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

[Kaori]

My only issue is I am craving done thing from the nars final cut collection, I want sell the blushers but thought I might allow myself one as I have a £10 discount card for space nk. For the moment I am holding off to see if the lemming goes away!

Nice! now the earlier LM haul feels much better, doesn't it? xD
I so far don't think the nars final cut collection is any special, all the colors look so pale and I have enough pink blushes. I wonder if they will make the lip colors permanent though, I don't think they really have purples in their regular collection, so they could.

I have same issues with my cheeks! I can't use BHA on cheeks because it dries it out, can't use anything with 'acid', for example I have deluxe samples of the expensive algenist creams with alguronic acid and they made it sooo much worse just when the eczema almost disappeared (I felt adventurous, bad me...) =.= I guess I shall use them up on my legs instead of throwing them out <.<; And my eczema also hates most natural stuff, like those with aloe and cucumber or any fragrant oils, and sometimes it just hates something for no reason at all lol But luckily I was able to find certain paulas choice products that work fine, so the eczema is slowly disappearing But it's real pain in butt to have to use different products for Tzone and for cheeks *sigh*

 

[lyseD]

I managed to do two Sephora purchases this week without buying any new makeup. I ordered some Bumble and Bumble straightening products (my staples) to get the sample bonus but didn't even glance at the makeup tab. Today, I took the birthday giftcard I got from my hubby in; my backup foundation was Clinique Redness Solutions and I got a sample of Bobbi Brown BB cream lately that I like even better, so I exchanged the Clinique one for the BB. I also got some Living Proof Style Extender. No new makeup (I don't count an exchanged product as a new purchase - I swapped one for one of the same product type).

Best part, I'm out of Sephora cards!

That might seem like an odd thing to be happy about, but it's easy to splurge over the holiday season because Christmas and my birthday are a week apart and it doesn't feel like I'm spending since it's other people's money. I used my other gift cards towards my espresso machine and used my Pottery Barn card at Williams Sonoma for beautiful but overpriced espresso and latte cups and saucers.

Woot!

How do you like this? I've been meaning to try it.

 

[LinenWhite7]

How do you like this? I've been meaning to try it.

I have tried a few samples of the Living Proof style extender and I don't notice a difference at all. I prefer to use Big Sexy Hair blow dry volumizing gel - it gives my hair a salon blowout look and gives the style some hold. Nothing I've found yet helps with my second day hair. I know a lot of people adore Living Proof products but so far I haven't been blown away by anything.

 

[Ajigglin]

Ugh. I bought some MAC brushes because I needed them, a liner for my Punk Couture lippies, a P&P, all of which is okay, but then I bought a couple of things from the Goodbyes section. Almost $300 including tax. Sigh. I did win 300 in fantasy football, so that cancels out. Back to square one.

 

[Audrey C]

How do you like this? I've been meaning to try it.

I like it a lot; my hair is inconsistently wavy (some straight, some curly, some waves) so I need to straighten it for work. If I use this, I can generally get the second day without needing to touch it up at all. I got a sample and liked it enough to get the full-sized. My first tube is about half done so I knew I'd need another soon. I always use up every drop of hair products so this (plus my foundation upgrade) was a better use of the gift cards. Besides, by using them up now I won't be tempted in store by the spring collection launches.

 

[Audrey C]

I did win 300 in fantasy football, so that cancels out. Back to square one.

First, hope it's ok that I try to be the voice of reason here; I'm genuinely trying to be helpful, not to beat you up.

With that out of the way, I'm compelled to point out that you just posted a few days ago that you were unhappy with last year's spending and that you absolutely didn't want to repeat it. Well, if you spent $2400 last year, that's an average $200 per month. You just exceeded that for January and it's the first week. If you're serious about changing, you're going to have to be tough on yourself. Did you really 'need' brushes?

I don't think winning money cancels out a haul; it might finance it, but it's still money spent on makeup that you seem to want to use differently this year. Don't let yourself off the hook this easily; why were the brushes, liner and P&P ok? You were talking about skipping Maleficent because you felt that you had already bought too much.

It's early in the year, and you can absolutely meet your goal of spending less but not without changing your patterns; that's the hard part. Do you know what prompts you to buy? Does it happen when you're bored? Unhappy?

If these haven't shipped, it may not be too late to cancel the order.

