Summer Capsule Collection

I meant to post this months and months ago, you know at the beginning of summer. But somehow here it is, the beginning of September and I still haven't posted it. Isn't it funny how fast summer flies?

Way back in May or the beginning of June I did a massive overhaul of my collection, like I went from 13 highend eyeshadow palettes to four! So my initial Summer Capsule Collection was a whole lot different from what it was supposed to be! I got rid of all of my single bronzers except for one, but I kept my Too Faced Little Black Book of Bronzers, which I depotted and got rid of the ones that were too red toned or too shimmery or too dark for my preference. As I wrote about in I think January, I am in the process of converting all of my makeup to nontoxic makeup, or at least all vegan and cruelty free. Anyway enough rambling here is what I have been using this summer!

Blush/Bronzers/Highlighters
- Canmake Cream Cheek blush in Coral
- Pacifica Blushious Blush in Wild Rose
- Japonesque Blush in 03
- Pacifica Sunkissed bronzer
- Becca Moonstone

Eyeshadow Singles
- Colourpop Cornelious
- ELF Aqua Glow Shadow in Rosegold

Lip Products 
- Colourpop Blotted lip in Exotic
- Colourpop Blotted lip in Ice Cube
- Tarte Birthday Suit
- ELF Touch of Pink
- Pacifica Enlightened Gloss in Nudist
- Colourpop Button Lip liner

Eyeshadow Palettes
- Too Faced Sweet Peach Palette
- Tartelette In Bloom
- Pacifica Enchanted quad

Monthly Face Palette
June - Colourpop Topaz (I decluttered this, it was just too warm for my skin tone and the highlighter was too dark, even right now in the middle of August when I am as tan as I am going to get)
July - Too Faced Little Black Book of Bronzers (As mentioned I depotted and decluttered some shades from this palette)
August - Becca Afterglow

Total at the start: 19 Products

 Total at the end: 17 Products

I think this season probably has the most lip products, although................I "accidentally" made a mostly lip product purchase from ELF.........but they are cruelty free, vegan, and gluten free!!!! So the fall capsule might end up with a lot of lip products as well. I really need to go through all of my lip products again, it's getting a little overwhelming with the amount I have.

I will be keeping everything in this capsule unless otherwise marked, which is a little unfortunate but also good because that means I love everything (or I've hardly used it, which I guess I should get rid of it then but.........I'll update if I get rid of anything else from this capsule!)

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Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Oil Review

Hi all! Now this isn't the first time I've said it, and it won't be the last time, but I hate wearing lip gloss. I actually got rid of all of my lip glosses because I came to the realization that I would never wear them. Didn't matter how much I loved the color if the formula was just even a little bit sticky I wouldn't wear it. So when the Burt's Bees tinted lip oil's came out I was intrigued but also I didn't think I was going to pick any up because I hate lip gloss, however, the other day I was on Ulta's website (I wanted to try the Becca backlight priming filter or whatever it is called and it was 50% that day) and I noticed that Burt's Bees products were on sale. Now I am trying to stop impulse buying so I went and I researched and looked at like 10 million swatches of the lip oils and read a bunch of reviews. No one mentioned them being sticky or heavy or uncomfortable so I was like yes okay I will try one. Then I went and looked at even more swatch pictures because I wanted to get a color that I would actually wear and not like Barbie pink (which looks awful on me by the way). In the end I chose the color Rustling Rose, because I wanted a color that would actually show up and that would still be neutral.

This has a super short wear time, like maybe an hour if you aren't eating or drinking. But the applicator makes it super easy to reapply and because of how sheer it is you don't need a mirror. So while the wear time is annoying Burt's Bees made up for that by making it easy to use. I really like this product, which means a lot because I hate glosses. It has no real scent or at least one that lingers. I hate when lip products have a scent that lingers because then I get a headache. I am very sensitive to constant smells. Like just smelling it out of the tube is fine but I'll never wear it again if the scent lingers.

Overall I really like this, it is easy to throw in my purse and reapply as needed. Plus it isn't sticky (unless you put like 12 layers on) or uncomfortable and my hair doesn't get stuck in it. Which those are my main gripes with lip glosses. So if you hate lip glosses try this out, you might be pleasantly surprised.

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Spring Capsule Collection pt. 4 + Summer Capsule Printable!

