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

SleepingBeauty

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Day 1: MAC Hot Gossip
Day 2: MAC Fanfare
Day 3: Burt's Bees Tinted Lipbalm Pink Blossom
Day 4: Burt's Bees Tinted Lipbalm Pink Blossom
Day 5: Maybelline Blushing Beige
Day 6: MAC On Hold
Day 7: Astor Lip Butter Unguilty Pleasure
Day 8: L'Oréal Extraordinaire Lipgloss Rose Finale
Day9: MAC Viva Glam II
Day 10: essence On the Catwalk
Day 11: Dior Incognito MAC Brave - I found the lipstick on the car seat. I was sitting on it the whole time - I guess that's what you get for being bootylicious.
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Day 12: MAC Peach Blossom - Meh. Not one of my favourites. I'm having a bad day, anyway. I washed my hair this morning and I must've used too much oil afterwards and now it feels heavy and greasy, even though it isn't. I also used the Clinique BB Cream and now I remember why I don't use it anymore: its smell is awful, it is way too orange, and I don't like the finish. I also don't like my eye makeup, so yeah... It's a bad hair- and bad makeup-day for me.
 

Audrey C

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My April self-challenge is to rotate through at least 2/3 my e/s and all of my blush/highlighters:

Bobbi Brown BB Cream
HG Diffused Light
MAC The Perfect Cheek
MAC Superb

UD Naked 3 Palette
Tarte Smolder Eyes Plum liner (LOVE this one)
Black Mascara

MAC Brick Liner
MAC Studded Kiss
 

kerry-jane88

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Eyemazing April Fri 4th: Pink Just applied Cheryl Chic from Mac Archies CS Palette across lid with finger. I like this pink! Mac haute naughty mascara.
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MissTania

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Some lipsticks worn the last few days:

MAC Please Me- I have neglected this one too much lately- it's lovely

Stila liquid lip in Petal- I quite liked this, I bought it right when it was discontinued and forgot all about it- I'll be using it again, very long wearing and nice, I have no liquid lip product like this, it sets matte and dry and I added some gloss later to revive it.

MAC How Darling! lipstick- I love this, from the Stroke of Midnight Lip/Cheek Bag, similar to creme cup on me.

Chanel Exaltee- love this, but have neglected it.

So many more neglected shades to rediscover!
 

LinenWhite7

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Day 4: Foundation: Revlon Nearly Naked in Shell Concealer: Maybelline Fit Me in Fair Bronzer: Pixi Subtly Suntouched Blush: Benefit Rockateur Highlighter: theBalm Mary-Lou manizer Eyes: LOreal Infallable Gold Imperial Lips: Maybelline Vivids Wild Rose (EDIT) this was WAY too much for me, so I switched to Urban Decay Native with MAC Double Happiness cremesheen gloss.
 

