Inventory 2012: Lipsticks

I've mentioned before that Liz's blog is one of my favourites, not least because she posts regular inventories of her stash, and the only thing better than poking around someone's makeup collection is virtually poking around someone's makeup collection.

I could have sworn I did a makeup collection post a couple of years ago, but I can't find it, so maybe that just happened in my mind. Anyway, I've decided to steal Liz's idea and take inventory of what I have, since my attempts to curb my frittering this year have been pretty pathetic - the last couple of weeks alone I've done online shopping on eBay, Crush Cosmetics, Darling Girl, My BB Cream, Echolife (shampoo - legit purchase) and the Livejournal BPAL community. Then there was a rummage through a clearance bin in a random chemist where I picked up 4 lipsticks and a couple of eyeshadows. I'm like a bloody magpie.

The picture above is my current collection of lipsticks, which I keep in a box in my fridge. I actually think that isn't a bad number - over the past year or so I've sold, given away or thrown out probably about 50 lipsticks, and this is what I have left (including the 4 chemist ones from the other day). The problem really is that there are so many similar ones - several nude-ish pinks that are almost the same, for example. I definitely have a colour preference when it comes to lipsticks.

Anyway, this is what I have right now. I've probably swatched and/or reviewed quite a few of these, but if there's anything you'd like to have a closer look at, let me know and I'll do my best to oblige.

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipsticks Luminous Cocoa, Mochachino, Bronzed, Warm Latte, Barely Brown, Nearly There

NYX Darling, CoverGirl TruShine Petal Shine, NYX Thalia, Maybelline Color Sensational Luminous Lilac, Ice Tea, Beige Rose

Maybelline Color Sensational Mauve Diamond, Rosy Dream, Stila High Shine Natasha, CoverGirl TruShine Lilac Shine, Face of Australia Mineral Lip Shine Fairy Floss

Rimmel Airy Fairy, NYX Black Label Diva, Heiress, Dusty Rose, Maybelline Color Sensational Born With It, Lacura #108 Soft Rose

L'Oreal Colour Riche Belladonna Mauve, Maybelline Color Sensational Pink Quartz, Pink Me Up, Revlon Colorburst Carnation, MAC Syrup, Rimmel Vintage Pink

Back row: Wet'n'Wild Mega Last 904B Rose Bud, 903C Just Peachy, NYX Matte Angel, Perfect Red. Front row: Prescriptives Azalea, Revlon Colorburst Peach, Stila High Shine Sarah, NYX Watermelon

Back row: Maybelline Color Sensational Warm Me Up, Plum Riche, Maybelline Rose Metal, Lacura #100 (can't remember the name), NYX B52. Front row: NYX Peony, NYX Heather, Wet'n'Wild Mega Shield Ring Around The Rosy, Revlon Colorburst Rosy Nude

I am hoping that recording all of this will encourage me to shop my stash more and resist the urge to buy all the things. But it's SO HARD. Just now I went to Nonpareil to find out the name of one of the Wet'n'Wild lipsticks and they have a sale on new NYX products. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

And for reference, here's Liz's last lipstick inventory post. Now where's yours?