Hi all! I am so excited for the Summer Capsule to be starting! Tomorrow I will be swapping out the products (or maybe today, I don't know I'm really excited!) in exchange for the fresh bold colors of summer! However, I am going to keep this post short, so you can get back to swapping your own capsules! Hopefully by next week I will have everything sorted and be able to show you everything that is going to be in my summer capsule

I am really enjoying doing this capsule collection, spending three months uninterrupted with a selection of products has been both wonderful and calming. I no longer feel like all of my products are just sitting there; unused and unloved. They are each getting a chance to shine and I get to figure out whether they deserve a spot in my collection, and as you read in my last post, some did not make the cut. On the bright side, I've learned how much I loved products I'd only thought were meh like the Tarte Tartelette palette. That palette was always so blah and kinda boring that I never wanted to pull it out, but after spending a little less than three months with it, I couldn't see my collection (at this time) without it.

For the Summer Capsule printable, as you can see, I kept the look very similar and kept with the marble theme, just this time without the pink. I really hope you enjoy these!

 Here are the links for the Summer Capsule Collection Printable:








Smaller size:
https://drive.google./open?id=0BxqW10kh66aIMXcxTUtMSlhGT00

Larger size:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxqW10kh66aIOXFqbUo1NVRaa0k

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Spring Capsule Collection pt. 3 - Things I have decluttered

Hi all! The first quarter of my capsule collection has been so eye opening! I have learned so much about the products I had chosen to use for the season. Which means, I've come to realize I don't like some of them, while I love some of them.

This has helped me learn some things about myself as well, like I'm kind of over liquid lipsticks. The super liquid-y ones that dry super matte and are super drying on the lips, those ones, I'm over. As you know I had three in my spring capsule and I wore the two that did not dry completely down, because they are way more comfortable (Tarte Birthday Suit and NYX Stockholm). While I never touched the Jordana liquid lipstick in Creme Brulee. I don't think I am going to declutter it, but I think I might move it into either the fall or winter capsule, because that is when I gravitate more towards. I will do more on what I am changing in one of my next few posts. You know what, I tried it on and I realized I just don't love this one, it is very similar to Kat Von D's Lovesick but less mauve. Truthfully Creme Brulee is just not a color I will probably ever reach for.

I have separated the products I am getting rid of into two categories: ones that I simply don't like as much and ones that are duped in my collection.

For the first category I am getting rid of the Wet 'n' Wild 6 pan palette in the shade Greed for two reasons - I only loved one color and that color was not that unique in my collection. I am also getting rid of the Wet 'n' Wild Ombre blush in The Princess Daiquiries because it didn't show up on me, which is super weird because my skin is basically translucent. The Pixi apricot duo I am getting rid of because the lightest shade looked super weird on my eyes and the dark shade didn't build up how I wanted it to in the crease and outer corner. Urban Decay Scratch I am getting rid of because, for the most part I am over pink eyeshadows, I still like the mauve-y dusty pinks in the Naked 3 palette though. Finally for this category I am getting rid of the Pacifica bronzer in Sunkissed, it was way to shimmery for me. It just made me look kinda dirty and kinda sweaty.  

For the second category I am only getting rid of two things: Jordana Sweet Cream Matte Liquid lip color in Creme Brulee and the NYX Butter lipstick in Pops (Rootbeer Float). The Jordana one, as I mentioned is way too similar to Kat Von D's Lovesick and I prefer that one of the Jordana one. The NYX lipstick is way too similar to the Colourpop Blotted lip in Deja Vu.

This makes my Spring capsule even smaller, which is my end goal to get all of them down enough that I can merge them into one year round capsule. This declutter takes my spring numbers down Eyeshadow palettes from 6 to 4
Single eyeshadows from 2 to 1
Blushes from 3 to 2
Bronzers 2 to 1
Lip products from 6 to 4

*Edit*
I have since decided to declutter my Tarte Poppy Picnic Palette and maybe my Urban Decay Naked 3 palette. They just were not wowing me and I found the Naked 3 palette to be kind of hard to work with, especially to find a lip color that works well with it. 

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Spring Capsule Collection pt. 2 - What I have Included

Hi all! I realized I never actually specified what was going to be in my spring capsule! I'm pretty sure I said I would in the first post, because that is when I went over what my floaters were. As I was typing up next week's post I was trying to figure out what I would do for this post! Then like a brick I was hit with the idea to post what I have included in my spring capsule! I had to of course look at my two previous installments in this series and make sure I hadn't done it yet, because I literally forget everything.

