Resolution "LOW-BUY" 2014! Who wants to play?
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PixieDancer
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Oh TRUST ME.... I do! They grow SO fast! He jokes that I have every moment of his life on video, and while that's obviously not true, I certainly do try to capture as many moments as I can. I just watched a DVD the other day with his 1st and 3rd birthdays, and then a holiday program from Pre-K... I laughed and cried. It's hard to believe how much they grow, change, and squirm their little way into your heart!
mosha010
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ouch.. those things do hurt horribly. I am sure you are taking good care of him and that he will recover. Sometimes there are stones which are passed and then there is granulation (this is Bert speaking and me typing) which takes a bit longer to pass. Granulation is like a sandy material which can be also painful on elimination. That's what he says.. ouch. Rest, liquids and a bit of time will take care of it. Do you have coconut water? I always drink that and it's a really good diuretic and helps in elimination from kidneys.
anyway, wish you the quickest recovery possible.
Omg thank u ladies for the advise. That is probably what is going on and since he never complains about pain when he does I know it's serious. I'm going to get him coconut water tomorrow. He insisted cookies and milk help too since he's going to be at home resting and bored. (Lmfao I got him his sprinkle cookies after we got out of the hospital ha. Big baby he is indeed) @hergrayness please thank Bert for his medical advise! @pixiedancer congrats on ur son and all his hard work paying off!!!!
Calla88
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Really enjoying this challenge!
Day 1: Naked 2 UD
Day 2: Revlon Lip Butter Cupcake, NYX natural
Day 3: YSL Glossy Stain Violene out of Control 108
Day 4: NYX line natural, Kate Moss Rimmel 14 and NYX Tiramisu
Day 5: Mac Underage Lipglass
Day 6: MAC Naked Bliss + Pink Noveau
Day 7: Mac Mellow Mood
Day 8 Mac Flat out Fabulous
Day 9: Maybellline Color Vivids in Pink Pop
Day 10: Bobbi Brown Pink Sugar
Day 11: Mac Boyfriend Stealer with WNW Dollhouse pink in the center
Day 12: Maybelline Truffle tease
Day 13: Mac Haute Attitude
Day 1: Naked 2 UD
Day 2: Revlon Lip Butter Cupcake, NYX natural
Day 3: YSL Glossy Stain Violene out of Control 108
Day 4: NYX line natural, Kate Moss Rimmel 14 and NYX Tiramisu
Day 5: Mac Underage Lipglass
Day 6: MAC Naked Bliss + Pink Noveau
Day 7: Mac Mellow Mood
Day 8 Mac Flat out Fabulous
Day 9: Maybellline Color Vivids in Pink Pop
Day 10: Bobbi Brown Pink Sugar
Day 11: Mac Boyfriend Stealer with WNW Dollhouse pink in the center
Day 12: Maybelline Truffle tease
Day 13: Mac Haute Attitude
Starlight77
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[@]mosha010[/@] ouch! Sorry to hear about him in so much pain. Hope he feels better. Quick 
[@]PixieDancer[/@] congrats on your boy!! Woohoo!! Mine competes in karate so u know the feeling of nerves during and excitement when they win!
[@]PixieDancer[/@] congrats on your boy!! Woohoo!! Mine competes in karate so u know the feeling of nerves during and excitement when they win!
walkingdead
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Day 13 Benefit La la land
ILoveMakeup84
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[@]mosha010[/@] Ouch! I hope he feels better soon! [@]PixieDancer[/@] Woohoo!! Congrats!! You must be so proud of him! All of his hard work is paying off! So yaayy!
[@]PixieDancer[/@] Woohoo!! Congrats!! You must be so proud of him! All of his hard work is paying off! So yaayy!
ILoveMakeup84
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Today I didn't wear anything on my lips, just chapstick.
NewChick10
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I like how some of you ladies are posting your review of each lippie you wear. I will be posting my list shortly with my review of each lipstick I wear too.
