Makeup Capsule

You've heard of the capsule wardrobe by now I'm sure. I was thinking, what if I applied these very same rules and principles to my makeup? I'm so tired of it taking me 20+ minutes to get my day makeup on every morning, so I'm going to capsulize my routine. It's not that I wear a ton of products at once, I just have about a million options available, and that takes time to sort through/decide on what to wear. My makeup capsule is going to involve a very small (to me) selection of makeup that I will use exclusively for each season. I'm going to not buy any makeup at all during the current season, and I'm even going to put my makeup samples from Birchbox and Ipsy on hold (update: you have to cancel your subscription to do this, for anyone interested). I want to invest in more expensive/nicer makeup, so this will hopefully help me realize what I truly want to splurge on. My philosophy is: you can never know what you need until you get rid of the excess. Here's to hoping this works (and that I don't go crazy for eyeshadow palettes by December!).

Here's my checklist if you want to do this too:

-One concealer (try to use a universal one if possible)

-One blush-Bronzer (only if you need it)

-One eyeshadow palette

-One brow filler (shadow or pencil)

-One eyeliner (crayon)

-One eyeliner (liquid)

-One mascara (+ curler, I'm not really counting this as separate from mascara)

-Brushes: keep this as limited as possible, and try to get a multitasking one if you can

-Lipstick/gloss: limit to 3 options only (not including chapstick, that's more of a moisturizer to me)

-Not included: face moisturizers, SPFs, primers, smudgers, etc.-One foundation or BB Creme

Fall 2014 Capsule Articles:

Here are more articles relating to my makeup capsule. Whenever I write a new article I'll make sure link it up on this page too. 

-Link to my fall 2014 makeup picks HERE

-Revisions to my list 01 // HERE 

-The Leslie Knope Power Gaze Look HERE