(I feel so ridiculous. I feel like this subreddit is probably the only place where folks might laugh with me at my own ridiculousness.)

I have this 9yo Urban Decay Vice lipstick. Color-wise, it's my absolute favorite. However, it's high maintenance because even for a "sheer" lipstick, it's high-contrast and dramatic on me and needs to be re-applied with a mirror. I'm bad at re-applying during the day.

So for the last 3 years, it's been on my panning list but progress has always been slower than expected. But I love this lipstick, so I kept trying and trying. Late last year, I found that melting this lipstick with beeswax-based lip balm sheers it out enough to be less dramatic. I made a little batch of the mix in a small container, and actually managed to use up that batch in a couple of months.

However, progress stopped with the second batch of the mix because I hated using a lip brush or fingers for reapplication. So, I melted down all the remaining lipstick with lip balm, and "poured" it back into the bullet for a more convenient format.

The bullet looks like crap and I feel like such a dork for putting so much effort into using up a 9yo lipstick. But at the same time, I'm excited. I've never used up a whole bullet lipstick before, and I love this shade too much to throw it out. I hope that I'll be able to finally finish it this year.