Resolution "LOW-BUY" 2014! Who wants to play?

[shellygrrl]

Ladies, do your limits include staples? Like mascara, concealer, etc.?

I opted to limit by product category for this rather than just limiting myself to a certain number of items. So, for me, it depends on the product. I have four mascaras in rotation, and that's enough to last until spring or summer (more likely summer), and then I'll replenish/replace. I have a couple different concealers in rotation, one of which I have a couple of backups of, so I don't need to buy concealer right now. Finally, I have four different foundations in rotation of varying coverage. I don't need to shell out for another one right now. Setting powder is another thing I'm all set on. Ditto eyeshadow primer. As for skin care or hair care, I tend to repurchase what I need when I need it anyway in those regards, so don't really need to set limits there, IMO.

 

[SleepingBeauty]

I used to buy a lot of blushes. Then I started noticing that the slight differences in the pan didn't translate to my cheeks. Easier to pass up when you realize they are not that different.

Yeah, recognising that most blushes look similar on your cheeks helps a lot not to buy any more. I just bought one two weeks ago and even though I like it, it looks super similar to blushes I had previously bought and you don't see any differences on the cheeks. So - no blushes for me at least until June, unless there's one that I really, really like.

 

[lyseD]

I bought Morning Rose from MN but counted it towards my 2013 purchases. Now I am REALLY wanting Silver Dawn, the swatches look so perfect. HELP.

 

[LinenWhite7]

I bought Morning Rose from MN but counted it towards my 2013 purchases. Now I am REALLY wanting Silver Dawn, the swatches look so perfect. HELP.

If you must have it, a wonderful and inexpensive alternative is Makeup Geek Moondust for $5.99. It is MUG's dupe for Smoke and Diamonds, which is discontinued but extremely similar to Silver Dawn.

 

[aradhana]

I bought Morning Rose from MN but counted it towards my 2013 purchases. Now I am REALLY wanting Silver Dawn, the swatches look so perfect. HELP.

It's not the same, but my mua and I were discussing how one of the special things about silver dawn was that it had a bunch of colours of sparkle in it...like smut. if you have a shade like that, maybe you could mix it with a extra dimension shadow to get a similar effect?

 

[Audrey C]

I bought Morning Rose from MN but counted it towards my 2013 purchases. Now I am REALLY wanting Silver Dawn, the swatches look so perfect. HELP.

The tiny EDES are crazy expensive for the weight they are. Are you sure you don't have something similar? Buying e/s palettes recently has really shifted my thinking on individual shadows. I can't imagine spending more than $20 for a bitty shadow when I got 12 full size for $42 in N3, for instance. Do you have the Naked2 palette? Suspect looks pretty close. I think there are a lot of shades like this - you might already have a near dupe in your stash.

 

[lyseD]

I bought Morning Rose from MN but counted it towards my 2013 purchases. Now I am REALLY wanting Silver Dawn, the swatches look so perfect. HELP.

If you must have it, a wonderful and inexpensive alternative is Makeup Geek Moondust for $5.99. It is MUG's dupe for Smoke and Diamonds, which is discontinued but extremely similar to Silver Dawn.

Great suggestion. T has really been giving the make up geek shadows great reviews.


Thank you all -- you just saved me $23.

 

[charlotte366]

I too want silver dawn but holding out as I have stolen moment and that is prob close enough! Feeling a little better today I stopped regretting by becca haul, I got 27 products for £120. And they are all things I have really wanted to try, they have been on my product wishlist for ages, when they arrive I will look and if there is anything I don't love I should be able to recoupe some cash on eBay. I also reviewed my stash and listed 9 job lots on eBay today. Hopefully they will sell and they will go someway to regaining cash on bits I just don't love. I plan to list more bits next month too and that should hopefully bring the stash under control leaving me with just stuff I wear and love. I am banning staple purchases for the first qtr as I have back ups of mascara and concealer and powder and I have plenty of foundation. I want to concentrate on using some things up as I think that might motivate me, I am so close to finishing a lipstick so hoping to concentrate in using up nearly finished stuff in January to see what progress I can make. I also I un subscribed to emails from beauty websites, if I don 'to know about sales I can't shop them!

 

[SleepingBeauty]

I don't think Silver Dawn is that unique. I think MAC or some other brand will come up with the same colour some time or other.

 

[IHughes]

It's hard to stay on track with all the offers!! At least I've missed most because they sell out quickly hahaha!

 

[charlotte366]

If you must have it, a wonderful and inexpensive alternative is Makeup Geek Moondust for $5.99. It is MUG's dupe for Smoke and Diamonds, which is discontinued but extremely similar to Silver Dawn.

