Resolution "LOW-BUY" 2014! Who wants to play?
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PixieDancer
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[@]lilinah[/@] Thanks for the insightful breakdown! And I second your love for our group! And absolutely NO SHAME OR JUDGEMENT here peeps! That was far from the point! I saw in another thread where someone made mention of not wanting to tell the low buy team of her moment of weakness... I'm sure it was just a joke... But this is not a place to fear! We are all going to struggle! Who doesn't w any new resolution?! The great thing is, we are here to help if you want help, or just say "try again next time" if you don't want any help but just a place to get a pick-me-up! I love TeamLowBuy!!!
lilinah
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Here are the photos so far of about 1/2 of my Violet-Purple-Plum-Pink lipsticks (43 of them, to be exact, all from the past 20 years or so, except one which is older). Not quite glamor shots, but i'm trying to be able to see the colors, so when a new collection comes out i can say, "Nope, i've got something like that already." Photographed in natural sunlight, the colors in these photos are actually fairly true.
My Plums and Purples - this is why i do NOT need more plum lipsticks
Drugstore Plums and Purples, most of which are going into Le Trash.
Mauves - some of these are also going to be filed in Le Trash - the Revlons for sure, 'cuz they always changed color on me...
Pale blue-pinks and cool-tone fuchsias (one of these is dead, Jim - Pearl Diver Pink in the turquoise case from the 70s - but i'm museumizing it)
I'm saving the best for last: i still have to take pics of the really dark purples and my best belovèd blue-violets from pale to dark. (well, and the pinks, but those are not "the best", they're the most normal). Then there's still the box of Violet-Purple-Pink glosses, and two more boxes of lip stuff in all other colors.
I may do my blushes and highlighters next, tho, because i think they'll be a bit easier to deal with than these prima donna lipsticks.
This is why i'm on a LOW BUY!
My Plums and Purples - this is why i do NOT need more plum lipsticks
Drugstore Plums and Purples, most of which are going into Le Trash.
Mauves - some of these are also going to be filed in Le Trash - the Revlons for sure, 'cuz they always changed color on me...
Pale blue-pinks and cool-tone fuchsias (one of these is dead, Jim - Pearl Diver Pink in the turquoise case from the 70s - but i'm museumizing it)
I'm saving the best for last: i still have to take pics of the really dark purples and my best belovèd blue-violets from pale to dark. (well, and the pinks, but those are not "the best", they're the most normal). Then there's still the box of Violet-Purple-Pink glosses, and two more boxes of lip stuff in all other colors.
I may do my blushes and highlighters next, tho, because i think they'll be a bit easier to deal with than these prima donna lipsticks.
This is why i'm on a LOW BUY!
Kaori
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Same! lolI don't know about anyone else but I absolutely LOVE looking at pictures of other peoples makeup!
NaomiH
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You're definitely not alone in that feeling!I don't know about anyone else but I absolutely LOVE looking at pictures of other peoples makeup!
lilinah
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And that is how i store them. Each group is in a ziploc bag in a box. Every baggie has a number, which matches the inventory sheet. That's how i can find the color i want to wear on a given day.
lipstickaddict
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All together like that, those blushes look GORGEOUS! Looks like a beautiful collection and some really great colors!
ARmakeupjunkie
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This is something I need to remember. I love my $22 cleanser, $18 eye makeup remover, and other such products. To me they are not cheap and I never find anything as good, for a cheaper price. So, if I want to keep buying the things I love, I need to slow down the makeup buying because I will never run out of lipsticks, glosses, eyeshadows, and blush.
ARmakeupjunkie
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I'm going to reorganize my collection, starting with lip products. I have always stored them by collection and in purchase order but most of my reds are already together. Lately, I have been pulling out things to wear that I have not had on in awhile and I have figured out, it would be easier to find things and actually know what I have, if I store everything by color. I have started with the purples and burgundies since those are the lip colors I have worn most since Christmas. This also gives me the chance to try out everything I have and get rid of anything I no longer want.
