2019 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

[ohmisseevee]

My three are 1) a sheer red (the daily go-to), 2) a red red (Dior), and 3) a neutral - it looks a bit like a dark pink mauve - I'm not sure - it's called Falbala Sheer.
I had a lot of loose eye shadows - like I'd buy one and so I had about 6 loose ones. Then I watched a youtube video of of a woman a little younger than I am, and she raved about this one eyeshadow palette - ColourPop Fame. So I bought it and I *do* like it! I think I could get rid of the other (a Clinique) as well!

Adding to the off-topic conversation...

I don't use makeup on a daily basis, so I've basically thrown out every single eye shadow palette that I never use. I found it incredibly easy to do that. I have kept one (Urban Decay NAKED Eye Palette #2) that I pull out during the few times I year I actually put on makeup, for weddings and nice events and such. (I did recently purchase some eyeshadow that has SPF 30 that I might use occasionally day to day for something much more subtle, but otherwise I find makeup huge hassle, especially since I wear glasses and I have cool frames that do a lot of attention-grabbing already and the makeup just comes off throughout the day.)

However, I have a lot more fun with lipstick. I have a YSL that I love because it's so moisturizing and a beautiful soft, subtle color on me, and a few liquid lipsticks that layer well with each other (and can create different color combinations!) and stay on for 12+ hours, so I'm keeping all of them for now and just slowly using them up. I've thrown out most of the makeup that I don't use because they take up space, and my SO tells me he thinks I'm beautiful without all the makeup and stuff anyway and he loves that I'm comfortable going without it most of the time.

I can also get away with it because the industry I work in and the position I have for work doesn't require any makeup, and it wouldn't make a difference whether or not I wore it, so I just put on what's comfortable and wear a nice outfit. I do understand that for some folks, that's not possible, or they're not comfortable going without makeup, and so for various might not be able to size down what they own.

 

[dcooney4]

November stats:
Purses in - 0 (yay!), Purses out - 2!! Yippee! I sold both the LV Musette Tango and the All Saints Kita (which was kinda sad because once it was my Goldilocks bag)
Scarves in - 2 (a gav I had been looking for (Les Amoureux de Paris) and a 140 moussie (Vinci), None out - pppfffttt. Listing more this week though - they'll make good gifts and if they don't sell - I'll gift them myself to family.

YTD - 18 purses in, 11 out - and I'm feeling pretty good about it. Still trying to sell that Danse Lente Margo though - I don't know if it's ever going to go!
I was watching a Navy Dalvy, but it's gone now. I've been watching several scarves too - even bid on a few - only to lose out on them too. Maybe, just maybe, 'someone' is trying to tell me something? I'm a little miffed about the Dalvy - I even talked to Mr Cookie about it… he's been a little curious since I told him how much that croc K would have been. And it was a navy one!

Are you sure it wasn’t him that bought it?

 

[Cookiefiend]

Are you sure it wasn’t him that bought it?

I would not put it past him!! That would be very sneaky… he does have his own account…
HURRY CHRISTMAS!!!
(ohmyword - what a thought!)

 

[Cookiefiend]

I forgot to post about my November/December Wear Project:
I wore 12 different bags, still have 7 to go. Of those 7 - 5 are bags that I consider Special Use/Seasonal bags - so I'll be carrying a couple bags that I wouldn't normally wear in the winter, and a couple that I use more for travel or days I have a ton to carry into the office.

But one of those bags is my cute Miss Allie. Now I really like that bag, but have only worn it twice this year so far. I really need to be more creative about it - and figure out what it is about it that makes me not reach for it often.

 

[ElainePG]

I forgot to post about my November/December Wear Project:
I wore 12 different bags, still have 7 to go. Of those 7 - 5 are bags that I consider Special Use/Seasonal bags - so I'll be carrying a couple bags that I wouldn't normally wear in the winter, and a couple that I use more for travel or days I have a ton to carry into the office.

But one of those bags is my cute Miss Allie. Now I really like that bag, but have only worn it twice this year so far. I really need to be more creative about it - and figure out what it is about it that makes me not reach for it often.

