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

[PixieDancer]

I'm a bit scared I'll love everything and cave. I know I can skip the 3D glitter, will probably skip Proenza, possibly FOF but that Playland collection might be my downfall. 

I'm nervous too... But initial color stories have me less anxious than I thought I would be! And instead of making my list based off what items I think I'll like, I'm REALLY trying to focus on 1-3 things that are unique and not another dupe! This MUST be progress! I love that you're chanting our anthem "Buy less. Enjoy more!" We are such a great group and truly a "team!" #TeamLowBuy

I must be sicker than sick.. I have drawers full similar to the one posted.   Each and every excuse -- my family life, my dead loved ones, my wanting to see the finale of many collections I worked on are all bullshit. sorry, but that's me when I am brutally honest. And now I am being brutally honest with myself.  I have given away a lot of product to students, young muas, new items BNIB to institutions, and others thrown away because they have been damaged,  and I still have a ton of product. Am I ashamed -- no.  I am what I am and all I need to do is go forward and live a happy life.  As much as my makeup makes me happy and has provided a nice living for me, it's time to start a new life with new goals and new horizons. life moves forward and there is no time to look back.

No time to look back. No shame. No beating ourselves up about past missteps or mistakes! Yes!! We are here to help each other take positive steps!! And end 2014 feeling empowered and confident in ourselves! HerGreyness... You always know what to say!!

Now I'm teary eyed... big hugs to everyone! :grouphug: I know it's never a solution to any problem destracting yourself by buying tons of makeup, clothes, etc. But personally it helps me not to go crazy. Having what I thought was my closest friend letting me down or seeing my dad succumbing to MS is heavy on my heart, amongst other things. Buying makeup brings me a little joy even though it can't make up for those problems and isn't a solution in the long run.

Its OK to bring a little joy into your life! You deserve that! I'm sorry about your struggles! I'm sending you hugs and lots of them!!!

I am doing great. I haven't purchased any makeup in three weeks - and it feels like FOREVER! I feel like I am in rehab. After looking at all of the upcoming collections, I am pretty safe until April and May. Then I will really need to have some self-control.

I love to hear this!!!! Keep kicking butt and posting your success!

 

[charlotte366]

Quote:Originally Posted by NaomiH


Those are the things I enjoy most as well in my life. No makeup item brings me the kind of happiness and joy that my family and friends do. What I mean in my signature is I would like to buy less cosmetics and learn to enjoy my neglected items more. I've found that since I have had a steady stream of new things I've been forgetting about some great items and want to reacquaint myself with what I have and hopefully weed out some of the duds.


THIS says it all in my mind. I buy make up as an emotional crutch except when I am at my absolute lowest I buy nothing, its the middle ground that causes me to shop. But hand over my heart, none of it brings the same joy as spending quality time with my loved ones or travel. I bought less for the first 9 months of 2013 and as a result I used that money to spend a week in Kenya, that week made me more happy than anything I have ever done and the memories are still with me everyday reminding me that life has to be lived, not spent in my room watching the world go by. I booked another trip this year as I want to live more.

 

[NewChick10]

Quote:Originally Posted by Spikesmom



So... here is some of my hoard. I snapped this pic quickly while I was getting ready this morning. What you are seeing here ladies is MSF's, bronzers, large blushes, various highlighters from other brands, who knows what else lol. WHYYYYYYYYYY SO MUCH????? I don't know if I will get to it, but I'll try to dump this out tonight and count what is in there. I'm scared. Hold me #teamlowbuy.



Looks like you have some precious jewels in there. Make a list and check it twice, sell to the ones if the price is right!!!!!

 

[SleepingBeauty]

I'm sending love to all of you who are struggeling right now, whether it's with your job or your family!

 

[NewChick10]

Quote:Originally Posted by NaomiH

That's why I'm here! I really like the majority of the items I have purchased, but I will admit that I have gotten sucked into major hype from time to time and bought some items that I probably shouldn't of (my "duds") I want to learn to shop smarter and hopefully work on getting better at not making so many impulse buys.