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! After a Full day of wear I am now not so sure....thinking this can go peach and orange don't seem to be my colours! Currently sitting in the "to go bag" Day 15: Bourjois Shine Edition in 21 Rouge Making of - a gorgeous orange toned red, no glitter/shimmer I love it....more than Candy Apple from Day 10: its less muted but still wearable. Hmmm, I may give these too a face off along with Revlon LB in Sorbet and BSE in Famous Fushia. Day 16: L'Oreal Extraordinaire Molto Mauve - wearing exactly the same make up as yesterday apart from the lippie! Definitley a keeper. Very wearable and moisturising too after a whole days wear. Day 17: Bourjois Rouge Edition in 17 Rose Millesime - hmmm its ok, a coral pink no glitter or shimmer, a cream but not shiney. Bog standard really and so far it looks ok and feels ok on the lips, but it is just ok. Day 18: Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in Empire....I love this and can't believe Chanel discontinued the formula...sad face, but I need to use it up and its definitely a stayer in my collection. Day 19: Revlon Colourburst in Blush - on the to go pile, I didn't love the colour on me anymore too brown and I think it smells a tad funny so am saying TTFN to this one! Day 20: Bourjois Rouge Shine Edition in 1,2,3 soleil - Orange/pink coral, like the formula no glitter but still not sure this is the best colour for me, its staying for now. Day 21: Clinique chubby Stick Intense in Plushest Punch - I am wearing minimal eye make up at the moment due to awful hayfever, I am waiting for my drugs to take full effect which can take up to a week so I went for a strong berry pink lip to be a statement since my eyes are all naked :-( I like this its a sample size from a gift with purchase, I will definitely use it up, but I suspect that I won't rush to repurchase it! Day 22: Max Factor Color Exlir in Bewitching Coral, now this has been sitting unloved in my storage since last summer, it always felt too bright....I tried it today and its love! the colour has a touch of red in the orange tones which makes it more wearable on me, as long as the formula doesn't do anything nasty to my lips as the day goes on this will be a keeper! UPDATE: It did nasty things! really dried my lips out and didn't reapply/wear well - out it goes! Day 23: I spent the day in the spa, it was bliss! I wore very little make up for obvious reasons, I wore Korres wild rose lip balm in the morning, its going out as i didn't like sticking my finger in it and its been open a while, I won't repuchase because of the pot. I also wore Bourjois Rouge Shine Edition in Rose xoxo, I like this, it is a lovely soft plum colour, but it does have a bit of glitter, it is a keeper for now. Day 24: L'Oreal Caresse in 101 Tempting Lilac, I like this, its a none shimmery version of yesterdays Rouge Edition Shine in Rose xoxo, I think it is a keeper. Although its is 2 years old now, so I need to make more effort to use it up before it does off. Day 25: L'Oreal Caresse in 06 Aphrodite Scarlet, not sure that this formula does much for the condition of my lips though. Only 5 days left to go!! How exciting, looking forward to throwing some of these out!
 

PixieDancer

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Some lipsticks worn the last few days:

MAC Please Me- I have neglected this one too much lately- it's lovely

Stila liquid lip in Petal- I quite liked this, I bought it right when it was discontinued and forgot all about it- I'll be using it again, very long wearing and nice, I have no liquid lip product like this, it sets matte and dry and I added some gloss later to revive it.

MAC How Darling! lipstick- I love this, from the Stroke of Midnight Lip/Cheek Bag, similar to creme cup on me.

Chanel Exaltee- love this, but have neglected it.

So many more neglected shades to rediscover!
Ain't that the truth! And in my case even some "NEVER EVEN USED AT ALL" shades! UGH! That's why I'm loving this lipstick challenge so much. It's forcing me to not reach for the same lipsticks over and over. I mean, what's the point in having so much makeup if I don't even use it!? Trying to fall in love with more of my stuff and make sure it's used. If it's not a LOVED item... it's going in the purge! Loving these goals!
Enjoy your rediscovery!!
 

mosha010

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I've been a little hectic but the challenge has me trying on dif eye looks and lippys and I'm falling in love w my stash all over again :) Samoa silk is my lovah these days. I can't believe I had that baby hidden away
 

PixieDancer

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I've been a little hectic but the challenge has me trying on dif eye looks and lippys and I'm falling in love w my stash all over again
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Samoa silk is my lovah these days. I can't believe I had that baby hidden away
YEP! Samoa Silk is a GREAT transition/crease color! I use it all the time! Can't believe they dc that one!! But I heard Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie is a dupe.
 

DILLIGAF

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Day 1:MAC Lady Danger
Day 2: MAC Hot Chocolate
Day 3: MAC Pleasure Bomb
Day 4: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in MAU5
Day 5: Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Shameless
Day 6: NYX Butter Gloss in Raspberry Tart
Day 7: Elizabeth Arden 8hr Lip Cream
Day 8: Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Venom
Day 9: NYX Mega Lipgloss in Tea Rose
Day 10: NYX Butter Lipstick in Hunk
Day 11: Lo'real Color Riche Extraordinaire Lip Color in Plum Adagio
Day 12: Bite Agave Lip Mask
Day 13:Lo'real Color Riche Extraordinaire Lip Color in Orange Tempo
Day 14:MAC Kissable Lip Color in Flaunting It
Day 15: NYX Butter Gloss in Vanilla Cream Pie.
Day 16: NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme in Monte Carlo
Day 17: NARS Lipstick in Schiap Awesome long lasting formula stayed on all day and not too drying for a matte
Day 18: NARS Lipstick in Honolulu Honey Alone this lippie can make my, let's face it full lips, look like Tyrone Biggums. I wear it with Cork Liner and a bit of MAC Boy Bait Cremesheen Glass. Awesome nude lip for me.
Day 19: Elizabeth Arden 8 hr Lip Cream I got really sick on this day and this is all I could manage on the lips
Day 20: NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme in Copenhagen
Day 21:Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Plum Valour Great slap dash lipstick but I have others in a similar vein
Day 22: MAC Hug Me
 