LouGarner
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I have to try WNW dollhouse pink next time i wear boyfriend stealer.
charlotte366
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Day 1: L'Oreal Extraordinaire Fushia Drama - A tad to bright/blue toned and very much a statement - great on days where my clothes are really classic and I want a statement, i like the formula it is staying. Day 2: MAC Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick - I don't wear this enough but I like it, going to keep for now and try to use more often. Day 3: Chanel Coco Rouge Shine in Romantic - An HG lippie, the perfect pink, bright enough to lift my face and give me colour without be over the top for work. This isn't that far from being finished and I wanted to repurchase, but only once i have been through all of my lippies and made sure I don't have anything like it. Day 4: Sleek Matte Me in Brink Pink - this went in the bin after - it is awful! It was too fluro for me and too drying I wiped it off before I even got to work! Day 5: Revlon Lip Butter in Wild Watermelon - I like this colour its a nice cross over, not too pink, not too red and not too orange. i like that it has no glitter and its a nice summer bright - keep pile Day 6: Revlon Lip Butter in Sorbet - LOVE, again a cream formula, no glitter/sparkle but nice and juicy looking, good staying power and leaves a nice stain. Keeping it! Day 7: Revlon Lip Butter in Sweet Tart - A more toned down version of Sorbet - again a nice cream, enjoyed wearing this, keeping it! Day 8: Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake - this one doesn't work too well on me its going in the disposal bag! The formula is again a cream, but its less juicy and more opaque, it clings to my dry bits in a way Sorbet and Sweet tart don't, also the colour is too baby pink with too much white in it, I don't think this works for me anymore, I prefer stronger colours with less white - this has gone in my disposal bag! Day 9: Revlon Lip Butter in Macaroon - this was my favorite originally, but now I think i prefer Sorbet and Sweet Tart ? I think it is a lovely colour, but this one has glitter in it, at the moment its staying, but tempted to move it to the disposal bag. A wait and see shade. Day 10: Revlon Lip Butter in Candy Apple - this is a stayer, again a clear juicy lip butter with no glitter, a very wearable red. its a a Keep. Day 11: Revlon Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti - think this might be leaving, lovely formula just don't think the colour works on me :-( The orange just doesn't look that amazing on my skin tone, i want to love it but i don't, its in the dispose bag. Day 12: L'Oreal Extraordinaire Rose Symphony for a girls shopping day - swapped for Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in 707 empire for a date! The L'Oreal is a good every day colour, staying in the keep pile, these are lovely opaque glosses that leave a slight stain, nice than the YSL glossy stains in my opinion. The Chanel is a favourite formula of mine, wish they hadn't discontinued it. I have been rationing this, but now I am not going too, i love it and should use it more. Day 13: Bourjois Shine Edition in Famous Fushia - hot pink, my favourite colour at the moment - not sure this is as good as Revlon Sorbet though ? Not sure if the formula of these are as good as the Revlon lip butters ? its a keep for the moment, but once the 30 days are up I intend to play it off against Sorbet and only keep the best one! Day 14: Revlon Lip Butter in Juicy Papaya My last lip butter! definately a better colour on me that Tutti Fruiti so I may keep this as a peachy lip option! What i have learnt so far: I have dupe in similar formulas accross brands ....opps I am finding shimmers/glitter drying on my lips and irritating. Matte lip creams need to stay away from me...they and I don't get on. I need to avoid shades with too much white in them which are pale/pastel, I look like a corpse! Orange, hmm I want an orange shade but the one I tested so far didn't look good at all! i need to test my other oranges to decide if they also don't look great and move this shade out of my stash! I am REALLY loving this challenge! THANK YOU to whoever started it!
charlotte366
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I slipped up at the weekend I bought a Clinique Cheek Pop in Berry pop, worn it 2 days in a row and love it, i was shopping with a friend who wanted a powder, the counter had a GWP and she wanted that and it was the last one so i caved. It was the only make up item I acquired that day, so thats an improvement ! I am also having foundation cravings, I want a Clarins comfort foundation and GA luminous Silk, but i have too many bases! i finished up 1 last month and will finish a second up this month, but part of doing low buy was to reduce volume, so if I buy these I am back to square one. So far i am resisting. It doesn't help that I have been having problems with my base looking dry etc recently, so i have spent the last 2 weeks concentrating on my skin and skincare regime. i am missing my HG cleanser as I used it up, but i have got back into a habit of using eye cream, oil, serum and moisturiser twicve daily, my skin is improving, but I still want a new base! I may go using the eyecream just at night as I wonder if it is causing a touch of panda eye with my mascara in the day ? I could do with some encouragement to avoid a new foundation! HELP ME!!!!!