This has been a super fun experience and I feel like because I only have limited access to my products I am forced to be more creative when I get bored of them and honestly my impulse buying has gone way down since I started this (although I did buy three lippies from colourpop but 1. they were on sale and 2. I had the colors on my wish list since they were released, so only a semi impulse buy). If you've read my other blog (surprise! I have two blogs! www.jennyslifestyle.com) you'll know I have been working towards being more minimalistic with my material possessions and well my whole life in general. I'll stop rambling and we can get to the good stuff!

Eyeshadow Palettes
1. Colourpop Powder Eyeshadow custom palette
2. Tarte Tartelette palette
3. Urban Decay Naked 3 palette
4. Tarte Poppy Picnic palette
5. Wet 'n' Wild Greed palette
6. Pixi Beauty Apricot duo

Single Eyeshadows
1. Urban Decay Scratch
2. Colourpop Super Shock Shadow in Strength

Face Palettes 
1. Too Faced Love Flush Blush palette
2. Colourpop Topaz Palette

Blush
1. Wet 'n' Wild The Princess Daiquiri's
2. Clinique Melon Pop
3. Bella Pierre Desert Rose
4. Becca  Beach Tint in Guava

Highlight
1. Essence Pure Nude Highlighter
2. Laura Geller Golden Rose Baked Highlight 

Bronzer
1. Pacifica Sunkissed Bronzer
2. Colourpop Super Shock Bronzer in Bon Voyage

Lipstick
1. Colourpop Blotted Lip in Deja Vu
2. Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche in Fig
3. NYX Butter Lipstick in Pops (or rootbeer float)

Liquid Lipstick
1. Tarte Liquid Lipstick in Birthday Suit
2. Jordana Liquid Lipstick in Creme Brulee
3. NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme in Stockholm

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Spring Capsule Collection pt. 1 + Printable

Hi all! As you all (hopefully) know, I created a capsule makeup collection. I don't really like to use the word collection because, I no longer collect makeup to have - I purchase makeup to use. I thought, though, that I would stick with Capsule Collection as the name of this series because it is an alliteration and that makes me happy :). I mentioned in my last post that I did not separate all of my makeup into each season because, I don't have the room to do that, which I am sure many of you do not either. Initially I just kept a list in a notebook, which you can see in my last post (go check it out if you haven't I go into way more detail about how I started my capsule collection), but as I kept looking at it and using it I decided it was not very practical.

For both of my blogs (this one and www.jennyslifestyle.com) I keep a binder, with all material relevant to each one. So it would only make sense, to me of course, to make a printable of sorts that I could keep in my binder and have access to not only my entire makeup collection, but how it was split up into each season. Which, let me tell you, it has made my life so much easier. You should be excited because I am  releasing my first printable on this blog! Free for all of you!

Each season (aka capsule) has three pages and includes just about everything. The only section I condensed was base products - primer, foundation, concealer, and powder. For now I am going to be releasing each season at the end of the prior season, so for the summer one I will be releasing that one in a few weeks, probably around the 7th of June. But if you all think I should release them all at once, I am totally willing to do that. I can see the pro's and con's of both.

Because I know each of our makeup collections are unique, I made two different versions - one with more lines for bigger collections and one with less lines for smaller collections (just for reference, total I have around 150 items in my makeup stash and I used the one with less lines). Both will be available for download, so you can pick and choose which one will work the best for you and your needs. You could even mix and match the different pages, like if you had more face and eyeshadow palettes than you do blushes, bronzers, and highlighters. That is the beauty of this printables.

Now I am going to take a moment and be obnoxiously proud of what I made.

Smaller Capsule Collection                                         Larger Capsule Collection

Okay, if you would like to see more printables please please please let me know (I mean, I'll probably make them anyway...), I would love to make more! I think they are so fun to make! Also please let me know if you have any issues downloading either of the zip files. Blogger doesn't let you directly upload zip or pdf files, so I had to use a backwards way to get them up.

*Edit* If the links in the post don't work, because for some reason they keep unlinking themselves check the comments I have left the whole link for both down there!