liba

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Doing well avoiding the coveting that can occur with upcoming collections! The hype can become infectious!
I feel like a bad girl, because I know I contribute to the hype.
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At the same time, I keep trying to temper the excitement with realism. Not all colors work for everyone, even if you don't already have tons of dupes and so on. It's important to just go and test in person always with makeup. I sort of hope that cosmetics exchange policies do wind up changing, to force people to think about their purchases a little more, especially when there are reasons to be on a low buy. If I couldn't buy MAC locally, I just wouldn't buy it. I've been curious about brands like Melt and Inglot, but nope, skippety skip, because I have enough makeup already to justify buying anything blind. I am skipping By Request because of this too.

Try to stay strong and not just be a lemming! It's your money, so it should be your conscious and educated decision to buy something, not just because everyone else is getting all worked up. Worst case scenario, listen to 'ole liba! I really try hard to break down the things I see so that if you can only pick one or two things, you can narrow your choices down. I buy a lot of MAC, but I seriously don't buy other brands, because I narrowed down what I like and the price point I am OK with and so, just stick to my final choice of brand. Sometimes I'll cruise around a Sephora or a department store makeup department and look at different things, but usually I still think MAC has better colors or is a better value. Very rarely do I ever see something that I think is truly unique in color and formula and is also a reasonable price (designer makeup is SO often overpriced in my opinion). I currently own 1 Chanel blush, 1 Chanel eyeshadow duo (from a long time ago), an Armani Eyes to Kill (just one color, that I know MAC would never be able to pull off at their prices) an Estee Lauder lipstick (I hate the floral fragrance it has though and always regret it when I wear it) and a Butter London pink mascara. I also have some really old shadows from Face Stockholm that are still useable with really nice colors, but not as good formulas as more modern ones out there. I like the idea of those Stila metallic shadows and might get one eventually, though most of the colors are a little unsophisticated, and I am very curious about the liquid bronzer and cheek colors coming up from Armani. That's IT for my current makeup from other brands. So nope, I don't give it to as much hype as it might seem, myself!
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PeachTwist

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I noticed the same thing with me. It's the random stuff I get that sits unused cluttering stuff. I stopped buying drugstore products over a year ago because I just don't reach for them ever. Now I try and wait awhile before I actually buy something. The blush I got was one I wanted for a while. The nail polish was random but it was pretty and purpley and screams April/Easter/spring ish season.
Yup. I'm usually pretty careful with what I buy because money doesn't grow on trees around me. I tend not to buy drugstore stuff because as cheap as it is, I never use it because I think "I've spent more money on my MAC and other stuff, I should use that and get my money's worth". Not only that, while yes quality can be compared, I still prefer my higher end stuff. Yes, drugstore stuff can be nice and quite pigmented, but I find it's either too drying or too powdery, etc. Maybe I'm a snob, I don't know. I know I don't have right to be but I just.. meh. I got some drugstore stuff in CP things and just never been happy. I don't mind trying drugstore foundations though and usually use drugstore mascara - but otherwise, I prefer my higher end stuff.

