Well, howdy friends! Nice to see you all again. In case you don’t remember me (how could you?!) I’m Natalie and I blog over at Ivory Avenue. I’m back again this month as part of the CBB Monthly Guest Posting, and this time I’ll be talking about my beauty resolutions for 2015.
I’ll be honest: beauty resolutions are tricky.
Clean makeup brushes monthly
I put this one first because I think it’s going to be the hardest one to stick to. I feel like we all feel that we’re terrible at cleaning our makeup brushes on a regular basis, but it’s seriously an issue. Do you know how much bacteria is in there? A gross amount. And then you put it on your face! Apparently even washing makeup brushes once a month is enough, so that’s my goal. I can totally do this, right?
Stick to a skincare routine
I’ve only recently even had a skincare routine, and I loved it! I loved the consistency and how great my skin felt. Unfortunately, I kind of fell off that bandwagon over the holidays as I was travelling and couldn’t bring all of my skincare with me. I really want to get back to a regular routine, and actually stick to it for longer than a month.
Use high end products more regularly
I don’t know if it’s just me, but I have a seriously hard time using up expensive makeup and beauty items. It’s so silly because obviously it’ll go bad eventually, but I just can’t get myself to use them on a regular basis. I think it’s because it’s such a treat to myself that using it often would make it less of a treat. Silly, right? Anyways – hopefully I’ll start using these products on a more regular basis and actually enjoy using them, not just staring at them.
Rotate makeup & be adventurous
I think we too often fall into a makeup rut. I too often grab the same lipstick or same blush, even though I have so many other options. I may start doing those 30 day challenges where you use a new lipstick or blush every day for 30 days to help. It makes me sad to think of the products I have that are going untouched and unloved!
Buy less makeup
Well, this is a hard one isn’t it? Zoe and I actually decided last October to do a no-buy for 2015. I have, unfortunately, already broken this. And yes, I’m going to justify it: Bourjois is so much cheaper in the UK, and it was buy one, get one 50% off! I only bought two things, but still, I broke the no-buy. I’m going to pretend that didn’t happen though, and continue on nonetheless. Even if I buy something here and there, it’ll be far less than I would normally have bought.
What are your beauty resolutions for the New Year?
Chelle’s Aside: Thanks for sharing your beauty resolutions for the year Natalie! When I saw that you listed clean your makeup brushes more regularly I was like “ughhhh why didn’t *I* think of that?” And I want to see all your ventures into trying out your entire collection!