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

[mosha010]

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.

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.

his buddies are a bunch of thieves.. lol

Well that was good the talk was had and some time apart will clear the air a little and let you both think. Italy will be fun and Who knows, you miss him more than you think and change ur mind? Or not! Listen point is have fun in Italy, do the things you're going to be doing there and see your friends and try not to stress about things. You're tying the loose ends, this is a great accomplishment and you need to savor every min of it.

 

[shellygrrl]

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.

I know that feel. :nods:

 

[Alysse011]

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.

I love Peach Blossom! It's one of my favorite MAC lipsticks. It's funny how people can feel so differently about the same product. I hate having those days though where you just don't feel like you look good. I hope everything else about your day was positive :support: @HG - sounds like a good discussion. I'm glad it went well!

 

[liba]

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.

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.

his buddies are a bunch of thieves.. lol

Good for you - it takes a lot of feeling and awareness between people for a couple to really have a clean slate with each other. You're doing everything to wipe your past away and move to a new phase in your own life. It sounds like 'Ole Bert's a little less adept at that, but most people aren't that hot with being flexible with life as the years go on. You'll show him how it's done right. It sounds like he's willing to learn and if you can teach an old bert new tricks, that's the best thing you two will share between you! He'll see that soon enough.

EDIT: Day 25: A bunch of different Patentpolishes - mostly Go For Girlie!

 

[underablanketofstars]

My partner and I are 3 weeks from going to Vegas for the first time! I'm excited but nervous - being from Canada I've never been in the vicinity of a CCO. I'm dying to experience it so I'm taking $200 for "shopping" for the whole trip.... Hope I can show some restraint and maybe even come back with some money in my pocket? We'll see! Lol... Anyone have any must see/must do's I should be aware of? Pm's welcome.

 

[mosha010]

My partner and I are 3 weeks from going to Vegas for the first time! I'm excited but nervous - being from Canada I've never been in the vicinity of a CCO. I'm dying to experience it so I'm taking $200 for "shopping" for the whole trip.... Hope I can show some restraint and maybe even come back with some money in my pocket? We'll see! Lol... Anyone have any must see/must do's I should be aware of? Pm's welcome.

Tayyyy congrats on ur trip! Have lots of fun. My take on CCOs : I usually stock up on cleansing wipes, cleansing oils, and the ocassional lippy from days past. You'll find stuff from previous collections. In fact, Tomo I'm going by one of the CCOs (I'm visitng in PA) and prob just getting another foundation since I'm running low and they always have my face and body there.

 

[underablanketofstars]

Thanks so much - I'm so excited! Not a drinker or a gambler but definitely a shopper!

 

[Starlight77]

Quote:Originally Posted by mosha010 

@Starlight77 in a year I will be getting pregnant and having a little girl. Please have your son wait for her? That's the only kind of in law I want. He's so adorable! Bless him

 
Thank you!! He's amazing and so freaken cute too. I'll Post a picture of my babies. My daughter is only 5 months old but if you have a boy she's off limits as she can't date until she's 30 haha Quote:Originally Posted by PeachTwist 

 
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.
 
 
Your son is adorable - super cute.  Awesome of you to get the girl the 100pt perks albeit not using them.  I've been looking at them online and don't see the need for anything.
 
Though I'm totally game for a make-up bag full of samples.  I don't have many samples.  I'd love mascara samples, oh boy.  

 

[PeachTwist]

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.


Your son is adorable - super cute. Awesome of you to get the girl the 100pt perks albeit not using them. I've been looking at them online and don't see the need for anything.

Though I'm totally game for a make-up bag full of samples. I don't have many samples. I'd love mascara samples, oh boy. <3

Thank you! Yes I gave her the points. Got her 3 things. I think sephora is very generous with the point system I just never use them myself as I have so many samples already. You can ask department store counters for mascara samples. Chanel, Dior, clinique etc always have them and hand them out. I don't think I ever purchased a high end mascara in years. I do enjoy some drugstore ones though.

That's sweet of you! They are quite generous with it. I've only just been able to start buying from Sephora as until now they never shipped to the UK so I only have 346pts and I still don't see anything in the points system that says "oh get me!". Oh really? I'll have to try that. I didn't know they had samples! I have one high end mascara, I think it's the Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes and I have to admit I really quite like the brush on it as it's tapered and I find it really does get those inner lashes quite well. I now have 2 samples of MAC's Zoom Fast Black Lash as they've sent them with my past 2 orders so I'll give them a go. I've never tried a MAC mascara so it'll be a new experience for me!

