Project 50 Bottles

I'm a big youtube fan. I love to watch makeup tutorials and vlogs. Well, one of my favorite vloggers is participating in something called Project 10 Pan. The basic idea is that you have to finish (a.k.a. "hit pan") on 10 makeup items before you can buy anything else. This is a really great idea for people who have way too much makeup and perpetually buy more.

However, I'm not that kind of gal. I do love my makeup, but I am pretty stingy when it comes to what I am willing to buy. As a makeup snob, I tend to buy expensive makeup. However, I rarely buy something new; rather, I am usually just buying a replacement for something that I have hit pan on. I have my basic makeup setup and I am happy with that.

Of course, that doesn't apply to other areas in my life. For instance, the bathroom.













I have a TON of bath and beauty products that I have accumulated over the years. As a female, I am routinely given bath and beauty products as gifts. Add to that my compulsion to find "something that works" and you get a bathroom with enough products that people comment on them. Since we don't have a lot of bathroom storage, I can't even hide my dirty little secret!

So, probably 6 months ago, I decided to start Project 10 Bottle. I'm committed to using up the products I currently have before buying more. And so far, I'm sure I've used up more than 10 bottles, but I'm not ready to stop. I think I want to reach 50 bottles.

Does this sound ambitious? Have you looked at my bathroom?! I have probably 10 bottles of shampoo and conditioner as well as the monster of all conditioner bottles.


I also have a ton of lotions, body sprays, and hair products.

Of course, I haven't been 100% good about not getting stuff. I found a new body wash that I'm in love with, so I bought 3 bottles. I also got some new hair products that I'm also in love with. But other than that, I've been pretty good.

So here are the rules:
1. I have to use up 50 bottles of product before I can buy more.
2. Exception: Things I routinely buy, such as toothpaste, soap, Head and Shoulders, etc. will be replaced as needed.
3. I will post here and keep an accurate count (I'm starting today with 10 items already done since I KNOW I'm well over that mark).
4. I will try to use a little of something I don't normally use every day. For example, I never use lotion, but since it's cold out and my skin is very dry, I need to actually use it.
5. Small bottles and big bottles all count as 1. I figure they all even out in the end.
6. I will NOT pour things down the drain or use a product in excess at any given time just to get rid of it.

So how am I going to start? Since I've been working on this for well over 6 months, I have actually started making room (yay!). If you can believe it, I had WAY more stuff before. So, this weekend I'm going to organize my bathroom shelves. I will throw out anything that is old (which is actually pretty unlikely to be anything), display items to be easier to reach, and rotate in some other products that I have stashed away in our linen closet so that I can start getting rid of that stuff as well.

Whew! Wish me luck! I'll keep you updated every week.

If you are interested in joining this challenge, please post a blog and link to it here.