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

[Audrey C]

Well, I vote for putting your favourite blush into a palette if that's how you'll use them more and then putting other blush into the LE packaging if you like it. That's what I do. The blush containers pop out easily, so you can then BTM the black ones.

 

[Rainbunny]

thank you so much!  I was afraid that New Attitude would be like Dior's Rosy Glow on so your eye is of great help.  Now to debate with myself if I even need another blush {I know the blush aficionados are cringing at that but seriously Sin was it for a decade}

I think maybe I misunderstood your query because this is the low-buy thread. I wasn't trying to make you feel bad if you really want to buy from this collection.

 

[elkaknits]

oh I don't feel bad.... I just listed my stuff so somebody could say you have a ton of colors like it or nope you are right you could put a pink in there without having much overlap. I probably won't end up getting anything from it anyway but I figured more blush owners could weigh in on if any would be wearable on me and not serve a purpose already covered by my stash.

more of a opening to talk me down but I am not jonsing for them or anything just thinking hmmm I don't think I have many pinks... now that I pulled them out I see that I have two pink blushes ;P

 

[User38]

Spikedsmom.. they are lovely but they are very similar in so far as colour range. If they are used, you might as well keep them as they are not really sale material. Keeping the LE packaging is just a lovely memento, but once you have touched the product it is of value to you alone.

 

[Kaori]

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.

That's cool! Make sure you buy tickets well in advance though, mainly if you plan to go in summer, because last minute is super expensive, not just for oversea but also for cheap europe airlines. At least month in advance you can score great ticket prices with ryanair(but cant change dates later). And there is even fast train between london and paris just 2hrs 15mins
My hubby and I went to visit family in europe last year in summer and because I kinda did everything at the last minute, we ended up paying double for plane tickets, ugh =.= Wont do same mistake twice lol

 

[NaomiH]

That's cool! Make sure you buy tickets well in advance though, mainly if you plan to go in summer, because last minute is super expensive, not just for oversea but also for cheap europe airlines. At least month in advance you can score great ticket prices with ryanair(but cant change dates later). And there is even fast train between london and paris just 2hrs 15mins
My hubby and I went to visit family in europe last year in summer and because I kinda did everything at the last minute, we ended up paying double for plane tickets, ugh =.= Wont do same mistake twice lol

I bought my plane ticket last minute last time (August) and am determined not to do that again as well. lol. I plan on buying my ticket in the next week or two (leaving in May) in an effort to avoid that again. I'm really hoping I do get to take the train into France, or even the ferry that takes you to Calais from Dover would be neat. I'm really excited that I get to stay a bit longer this time and see more than I did when I was there over the summer. I'm also going to try and figure out a better phone situation as the plan I had last time did not work out how I wanted it to, I felt so naked not being able to use my phone like I'm used to. lol

 

[Kaori]

I bought my plane ticket last minute last time (August) and am determined not to do that again as well. lol. I plan on buying my ticket in the next week or two (leaving in May) in an effort to avoid that again. I'm really hoping I do get to take the train into France, or even the ferry that takes you to Calais from Dover would be neat. I'm really excited that I get to stay a bit longer this time and see more than I did when I was there over the summer. I'm also going to try and figure out a better phone situation as the plan I had last time did not work out how I wanted it to, I felt so naked not being able to use my phone like I'm used to. lol

hi5! lol We were not able to use our phones either, it sucked =/ Thinking about getting cheap local prepaid phone when we visit next time =)

Quote: Originally Posted by PixieDancer


Silly girl! I'll lose mine too within the next 6 months. It feels like getting kicked out of the popular kids group! BUT now you are part of a new group... TeamLowBuy!! And we truly care about you... Not your money!

Isn't the VIB status good until the end of this year?

 

[NaomiH]

This is why I will never need another pigment for as long as I live, the only ones not pictured are my Sugarpill ones and my lone MAC pigment. I would like to press them and put them in palettes one day to save space and to make them a quicker product to work with. I love pigments, but hardly use them since I'm usually rushed when I'm doing my makeup and they take longer (for me) than just grabbing a palette of pressed shadows. Wish me luck!

