Weekend Case: beautician iterate the method Mari Kondo

Let's face it: is this brown lipstick with a sticky texture in the home beautician brings you joy? According to the method Mari Kondo, whose show on proper cleaning was hit Netflix, none of us do not leave items that do not cause joy, and not used for other purposes. We've already figured out how to use the Japanese life hacking into your closet, now is the time to sort stocks cosmetics.

Define storage

You hold everything in a bag or box? Are convenient enough that the system that you are using? If you open a beautician - will be thrown out of her if anything? Crumble if shimmernye favorite shade palettes?

Think about what kind of packaging is convenient for you. Perhaps it makes sense to consider separate storage system - extended "canisters" for mascara and podvodok and square boxes paletok shadows. Determine which package should seal or completely replaced. Consider what cosmetics you need is constantly at hand, and which is absolutely not needed in everyday work.

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How much do you have products that you have tried just once? Do you have such means, that for months waiting for the "special occasion"? Part of this cosmetics can pass her friends or colleagues - for example, bright shade or tone means you are not a suitable tone. You can also find out from your favorite brands and stores of cosmetics, which means they accept for recycling. Ask yourself what you really are using with joy, and dispose of the products, the texture, the color and the stability of which you are not satisfied.

Check the expiration dates

Any makeup has on the shelf life limitations. For example, water-based product should be used within a year, and oil-based - 18 months.

Products such as mascara, getting a favorable environment for the development of bacteria that cause eye irritation. And the old foundation and rouge - the easiest way to aggravate acne, as bacteria do not disappear with your sponge or brush, and apply only stronger in the face.

Try to keep the label, where the date of production, or install a special application will be visible, which will help you keep track of times when a lipstick or blush should change. For example, using "Beautician" service for iOs you can even define the terms for those products from which only the article remained on the label. It is during this month will warn you that the cosmetics is about to go bad, so you will have the opportunity to pre-purchase plan and lay it in your budget.

Think about ecology

the fashion industry - the second largest pollution sphere immediately after nefteperabotki. Fortunately, more and more brands promotes conscious consumption, using recyclable packaging technology or partial disposal of old things. Beauty brands such as MAC, NYX, also regularly organize events, during which you can exchange the ink dried and outdated to the new product for free or at a substantial discount. The best solution would be in the future to select only those funds that allow Refill - for example, self-assembled mosaic of shadows. Remember that the less we buy things, the less we will have to recycle. It creates problems even an ordinary cardboard box, which is packed new beauty blender: for their production each year spent 18 million acres of forest.

Remember, your life was environmentally friendly - no need to use only natural products, it is sufficient only slightly reduce the amount of their consumption. But before you buy a new cosmetics - think about how often you will use it and how much fun it will bring to you.

How often do you check the condition of their beauticians?