Hi. This is something akin to an intro post. I've been lurking / sort of commenting for a few months now. I have a mild shopping addiction (which I'm working on) and a little too much makeup for my level of usage (which is why I'm here!). I have two cats - Pumpkin and Jack Squeakington (obligatory cat taxes 1 and 2) - which has absolutely nothing to do with makeup but LOOK AT DIS LIL BABY!!!!! Anyway, currently I'm trying to remove from my stash items that I have no use for (mostly primers and unsuitable foundations) and items I'm no longer in love with or dread reaching for (KVD ELLs, I'm lookin' at u).

I've done one makeup basket before and it was sort of a success? This week I've decided to really stick to it and use each of the following items:

• KVD ELL Jeffree (wearing today)
• KVD ELL Mother
• KVD ELL Lovesick
• KVD ELL A-Go-Go
• KVD ELL Double Dare
• TF Natural Matte palette
• Marc Jacobs Mod Noir sample

I have a larger-than-useful collection of KVD Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks and they are the focus of this week's makeup basket. I went through a fairly long phase of loving liquid lipstick but have since found myself shying away from them, if only because some colors are very difficult to touch up and even worse to remove if I'm not at home. The main point of this weeks basket it to try out all these colors that I don't reach for anymore and see if I can't fall back in love with them. I'm also trying to work myself into wearing simple one-and-done nude shades on my lids. I tend to do either eyes or lips and leave the other completely naked, ignoring the fact that you can do minimal makeup on the non-focus area to keep the look balanced. This week will also be a test of how fast can I do my makeup between waking up at 5:30 and being at work by 6am! Or maybe I should just get up earlier....MEH.

Do you have a makeup basket this week? If so, what's in it? How do you keep yourself from straying from it?