I have bought many things off of the hype that I ended up not liking or when I received the item I swatched it and I already have something just like it which pisses me off. I don’t want 10 lipsticks that all swatch so similar I mean really.. and I don’t even wear fuchsia pink lipstick like that. I would like to own no more than two fuchsia pick lipsticks….. so why do I keep buying more…. the hype of it and the ohhhh it’s so pretty crap. To keep myself from making this mistake too often I decided on what colors I love and try to buy more of those colors but also make sure not to exceed the max of each color I own. I have set my max for each color lipstick to be no more than five of each color Fuchsia, Red, Pink, Nude, Orange or Purple. This way I will never have over 30 lipsticks period. If I want to purchase another red lipstick then I must use up a red lippie, sell one or give one away in order to purchase another one.

 

[Audrey C]

But hand over my heart, none of it brings the same joy as spending quality time with my loved ones or travel. I bought less for the first 9 months of 2013 and as a result I used that money to spend a week in Kenya, that week made me more happy than anything I have ever done and the memories are still with me everyday reminding me that life has to be lived, not spent in my room watching the world go by. I booked another trip this year as I want to live more.

Absolutely. It's so easy to get focused on making a living that we forget to make a life. My family are going to England and Scotland this summer so I'm focused on saving for that trip. I'd much rather create memories with my almost grown children than buy a few more lipsticks that I don't need. We went to Italy together in 2012 and I'll always cherish those memories.

 

[thefbomb]

Absolutely. It's so easy to get focused on making a living that we forget to make a life. My family are going to England and Scotland this summer so I'm focused on saving for that trip. I'd much rather create memories with my almost grown children than buy a few more lipsticks that I don't need. We went to Italy together in 2012 and I'll always cherish those memories.

Colour me green with envy! I want to travel to England. I hope you love it! My boyfriend and I are hoping to take our first trip (just to NYC to explore and shop) this year so the more I can save then the better. It's nice to have another goal in mind for that money, I think it helps keep you on track

 

[elkaknits]

That's why I'm here! I really like the majority of the items I have purchased, but I will admit that I have gotten sucked into major hype from time to time and bought some items that I probably shouldn't of (my "duds") I want to learn to shop smarter and hopefully work on getting better at not making so many impulse buys.



I have bought many things off of the hype that I ended up not liking or when I received the item I swatched it and I already have something just like it which pisses me off. I don’t want 10 lipsticks that all swatch so similar I mean really.. and I don’t even wear fuchsia pink lipstick like that. I would like to own no more than two fuchsia pick lipsticks….. so why do I keep buying more…. the hype of it and the ohhhh it’s so pretty crap. To keep myself from making this mistake too often I decided on what colors I love and try to buy more of those colors but also make sure not to exceed the max of each color I own. I have set my max for each color lipstick to be no more than five of each color Fuchsia, Red, Pink, Nude, Orange or Purple. This way I will never have over 30 lipsticks period. If I want to purchase another red lipstick then I must use up a red lippie, sell one or give one away in order to purchase another one.

ah man if I had that rule I would be looking at all my red lipsticks and saying this one pulls ORANGE this one pulls PINK this one pulls PURPLE etc and still have to get rid of most of them. Not ashamed about it or anything. My husband loves reds and I love plums or reds pulling pink so I only have 2 or 3 nudes, no oranges. All ahem not counting them lipsticks are red or pinky red or so blue red as to be purple/plum or fuchsia.

I am eagerly anticipating the By Request and my return to Estee Lauder &Co come april~ my birthday month. I have resisted so many pretty things since last July. I honestly don't think I purchased anything other than a handful of things... 2 of the Dior Holiday things {lipstick and a nail polish}, a nail polish from Chanel and was gifted a {pointed it out} lipstick from Chanel. I honestly think that is all I got since RiRi the first. Oh I bought 2 back-ups of a el inexpensive nail polish from Sally Hansen because my husband loves it and it was an LE from a few years ago.... one was to be a gift to my Chanel counter gal but she wasn't allowed to accept it.

