Beauty Reductionista is 1 year old!

Exactly one year ago today, it was not only Halloween 2010 but the day I became so bored and restless that Beauty Reductionista was created and I proceeded to push out five posts in rapid succession all day long. Who would have thought that a year later, we'd still be wading through so many products together?!?

Thank you so much for reading! It means a lot to me to know we not only share an insane love for beauty but just as insane an obsession to control and manage our material collection. I fear finding and maintaining that balance between the two ends is not just a 365-day task but a lifelong journey. Isn't it so strange how a beautiful lipstick can cheer us up on a gloomy day, and how the act of presenting the best version of ourselves can also manifest in becoming that best version? Yet if I am not careful, often I fall prey to depending on a purchase to lift my spirits rather than facing and conquering the true issues that plague my mind on a daily basis and the wrong mask can become my permanent face.

In the next few months or more, I'll be revisiting my inventory posts and reassessing how I've reduced (or not) in various areas and categories. In between the re-inventories, I'll also continue exploring the issues relating to beauty that we live with and struggle with.

Classical Beauty, Godward

For as long as concepts of beauty, time and history remain in flux, they're worth discussing, wouldn't you say?

*passes cupcakes & champagne all around* =)