 

[VAL4M]

This is why I will never need another pigment for as long as I live, the only ones not pictured are my Sugarpill ones and my lone MAC pigment. I would like to press them and put them in palettes one day to save space and to make them a quicker product to work with. I love pigments, but hardly use them since I'm usually rushed when I'm doing my makeup and they take longer (for me) than just grabbing a palette of pressed shadows. Wish me luck!

One word WOW!!! I only owned 1 pigment jar!!

 

[NaomiH]

hi5! lol We were not able to use our phones either, it sucked =/ Thinking about getting cheap local prepaid phone when we visit next time =)


Isn't the VIB status good until the end of this year?

I was so upset! I had gotten one of those prepaid cards from a site (name escapes me) and when I landed in England I had no data and it wouldn't even let me text! I had to call Verizon from Heathrow and add their international plan (which sucks pretty hard) so that I could at least text back home to let people know I hadn't died in a fiery plane crash or something. Not this time! lol

 

[shellygrrl]

Yes - I have thought about this too. I was thinking of taking a sheet of magnet and placing the depotted shadows on the sheet of magnet and then put it in a plastic bag for safe keeping (until you sell/swap them).  I guess that depends on if you have put magnets on the depotted shadows (if you use a Z palette or not?)?

I have magnets on some things and not on others. Most of my MAC stuff (eyeshadows and blushes) are in a double-sided MAC palette -- blush on one side, eyeshadow on the other. All the depotted stuff has magnets on the back. (And, of course, anything I bought in pan form has a magnet already.) I don't have any magnet sheets, but I think that's a good idea. :nods:

 

[NaomiH]

One word WOW!!! I only owned 1 pigment jar!!

I got a little out of control about 2 years ago. lol. They're so sparkly and colourfu! I HAD to have them. lol

 

[Kaori]

This is why I will never need another pigment for as long as I live, the only ones not pictured are my Sugarpill ones and my lone MAC pigment. I would like to press them and put them in palettes one day to save space and to make them a quicker product to work with. I love pigments, but hardly use them since I'm usually rushed when I'm doing my makeup and they take longer (for me) than just grabbing a palette of pressed shadows. Wish me luck!

I'm surprised you keep buying them when you rarely use them xD I don't own any pigments at all cos I don't like the hassle lol

 

[NaomiH]

That sucks Did you maybe had phone locked to verizon so you couldn't use it? Or was it card for public phones?

I'm surprised you keep buying them when you rarely use them xD I don't own any pigments at all cos I don't like the hassle lol

My phone was unlocked, I think it was just the card. I had bought in from one of those online sites that sells international sim cards. :/
I don't buy them anymore actually, I put myself on a no pigment buy about a year ago. I do still get tempted, but I've been able to stick to my guns pretty well. lol

 

[Kaori]

My phone was unlocked, I think it was just the card. I had bought in from one of those online sites that sells international sim cards. :/
I don't buy them anymore actually, I put myself on a no pigment buy about a year ago. I do still get tempted, but I've been able to stick to my guns pretty well. lol

Ah I see
Thats cool, crossed fingers so you keep going at it

 

[VAL4M]

I got a little out of control about 2 years ago. lol. They're so sparkly and colourfu! I HAD to have them. lol

LOL they remind me of xmas lights!!! nice collections indeed!

 

[lilinah]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spikesmom These are the blushes that I'm wanting to make into a palette. All of them are favorites but four of them are in LE packaging. Will I regret depotting them?

I love all of these and plan to keep them all, but when I look at them all together like this I realize that I could probably get by with just two of these. I just can't pick which two so they are all staying. I wear them all so I'm not going to beat myself up over this one. Just whether or not to depot.








I'd keep the Hello Kitty and the Summer pkg with the starfish. I love the Temperature Rising packaging - maybe there's something else the could fit in that pot...

 

[Naynadine]

I'd keep the Hello Kitty and the Summer pkg with the starfish. I love the Temperature Rising packaging - maybe there's something else the could fit in that pot...

Me too I could never depot blushes, it would break my heart, lol. I do have a blush palette now, but only because of the Sculpt/Shape powders. So I have 4 spots left, but I don't want to depot anything and I'll try not to give in and buy some refills just to fill them.

