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

lyseD

lyseD

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JANUARY



FEBRUARY


MARCH



APRIL



MAY



JUNE



JULY

  • Nordstrom Anniversary Collection - ??
  • Studio Nail Lacquer Relaunch Collection - SKIP
  • Project MN Collection - ??
  • Studio Multi-effect Lash Collection (Nordies/MSO Prelaunch) - ??


Just went through the MAC calendar and I am doing pretty well. I have bought some permanent products and a few things from the swap thread.

I think this spring will be okay nothing is knocking me over.

This thread has been extremely helpful to me and I appreciate everyone on here.
 
Audrey C

Audrey C

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Oh, I like the thought of tracking this way. I'll play! I haven't included swaps in the list below, but I have included all of my 'fresh' purchases.

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JANUARY



FEBRUARY


MARCH


APRIL


MAY



JUNE



JULY

  • Nordstrom Anniversary Collection - SKIP
  • Studio Nail Lacquer Relaunch Collection - SKIP
  • Project MN Collection - ??
  • Studio Multi-effect Lash Collection (Nordies/MSO Prelaunch) - SKIP

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That's not too bad - I can live with that. :)
 
charlotte366

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charlotte366 said:
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. Day 26: Lancome French Touch Absolu in 302 - a nude peach, very wearable and nourishing, this is staying, I can't believe I ignored it for so long. Day 27: MAC Huggable in Fresh & Frisky - a perfect nude peach with a hint of brown, the first peachy colour I have tried in my collection that actually really works on me and I heart this formula soo much. Day 28: Becca Glossy Lip Tint Daiquiri, I touch of I can't be bothered this morning, work is stressing me out, I have a couple of big work days this week and I haven't been sleeping well, as a result my skin is now throwing a strop and my ezcema has flared up on my face, so this morning I spent extra time on skincare and base and went for light eyes with a liquid liner and a peach gloss, although I think this gloss is balling up a little on the inside rim of my lips giving me the dreaded white line.
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Day 29 mac huggable in love beam it's love! Day 30 l'oreal caresses in cheeky magenta I'm done! Out of 30 products worn 7 are fails and I am also disposing if 6 glosses that are past there best! I'm not doing another 30 days right now but I have selected 18 more products to select from at random in April with a view to getting rid of a few more. I have definitely learnt lessons, colour is important as is formula and I need to avoid bulk buying if drugstore formulas until I'm sure the formula works for me. I'm happy with the result and plan on not really challenging anything in April as I have a couple of bits that are so close to finished I would like to kill them off! Loving low but right now, progress is being made and I haven't visited the collections zone yet!
 
liba

liba

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PeachTwist said:
I couldn't find the girl with all the pigments selling as samples, but I did find a vial of Blue Brown pigment for $8. That only equates to £4.78, which is actually a really good deal. But she also had Truth & Light Magically Cool Liquid powder, which I originally wanted and missed out on with VV and it's now stopped being sold as a perm item from MAC in the UK.

Is T&L worth it or is it just something that's "neat"? I want to stick to my low-buy - which for me, honestly, is more about spending as little money as possible rather than keeping my stash "small" - but I'd like some advice as to whether or not it's worth the money or if I should just skip it.
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Don't buy an open MCLP. I am fastidious with how I store my makeup and don't have anything that dries up on me or goes bad. EXCEPT my MCLP. It's lost it's cooling effect recently and I know exactly why - when I used it regularly as a daily powder, I noticed that it did better if I swirled the jar well and mixed the contents a bit that way, preventing settling. Plus I would only keep the smallest possible amount in the shaker area and the most possible down below in the jar. So, the past year or so, I wasn't using it as much and lo and behold, it's dried up pretty noticeably. Without the cooling effect, it's just another powder, more or less, although it does have a nice sheen. It's also a little heavier textured than newer beauty powders or Careblend (which has a little different finish, but can be used in the same way). I think even an unopened one would have a high chance of being dried up by now too. Personally, I'd just skip it and get Careblend if you need a face powder, an MSF like Centre of Attention, a beauty powder, etc. There are lots of lightly sheen-y powders out there now to compete with everything except that cooling sensation. If that's gone, it's not worth it.


