Minimemo #1 - Less but Better

When I was reading @phoenixwren's post, I was reminded of a practice that I’ve been doing for quite some years now. This practice helps me with tackling overconsumption problem but also helping clean my space.

Inventorying our items can help provide us with clear picture of the things we own, we might need or the things we should reconsider purchasing. When you think about it, minimalism can also help curb spending and for those who are into saving up, that’ll help us do that faster without feeling miserable.

For me, the things I’ve been trying to look into the most is my skincare and make up products. These days, I’ve been indulging myself with some skin care and make up. As much as I tried to keep it minimal, it seems that I find myself buying different shades and racking up a couple of lipsticks. Personally, when I really like something, it can get out of hands and considering there are numerous brands out there trying to make us buy whatever is on their shelves, that is a challenge itself.

Lately, the way I see from the overall internet space is that Minimalism or underconsumption will still be a trend in 2025. I’ve seen all over that even the no-buy movement is kicking off as well. That is a good sign that we’ve put a pause on yolo and endless consumerism to something against it.

A journey won’t be that difficult if there are also people going through it. This is why, this year I took some time to list all the things I’ve owned and put a stop to any future extra purchases. It helps me become more conscious of my own spending and whether I need to buy another shade of lipstick which to be honest, they’re still in the same shade only a little lighter.

This little list right here will help me reach my saving goals faster too and also not being wasteful.

When you’re a minimalist, it doesn’t mean you don’t need to take care of your skin or skimping on make up. It is far from being cheap. It actually is helping us to be more conscious of the products we choose. Not only that, we can also make a lot easier assessment because less is more.

Skincare is also the kind of product that you have to use multiple times before you can see result. Unless a certain problem arises, it’s not the kind of thing that you should jump in from one to another.

I learned my lesson.

These are the corner of my skin care where I put everything I own for this year and will not replace them until it's used up. Being underconsumption does not also mean you have to use expired products too. That's one thing some people get it so wrong and only use that as a performative underconsumption and for the shits and giggles on the internet.

Again, I will not buy anything new unless they are really used up and there’s nothing left inside the container. Afterall, these skin care and make up has longer shelf life that can last a year or two. So, it’s best to use them until they ran out which if you’re not using it too often like myself, they can last pretty long.

It also aligns with my goal this year where I want to minimize purchase but maximize my savings. There’s so many things tied to it that I’ve written about the last couple of days. This is going to help in the long run.

By the way, Minimemo is a serialized blog that will be published every Friday in which I’ll talk about my minimalism journey, learning and experiences co-existing with a hoarder. If you want to follow that adventure, stay tuned every Friday!