I have a feeling I will get 1-2 Clinique spring blushes. I had talked myself out of getting any but the latest swatches look aahmazing. Now I'm secretly hoping the Hourglass blushes will get bad reviews (I'm sure they won't

), so I can skip them and get the Clinique ones instead. Pretty sure I'll change my mind again tomorrow anyway...

 

[mac-obsessed]

I'd keep hk , Betty and the temperature rising packaging

 

[lilinah]

First, my thanks to this group. You guys are wonderful at supporting each other. My hugs to those with losses and pains. My cheers to those who are staying in their limits. And no shame or blame to anyone.

As for me, I don't have a set limit of items i'm allowing myself for the month or the year. I just need to buy less.

All my stuff is inventoried - has been since before i joined Specktra - and organized by type of item and color.

I am a color fanatic. I love colors. I used to play with paint chips when i was a kid, organizing them into families that had different personalities, different voices, i played with them they way some kids play with dolls... I love just staring at certain colors.

Since getting back into makeup, I've always tried to keep my purchasing under control. I don't get drawn in by hype. When a new makeup collection comes out, i look over the list and eliminate colors and items i know i won't wear - bright blushes - bright pink, red, or orange lipsticks - certain eye colors - black liners. I make a list of items to test. I check photos of swatches - i know they're not 100% accurate, but they help me eliminate more from my list of possibles.

I print out the list and take it with me to the MAC store, that way i don't go... oh, shiney! I set myself a mental $$ limit, although i allow myself to go over a little. However, last year i went mad, MAD, i tell you, with the original Divine Night color collection (didn't buy any of the holiday stuff), spent about 3 times my usual limit. THIS YEAR I am going to be much stricter with myself after seeing those links for how long it takes to use up a lipstick or blush...

My stash of four boxes of lip liners, lip glosses, lipsticks, and liquid lipsticks (MAC Kissables & OCC) - and not counting the lip exfoliators, primers, and balms in one of the boxes - is:
55 - Red, Orange, Peach
77 - Gold, Nude, Taupe, Brown, Copper
32 - Green, Blue, Grey, Silver, Pearl, White
126 - Violet, Purple, Plum, Pink Lipsticks and Lip Liners (in their own box)
68 - Violet, Purple, Plum, Pink Lipgloss (in their own box)

355 - TOTAL (NOTE: this is about 25 years worth of lip product purchases - i have a few from the 90s i still love)

I'm not on a lipstick no-buy, but i really need to keep to colors i madly adore. I have only FOUR lipstick backups - Go For It - Aristo-Cat - Caliente - Firm Form - and i'm close to done with two of the originals.
I am on an almost no-buy for glosses. I rarely wear them. I did buy the glosses from Punk Couture, since they're basically for altering lipstick colors and i love mixing up lip stuff. So no more glosses for me unless they are very unusual and i have nothing like them already.

I am going to go through my stash and THROW AWAY old drugstore lipsticks. Many change on me, going too fuchsia or too orange. Some are just colors that i have better versions of now. And there are a few drugstore glosses with disgusting textures and revolting scents. Into the trash!

Then i will try on lipsticks and glosses i rarely wear, and Back 2 MAC those i can.

Blushes & Highlighters - I have approximately 45 warms, 45 neutrals, and 45 cools. So something will have to be absolutely AMAZE-balls for me to add to that. I don't have enough days left in my life to use them up. No, really. I'm almost 65 and it takes about a year to use up one blush... i definitely do NOT have another 135 years left in my life.

Eye products... i haven't counted them up yet off my inventory sheets, but i know i have too many. I have 6 boxes of stuff organized by color, plus a box of mascaras, false lashes, brow products, etc., plus an 8th box of palettes (Naked1, 2, & 3; 2 Limecrime palettes; and far far more). I have only ONE eye product backup, which i sought out after i began using the original item: Genuine Treasure Paint Pot. Man, i love that stuff.

Face powders, i have too many, but only one backup: Forever Marilyn Beauty Powder. I've got enough powders i like to last quite a few years, although when i finish my MSFN, i might repurchase (or maybe not...)

I continue to photograph my stash. I have now photographed HALF the lipsticks in the Violet-Purple Lipstick box. It's actually good, because i've revisiting what i have, reorganizing and retesting, and getting an idea of what colors i don't need more of and what i don't like and can throw away or B2M.

Stay strong, my sisters and brothers!