I will try really had to not buy anything from the spring collection at the end of the month. I'm saving myself for the Playland and By Request collection. I voted for Pink Poodle lipstick and I love the lipsticks in Playland. I'm a lipstick whore so, I know better than to think I will not buy a lipstick or two from time to time. The key for me this year it to low buy by not buy everything I see because I love color and it's so pretty and to only buy things I need and truly will use. I always set a dollar amount limit on each collection I buy from so I will continue to do that and hopefully spend less and spend less frequently.
I will try really had to not buy anything from the spring collection at the end of the month. I'm saving myself for the Playland and By Request collection. I voted for Pink Poodle lipstick and I love the lipsticks in Playland. I'm a lipstick whore so, I know better than to think I will not buy a lipstick or two from time to time. The key for me this year it to low buy by not buy everything I see because I love color and it's so pretty and to only buy things I need and truly will use. I always set a dollar amount limit on each collection I buy from so I will continue to do that and hopefully spend less and spend less frequently.
NewChick10
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Quote:Originally Posted by ARmakeupjunkie
I'm going to reorganize my collection, starting with lip products. I have always stored them by collection and in purchase order but most of my reds are already together. Lately, I have been pulling out things to wear that I have not had on in awhile and I have figured out, it would be easier to find things and actually know what I have, if I store everything by color. I have started with the purples and burgundies since those are the lip colors I have worn most since Christmas. This also gives me the chance to try out everything I have and get rid of anything I no longer want.
I will try really had to not buy anything from the spring collection at the end of the month. I'm saving myself for the Playland and By Request collection. I voted for Pink Poodle lipstick and I love the lipsticks in Playland. I'm a lipstick whore so, I know better than to think I will not buy a lipstick or two from time to time. The key for me this year it to low buy by not buy everything I see because I love color and it's so pretty and to only buy things I need and truly will use. I always set a dollar amount limit on each collection I buy from so I will continue to do that and hopefully spend less and spend less frequently.
I store all of my lippies by color. I love it this way. This is how I am able to know how many lippies I have of each color no matter what the brand name is. I have each color in a muji drawer organizer and it is also labeled with the color.
I'm going to reorganize my collection, starting with lip products. I have always stored them by collection and in purchase order but most of my reds are already together. Lately, I have been pulling out things to wear that I have not had on in awhile and I have figured out, it would be easier to find things and actually know what I have, if I store everything by color. I have started with the purples and burgundies since those are the lip colors I have worn most since Christmas. This also gives me the chance to try out everything I have and get rid of anything I no longer want.
I will try really had to not buy anything from the spring collection at the end of the month. I'm saving myself for the Playland and By Request collection. I voted for Pink Poodle lipstick and I love the lipsticks in Playland. I'm a lipstick whore so, I know better than to think I will not buy a lipstick or two from time to time. The key for me this year it to low buy by not buy everything I see because I love color and it's so pretty and to only buy things I need and truly will use. I always set a dollar amount limit on each collection I buy from so I will continue to do that and hopefully spend less and spend less frequently.
I store all of my lippies by color. I love it this way. This is how I am able to know how many lippies I have of each color no matter what the brand name is. I have each color in a muji drawer organizer and it is also labeled with the color.
NewChick10
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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 know what you mean. I am in the process of narrowing down my orange blushes. I have many that are in boxes never used or swatched and I am like why did I work so hard to get this but have yet to even use it after a year. So the blushes that I use I had to determine if they were HG and if they looked different in the pan but swatched very close on the cheeks. I am happy to say that with my blush collection I just about have that under control. I only have two more Mac blushes that are orangey left that are sitting in boxes never used that I am probably going to get rid of. But it’s hard because they look so pretty in the pan. I can probably keep them only if I don’t buy another orangey blush this year.
