I've confessed this before but I am a huge makeup hoarder. It's made even worse by the fact that I love to shop and try out new beauty products. I also like to buy back ups of products that I love, 'just in case' or if I run out. And I have a tendency to purchase products 'because it's new and I need to know about it for work'. I'm excellent at rationalizing. The result of this is a sizable makeup collection with unused or long forgotten products. 

While I've been trying to curb my shopping addiction by shopping in my own, existing collection, one of the things I have come to realise is how little of my makeup collection I actually (like, actually) need. I decided to take a look through my makeup collection and figure out what products I use on a daily basis and which ones I seem to have lying around for that 'just in case' day (that never actually comes). 

First, here is my entire makeup collection: 


I have my collection organized in small buckets and jars from the dollar store as well as one large makeup case. My larger makeup case contains the items I use most often and the small buckets contain extras of lipsticks, eyeshadows, liners and products that I might use once in a while. I would have gone through and counted everything for you ladies but, let's be real, I did not want to find out how much makeup I really had. Doing the math on how much money I had spent over the years would most likely have put me in a coma.  

Now, here are the products I use on a daily basis:


It's a small haul compared to my collection, right? 
 
It's important to note that some of these products are things I am trying out and they aren't a regularly used item (the Gosh BB Cream) and some of these are interchangeable (i.e. I will use either of the concealers). To take you through my everyday products, here is a list of my basics in order application: 

Gosh BB Cream (C$22.00)
Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anti-Dark Circle Eye Roller (C$19.99) 
Make Up For Ever  HD Invisible Cover Foundation (C$46.00)
Benefit Boi-ing Concealer (C$26.00) or Hard Candy Glamoflauge (C$6.99) 
Benefit Watt's Up Highlighter (C$34.00)
MAC Sheer Loose Powder (C$29.00)
NARS Blush (C$32.00) 
Physician's Formula Happy Booster Bronzer and Blush (US$19.99)
Urban Decay Primer Potion (C$24.00) Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Sin (US$16.00)
Urban Decay Urban Ammo Eyeshadow Palette (C$46.00)
L'Oreal Mono Eyeshadow - this one is an oldie and I got it on sale so I think it's been discontinued. I would recommend L'Oreal Paris Color Infallible Eyeshadow in Time Resist White (C$10.99) instead. 
One liner in black and one in brown (my preferred brand changes pretty much every month and I usually purchase whatever is inexpensive)
Benefit BADgal Lash Mascara (C$26.00)
Maybelline Illegal Length Fiber Extensions Mascara (US$6.49) 

Plus, I also use one blush brush and one powder brush. For my eyes, I use a small eyeshadow brush and a fluffier brush for blending. 
 
If you want to check out these products in action (or similar products in action), head over to my Before and After article where I am wearing my 'everyday, basic face'.  

As much as I'd like to say that this article has inspired me to do away with all the unnecessary products I own, I can't truthfully say that it has. I just love the process of getting ready and even if I only use a product once in a blue moon, it's fun to experiment and play around with makeup. I need some reassurance chicks, let me know if you're in the same boat. 

How much makeup do you have compared to how much you use on a daily basis? Do you toss unused products or hoard them like me?