand Total: 48
That's not counting my six lip glosses (four full-sized, two minis), two lip tints, and four lip liners. That's also not counting MAC Up the Amp, which is practically empty. My grand total has shrunk by three since last March, but it's worth noting that 19 of the shades on my list are new. My tentative goal for this year is to bring the total between 40 and 45, either by using up some shades or by destashing. And I'm going to be a lot pickier about the lipsticks I let into my collection—or so I say now. Oh, well.
And two stragglers, Revlon Red Velvet and Givenchy Noir Révélateur:
Swatches, same order, minus Pink Nouveau:
And a quick word about each one. I don't want to destash MAC Pink Nouveau, a perfect medium pink for my complexion, but it's clearly gone off: the texture has changed and the scent isn't quite vanilla anymore. Topshop Plastique is a lovely color that just doesn't work on my face, and the formula is a bit patchy and chalky. Topshop Boardroom is the lipstick that won me over to greige, but its formula is even worse than Plastique's: uneven and prone to sinking into lip lines. Maybelline Vivid Rose was my JAM in the summer of 2013, and I have many fond memories of wearing it on date nights with my boyfriend, but I haven't reached for it since last January—I'm just not into non-matte bold lipsticks anymore. Though Topshop Motel was one of the lipsticks I resolved to use up this year, I wore it the other day and didn't like anything about it. The formula is weirdly grainy and slippery and drying, and the shade washes me out and doesn't fit into any one color category: it's too dark and warm to be an MLBB, yet too light and nude to be a true brown. Revlon Primrose is a lilac-y nude that was another 2013 favorite, but I genuinely can't remember the last time I wore it; same with MAC Creme Cup. There was a point early in my makeup-collecting life when I thought I needed a couple of pinky nude lipsticks, because everyone seemed to have a couple, but I discovered eventually that they weren't to my taste. Revlon Red Velvet is too soft and smeary to be as opaque as it is. Givenchy Noir Révélateur has a horribly strong floral fragrance, and let's be real, I'm never going to layer it over another lipstick. I do plan to keep the Pink Nouveau and Creme Cup tubes for the Back 2 MAC program, which gives you a new lipstick in exchange for six empty tubes. I should qualify for that free lipstick by, I don't know, 2020?
Here's my collection post-destash:
Finally, a quick inventory of that collection, because I'm desperate to distract myself from demoralizing academic bullshit. I've put an asterisk next to the shades that are no longer available.
Reds:
ColourPop Lippie Stix in Let's Play
Marc Jacobs Le Marc Lip Creme in Rei of Light
Maybelline Colorsensational Bolds in Smoking Red
NARS Semi-Matte Lipstick in 413 BLKR
NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella (mini)
NARS Sheer Lipstick in Flamenco*
NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Mysterious Red
NYX Matte Lipstick in Alabama
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Fire and Ice
Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in 69*
Total: 10
Pinks:
Bite Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Radish (mini)
MAC Matte Lipstick in Candy Yum-Yum
NARS Audacious Lipstick in Angela (I can't bring myself to get rid of such a pretty color!)
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Cherries in the Snow
Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Fuchsia*
Revlon Matte Balm in Sultry
Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in Backtalk
Total: 7
Oranges and Corals:
Maybelline Colorsensational Vivids in Vibrant Mandarin*
Revlon Lip Butter in Candy Apple*
Sephora Cream Lip Stain in Coral Sunset
Topshop Matte Lipstick in Rio Rio
Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Streak*
Total: 5
Berries and Plums:
Glossier Generation G in Jam
Kat Von D Studded Kiss in Mercy (mini)
MAC Matte Lipstick in Eugenie*
MAC Satin Lipstick in Rebel
Milani Matte Fearless
Milani Amore Matte Metallic in The Ultimatte
Revlon Balm Stain in Crush
Topshop Matte Lip Bullet in Get Me Bodied
Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Rapture*
Total: 9
Purples:
& Other Stories Droguet Purple
Bite custom lipstick
Bite Amuse Bouche in Lavender Jam
NYX Liquid Suede in Amethyst
NYX Round Lipstick in Castle
Total: 5
Browns:
MAC Matte Lipstick in Antique Velvet
NYX Liquid Suede in Brooklyn Thorn
Revlon Matte Balm in Fierce
Total: 3
Nudes and MLBBs:
Bourjois Rouge Edition in Beige Trench
ColourPop Ultra Matte in Trap
Glossier Generation G in Cake
Milani Matte Naked
NARS Cinematic Lipstick in Last Tango*
Revlon Sheer Lipstick in Pink Truffle
Total: 6
Unconventional Colors:
NYX Velvet Matte in Midnight Muse
NYX Liquid Suede in Stone Fox
Urban Decay Vintage Vice Lipstick in Roach
Total: 3
Grand Total: 48
That's not counting my six lip glosses (four full-sized, two minis), two lip tints, and four lip liners. That's also not counting MAC Up the Amp, which is practically empty. My grand total has shrunk by three since last March, but it's worth noting that 19 of the shades on my list are new. My tentative goal for this year is to bring the total between 40 and 45, either by using up some shades or by destashing. And I'm going to be a lot pickier about the lipsticks I let into my collection—or so I say now. Oh, well.
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