Again, I just want to see you meet your goals; I'm not trying to cause offence.

 

[janette9687]

So I have been keeping up with mostly 3 threads here which is this one, the Melt cosmetic ones and he hakuhodo one but only because I like to help gals out with the hakuhodo brushes, after my tokyo xmas trip i bought 6 brushes and they were quite prices and im at 20 face brushes and 24 eye brushes from them so i am def set.

Voice of reasoning here needed for the melt lippies

I bought 3 colors already summer, stupid love and belladonna2
did not work out for me the colors are similiar to cyy, sushi kiss which i sold and bd2 pulls pink on my and looks horrible. I like the formala it smells like cinnabon but it feels waxy to me

no im subscribed to melt thread becuz im awaiting their restock for the other colors i wanted, I want to tell myself that i have these an dont need them these are the ones i want and what i possibly have to dupe them
shady lady- quick sizzle, embrace me
by starlight- heroine
space cake- dont have one
bane- i bought pun couture but havent recieved it yet, but really how often will i use black
6six6- i have FOD, TTT, and DIVA

I am not convinced by the formula and I think i just want these becuz the hype to them is getting to me, these arent exactly cheap for a starter brand and the shipping is crazy so i really should tell myself no this is a WANT you dont NEED

 

[Audrey C]

So I have been keeping up with mostly 3 threads here which is this one, the Melt cosmetic ones and he hakuhodo one but only because I like to help gals out with the hakuhodo brushes, after my tokyo xmas trip i bought 6 brushes and they were quite prices and im at 20 face brushes and 24 eye brushes from them so i am def set.

Voice of reasoning here needed for the melt lippies

I bought 3 colors already summer, stupid love and belladonna2
did not work out for me the colors are similiar to cyy, sushi kiss which i sold and bd2 pulls pink on my and looks horrible. I like the formala it smells like cinnabon but it feels waxy to me

no im subscribed to melt thread becuz im awaiting their restock for the other colors i wanted, I want to tell myself that i have these an dont need them these are the ones i want and what i possibly have to dupe them
shady lady- quick sizzle, embrace me
by starlight- heroine
space cake- dont have one
bane- i bought pun couture but havent recieved it yet, but really how often will i use black
6six6- i have FOD, TTT, and DIVA

I am not convinced by the formula and I think i just want these becuz the hype to them is getting to me, these arent exactly cheap for a starter brand and the shipping is crazy so i really should tell myself no this is a WANT you dont NEED

If you didn't like the first three, why would you go back for more? They're expensive, you don't care for the formula, you have dupes and the shipping is crazy. And you would like to spend money on these why?

Unsubscribe from the thread and hang out here with us instead.

 

[janette9687]

If you didn't like the first three, why would you go back for more? They're expensive, you don't care for the formula, you have dupes and the shipping is crazy. And you would like to spend money on these why?

Unsubscribe from the thread and hang out here with us instead.

I know I even had very good valid points to talk myself out of them, just needed the extra push! thank you!

 

[lilinah]

Quote: Originally Posted by Audrey C Ok - to help myself out, I just unsubscribed from NARS, Shu Uemura, Ulta, Urban Decay, Sally Beauty, Inglot Canada and Body Shop. It's easier to resist temptation if you're not getting daily 'reminders' of new products and sales that make it just too easy to buy products that aren't strictly required.

Yup, i've done the same thing. Definitely saves crowding in the e-mail box, too. Mine has been getting full to bursting!

 

[lilinah]

I'm not setting a limit of items per collection, since from some collections i want nothing. But i really need to rein it in.

I keep all my stuff inventoried and organized by item and color. So i'm thinking of lining up stuff and taking photos - a chorus line of plum lipsticks, a chorus line of purple lipsticks... an oyster bed of blushes and highlighters (which i rarely wear).

I think seeing all the stuff i have in color photos will be a deterrent. I have hundreds of lipsticks - but only one mouth...

I can probably easily buy no more cheek colors. And reduce the lipsticks and eyeshadows... How many frosty lime green shadows do i really need!?!

