Well that's my plan for now...usually all hell breaks loose once I am in store with the products in front of me!
I think generally with the eyeshadow compacts (and other things), a lot of people just wait for them to hit the CCOs, which they always do. I ended up getting the warm set earlier this year from my CCO, back when I didn't understand just how cool toned I am! I can pull off the colors, but I have to add black over top of them to dull it out. I would like the cool toned set this year possibly, but I'm waiting until it hits my CCO either way.
I think getting the skinfinish, the lip products you want and the fluidline is smart strategy. I am assuming Superb and WoG will be among the first things to go at most places. I luckily already have Superb and can't pull off WoG, so I am good to go there. I bet Outrageously Fun lipstick goes fast most places too because it's bright pink, but mercifully that is the only lipstick or glass that I want! Yay for my wallet! LOL! I still need to figure out what fluidline(s) I want. I definitely want the pink one. I'm trying to limit myself to 2 ES for the time being.
If you don't have to have the brush set now, wouldn't be devastated if for some bizarre reason it sold out everywhere, and you have a CCO semi-near you, just wait until Jan. or Feb. to get it. As of last month, my CCO still has tons of all of last year's brush sets, as well as some from years past to boot. When I was on vacation, I popped in to 4 different CCOs, and I saw most or all of the brush sets there too.