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Bad sephora! Bad bad bad! they stole money out of my wallet and put makeup in there instead. I'm innocent! Actually I didn't spend that much. Just got a blush and a nailpolish and a makeup bag full of more samples I don't need but the bag is super cute! Oh and a young girl behind me was there for her bday gift and she wanted to buy a few of the 100 pt perks but had no points so I got them for her. Ehhh I never use them. She was so happy and appreciative it was nice to make someone smile. Than my son saw how happy she was so he offered to get lipglosses and nail polishes for everyone on line ughhh "my mommy has magic points, she buys a lot. Pick something and she will make it free!" Oh dear... Embarrassing? YES!!!! Than he lost a tooth so we had to stop in every mirror on the way out to see his new smile LOL love him so much

Day 23:
MAC Raspberry Swirl Lipstick
Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette
Clinique Berry Pop Blush

I never liked raspberry swirl until today. Weird. Had fun with my kids today. Although my real low but should be the Disney store
 

PeachTwist

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Doing well avoiding the coveting that can occur with upcoming collections! The hype can become infectious!
I feel like a bad girl, because I know I contribute to the hype.
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At the same time, I keep trying to temper the excitement with realism. Not all colors work for everyone, even if you don't already have tons of dupes and so on. It's important to just go and test in person always with makeup. I sort of hope that cosmetics exchange policies do wind up changing, to force people to think about their purchases a little more, especially when there are reasons to be on a low buy. If I couldn't buy MAC locally, I just wouldn't buy it. I've been curious about brands like Melt and Inglot, but nope, skippety skip, because I have enough makeup already to justify buying anything blind. I am skipping By Request because of this too.

Try to stay strong and not just be a lemming! It's your money, so it should be your conscious and educated decision to buy something, not just because everyone else is getting all worked up. Worst case scenario, listen to 'ole liba! I really try hard to break down the things I see so that if you can only pick one or two things, you can narrow your choices down. I buy a lot of MAC, but I seriously don't buy other brands, because I narrowed down what I like and the price point I am OK with and so, just stick to my final choice of brand. Sometimes I'll cruise around a Sephora or a department store makeup department and look at different things, but usually I still think MAC has better colors or is a better value. Very rarely do I ever see something that I think is truly unique in color and formula and is also a reasonable price (designer makeup is SO often overpriced in my opinion). I currently own 1 Chanel blush, 1 Chanel eyeshadow duo (from a long time ago), an Armani Eyes to Kill (just one color, that I know MAC would never be able to pull off at their prices) an Estee Lauder lipstick (I hate the floral fragrance it has though and always regret it when I wear it) and a Butter London pink mascara. I also have some really old shadows from Face Stockholm that are still useable with really nice colors, but not as good formulas as more modern ones out there. I like the idea of those Stila metallic shadows and might get one eventually, though most of the colors are a little unsophisticated, and I am very curious about the liquid bronzer and cheek colors coming up from Armani. That's IT for my current makeup from other brands. So nope, I don't give it to as much hype as it might seem, myself!
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Most of my collection is MAC. I have a couple things like foundations/powders and a couple blushes that aren't. Like EL, NARS, etc. But even then it's only a couple and not much at all. I know a lot of people don't like sticking to just one brand but it's a price/quality point I can stick with and I'm happy paying out. I call at the lower-high-end brand to people who have no clue about make-up (like my partner). It's more expensive than drugstore (only just, these days) but cheaper than Chanel, Dior, etc. If I buy something that is more expensive than MAC, 99% of the time there is a damn good reason for it and it'll be something like foundation or something I can't seem to find elsewhere. I cringe at the prices of Chanel quads and blushes though - they don't even look that appealing to me. Maybe I'm not enough of a high class ho? Hahaha.
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In saying that - I have to blindly buy EVERYTHING. MAC, whatever. Because I've never lived anywhere close to a store/counter that I can easily get to to swatch things on launch day etc so I've always heavily relied on the US girls' swatches/reviews. If I'm not 100% though, I don't usually buy it.

My biggest luck is I don't care for anything mineralized (except MSFN and *some* MSF's) and I don't like lipgloss. That in itself curbs a lot of temptation with LE releases.
 

SleepingBeauty

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I feel like a bad girl, because I know I contribute to the hype.
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At the same time, I keep trying to temper the excitement with realism. Not all colors work for everyone, even if you don't already have tons of dupes and so on. It's important to just go and test in person always with makeup. I sort of hope that cosmetics exchange policies do wind up changing, to force people to think about their purchases a little more, especially when there are reasons to be on a low buy. If I couldn't buy MAC locally, I just wouldn't buy it. I've been curious about brands like Melt and Inglot, but nope, skippety skip, because I have enough makeup already to justify buying anything blind. I am skipping By Request because of this too.