 

[LinenWhite7]

So I have been keeping up with mostly 3 threads here which is this one, the Melt cosmetic ones and he hakuhodo one but only because I like to help gals out with the hakuhodo brushes, after my tokyo xmas trip i bought 6 brushes and they were quite prices and im at 20 face brushes and 24 eye brushes from them so i am def set. Voice of reasoning here needed for the melt lippies I bought 3 colors already summer, stupid love and belladonna2 did not work out for me the colors are similiar to cyy, sushi kiss which i sold and bd2 pulls pink on my and looks horrible. I like the formala it smells like cinnabon but it feels waxy to me no im subscribed to melt thread becuz im awaiting their restock for the other colors i wanted, I want to tell myself that i have these an dont need them these are the ones i want and what i possibly have to dupe them shady lady- quick sizzle, embrace me by starlight- heroine space cake- dont have one bane- i bought pun couture but havent recieved it yet, but really how often will i use black 6six6- i have FOD, TTT, and DIVA I am not convinced by the formula and I think i just want these becuz the hype to them is getting to me, these arent exactly cheap for a starter brand and the shipping is crazy so i really should tell myself no this is a WANT you dont NEED 

I bet there are a lot of other lipstick formulas you already like. Would it satisfying your craving to pick up a new color from one of your tried and true lines? What about trying a MAC Huggable or one of the new drugstore color collections? Not trying to make you lemming after something else, just thinking of something that might save some money, be easier to get, and easier to return/exchange if you need it.

 

[thefbomb]

Aside from cutting out drugstore products (or most anyway) I'm not sure how to ensure I keep this up. I just started buying MAC and more expensive brands, I always force myself to swatch in store and make sure I like it so I do think that helps (only bought my limecrime lippies without seeing them) I think I've done pretty good so far, I really wanted Pink Velvet from Limecrime but skipped since it's expensive for product and s+h to Canada and I have so many pinks. I didn't pick up anything from the Magnetic Nudes collection and didn't use a 10% off sephora card I have. I went into sephora and mac with my gift cards in mind and didn't find a thing that interested me. All that being said I don't know what I'm going to do for future LE releases so that I don't go overboard. I think I'll definitely try not to buy anymore permanent products from MAC though and just B2M it (since I usually just get lipsticks or fluidlines)

 

[Kaori]

All that being said I don't know what I'm going to do for future LE releases so that I don't go overboard. I think I'll definitely try not to buy anymore permanent products from MAC though and just B2M it (since I usually just get lipsticks or fluidlines)

What about making a list of products that you still don't have and need for example if you don't have any setting powder or any purple lippie, something along those lines, so you wont end up with ten pretty looking LE highlighters or ten red LE lippies and no lipliners for example? =) Then you will know what exactly you need for your collection and what you need to limit yourself in.
Just an idea ^^

 

[VAL4M]

First, hope it's ok that I try to be the voice of reason here; I'm genuinely trying to be helpful, not to beat you up.

With that out of the way, I'm compelled to point out that you just posted a few days ago that you were unhappy with last year's spending and that you absolutely didn't want to repeat it. Well, if you spent $2400 last year, that's an average $200 per month. You just exceeded that for January and it's the first week. If you're serious about changing, you're going to have to be tough on yourself. Did you really 'need' brushes?

I don't think winning money cancels out a haul; it might finance it, but it's still money spent on makeup that you seem to want to use differently this year. Don't let yourself off the hook this easily; why were the brushes, liner and P&P ok? You were talking about skipping Maleficent because you felt that you had already bought too much.

It's early in the year, and you can absolutely meet your goal of spending less but not without changing your patterns; that's the hard part. Do you know what prompts you to buy? Does it happen when you're bored? Unhappy?

If these haven't shipped, it may not be too late to cancel the order.

Again, I just want to see you meet your goals; I'm not trying to cause offence.

I will barged in just a second, just because i think both points of view are valid and worth some moment to think about it .... and me too I do not want to offend anyone!
this thread is low-buy, but everyone is here for different reasons to achieve one goal save money (yah it all end up with money isn't it! ) I said both points are valid ... the first one is I had extra cash in my budget this week to spend and I achieve my goal for this week which is to stay within my budget. And you have Audrey and myself who might be here for a different reason which is for my case lowering my credit card balance ... so if I had extra money this week and didn't pay my credit card with it, it would have been failing my goal and the reason why i'm on a low buy.
So for some an action will be ok within there goal set by themselfs and for some it will be an epic failed.
I do not want to sound like an enabler and bravo Audrey to be the voice of reason here in this case but I feel the people in this forum should have a precise goal they need to meet this year, some will be to save for vacations, others because a baby, wedding, new car, new house etc, are planned this year, because if it is just to buy ''less'' it might not be enough to help you reach your goal.

