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Surprising Beauty Products I Stockpile

ByCordelia

Surprising Beauty Products I Stockpile

Happy Friday! The Beauty Blog Coalition has teamed up today for a monumental series. I’m sharing my surprising beauty products I stockpile. In truth, I have enough eyeshadows stockpiled to makeup an entire army. But in addition to copious amounts of eyeshadow, I do stockpile other beauty products, which may or may not surprise you.

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Surprising Beauty Products I Stockpile

All products are cruelty free and some products are vegan.

MAKEUP

Iridescent White Eyeshadows with Blue Reflects
It started when I fell in love with MAC Vellum, and then Vellum was supposed to be discontinued. I’ve got several eyeshadows stockpiled that look like this including Urban Decay Aura (blue side, from the Oz Palette), Nyx Opal, Inglot AMC Shine 28 and Fyrinnae Winter, Again (vegan).

Teal Blue Eyeshadows
I love teal blue, or blues that lean teal. It’s like the perfect shade that always makes me happy. There are many, but I’ll list a few UD Gonzo, Shattered, Haight, Deep End, NARS Tropic, Sugarpill Afterparty, Darling, Makeup Geek Poolside, Shark Bait, Peacock,  Glamour Doll Eyes Mermaid’s Plumage, Illamasqua Intense, Burst, Fyrinnae Digital Faerie, Gaity, Pteranodon, Sleepy Hollow, Darling Girl Leviathan, Model Walk, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Poolside Party, Charon… I could go on and on.

Purple Eyeshadows
Uhm yeah, I don’t have a purple problem. Really! Sugarpill Poison Plum, Weekender, Hysteric, Elemental Chaos, Makeup Geek Duchess, Pop Culture, UD Freakshow, Frigid, Fishnet, Gravity, Asphyxia,  Silk Naturals Siobhan, Stinger, Vivid, Scream, Sidecar, Breathe, Conjure, Howl, Kick, Darling Girl Mistress, Anam Cara, Basket Case, Nerpette, Que Sera Sera, Seawitch, The Count, Voodoo, Fyrinnae Because Cats, Cuddlefish, Delvian, Snowboarding, Wicked, Shinigami….

Fyrinnae, Silk Naturals and Sugarpill are vegan. Some Urban Decay and Darling Girl products are vegan.

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
It’s my all time favorite eyeshadow primer. I never want to run out. I’ve got 7 tubes (3 original, Candlelight, Champagne, Glitter Glue and Lemon Drop) of it.

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
I love this for foiling eyeshadow. (vegan)

Cover FX CC Cream
I love my CC Cream and I NEVER EVER EVER want to run out. I’ve got multiple tubes. (vegan)

Cinema Secrets Brush Cleaner
I use this to clean my makeup brushes. It’s quick and easy. It sanitizes, leaving a nice soft scent. It removes all bacteria. The brushes dry almost instantly. Best cleaner ever!

NAIL POLISH

Cult Nails Nevermore
This is my perfect one coat black nail polish. I’ve repurchased this and gifted it to people. Ray likes to borrow it from me, too. It’s great for nail art, to wear on its own, for stamping etc. I think I have 2 or 3 bottles in my stash currently. (vegan)

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Technopagan
Uhm, yeah, I had to buy 2 of these. I can’t be without this beautiful nail polish. (vegan)

Multi-chrome and Scattered Holo Nail Polish
KBShimmer, Literary Lacquers, NCLA, ILNP, Girly Bits, Zoya, piCture pOlish and Cirque Colors all make beautiful polishes and I always feel like I need them because they’re so fascinating to look at!

Zoya Remove
This is seriously the best nail polish remover that I’ve ever tried. It’s a 3-in-1 nail polish remover, nail prep and nail conditioner. I have a large bottle and a small bottle with a flip top. I always refill the small bottle since it’s easier to use than the giant one, but I buy the giant bottle because it’s cheaper overall.

HAIR

Batiste Dry Shampoo
I’ve got 4 different scents of this in my hair cabinet. I love this stuff.

Cocoa Pink Argan Therapy Creme
I have 2 bottles currently because I love how this stuff makes my hair feel.

DermOrganic Leave-in Shine Therapy 
This product is made with argan oil. It protects from heat if you blow dry or flat iron your hair. It speeds up dry time if you blow dry. It makes your hair feel soft and it smells soooooo good. (vegan)

Pravana ChromaSilk Vivids
I am in love with Violet, Wild Orchid and Green. These colors last so well in my hair. I’ve got 6 tubes in my bathroom right now.

SKINCARE

Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentrate
This moisturizer without SPF is extremely soothing on my skin and I love to use it. It’s great to prep your skin with before you apply makeup if you don’t need SPF, or if you want to use it at night. I love how it feels. It contains shea butter, which my skin loves and it helps to moisturize your skin over an extended period of time. LOVE! James Vincent turned me on to this and I’m so very glad he did.

