liba
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The only thing I've broken is an MSF Natural too. I wonder if they're just a little more delicate than the norm?
I definitely have backed up lip products - mostly glosses, which I go through the fastest, but also some extra perfect lipsticks like Go For It, Runaway Red and Restrict. There are some things I wanted to back up and didn't, like Gem of Roses and One of a Kind, but that's been OK, since the formulas keep getting better and then the next year you get something even nicer and up to date, like Gem of Roses >>> Venus, or Playtime >>>> Pink Popcorn, or Hibiscus >>>> Sail La Vie. Even the really unique ones you think are too crazy to ever make a return, like Candy Yum Yum (which I BU'ed) or Toxic Tale (which I didn't and was sad about), either have come back or have spawned a trend that ended up with multiple versions of the same idea. I LOVE Toxic Tale and have used half the tube, but now I have Party Parrot, which has such a better texture, and Watch Me Simmer, Scarlet Ibis, SLV, etc. - like a waterfall of fantastic colors that are all super cute! Toxic Tale has plenty of competition now, for my lovely lips.
I've also BU'ed eye liners, unusual colored mascara, and occasional offbeat things you just know will never see the light of day again, like the Gareth Pugh lashes (YES! I've worn them out on the town!!) or a couple of my favorite Big Bounce shadows. When it comes to powder products, though, I honestly don't go through them fast enough for a BU, or they're Mineralize products, where the formula keeps getting better and better every darn year. I adore all my Semi-Precious MSFs, but now this year, I've got HC MSFs which are even nicer - the texture may be similar, but so far, they seem longer lasting on my skin than the SP ones. By the time I get to the bottom of any of them, there will be something better. Those Extra Dimension SFs were spectacular and there's plenty of room for improvement on that formula, for example - lots of future possibilities.
The only powder product I've BU'ed is Elude, but that was a combo of it being a very unusual color that wasn't designed for all skin tones, plus I really did wear it every day like a regular face powder and was getting close to hitting pan on it. I still think that there will eventually be a fashion trend back to a theatrically pale face and something like Elude will be offered again, but it probably won't be Elude - just maybe something similar. This is why I do think it's a good thing to BU Earthshine if it's the perfect daily MSF for you, because that's another one like Elude that was never meant for everyone, has expensive pigments in it and won't be repromoted so fast (although maybe something similar might be next summer).
I used to hit pan on eye shadows and blushes, but that was in the ancient past, when I wasn't such a makeup fiend and had so many zillions of products! Oh the "good old days", lol.
