But of course when it comes to makeup items, I have a hard time trashing ANYTHING!!
I always think, “Weeell, I should keep that dark muddy brown lipstick bc maybe that color will come back in style??” Ha!! Well, dark brown maybe not, but I have noticed how many almost worn down almost gone lipstick shades that I have that I know I love, but the tubes are taking up too much space. It is time for a clean out and to make the best use of my space!!
So I had the best idea on how to save my beloved lipstick colors while also creating more space in my bathroom drawers.
What you will need:
1. A plastic watercolor palette from a hobby/art store place like Michaels or Hobby Lobby (Mine is from Michaels and was about $18). Make sure it has a cover or lid so that you can keep the lip colors from drying out and that it has multiple small sections for you to put multiple colors in. I like this one bc it also has two large spots I can mix different shades in in the center. Check out very top photo above for inside looksy.
2. A small knife or something to dig the old lipstick out of the tube then to apply/squish into the sections in the palette.
3. A lip brush and your favorite clear lip gloss. The easiest and cleanest way for me to use these left over colors is with a lip brush- mine is from Stila ($24). I also liked adding a small clear lip gloss by Too Faced – Mirror Mirror ($16) -that I can’t wear alone (bc my lips are super pale and I always need a hint of color) to all of my favorite lipsticks to make them a bit more sheer.
4. Your finger- use your fingers to apply these lipsticks as blush too!!! I was heading out to get my kids from school and was already using my new lip gloss I created from the palette, when I decided to try one of the other lipsticks from my palette as a blush.