Paula’s Choice Gentle Touch Makeup Remover
This is my favorite makeup remover and I always have 2 bottles on hand – one in my studio and one in my bathroom. It contains aloe vera and green tea to nourish and soothe the skin. Licorice extract brightens the skin. (most PC products are vegan)

Paula’s Choice RESIST Super Antioxidant Serum
I love using this serum on its own. You can mix it with eye creams. I usually use it under a daytime or night time moisturizer. (vegan)

Paula’s Choice RESIST Anti-Aging Clear Skin Hydrator
This is a  nice anti-aging moisturizer without retinol. Love it. (not vegan)

Supergoop! SPF 35+ Save Face Oil-Free AM Moisturizer
It’s made with Vitamin E, Blueberry extract, and has broad spectrum UVA and UVB protection. I work from home and sit next to my sliding glass doors to be able to enjoy the view outside daily, so I always feel it’s important for me to have on SPF to protect my skin. See my review.

Supergoop! SPF 30 MintFusion Lip Balm
I have these in my purse and in my living room so that I always have SPF for my lips.

Bath and Body Works Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin Shower Gel
I stock up on this stuff so it lasts me throughout the year. I have the body spray, fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body scrub. I love this stuff.

What are you stockpiling? What do you never want to run out of?

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Cordelia Frost is the creative force behind Phyrra, a treasure trove for cruelty-free indie and goth makeup enthusiasts. She's the author of the game-changing 'Hooded Eyes Makeup Manual' a must-read for hooded eyes makeup.

Cordelia's world is a kaleidoscope of alternative beauty, gothic fashion, and life-enhancing tips, making every visit to Phyrra a journey into a more colorful and inspired self.

46 Comments

  1. I’m pretty minimal, so I don’t stockpile. I get bored too easily, and then I’m stuck with something I don’t want. I do buy a mix of serums and facial oils, and I blend and swap them according to my skin’s needs.

  2. I’m with you on the vellum/opal type colors I turn in to a little girl with those. I love nyx opal as a highlighter too

  5. I love pumpkin stuff too. I know you are a big fan of Paula’s Choice stuff, I need to try more of her line.

    1. She really makes great products and I love that you can see the research for each product on its product page to understand the why / how of the claims.

  9. purple was the first color i fell in love with and horded when i started collecting makeup. as time went on, i realized i preferred greens. i don’t stockpile, i’m always looking for something new that’s better.

    1. I don’t tend to stockpile specific colors, like, Urban Decay Frigid, but definitely specific shades, like purple. I’m with you, there’s always something new in the purple (or green) family to try out 🙂

  10. I never would have guessed you hoard purple and teal shadows! lol. Great stuff on this list. What is the lemon drop version of Too Faced Shadow Insurance? I’ve never seen that one!

      1. I usually only have 3 open at a time. A waterproof, a blackest black and a brown. But I have a bin full of still in the package ones I bought

        1. I currently have open Urban Decay Perversion (my 2nd tube), Urban Decay Subversion Primer (not really a mascara since it’s a mascara primer), Too Faced Better Than Sex (my 3rd or 4th tube I think?), and Anastasia Lash Genius (wateproof top coat). I use the Anastasia to waterproof whatever I’m wearing.

          1. I didn’t know about the Anastasia one I don’t think… I’ll have to check that out!

  15. i always go for the blue brown type of shadows, pigments, anything that is close to that, i have. hahaha i don’t know why i just need them!

  18. Oh girl… I am bad with nail polish. Sometimes I think I buy the same color over and over again. lmao I’m a major eye shadow hoarder… it’s as if I don’t have enough bronze and plum shades or purples either… geez…c ommit me.

    1. Mascaras are the one thing I don’t hoard. I toss them at 6 months. Concealers, I have a good amount, but mostly use Cover FX, Silk Naturals or OCC.

  24. OMG I am such a eye shadow hoarder too. I am HUGE bronwns, bronzes, everything neutral for sure. And I seriously have a issue with hoarded multiple tubes of Embryolisse Lair Creme Concentrate it is just amazingness. lol…

  26. I’ve recently discovered The Body Shop’s tea tree line and I love it! I stock up whenever Ulta has those “$3.50 off $10” coupons. I also like to stockpile Kiss My Face sunscreens.

  27. THE. BEST. nude nail polish ever that matches my finger color perfectly, vintage Revlon “Nordic Nude”. I stockpiled it (about 4 bottles) and still occasionally try to custom mix other things to match it. It’s just perfect.
    I also stockpile scented shower gels or lotions if I find them in a fragrance that I like. I have some “backup bottles” of a few of my favorite BPAL scents, too.
    I’ve had soooo many products that I’ve LOVED over the years get discontinued, I sometimes will buy “extra” just in case my current loved products get cut.
    I have back up Maybelline “Pomegranite Punk” and “Gold Rush” cream eyeshadows, but for cosmetics, I think that’s about it.
    Tends to create storage problems, but oh well.

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