 

[allthingsglam]

Yes buying less means its going to be different from person to person some people buy everything in every collection I don't I may skip two or three collections then buy big the next one I'm not judging if u can cut down on buying that's a plus in my book

 

[thefbomb]

What about making a list of products that you still don't have and need for example if you don't have any setting powder or any purple lippie, something along those lines, so you wont end up with ten pretty looking LE highlighters or ten red  LE lippies and no lipliners for example? =) Then you will know what exactly you need for your collection and what you need to limit yourself in. Just an idea ^^

Yes that is a good idea! Thanks! For example think I could cut back on hot pink lipstick and maybe get something different next time so maybe I'll try that way

 

[ma146rina]

I just cancel an order i've made a few days ago for some discounted illamasqua items that i surely didn't need and i decided not to pay a crazy amount of money on the Laura mercier artist palette on ebay.i have VERY similar eyeshadows and i found Inglot dupes for the ones i don't have.I'm proud of myself!

One of my goals for this year is not to buy more lip products and foundations,i have too many and i'm afraid they'll go bad.I have two things on my 2014 list and they're both perm(Naked 3 and too faced chocolate bar),so i don't want to get them right away.I think i'll leave a substantial amount of time between my purchases so i have time to truly enjoy the products i'm getting and still have something to expect, rather than going on a binge and getting 5134 products at once.

 

[Audrey C]

Quote: Originally Posted by VAL4M
I feel the people in this forum should have a precise goal they need to meet this year, some will be to save for vacations, others because a baby, wedding, new car, new house etc, are planned this year, because if it is just to buy ''less'' it might not be enough to help you reach your goal.

I totally agree with you - having a specific goal is really important because it's tangible and measurable. Maybe you want to reduce your credit card balance by $1500 this year ($125 a month after paying interest charges). Maybe you want to save $3000 towards a trip, wedding, whatever. Maybe you want to buy no more than X items all year, or buy no more than 3 items per collection or spend a maximum of $75 dollars a month on makeup. Our goals are personal and tailored to our own situations.

I've had the best success meeting goals in my life (losing weight, paying off debt, saving for a big purchase, etc.) when I set a goal and tracked my progress over time. I'm a visual person and a bit of a numbers geek so spreadsheets and charts are helpful to me. Others may prefer to use pictures, limit a collection by size or do something completely different...it doesn't matter how we track out successes and slips, so long as we do.

Most of us can easily rationalize why it would be ok to buy more, or break our own rules this time, etc. It's really hard to break old habits; if it wasn't we wouldn't need a thread like this. I shared my goals because I knew it would help me stay honest. Clearly I've let things get out of hand over the last couple of years; having the support and encouragement of people who get it is really helpful to me.

 

[Ajigglin]

First, hope it's ok that I try to be the voice of reason here; I'm genuinely trying to be helpful, not to beat you up. With that out of the way, I'm compelled to point out that you just posted a few days ago that you were unhappy with last year's spending and that you absolutely didn't want to repeat it. Well, if you spent $2400 last year, that's an average $200 per month. You just exceeded that for January and it's the first week. If you're serious about changing, you're going to have to be tough on yourself. Did you really 'need' brushes?  I don't think winning money cancels out a haul; it might finance it, but it's still money spent on makeup that you seem to want to use differently this year. Don't let yourself off the hook this easily; why were the brushes, liner and P&P ok? You were talking about skipping Maleficent because you felt that you had already bought too much. It's early in the year, and you can absolutely meet your goal of spending less but not without changing your patterns; that's the hard part. Do you know what prompts you to buy? Does it happen when you're bored? Unhappy? If these haven't shipped, it may not be too late to cancel the order.  Again, I just want to see you meet your goals; I'm not trying to cause offence.

No, no offence taken at all! I'm glad somebody called me out! Thank you! I was actually coming back to report that I cancelled the order. It wasn't worth getting those items now. Plus, it will give me more time to do brush research. If I go in the store and buy one when I'm ready, then I know I won't be tempted by other things. Online shopping makes it too easy to get out of line. Please continue to call me out on things. I need that tough love.