Try to stay strong and not just be a lemming! It's your money, so it should be your conscious and educated decision to buy something, not just because everyone else is getting all worked up. Worst case scenario, listen to 'ole liba! I really try hard to break down the things I see so that if you can only pick one or two things, you can narrow your choices down. I buy a lot of MAC, but I seriously don't buy other brands, because I narrowed down what I like and the price point I am OK with and so, just stick to my final choice of brand. Sometimes I'll cruise around a Sephora or a department store makeup department and look at different things, but usually I still think MAC has better colors or is a better value. Very rarely do I ever see something that I think is truly unique in color and formula and is also a reasonable price (designer makeup is SO often overpriced in my opinion). I currently own 1 Chanel blush, 1 Chanel eyeshadow duo (from a long time ago), an Armani Eyes to Kill (just one color, that I know MAC would never be able to pull off at their prices) an Estee Lauder lipstick (I hate the floral fragrance it has though and always regret it when I wear it) and a Butter London pink mascara. I also have some really old shadows from Face Stockholm that are still useable with really nice colors, but not as good formulas as more modern ones out there. I like the idea of those Stila metallic shadows and might get one eventually, though most of the colors are a little unsophisticated, and I am very curious about the liquid bronzer and cheek colors coming up from Armani. That's IT for my current makeup from other brands. So nope, I don't give it to as much hype as it might seem, myself!
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You should absolutely feel not bad or guilty! From what I've read, you give your own opinion and you are very reasonable and you tell us if there's anything not worth buying instead of lying to us and supporting the hype. We all here appreciate your posts about new collections and the tidbits you're giving us and if your posts keep us from buying anything because a product is just not good - even better for our low-buy - you're telling the truth! I'm always excited to read your posts and, even though I haven't been around for long, I can see that the others value your opinion, too.
 

PixieDancer

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"30 Lipsticks in 30 Days"
Updated List:

Day 1: Revlon Lip Butter Peach Parfait
Day 2: Revlon Lip Butter Creme Brûlée
Day 3: RiRi Woo w/ MAC Cherry lip pencil
Day 4: RiRi Heaux w/ MAC Beet lip pencil
Day 5: Snob w/ MAC Hip & Happy lip pencil
Day 6: Viva Glam VI w/ Too Faced Nude lip pencil
Day 7: Revlon Lip Butter Pink Truffle
Day 8: Revlon Lip Butter Red Velvet w/ MAC Dervish lip pencil

Day 9: UD Super-Saturated High Gloss Lip Color Pencil in Glinda
Day 10: Scandelicious Kissable Lipcolour w/ MAC Embrace Me lip pencil
Day 11: Huggable Lip Colour in Rusty
Day 12: Apres Chic w/ MAC Dervish lip pencil
Day 13: Huggable Lip Colour in Out For Passion
Day 14: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Smitten
Day 15: Speed Dial w/ MAC Dervish Lip pencil (can you tell I LOVE this pencil!? It goes with everything! It's a MLBB pencil for me!)
Day 16: Mehr w/ MAC Soar lip pencil (ALMOST wore Dervish lip pencil again... but forced myself to switch it up!)
Day 17: Snapdragon w/ MAC Hip 'N Happy lip pencil
SKIPPED ANOTHER SPRING CLEANING DAY WITH MY MOM
Day 18: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Rendezvous
Day 19: Feed The Senses w/ NYX Mauve lip pencil

Day 20: Night Blooming Mattene Lipstick w/ MAC Just Wonderful lip pencil (WOW! I fell in love with this Mattene all over again! If it weren't for the lipstick challenge, who knows when I would've pulled it back out again!)
 