I just love Miss Allie! When you do carry it, what sort of outfit do you wear? Something dressy, since it's a dressy bag? Do you think it might be able to be styled in some other way?

 

[Cookiefiend]

I just love Miss Allie! When you do carry it, what sort of outfit do you wear? Something dressy, since it's a dressy bag? Do you think it might be able to be styled in some other way?

I really like her too! It’s such a well made and classic bag.
I took screen shots of the two outfits I’ve worn her with this year, both are completely different - one dressy/classic, one casual.

(Forgive my color clues - I can’t tell from the stock photos if they are black, gray, or navy... getting old isn’t for wienies!)
Anywho - I’m trying to wear it both casually and dressy - so I’m starting to wonder if it’s the size or the color. I have other bags that are smaller and force me to carry a smaller wallet or downsize in another way, so I’m not sure that’s the issue. But it is my only green bag... I love green. I have green sweaters, green tunics (see above), and many green scarves, so green as an accent isn’t a problem. I just don’t know what *it* is.
Maybe it’s just that i think “Well - I can carry a black, or navy instead and I don’t have to reduce anything”?
Oof - that was a lot of thinking!

 

[whateve]

I really like her too! It’s such a well made and classic bag.
I took screen shots of the two outfits I’ve worn her with this year, both are completely different - one dressy/classic, one casual.
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(Forgive my color clues - I can’t tell from the stock photos if they are black, gray, or navy... getting old isn’t for wienies!)
Anywho - I’m trying to wear it both casually and dressy - so I’m starting to wonder if it’s the size or the color. I have other bags that are smaller and force me to carry a smaller wallet or downsize in another way, so I’m not sure that’s the issue. But it is my only green bag... I love green. I have green sweaters, green tunics (see above), and many green scarves, so green as an accent isn’t a problem. I just don’t know what *it* is.
Maybe it’s just that i think “Well - I can carry a black, or navy instead and I don’t have to reduce anything”?
Oof - that was a lot of thinking!

I downsized my wallet earlier this year. Now I don't hesitate to carry my smaller bags as much. If I had to move everything to another wallet, most of the time I would think that was too much trouble. It is an amazing bag. You should carry it more.

 

[Cookiefiend]

I downsized my wallet earlier this year. Now I don't hesitate to carry my smaller bags as much. If I had to move everything to another wallet, most of the time I would think that was too much trouble. It is an amazing bag. You should carry it more.

Do you feel like your smaller wallet is just floating around in your larger bags?
That’s kind of a worry I have - as in Somewhere in here - rummaging - is my tiny wallet!!!
I also worry that - Gee I have this lovely Silk’in that I love... but I never carry it because I am carrying smaller purses. (Maybe it’s time to sell it? Because I do have 2 great French wallets that are much more compact, yet still fit everything I need in them..)
Or have you gotten smarter in that you’re only carrying smaller bags?
I do hate changing wallets - I Always leave something in the other wallet.

 

[whateve]

Do you feel like your smaller wallet is just floating around in your larger bags?
That’s kind of a worry I have - as in Somewhere in here - rummaging - is my tiny wallet!!!
I also worry that - Gee I have this lovely Silk’in that I love... but I never carry it because I am carrying smaller purses. (Maybe it’s time to sell it? Because I do have 2 great French wallets that are much more compact, yet still fit everything I need in them..)
Or have you gotten smarter in that you’re only carrying smaller bags?
I do hate changing wallets - I Always leave something in the other wallet.

There isn't a lot of stuff in my larger bags, but I do have room for a water bottle, book or sweater if I want. I have 2 full length wallets that I love. I haven't gotten rid of them so I might use them again at some point. Maybe I'll do a month or two of just bigger bags so I can do that. I don't have the perfect smaller wallet yet. I'm using one I got at a thrift store that has the perfect layout for me. I'm trying to find a nicer version of it.

 

[dcooney4]

Maybe we should do a challenge where we wear a different slg or multiple slgs through the month of December?

 

[momasaurus]

Just 2?!? View attachment 4604937
I thought I was minimalist - I have 2 eyeshadow palettes (one I really like too!), and 3 lippies!

