Have you ever heard one of those startling statistics like, for instance, how many collective hours in a lifetime you’ll spend sitting on the toilet or waiting in traffic? Well, the number of hours I spend in front of my computer shopping for, typing about, and researching beauty products would probably be even more alarming. (I could probably do the math, but I have a hunch I don’t want to know.)
Luckily for me, all of the above beauty-related activities are supremely more enjoyable than sitting on the toilet or waiting in traffic. There are lots of reasons I wanted to become a beauty editor, one being I’m thoroughly obsessed with beauty products. Even though I have easier access to products now than I did back in high school and college when I’d stockpile lists of things I wanted to try, I still to this day keep tallies, bookmarks, and screenshots of beauty items (new and…