My vanity was in a mess!

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Another outdated post...

Okay, if you have been reading my blog or following me on Instagram, you will know I love my skincare...
This was even more difficult than decluttering my clothes and accessories!
X 100!

Yes, I love my skincare to death. lol
I am not showing off what I own!
Just sharing my mess... hmm...
I just realize it is stressful to own so many things...
It is scary!
I even have spreadsheets to keep track of my skincare...
What items I have, the expiry dates and stuff like that...
S.T.R.E.S.S is there.
I did not even realize until now!

All the skincare and makeup products out from hiding.
SCARY!

I did not even realize how much money I spent on these!
It took me about 4 hours to sort and re-organize my skincare.
I did not have enough time to sort my makeup products and reorganized them.
That took another few hours... I think...

Step 1: Take everything out!

A few shots of the mess I created on 26 September 2016

My drawer was in a mess too!

So, this is how I decided to reorganized these stuff...
I did not think I will throw or give away a lot of stuff from here...
My focus is really skincare... So... It will take some time for me to change my habit...

Completely empty!

Step 2: Categorize everything!

All the hair products...


Step 3: Throw!

I did threw away a few samples that had expired...
Only a few...



Step 4: Put them back!

This was a little harder as space is limited.

I wanted to keep all the same products in the same place so I know where exactly everything is...

I decided to place the body and hair products in this corner...

Toners

Cleansers

And more toners!

Make up removers

Boosters

Nose packs

Sunscreens, lip products, sleeping packs, peeling gels, eye masks

Mask packs, moisturizer

 Here are the products that I am currently using

Cotton buds,hand creams, essential oils, cleansing brush, nail polishes and some random stuff

Makeup products I am currently using and some perfumes hiding behind

These are the other makeup products and sponges that I am not currently using.
I decided to place this next to my vanity.
On the floor.
lol

Yes, I do not need to buy anything for a few years, I think...
Yes, I know it is scary.

I like how everything is grouped together.
It is easier for me to find what I need.

I am trying my best to finish the products so I can use the space for some other stuff!

Ok, that's all!
Bye~~~

A trip into my wardrobe - Part 2: Accessories

Sunday, April 8, 2018

Oh, hi!
I have been a little busy organizing my room...
I love how neat my wardrobe is so I decided to declutter even more stuff!

This is also necessary because when you have too many, you would not see all of it!
I think I do not have that many but still, I think I rarely use them.
So, it is time to take a look at them!

Well, I forgot about most of the belts...
I think I did not use any of the belts for the past two years or so...
Super guilty...
I think it is better to give them away...

My belts - before

I did not wear any accessories because I kept them hidden... except my wedding ring...
I think it is time to take them out from hiding and decide which ones get to stay.
I did not think I own that many but I did!

My organizer - before

Random accessories stored in the pill box

My necklaces - before

My bracelets - before

My ear rings - before
I had no idea I owned so  many since I never really see them. lol

I started with:-

4 scarves

8 belts
2 watches
6 necklaces
3 bracelets
9 earrings
1 ring

Total: 33 items

Well, I cannot get rid of these!
Hubby bought one for me and I bought the other one myself
There is no way I am getting rid of these!

I ended up with:-

2 scarves

3 belts
2 watches
4 necklaces
1 bracelet
3 earrings
1  ring


Total: 16 items

My belts - after

My necklaces - after

My ear rings - after


Happy to keep only these...
I am still thinking of a way to organize them so I will actually see them...

At the moment I had organized some of these as below:-


If you have any tips, do let me know!
Thanks in advance.
I am going back to organize some other stuff!

See you till then :)

A trip into my wardrobe - Part 1: Clothes

Friday, March 30, 2018

This was in my draft for a long time.
I thought I had already posted it...
Better late than never right?

Today I am writing on something different than usual.

I saw quite a number of videos on wardrobe decluttering and minimalism and similar stuff.

I find the idea really nice.

I am impressed. I want to live with less mess. Lol.

Yes, my wardrobe is a mess.

I did not really give this post a title when I started writing this post.

I was actually thinking about the title even after I started writing this.

Anyway, I will think about the title later.

So what finally made inspired me to clean out my wardrobe?

The minimalism idea sparks interest in me.

The videos I watched makes sense to me.

Finally, I decided to learn from the videos.

18th September 2016 - Sunday

I cleared my wardrobe.

I made a mess on the bed...

My husband was very shocked when he came to the room.

Yes, he freaked out!

I told him not to worry because I will clean it all up soon...

It took a few hours...

It was a tiring process but I was really happy!

Step 1 - Gathering

I started by gathering all my clothes and placed them all on the bed.

It was a mess.

I cannot really separate them into the Yes, Maybe and No pile.

I only knew a few that I would want to keep.

Most are all in Maybe pile.

Only a few went to the No pile immediately.

Step 2 - Categorize

I categorized the items accordingly.

Long pants, shorts, skirts, dresses, shirts, tank tops, and so on...

Then I look at how many items are in the specific category.

Step 3 - Try it on

I really think trying each piece on is easiest to filter through the clothes.

When I tried on the item and it is uncomfortable, I immediately threw it into the No pile

Some, I decided to put into the No pile because the color is hard to match

Step 4 - Donate or sell

If there are clothes that you never wore before, try to sell it.
If it is in a good condition, I consider giving it to my sisters for them to filter through or finally sell it.
Donate those clothes if selling is difficult


I had a total of 123 items.

I started with:-
 45 tops
16 cardigans or layering pieces
16 rompers/dresses
14 jeans/pants/shorts
2  bikinis
15 skirts
11 pajamas
5 leggings


I ended up with:-
18 tops
7 cardigans or layering pieces
5 dresses
11 jeans/pants/shorts
1  bikinis
6 skirts
6 pajamas
2 leggings

Total: 56 items

Most of my cloths after decluttering
It used to be totally full with hangers...
Yes, it was terrible.

It is still a lot.... I know...

I am still trying to cut down the number further...

Since I find it hard to filter it now...

I am trying the reverse hanger trick...

As of now, I am trying to see which ones I will not wear and then filter it again end of this year.

I do hope I will not go shopping anytime from now till then...

The last time I went shopping for clothes was in February 2016 for Chinese New Year...

The number is not important, as long as I can still manage it....
I love the fact that I can get dressed really quickly and I can see all my clothes!
I have a feeling that I will not wear some of the clothes I kept...
hmm...


Okay!
That's all!

Thanks for reading :)
xoxo