DAY 30!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I wore Evening Stroll Casual Color, which I really love and need to use a lot more often. I put a little Patent Pink on top and that was a lovely combo. I had fun doing this challenge with everyone. I'm glad to go back to some of my favorites now, though, because there are a few things I'd be happy to just be using regularly, in hopes they get used up combined with how much I love them. Touché, mama's home!!
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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
Day 18: NARS Lipstick in Honolulu Honey
Day 19: Elizabeth Arden 8 hr Lip Cream
Day 20: NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme in Copenhagen
Day 21:Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Plum Valour
Day 22: MAC Hug Me
Day 23: MAC Deeply Adored
Day 24: MAC RiRi Woo
Day 25: OCC Lip Tar in Black Dahlia
Day 26: Hourglass Opaque Liquid Lipstick in Icon: Still wearing reds
Day 27: NYX Butter Gloss in Tiramisu
Day 28: Bite Beauty Cashmere Lip Cream in Bordeaux.


Where should I start about this lippie? I only purchased this yesterday as part of the Sephora VIB sale. I gave up two MUFE lipsticks in colors that I could never make work. Best. Thing. I. Ever. Did. I don't feel bad about the purchase because one return paid for new item. Also the MUFE lippies were just sitting there not being used. Now I have a product that I love in it's place. Yes after one use I can honestly say I love this product. It's matte without being drying. The color is rich and pigmented and long lasting. I ate and drank and still had the color on. It didn't get away from me and I don't see the need to use a liner with this unless you want to. I'd be willing to give up more colors in my collection in order to get more of these.
 
shellygrrl

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I've purchased nothing from any of the MAC collections so far this year. January: Nothing February: Nothing March: NARS Sex Fantasy, Maybelline Shocking Coral l/s, MAC travel jars (which now house pigments), MAC Copperplate e/s April: Caudalie Cleansing Water (400ml), OCC Tint in R0
 
mosha010

mosha010

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I made it through the sephora sale with only a mosturiZer and a clarisonic brush bought!!!!!! That was a big big accomplishment. Man I actually haven't bought any makeup this week! Not even when pixie posted those mouth watering bright colors. On other news. I found THE wedding dress. And it's weird but it's true when you find it everything else just falls into place. Spent $250 I total. Ridic rigt ? And it's amazing. I'll just post pics when the day comes. Anywho. Tomorrow imats and what I'm doing to keep myself grounded is taking what I saved for it ($200) in cash and just sticking to it. So that's That. Having some wine at home with the fiancé and listening to some beastie boys! Hope you ladies are having a good Friday (or Saturday) depending where you are. Lol.
 
DILLIGAF

DILLIGAF

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My obvious lapse in the Sephora VIB sale is making me take stock of what I have bought. I think I will be adopting a new rule of one out for each new in. So tonight I sat down in front of my stash and got rid of a few things. A couple of palettes that I don't use and more than enough lipsticks and glosses. I gave some to my roommate to sent to a family in Honduras. I'm giving the other bag to one of those charities that provide make up for women that are interviewing. Tomorrow I start on eyeshadows.
 
underablanketofstars

underablanketofstars

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I've tried the lancome and bioderma micellar water and they both absolutely live up to the hype, surprisingly. Makeup comes off easily and completely. Even tried it after washing my face with cleanser and more makeup I couldn't even see came off on the cotton pad. Not to encourage unnecessary purchases but it's a good product.
 
shellygrrl

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lyseD said:
How do you like the cleansing water? I've been meaning to try one. Does it take off all your eye make up? Thanks.
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I've used Caudalie's, Bioderma's (with the red cap, for sensitive skins, even though mine isn't sensitive), and one by The Body Shop. The Body Shop's was slightly irritating to my eyes. Bioderma's is good, gentle, but it doesn't always get everything. Caudalie's is my favourite. Gentle and gets a lot more of the stuff off. (It does have some oil in it, I believe, which I think is why it's so effective, at least IMO.) Others on here have raved about Koh Gen Doh's cleansing water. So that's another option for you. :)
 
kanne

kanne

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I love the Garnier cleansing water - it is equally as good as the Bioderma, and only about $8 in Australia, so it must be SUPER cheap everywhere else.

I am on a total makeup ban for the next few months (apart from replacing items). I booked my holiday to New Zealand yesterday, so I have to save!
 
Starlight77

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Audrey C said:
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TO ALL: I genuinely wasn't trying to preach at or judge anyone. Just doing my small part to try to help keep us on track. If you see me coming off the rails, please do the same. :)
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I don't think any of your posts implied that. I for one, really appreciate the reminders. I did use the word preach but i didn't mean it in a bad way. I would like you to continue them as they really help. if anyone has an issue reading them, they can easily skip over and go to the next message. Even if you help one person each message it's worth seeing it repeated
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