Now I am wanting to go over and count so I can be sure to be honest.....

 

[Audrey C]

Colour me green with envy! I want to travel to England. I hope you love it! My boyfriend and I are hoping to take our first trip (just to NYC to explore and shop) this year so the more I can save then the better. It's nice to have another goal in mind for that money, I think it helps keep you on track

I didn't make it to Europe until I was in my 40s! I remember the first trip I went on with my husband (then boyfriend) - San Francisco. It took a lot of saving at a much lower income, but it was worth it. We had a great time. Hope you enjoy NYC - I usually get there on business once a year and always have fun. It's definitely worth giving up some splurges along the way to get there. Same day half price theatre tickets in Times Square and $6 Inglot shadows a block away make passing up on much more expensive MAC singles and quads along the way much easier.

 

[thefbomb]

I didn't make it to Europe until I was in my 40s! I remember the first trip I went on with my husband (then boyfriend) - San Francisco. It took a lot of saving at a much lower income, but it was worth it. We had a great time. Hope you enjoy NYC - I usually get there on business once a year and always have fun. It's definitely worth giving up some splurges along the way to get there. Same day half price theatre tickets in Times Square and $6 Inglot shadows a block away make passing up on much more expensive MAC singles and quads along the way much easier.

Yeah I really hope we carry the plan through and go. I heard there was the Inglot store! I have to make sure to go if we go. I think as long as you go and treat yourself well sometimes it doesn't matter what age you take your trip

 

[NaomiH]

I felt the same way after seeing the colour stories emerge! Playland had me really nervous, but after seeing how all the lippies seem like they could be versions of things I already have so I was able to narrow it down to 2 of the casual colours (I missed them last time) and maybe a lipglass or two. *whew* That sounds like pretty good progress to me!

#TEAMLOWBUY!!

 

[NaomiH]

Those are the things I enjoy most as well in my life. No makeup item brings me the kind of happiness and joy that my family and friends do. What I mean in my signature is I would like to buy less cosmetics and learn to enjoy my neglected items more. I've found that since I have had a steady stream of new things I've been forgetting about some great items and want to reacquaint myself with what I have and hopefully weed out some of the duds.

THIS says it all in my mind.

I buy make up as an emotional crutch except when I am at my absolute lowest I buy nothing, its the middle ground that causes me to shop.

But hand over my heart, none of it brings the same joy as spending quality time with my loved ones or travel. I bought less for the first 9 months of 2013 and as a result I used that money to spend a week in Kenya, that week made me more happy than anything I have ever done and the memories are still with me everyday reminding me that life has to be lived, not spent in my room watching the world go by. I booked another trip this year as I want to live more.

That's fantastic, Charlotte! I bet Kenya was amazing. Where are you planning on going this year? Travel is another reason that I'm low buying, I would like to do a trip each year or so and start to check some places off my "Places to go to" list. Last year was England and this year will be a return there again (my boyfriend lives there), but I'm also going to try and squeeze in a train trip to Paris while I'm there visiting. I'd like next year to be either Greece or Germany.

 

[NaomiH]

That's why I'm here! I really like the majority of the items I have purchased, but I will admit that I have gotten sucked into major hype from time to time and bought some items that I probably shouldn't of (my "duds") I want to learn to shop smarter and hopefully work on getting better at not making so many impulse buys.



I have bought many things off of the hype that I ended up not liking or when I received the item I swatched it and I already have something just like it which pisses me off. I don’t want 10 lipsticks that all swatch so similar I mean really.. and I don’t even wear fuchsia pink lipstick like that. I would like to own no more than two fuchsia pick lipsticks….. so why do I keep buying more…. the hype of it and the ohhhh it’s so pretty crap. To keep myself from making this mistake too often I decided on what colors I love and try to buy more of those colors but also make sure not to exceed the max of each color I own. I have set my max for each color lipstick to be no more than five of each color Fuchsia, Red, Pink, Nude, Orange or Purple. This way I will never have over 30 lipsticks period. If I want to purchase another red lipstick then I must use up a red lippie, sell one or give one away in order to purchase another one.

