The issue is that when a product changes smell, something is breaking down inside it which means bacteria is at play. If the smell, texture, or color of a product has changed, regardless of the type of product, you should discontinue use. This is not the same as wax bloom (which typically only occurs in poor quality makeup with unstable ingredients... even if it comes from a bougie brand (I'm looking at you Bobbi Brown)). Wax bloom won't change the color that applies, but make the bullet cloudy in appearance... but if you swatch something on your hand and the color seems off, discontinue use. Unlike with eye makeup, the repercussions likely won't be devastating but who really wants acne on or around their lips from using old lip products that have become contaminated. Bullets kept in a temperature controlled, humidity controlled, and light controlled environment can last YEARS. I have a bullet that still smells like new that's over a decade old. I however have bullets that arrived smelling nasty. 1 huge reason for not ordering makeup in the summer! Definitely agree with swapping bullets! I've done this with Mac lipsticks where the color is a standard color but the packaging was LTD... so when the bullet is busted/used up... just swap them out and back to mac the basic packaging. I also have bougie bullets that are beautiful works of art but the lip product went off or got busted or used up beyond a point I was willing to put in the effort for so I've just cleaned them out and they're displayed as art in my space.

Thisssssss

I do this as well but usually with chapstick since I'm not a huge lipstick wearer.

That's a great idea. I was thinking that she should just keep the bullets since the packaging was super nice on a few of those.

Thank you! I'm old enough to remember when practically every lipstick, except expensive high end brands, smelled like crayons all the time. I personally think most makeup lasts far longer than any company wants to let on and I've never gotten sick or had a reaction from using my own old makeup. 🤷‍♀️

AW thank you for this really nice comment 😭

Yesssss love this girl for her energy and grace to a world of chaos and overwhelming content

Love this idea! ❤

Yesss to this! I do the same thing and keep an “archived makeup” section for the same reason of creating something like a time capsule. I know there are other ways to remember and cherish memories without physically keeping the item but I think I am a tactile person and being able to hold them in my hand just hit different lol. Also I was watching videos of vintage makeup collectors and I was inspired at how one could learn so much story/history about that person or time period even with such old items. I even like the idea of passing on some cosmetic items to descendants just as something to be cherished rather than used. It is like a mini museum but a personal one. I guess it makes sense for people like Hannah to declutter even the more sentimental items because she gets sent products often which can lead to an over abundance that prevents her from enjoying each item. But for the rest of us that are average makeup consumers, I think it’s okay to have a few items here and there that we keep just for the sentimental value regardless of their usability. As long as the collection isn’t excessive and most items get into rotation, I don’t see a problem with it.

I’m AuDHD too and I’m the same way!!

When I went to Lisa Eldridge's first pop up store she had a collection of vintage make up and perfume from her collection on display, it was cool to look at, brought back memories.

I try really hard to burn that awful feeling into my brain so I'm not motivated to buy more than I'll use ever again. I may even keep one expired piece of expensive makeup as a reminder. Don't beat yourself up over it though, certainly ♥️

This is a big reason why I watch dupe videos and I've found a close formula dupe for my favorite formula that even dupes my favorite color exactly... $9 rather than nearly $40 for a lipstick. Is another good reason to keep fun colors limited to drugstore brands IMO. My black liquid lip and my bright purple lipstick are both drugstore brand because they only get worn a few times a year. But we've all had that happen so don't feel alone. Also, UD lipsticks go off quickly. Most of mine started smelling rancid in less than a year! and I've got drugstore lipsticks that are over a decade old and still smell new! Unfortunately, lots of brands as they try to greenwash themselves and go "clean" are making less shelf stable products. I won't buy another UD lipstick. It's not worth the money. YSL might get me if the one I have ever goes off and there's one Tom Ford color I've never been able to duplicate so I hoard the mini I have because of course its not one of the boys and girls colors... its one of the colors that costs $54.

I actually found that video recently because I googled "maybelline gone greige vs gucci a royal scandal" and my own video came up in the search results LOL!! An oldie but a goodie :)

plus, people always need a balm! they're useful no matter what. i like having my Balm Dotcoms in case someone needs a coating (i'm a squeezer/fingertip application girlie) so i can help a friend out & give them a bit :)

Omg I’m the same with the dry weird texture bite lipstick 😅😅😅

I cried with some of these - more than the other declutter! This one hurt my soul hahaha Glossier Birthday cake come back! haha

that last line! so true. new things are tempting, but i ask myself what i'd wear if i didn't get it & wanted to wear that color. if i don't have anything like it, i'll entertain the idea, but if it's similar enough... that's it

There are many rational reasons e.g not having enough space or wanting someone else to get use out of it because even though you like it you have a product you like better. But for me it causes me anxiety to have so much stuff and the stress of thinking I have to use it to get my moneys worth so I end up brutally throwing things away.

Accumulating products just because they work is not necessarily a way of honouring the cost of producing and buying them. It can be just a strategy to avoid facing overconsumption.

The point can be different for each person, her Pinot is to keep only her top favorites so she can remember them all, love them all, use them all and not feel overwhelmed with stuff. Also being a reviewer she'll get a crazy amount of new makeup to use during 2023. Also I think that if I have two similar lipsticks that I like why keep both? I'll never finish one, let alone two of them, why keep them rattling around in my belongings for years only to declutter them almost new? Shockingly, not everyone thinks the same way

@@EvaLoVerde “point” autocorrecting to “Pinot,” I see you girl😜♥️ great answer though

@@pasitheathanatosasmr488 what can I say, my autocorrect is fancy 🤣 thanks though

They are so worth it! I did a declutter recently and I got rid of alllll of my lip color products except the merit lipsticks and lip oils and tower 28 glosses. I had quite a few products- including ones I coveted for years and they became disposable to me once I purchased the Merit ones. That’s how good they are.

Yes, I like the fact Hannah actually compares colours and keeps the ones that really work for her. Too many people keep so many near dupes of things that are their favourite colour, and you strongly suspect they will wind up using their one or two favourite formulas and ignoring the rest.

Yes! Some people are like I like this, I keep it. Why do you like it? What makes you keep it? It's not worth watching if they don't explain the thought process

Ah, but yours is much newer than Hannah's. I love mine - wear it with joy!

I've watched her for a while and, in my opinion, she has a bias toward high end over drugstore. 🤷‍♀️ Some of the products she enjoys and recommends are worth it, but some are just meh. I go through too many lip products to spend high end $$ on them.

I swear her lipsticks all fit in the little lipstick holder last year