Yes! As I get older I have really had to tone down the eyeshadow colors. But I have a zillion lipstick items.

 

[momasaurus]

November stats:
Purses in - 0 (yay!), Purses out - 2!! Yippee! I sold both the LV Musette Tango and the All Saints Kita (which was kinda sad because once it was my Goldilocks bag)
Scarves in - 2 (a gav I had been looking for (Les Amoureux de Paris) and a 140 moussie (Vinci), None out - pppfffttt. Listing more this week though - they'll make good gifts and if they don't sell - I'll gift them myself to family.

YTD - 18 purses in, 11 out - and I'm feeling pretty good about it. Still trying to sell that Danse Lente Margo though - I don't know if it's ever going to go!
I was watching a Navy Dalvy, but it's gone now. I've been watching several scarves too - even bid on a few - only to lose out on them too. Maybe, just maybe, 'someone' is trying to tell me something? I'm a little miffed about the Dalvy - I even talked to Mr Cookie about it… he's been a little curious since I told him how much that croc K would have been. And it was a navy one!

Sorry you missed the Dalvy. My favorite bag! And one of mine is navy. This is totally a bag for you! Keep looking - one will find its way to you.
I also recently bought a gav of Les Amoureux! (Blue)
Good stats - brava!
EDIT: Wow - amazing thought that maybe DH bought the Dalvy for you! Fingers crossed!

 

[momasaurus]

I did a lipstick purge, but I could only get it down to three.
1. A very lightweight one, more of a lip treatment than a lipstick, but it still gives me a bit of color.
2. My daily go-to, in a shade of medium rose.
3. Red, for the rare occasions when I'm seriously dressing up. But it's the "correct" shade of red, according to the color analysis; not an orange-red, not a blue-red, just a red-red.

I have brought my eyeshadow palettes down to four. Which I realize is a lot, but I had many more!

Very inspiring!

 

[momasaurus]

I guess they are kinda similar! The bases look much the same, but I think the Bolide is rounder than the Dalvy.
This will sound terrible - but when I see a Bolide, I think LV Alma. The Dalvy seems a bit dressier to me, most seem to be like a Sellier. As a bonus - for goofy me - they aren't made anymore, so you'll see fewer and many are vintage.
Though how old does it have to be before it's vintage?
Many people adore their Bolides - I'm watching a navy one now - because of the Bolide love.

To me the Bolide is a bit like a bowling bag (round on top), and the Dalvy does have a similar vibe to a K sellier. Bolides can dress up and down, even Ks, but the Dalvy is utterly sophisticated. Bolides can take a shoulder strap but the Dalvy no no no.

 

[momasaurus]

Adding to the off-topic conversation...

I don't use makeup on a daily basis, so I've basically thrown out every single eye shadow palette that I never use. I found it incredibly easy to do that. I have kept one (Urban Decay NAKED Eye Palette #2) that I pull out during the few times I year I actually put on makeup, for weddings and nice events and such. (I did recently purchase some eyeshadow that has SPF 30 that I might use occasionally day to day for something much more subtle, but otherwise I find makeup huge hassle, especially since I wear glasses and I have cool frames that do a lot of attention-grabbing already and the makeup just comes off throughout the day.)

However, I have a lot more fun with lipstick. I have a YSL that I love because it's so moisturizing and a beautiful soft, subtle color on me, and a few liquid lipsticks that layer well with each other (and can create different color combinations!) and stay on for 12+ hours, so I'm keeping all of them for now and just slowly using them up. I've thrown out most of the makeup that I don't use because they take up space, and my SO tells me he thinks I'm beautiful without all the makeup and stuff anyway and he loves that I'm comfortable going without it most of the time.

I can also get away with it because the industry I work in and the position I have for work doesn't require any makeup, and it wouldn't make a difference whether or not I wore it, so I just put on what's comfortable and wear a nice outfit. I do understand that for some folks, that's not possible, or they're not comfortable going without makeup, and so for various might not be able to size down what they own.

This sounds fantastic. It's great that your job doesn't require costumes and "looks."
Can you please tell us what lipsticks stay on for 12+ hours??