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Capsule Makeup Collection

Hi all! Last night I was feeling so overwhelmed when I looked at all of the makeup I still had. Unfortunately, I still can't bear to part with any of my biggest offenders. Eyeshadow Palettes, I have maybe 18 total and that is still really stressing me out so I thought "okay right now at 11:52 pm, I am going to finally create a capsule collection". It took me close to an hour to sort everything out and I decided not to separate products like: foundations, concealers, face powders, eyebrow stuff, mascara, and primers. Everything else got separated, except I still need to separate my single eyeshadows, but I was too tired last night and I don't have that many so I didn't feel an urgent need to do it yet. As soon as I do though, I will update!

I don't have the space to physically separate every single season's worth of products, so I took a notebook and wrote down all of the categories I had included (eyeshadow palettes, blush, bronzer, highlighter, and both regular and liquid lipsticks) and gave each category its own page. On the page I wrote down each season and under that the 2-4 products I would be using.

Since I don't have very many face palettes and I have been meaning to go through them thoroughly, I have decided to do a one month one palette sort of deal because I only have 9 and honestly it just seemed like a good idea last night haha. Another thing I am doing differently, I have a few products that just didn't seem to fit into any season (i.e. the colors I think should go with each season that are totally arbitrary) so they are what I call my "floater" products because they will stay at my main little vanity box all year unless I declutter them or finally pick a season for them. My floater products also include some that I just want to use up, like my Ofra liquid lipstick in Pasadena, actually I think that is the only one.... yes....

Anyway....

I think for the rest of this post I will focus solely on my floater products. So three categories there is at least one floater product, the categories are blush, eyeshadow palettes, and lip products.

BLUSH
My floater product in my blush category is the Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in Paaarty. It is a beautiful neutral mauve blush, it's just a shade that would look good with any look in just about any season. Now that I think about it, I'll probably use it the least in the summer, but I'm still going to keep it as a floater because I can do what I want, so ha!

EYESHADOW PALETTES
Oh my goodness, my fingers do not want to type letters in the right order, I get typing so fast and then I realize that letters are totally switched around! I apologize I am so rambly today! This category has two floaters! I kept out two very very very neutral palettes, so that way if I needed a shade for like transition I would have it. Some palettes are really lacking on good transition shades (looking at you Sweet Peach palette). The two floaters in this category are the Urban Decay Naked Basics 2 palette, which if you follow me on instagram you know I had been struggling with whether or not I should keep this because, I have the Gwen palette and like half the shades are in there. But since I decided to keep it, I thought this would be the best place for it since it is like all transition shades (woo hoo!).

The other palette I kept as a floater was the Lorac Nude Necessities palette, in part because I would like to finish it up. (Never mind the fact that there's like no use on it.) But I would like to finish it up because over the last year or so Lorac's cruelty free status has gotten more and more ambiguous and frankly, I am just going to stay away from them for now. I wish, though that if they were cruelty free they would have done versions of this for like every skin tone (in the broader sense, of course); so a palette for fair, one for light, one for medium, and one for dark. I think that would have been really cool and they totally missed that opportunity

LIP PRODUCTS
I have FOUR floaters in this category, but like I mentioned above, one of them I am trying to use up (also as previously mentioned the Ofra Liquid Lipstick in Pasadena). Pasadena is one of my oldest liquid lipsticks and it is a very dupable shade, I am just ready to finish it and have it out of my life! But, don't get me wrong, Ofra has a great liquid lipstick formula!

The second floater is the Colourpop Ultra Blotted Lip in Zuma. HAVE YOU TRIED THIS FORMULA YET?!?! IT IS THE BEST, HANDS DOWN!!! I think that is really all I need to say, aside from this is my perfect my lips but better shade and sometimes I wear it all alone with no mascara, which I admit, is kinda weird.

My third floater is the Nars Lipstick in Dolce Vita. It is a very sheer neutral lipstick that I wear consistently (because hello, if you haven't noticed, I love "no makeup" makeup looks). I don't want to not have "access" to it, granted if I really wanted to wear it I would because, while I love rules, I'm going to break them. Especially if I make the rules for myself #selfcontrol.

The final floater is my Burt's Bees tinted lip oil in Radiant Rose. This is only a floater because it is the only lip gloss type product I own. Granted it is more of a spring/summer product to me, but with the amount I use it, it will probably be gone by the end of the summer!

Have you ever done a capsule collection? Have you ever wanted to? So far I am really loving it, let me know your thoughts down below!

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