As a result of frequenting numerous cosmetics counters (and befriending many of the sales associates) over the years, I have amassed a hoard of gift with purchases (gwp), cosmetics samples, and Sephora VIB points redemption items; everything from face creams, to makeup removers, to mini lipsticks and mini mascaras.
Conventional addiction recovery models suggest that in order to break a habit, one has to give it 28 days (some literature even say 21 day – whoa there buckaroo!) Well today is day 28 of my planned No-Buy 2015. So how have I fared? I think I did amazingly!
Bwahahaha! Have you seen my Target entry?
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A recurring series on this blog will be to showcase items in my stash that I have yet to try (spoiler alert: a lot of nail polishes). The first in this series will be The Body Shop Colour Crush Nail Polish in #730 Almond Kiss. I’ve been eyeing this ever since the Body Shop nail polish line launched in October, so I included in my Christmas wishlist and received it in my Christmas stocking.
I have to hop on the “Best of” list bandwagon before January is over and they become passé.
In 2014 I went on a bit of a makeup buying binge especially toward the end of the year. I keep a detailed multi-tabbed Excel spreadsheet that tracks my beauty stash, including date of acquisition (I’ll devote a blog post explaining my spreadsheet in the future, I promise). From the spreadsheet, I was able to determine that in 2014, I acquired:
So I dreamed up this blog’s name last night.
I’ve been toying with starting a blog on and off for a little while now. For whatever reason, I wanted the word “stash” in the blog name. It’s a fun word and it rhymes with trash and panache. It also alludes to my hoarding nature. Specifically, hoarding copious amounts of cosmetics.
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stash matters 