 

[kerry-jane88]

Eyemazing April Sat 5th: Mac Butterscotch Bobbi B Tinted Eye Brightener, Mac butterscotch es over lid, Mac brownborder technakohl upper waterline, Mac wedge lower lashline, 17 doll eyesmascara brown.

[@]HerGreyness[/@] im wearing the mac full coverage fndn in W10, woah it's pale! Loaded up on blush to give me some life, hope it wears nice on me. Also thank you to [@]LinenWhite7[/@] And [@]shellygrrl[/@] for the primer and skincare advice. I've been using the clinique anti blemish solutions system and although it's like putting paint stripper on my face it has worked really well. Next job find an awesome primer!

 

[Alysse011]

My face today- Chanel vitalumiere aqua MAC nude on board bronzer NARS Douceur blush Dior Rose Diamond highlight Anastasia Brow Wiz Viseart Matte Palette 01 and Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette on eyes Bobbi Brown Chocolate Shimmer Ink gel liner Chanel le Volume de Chanel mascara Dolce and Gabbana Passion Duo Gloss Fusion lipstick in #30 Delight

 

[MissTania]

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!!

Thank you, you too- it's amazing how many great finds you will make. I dream of the day where my make- up fits into one or 2 drawers and I can see it all easily and finish products more regularly as opposed to once in a blue moon

 

[Audrey C]

I just spend a few minutes going through my makeup spreadsheet and changing the font colour of the items I've worn in April to red. I tend to reach for my favourites over and over (wearing Naked 3 on the eyes again, just with a different liner) and I'd like to both use more of what I have and be more mindful of when items were last used.

I haven't figured out exactly how I'm going to track this yet; I may just make an effort to turn as much red as I can, and then switch to another colour next month. Or maybe I'll do coloured checkmarks beside the items. Hm…my inner math geek is all aflutter.

 

[dorni]

During the last week, I tried to use some eyeshadows and pigments that I haven't used for a long time. Yesterday Circa Plum pigment and the dark purple Crushed Metal Pigment form Spring Colour Forecast. Today I'm wearing a dark green smokey eye with Tarnish e/k and eyeshadows in Greensmoke, Oomph, Lucky Green, Form and Blanc Type. It's nice to re-discover all those beautiful shades.

But I updated my wishlist with Alluring Aquatics, NARS Summer 2014 and those new 413 BLKR products as well.

And my NARS Kauai Duo arrived today.

 

[PixieDancer]

Thank you, you too- it's amazing how many great finds you will make. I dream of the day where my make- up fits into one or 2 drawers and I can see it all easily and finish products more regularly as opposed to once in a blue moon

I can't imagine that ever happening for me... although it would be nice to feel satisfied with less! I admire minimalists!

 

[MissTania]

I can't imagine that ever happening for me... although it would be nice to feel satisfied with less! I admire minimalists!

The drawers might have to be spacious

It would take a few years to get there no doubt! It's hard for us Specktrettes as we really love our make-up!

Have you photographed your stash yet?

I might need to photograph my lipsticks to face up to reality lol.

 

[User38]

I don't wear drawers.... for many years.. lol

my lippie today was: Rose Taffetas.. Givenchy.

Eyes: UD laced with mauve shimmer BB liner..

looked quite cool imo

 

[LinenWhite7]

Today is my birthday. I spent money. On myself. Not way too much, but I treated myself and I don't even care. Huzzah. I won't post my haul since I don't want to start any lemmings. But I spent much of my childhood being disappointed on my birthday or having my birthday held over my head as a privilege that I had to earn, so I'm growing up and taking care of my damn self today. Today's face (Day 5 of Love It or Leave It April) is Urban Decay Naked Skin in 3.5, MAC Prolongwear NC15, Give Me Sun bronzer, Full of Joy and Stereo Rose 2.0 as blush, eyes are Patina, Vex, Vapour and Uninterrupted Pro eyeshadows, with a gold pressed pigment on top. Lips are Kittenish Patentpolish.

 

[walkingdead]

[@]LinenWhite7[/@] Happy Birthday!!

 

[lilinah]

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Day 2 (Friday 4 April) : Kat Von D. Foiled Love Lipstick in Oh My Goth - semi-matte “metallic deep amethyst [plum] with iridescent micro glitter” - I LOVE the color and finish. This one is NOT going away.

No compliments, but we did a concert last night and one piece was a premiere, so we were all a little preoccupied and nervous, since we messed up terribly during our sound check. It wasn't perfect, but it came off OK. The audience was cheering, so that was nice. I play in two Balinese gamelans, and the concert featured dances in 4 out of 7 pieces.

I'm wearing a completely different lipstick today for the concert. Will report tomorrow.