Ohh I have smoke and diamonds and I can't remember the last time I wore it, I will dig it out tomorrow and try it again ! Thank you for reminding me and saving me from buying something !

 

[charlotte366]

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It's hard to stay on track with all the offers!! At least I've missed most because they sell out quickly hahaha!

Space nk wasn't that great this year , I definitely didn't 't haul like I did in 2012, I was more careful this year though as I sold a lot last year as I just bought it cos it was cheap but I did get my money back on eBay and I haven't seen anything that amazing apart from the becca stuff which appeared on a discount website

 

[sweetie]

I'm really glad to find this thread. Count me in! I did pretty good this year, but the unfortunate part was that staying off Specktra was a big part of cutting back and I missed it . It's awesome that I don't have to avoid the boards now! Last year I unbelievably avoided most of the collections (because I didn't know about them) except the Ri Ri Collections, which I planned to allow myself to indulge in, and now the Magnetic Nude collection. MSF's and EDSF are my weakness with blush following close behind. Now that I've been buying so much from these collections and other brands, I'm getting that bug again and I need to get a grip before it is out of hand. I just need to think of realistic goal. I also notice that I tend to compensate with drugstore brands when I'm not buying much department store stuff.... gotta watch that.

 

[VAL4M]

Ok only 2 days before the new year and I think i'm at a point I have to stop shopping period!. my credit card is screaming and with a second child on the way i need to take a big stand on this low-buy resolution!
Makeup : I have enough eyeshadows, lipsticks, blushes, brushes, highlighters, eyeliners, primers, perfumes and mascaras to last a lifetime!!!
the only thing I would need in the next 12 months will be skincare products.
So this is it folks my resolution for this year only 3 wharehouses sales this year (Clarins, Loreal and Guerlain this spring) instead of 6 (I wont go to their falls one)
No internet purchase!!! (this is big in 2013 i've done the majority of my purchase on the internet )
and only skincare buy!
And this forum will be a my little journal if I fail (hope it wont be the first month LOL)

 

[allthingsglam]

My goal 15 face items total.3 lip liners,20 lip products 3 brushes, thanks all I'm sticking to it aleast I'm going to try lol

 

[Kaori]

When talking about money saving, are the brands like Chanel, Dior, YSL, Guerlain etc worth the cost or you just pay for brand name and packaging? Or is sticking with cheaper brands like MAC, UD, Tarte, Stila, TooFaced etc fine(ie no big difference in quality). Are there some comparable drugstore brands that one can safely save on? =)

 

[MsKb]

Ok only 2 days before the new year and I think i'm at a point I have to stop shopping period!. my credit card is screaming and with a second child on the way i need to take a big stand on this low-buy resolution!
Makeup : I have enough eyeshadows, lipsticks, blushes, brushes, highlighters, eyeliners, primers, perfumes and mascaras to last a lifetime!!!
the only thing I would need in the next 12 months will be skincare products.
So this is it folks my resolution for this year only 3 wharehouses sales this year (Clarins, Loreal and Guerlain this spring) instead of 6 (I wont go to their falls one)
No internet purchase!!! (this is big in 2013 i've done the majority of my purchase on the internet )
and only skincare buy!
And this forum will be a my little journal if I fail (hope it wont be the first month LOL)

congrats! and good luck! having a second child seems like a great motivation to curb some spending

 

[MsKb]

I also I un subscribed to emails from beauty websites, if I don 'to know about sales I can't shop them!

Sounds great! That's my philosophy as well...'no see then no shop'!

 

[mac-obsessed]

I'm kinda excited for this challenge guys and that maybe ill finally make a dent into everything I already have.

 

[kanne]

When talking about money saving, are the brands like Chanel, Dior, YSL, Guerlain etc worth the cost or you just pay for brand name and packaging? Or is sticking with cheaper brands like MAC, UD, Tarte, Stila, TooFaced etc fine(ie no big difference in quality). Are there some comparable drugstore brands that one can safely save on? =)

If you are interested in saving money by using lower cost makeup, here are my recommendations:
Lipstick: Revlon (can't go wrong, I rate their lip products higher than MAC) and Rimmel.
Eyeshadow: Inglot
Mascara: Maxfactor
Foundation: Revlon (colourstay, photoready) and Bourjois (sleep effect)

I only own blush from Chanel, MAC and NARS, so I can't really comment on that, same with eyeliners - I only have high-end. I believe many years ago I owned a Rimmel eye pencil that seemed to do the job though?

For high end makeup, you are really just paying for the packaging and the name.