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 know what you mean. I am in the process of narrowing down my orange blushes. I have many that are in boxes never used or swatched and I am like why did I work so hard to get this but have yet to even use it after a year. So the blushes that I use I had to determine if they were HG and if they looked different in the pan but swatched very close on the cheeks. I am happy to say that with my blush collection I just about have that under control. I only have two more Mac blushes that are orangey left that are sitting in boxes never used that I am probably going to get rid of. But it’s hard because they look so pretty in the pan. I can probably keep them only if I don’t buy another orangey blush this year.
NewChick10
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Quote:Originally Posted by 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!
I had a pigment addition and I am glad I stopped. The only reason why I stopped was because everybody I would purchase them from I started to see to many similarities. So I started swatching and realizing that I was paying for the same colors over and over just named differently for each company. Over 5 different companies 5 green pigments that all ended up being the same damn color when swatched side by side. I was like damn are they all buying MICAS from TKB trading company. All my micas I got from them were the same damn colors I was buying for more money from other small companies. So I stopped buying pigments from these small companies.
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 had a pigment addition and I am glad I stopped. The only reason why I stopped was because everybody I would purchase them from I started to see to many similarities. So I started swatching and realizing that I was paying for the same colors over and over just named differently for each company. Over 5 different companies 5 green pigments that all ended up being the same damn color when swatched side by side. I was like damn are they all buying MICAS from TKB trading company. All my micas I got from them were the same damn colors I was buying for more money from other small companies. So I stopped buying pigments from these small companies.
NewChick10
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Quote:Originally Posted by NaomiH
I went and counted my MAC lipsticks last night and it turns out that I bought 40 from April to now and now own 42 MAC lipsticks. Why did I need to buy 40 lipsticks in one year? I started buying MAC around the Archie's Girls launch and let it kinda spiral out of control from there. :/
LOL you funny but it is easy to do when we stop paying attention and just keep enjoying the high of buying new products.
I went and counted my MAC lipsticks last night and it turns out that I bought 40 from April to now and now own 42 MAC lipsticks. Why did I need to buy 40 lipsticks in one year? I started buying MAC around the Archie's Girls launch and let it kinda spiral out of control from there. :/
LOL you funny but it is easy to do when we stop paying attention and just keep enjoying the high of buying new products.
novocainedreams
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OK you might have me beat...but just by a little, haha! I also am the same way, I love pigments but they are not as easily grab-able as a pressed shadow. I am going to start pressing a few of mine as well. Good luck :-D
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!
jennyap
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I'm having the same debate with myself at the moment - whether or not to depot my blushes. I have an empty double palette with blush inserts, so space for 12 pans. I'm allowed to buy 6 Mac blushes this year, and of the 11 I already have, 6 are powder blushes i.e. depottable. That would nicely fill my palette. Plus - it will be easier to see my options when they're all in one palette Minus - much less convenient for travel particularly. Then again I will still have my EDBs in pots so could take one of those (At Dusk, my most used blush!) or even just switch out one side with a shadow insert and that's all I would need for a longer trip. I dunno, still contemplating. Funny how I have no qualms at all about depotting shadows but am not at all sure about blush. I guess it's maybe because I use multiple shadows in a look but usually only one blush at a time, so seeing them together is less important.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.
Wow! That's what you call a collection! (If you want to downsize and offload a few of these on me when you come to London, feel free hehe!!)
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!
How many of those are new permanent products? I have a list of about 18 things I'm interested in from all the forthcoming collections we have colour stories for, but a third of those are permanent so I am in no rush to get them. I also expect the list to reduce with swatches.
Ajigglin
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Do it! It's only 28 days. You can do it!
GoldenGirl
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Trying to resist buying one of the new Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blushes that just went live on Sephora. They are perm so I can wait... and I want to sell the NARS Guy Bourdin Cheek Palette BEFORE I purchase one or two of them.
I can wait.
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