PixieDancer
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Focus on your goals... You wanted to try and downsize your stash and that will obviously never happen if you're adding in as much as what's coming out. I think you're smart to be focusing on improving your skin, as that will change everything when it comes to foundation routines. You may find as your skin improves you don't need as much foundation. That will cause you to use them up more slowly. So concentrate on using what you have to see what is still working for you. Now, by all means, do not struggle through products that just aren't working anymore! We've touched on that several times here. And foundation casts the look of the rest of your makeup. If you're finding things you have no longer fit the bill, purge them. Then I suggest just getting foundation samples to try so you aren't adding more foundations to your collection that end up falling short. Good luck in finding your Holy Grail foundation hun! HTH
walkingdead
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Day 14: MAC BGGG
Starlight77
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I tried to do MAC lipsticks only and I upped it for my challenge as I wanted to do 30 days of not repeating a lipstick, blush or palette. I normally just post my lipsticks but too lazy to edit my list LOL Here is my 2 week review... Day 1: Urban Decay Native Lipstick Naked Basics Palette MAC The Perfect Cheek LOVED everything Day 2: MAC Feed The Senses Lipstick Naked 3 Palette Tarina Tarentino Neapolitan Lane Blush LOVED everything Day 3: MAC Plumful Lipstick Chanel Harmonie Du Soir Palette MAC Vintage Grape Blush LOVED everything- my favorites Day 4: MAC Betty Bright w/kiss & tell lipglass MAC Caramel Sundae Quad MAC Cream Soda Blush LOVED everything- my spring favorite for spring but needed to add MAC flatter me pearlmate over cream soda after a few hours to liven it up Day 5: Rose Lily Lipstick Tarte Mattenificent Palette Mac Pink Buttercream Pearlmatte as blush LOVED palette and lipstick didn't 'love' the pearlmate but It's ok. I'd sell or swap it if someone wanted it. Day 6: Flair for finery w/you've got it c/s MAC Vintage Coin e/s Tarte Exposed Blush LOVED everything- first time I've worn vintage coin. I have swatches it 20x but never wore it. I really like it. It's my only cream shadow that's not used only as a base. Day 7: MAC Marcel Wanders Annemiek Lipstick Clinique Spruced Up Duo Nars Dolce Vita Blush LOVED THE DUO- i forgot how I like this duo. It's more for fall in my opinion so I will be sure to give it some love then. Not a fan of the Annemiek. It washed me out and is in giveaway bin. Nars Dolce Vita is soooo pretty but it's frustrating on how light a hand I have to use. It's so pigmented which is awesome but for me it's more work so I may be giving this to a friend. Day 8: MAC Syrup Lipstick MAC Interior Life Quad MAC Petticoat MSF LOVED everything- this quad got bad reviews but I really like it. I call it my mommy look. It's quiet and subtle. My most used MAC quad.[/b] Day 9: MAC Pure Zen Lipstick Dior Bleu de Paris Palette MAC Legendary Blush LOVED everything Day 10: MAC Snapdragon Lipstick- happy spring! Clinique Pink Chocolate Quad Clinique Cheek Pop Plum Pop LOVED everything- seriously loving these pop cheek blushes. Going to get a 3rd during chic week. Day 11: MAC Venus Lipstick YSL Chromatic #9 Palette MAC At Dusk Blush LOVED everything Saturday Day 12: MAC Lustering Lipstick Urban Decay Theodora Palette Hourglass Radient Magenta Blush LOVED everything- my new found love for Lustering. Wish it stayed on longer. I will try lip liner on under it. Day 13: MAC Glamourdaze Lipstick Sephora + Pantone Orange Quad MAC My Paradise Blush LOVED everything Day 14: staying in bed with my baby girl. I'll update later
Starlight77
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*sidenote- I so miss Chanel and Dior lipsticks more than ever. Going to try and make it at least one more week with my MAC Lipsticks. At least I learned to stop buying them
LinenWhite7