That sounds like a really great strategy, NewChick10. I was really proud of myself for letting Pleasurebomb from RiRi Holiday go as I realized as I was about to check out that I would never use it. Sure it's pretty, but I am and always have been more of a wearer of darker colours and as far as fuchsias and pinks I can't even remember the last time I reached for one of my pink lipsticks so I could in all reality probably never buy another of either of those colours again. Unless I were to actually find a HG one that is unique and looks smashing on me. lol

 

[BreeMakeupGeek]

Yeah I really hope we carry the plan through and go. I heard there was the Inglot store! I have to make sure to go if we go. I think as long as you go and treat yourself well sometimes it doesn't matter what age you take your trip

Agree I read somewhere that stated " Spend your money on memories & not on material things, I have traveled a little, Mexico once & many times to FL & the Caribbean (2x), I would love to go to France, Italy & Cruise, I'm working on the last one since I can get Seasick & I'm so afraid of flying.

 

[NaomiH]

So far this week I have rediscovered how much I love my Tarte Amazonian clay blush in Blushing Bride, Diamonds CCB, Midnight Mambo MSL and Rebel l/s.

 

[NaomiH]

Colour me green with envy! I want to travel to England. I hope you love it! My boyfriend and I are hoping to take our first trip (just to NYC to explore and shop) this year so the more I can save then the better. It's nice to have another goal in mind for that money, I think it helps keep you on track

I hope you and your bf enjoy NYC. I haven't gone there yet either, but it's on my list!

 

[trina11225]

Agree I read somewhere that stated " Spend your money on memories & not on material things, I have traveled a little, Mexico once & many times to FL & the Caribbean (2x), I would love to go to France, Italy & Cruise, I'm working on the last one since I can get Seasick & I'm so afraid of flying.

yea, this year it is more about experiences to me, than material things. I still enjoy them, but i brought so much , that it is not as enjoyable.

 

[kerry-jane88]

hi ladies,
i need some encouragement

as all the new collections have launched, ive wrote my interest lists, which are always about 6 or so items but i think the most items ive ever bought from a collection is 3.
it seems as if there wont be an new MAC launches in the UK until march, i remember it last year there were about 3 collections launched on the same day when baking beauties was out and it was madness!
so it looks as if it will be the same this year too.
im not worried that i'll buy too much, as it's kind of good they all come out at once because then i can only get what i TRULY feel confident that i will use.
obviously, the downside is that i will have to save up quite a bit of money for such a big haul.

and so... im thinking i should do a no buy for all of february!
and i could put away the money i would usually spend ready for all the march and april collections?

is it a bit too drastic? anyone got a more gentler suggestion for me? like 1 purchase a week or a cash limit?

 

[thefbomb]

I hope you and your bf enjoy NYC. I haven't gone there yet either, but it's on my list!

Thank you! It's not written in stone yet but I have high hopes. I hope you get to every place on your list too!

 

[charlotte366]

Quote:Originally Posted by NaomiH

That's fantastic, Charlotte! I bet Kenya was amazing. Where are you planning on going this year? Travel is another reason that I'm low buying, I would like to do a trip each year or so and start to check some places off my "Places to go to" list. Last year was England and this year will be a return there again (my boyfriend lives there), but I'm also going to try and squeeze in a train trip to Paris while I'm there visiting. I'd like next year to be either Greece or Germany.



Kenya was out of this world, I love wildlife and photography so it was a dream come true! It was so amazing I am doing it again this year, but in a slightly different area and different time of year. I am also hoping to go to Burma or Australia this year to and then next year for my 30th Birthday I would like to go to the Antartic. Once I hit 30 I would like to buy a house, so I feel like now is the time to enjoy myself and create memories before I have huge financial responsibilites, excess make up doesn't fit in my plan so this low buy thread came along at the right time. On a good positive note a newly qualified make up artist in my area is trying to buy for their kit and its interested in my BNIB Illamasqua and MAC stuff, so hopefully I will be in a position to sell some more this weekend!