LinenWhite7

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So, along with the other lipsticks I've worn today, I also pulled out Smashbox Smashing Shoot lipgloss. I'm pretty sure I bought it in 2006. It is so heavy and sticky but was really long-lasting and the color was just gorgeous. It holds sentimental value to me, so I think I would like to try to find a replacement, since it is 8 years old. Maybe from MAC or NARS but I'm open to anything. It's a peachy color with a little pink, nude, and bronze in there and a really pretty peachy/bronze/gold shimmer. Any suggestions? My husband even complimented me on my "pretty lips" when I was wearing it today.
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User38

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lippie of the day.. and I don't even know what day it is .. lol.

NARS Matte Pencil.. Valkyrie
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still on me now.


will start on eye looks tomorrow.. as I had a hangover today.. lol
 

User38

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update on Bert situation:

We sat and had some wine and a light dinner and discussed "our" situation. He wants to get married. I do not. He wants me to stay home, and I will do as I have to until Dec. when I finally turn all over and informally "retire". What we did agree on is that I will give him a response in Dec. 2014 (and he made it clear it's this year.. lol -- he says I know how to play with numbers and YE stats.. lol). And, yes I can but won't.

We made up and no chairs were broken. He is truly an amazing guy and I don't see my life without him at this point, but he realized that no matter what, he will not be able to put me in a box and smother me. I know too that his work is his life -- and he will never quit it. Most that can happen is he retires when he can no longer do surgeries and then be in some capacity to teach university/med students. He says that will fulfill him and make him happy -- as long as I am with him.
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I will miss him when I am gone and will skype with him -- but not much. I have my own life in Italy and need to wrap up so many loose ends I don't know how I will be set for time. Too, I have many friends who I must see and say good bye to.. for now.

so.. all in all -- it was a tempest in a teacup and we had a lovely chat and a great evening.. going to get pizza later and play poker.. and yes, I beat him at that and he feels insecure.
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his buddies are a bunch of thieves.. lol
 

DarylandCarole

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I feel like a bad girl, because I know I contribute to the hype. :bangin: At the same time, I keep trying to temper the excitement with realism. Not all colors work for everyone, even if you don't already have tons of dupes and so on. It's important to just go and test in person always with makeup. I sort of hope that cosmetics exchange policies do wind up changing, to force people to think about their purchases a little more, especially when there are reasons to be on a low buy. If I couldn't buy MAC locally, I just wouldn't buy it. I've been curious about brands like Melt and Inglot, but nope, skippety skip, because I have enough makeup already to justify buying anything blind. I am skipping By Request because of this too. Try to stay strong and not just be a lemming! It's your money, so it should be your conscious and educated decision to buy something, not just because everyone else is getting all worked up. Worst case scenario, listen to 'ole liba! I really try hard to break down the things I see so that if you can only pick one or two things, you can narrow your choices down.  I buy a lot of MAC, but I seriously don't buy other brands, because I narrowed down what I like and the price point I am OK with and so, just stick to my final choice of brand. Sometimes I'll cruise around a Sephora or a department store makeup department and look at different things, but usually I still think MAC has better colors or is a better value. Very rarely do I ever see something that I think is truly unique in color and formula and is also a reasonable price (designer makeup is SO often overpriced in my opinion). I currently own 1 Chanel blush, 1 Chanel eyeshadow duo (from a long time ago), an Armani Eyes to Kill (just one color, that I know MAC would never be able to pull off at their prices) an Estee Lauder lipstick (I hate the floral fragrance it has though and always regret it when I wear it) and a Butter London pink mascara. I also have some really old shadows from Face Stockholm that are still useable with really nice colors, but not as good formulas as more modern ones out there. I like the idea of those Stila metallic shadows and might get one eventually, though most of the colors are a little unsophisticated, and I am very curious about the liquid bronzer and cheek colors coming up from Armani. That's IT for my current makeup from other brands. So nope, I don't give it to as much hype as it might seem, myself! :cheer:
I'm also a mostly MAC girl. I occasionally buy something from Urban Decay or NARS, and I like Laura Mercier's brushes and tinted moisturizer. Right now I have Mufe's Matte Velvet foundation and Full Cover concealer, but I might try a MAC one when I finish these. Like you, I can't bring myself to pay the price of the others on a regular basis. I love MAC's selection and their prices. I don't see the point in paying more for other brands, and for me the drugstore brands are too much these days. I'd rather spend a little bit more and get my MAC.
 
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