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I love this challenge! I want to start this April 1! @mosha010 yikes! Hope he's on the mend. My husband had his tonsils out last fall and he was out of commission for two solid weeks. I was happy to take over at our business and with the kids while he rested but that all got very old after about 10 days... Then I lost my sympathy.I tried to do MAC lipsticks only and I upped it for my challenge as I wanted to do 30 days of not repeating a lipstick, blush or palette. I normally just post my lipsticks but too lazy to edit my list LOL Here is my 2 week review... Day 1: Urban Decay Native Lipstick Naked Basics Palette MAC The Perfect Cheek LOVED everything Day 2: MAC Feed The Senses Lipstick Naked 3 Palette Tarina Tarentino Neapolitan Lane Blush LOVED everything Day 3: MAC Plumful Lipstick Chanel Harmonie Du Soir Palette MAC Vintage Grape Blush LOVED everything- my favorites Day 4: MAC Betty Bright w/kiss & tell lipglass MAC Caramel Sundae Quad MAC Cream Soda Blush LOVED everything- my spring favorite for spring but needed to add MAC flatter me pearlmate over cream soda after a few hours to liven it up Day 5: Rose Lily Lipstick Tarte Mattenificent Palette Mac Pink Buttercream Pearlmatte as blush LOVED palette and lipstick didn't 'love' the pearlmate but It's ok. I'd sell or swap it if someone wanted it. Day 6: Flair for finery w/you've got it c/s MAC Vintage Coin e/s Tarte Exposed Blush LOVED everything- first time I've worn vintage coin. I have swatches it 20x but never wore it. I really like it. It's my only cream shadow that's not used only as a base. Day 7: MAC Marcel Wanders Annemiek Lipstick Clinique Spruced Up Duo Nars Dolce Vita Blush LOVED THE DUO- i forgot how I like this duo. It's more for fall in my opinion so I will be sure to give it some love then. Not a fan of the Annemiek. It washed me out and is in giveaway bin. Nars Dolce Vita is soooo pretty but it's frustrating on how light a hand I have to use. It's so pigmented which is awesome but for me it's more work so I may be giving this to a friend. Day 8: MAC Syrup Lipstick MAC Interior Life Quad MAC Petticoat MSF LOVED everything- this quad got bad reviews but I really like it. I call it my mommy look. It's quiet and subtle. My most used MAC quad.[/b] Day 9: MAC Pure Zen Lipstick Dior Bleu de Paris Palette MAC Legendary Blush LOVED everything Day 10: MAC Snapdragon Lipstick- happy spring! Clinique Pink Chocolate Quad Clinique Cheek Pop Plum Pop LOVED everything- seriously loving these pop cheek blushes. Going to get a 3rd during chic week. Day 11: MAC Venus Lipstick YSL Chromatic #9 Palette MAC At Dusk Blush LOVED everything Saturday Day 12: MAC Lustering Lipstick Urban Decay Theodora Palette Hourglass Radient Magenta Blush LOVED everything- my new found love for Lustering. Wish it stayed on longer. I will try lip liner on under it. Day 13: MAC Glamourdaze Lipstick Sephora + Pantone Orange Quad MAC My Paradise Blush LOVED everything Day 14: staying in bed with my baby girl. I'll update later
charlotte366
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Quote:Originally Posted by Starlight77
*sidenote- I so miss Chanel and Dior lipsticks more than ever. Going to try and make it at least one more week with my MAC
Lipsticks. At least I learned to stop buying them
THIS! I so agree I miss my Chanel rouge coco shine that doesn't ravage my lips! This challenge is good because it is teaching me what works on me and what really doesn't, as a result i can really see the error purchases and can now work harder to avoid making the same mistake, where as before I would carry on like normal and increase the number of fails! I am planning on extending mine beyond the 30 days if I can until I go through my lip products I want to do the same with blush and eyehadows as part of my stash reduction plan.
*sidenote- I so miss Chanel and Dior lipsticks more than ever. Going to try and make it at least one more week with my MAC
Lipsticks. At least I learned to stop buying them
THIS! I so agree I miss my Chanel rouge coco shine that doesn't ravage my lips! This challenge is good because it is teaching me what works on me and what really doesn't, as a result i can really see the error purchases and can now work harder to avoid making the same mistake, where as before I would carry on like normal and increase the number of fails! I am planning on extending mine beyond the 30 days if I can until I go through my lip products I want to do the same with blush and eyehadows as part of my stash reduction plan.
