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

[mosha010]

Quote:Originally Posted by mosha010

Am I even allowed in here again? Lol. I sticked somehow to my list. Blew it for an extra $100. I'm going to hell. But it was an amazing weekend I got some stuff I really liked, I swatched and compared (I even brought my brushes to compare to some things). Made some informed decisions. And yea went nuts the second day at occ (well. To my excuse they were colors I did have in my radar)... Overall I don't regret anything and back to low buy from now on.

@peachtwist : how about you write him a little letter? Sometimes we can't get our feelings out outloud so maybe write him something?


What brushes did you get?
Quote:Originally Posted by DILLIGAF
That's my 30 days. I'm toying around with keeping this up for another 30 days. I do have a bit of lippies to get through.



I'll do another with you...


Quote:Originally Posted by Audrey C I could easily give half of what I have away and not really miss it. I've swapped/sold somewhat from the pic below, but it's still a crazy amount. This doesn't include three foundations and five eyeshadow palettes. I think I've deluded myself into thinking that if I had it all tidy in one drawer that it wasn't really so much. Only it is.


Team NO Buy.



1 drawer isn't bad though. Don't beat yourself up... At least you are wearing and enjoying it. Now you know where you are and can make changes going forward. I am in the same place as you. I've been trying to organize things and I was pissed at what I bought recently. I'm like this HAS to stop!!!
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wait, what is this love it/keep it challenge?

Wayne goss brushes 19 16 Sigma E40 tapered blending E71 highlight diffusing These people gave me the most stuff: two mini brushes, a mini cleansing glove and like 5 little shadow set samples (score!) Hakuhodo J142 J552 These are a combo of blending and highlighting brushes. I only had one good blending brush that I had to clean and wait for it to try to sweep over clean when I needed a clean brush. And as my techniques in eye makeup progress, I come to realize what I really need and what I got too much off (too many face powder brushes. After I married my hakuhodos, I don't need the rest. So through this weekend I will be doing a massive purge of LE brushes and little goodies I accumulated through the last two years that I've been realizing I didn't use. My process is a lil different, I only started hoarding a few years ago and I do use a lot of it but I also have a lot that I got when I didn't know as much and the MUa would convince me to get... Lol. Id get home and it would sit unused. So I'm going through that and assessing. Also: as I knew my likes and dislikes I realize certain things I def don't like anymore etc.. So they're going onto sale for cheap or for my cousins to experiment makeup with. How's it been on this side of the threads otherwise ????

 

[kerry-jane88]

Eyemazing April Tues 15th: Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess The Nudes palette Put the pinky nude over lid at a touch of mid brown in crease. Very powdery and soft but I like that in my shadows. I can see myself using this a lot and treasuring it as a staple Touch of the light gelee shimmer on brow bone and tear duct. 17 doll eyes mascara brown: opened a new tube today can't half tell the difference!

 

[janette9687]

man this thread moves fast! So i am in the process of changing duty station back to the states so i have been MIA... today I bought a few things from muji because since i got the original beauty box for my makeup i am using my muji cases as jewelry holders so i bought the velvet box inserts for four of them. I have four muji cases left that currently not in use, if you have an apo/fpo address we can ship for free if you'd like to buy them pm me otherwise it be too expensive to ship.

On another note, i did buy a shu umera 18 foundation brush, only because i don't see it on the us site but man was t overpriced i bought it for $60 the last price i saw it for was $49 its so tiny and cute will use it and report on it tomorrow

haven't bought makeup except for my lime crime order that came in with the velvetines.. disappointed with the liners the formula is not as opaque as it stated and the brush to it came frayed and there is no fixing it. Wicked velvetine turned pink on me so that's a bust... only good thing of that order was Salem that i am in love with because of the chola lip it gives me (I'm Mexican so i go for that look ha ha) so i think ima return the other 3 and just keep this one because i truly love it.

so that has brought my makeup purchase to only 2 items so far for the year yay!

Alluring aquatics is def going to bite me in the rear because i love the ED blush formula and the ED bronzers sound intriguing. The EDES don't look that interesting from swatches looks like repeats and i may buy a lippie for the packaging and because it looks like one of my hg nudes. The Osbourne collection looks too cool for me so its looking like this year from mac for me is a bust oh! and i skipped on the VIB haulage from sephora because i wouldn't get it in time for my move so I'm happy about that. and there wasn't anything i needed.

that's my catching up for low buy! i wish i could go back and read everything but its almost midnight here and i still need to put away my muji cases, they look so pretty!


Everyone have a good day, stay motivated, alert and happy

 

[janette9687]

i forgot to add.. first makeup that i have ever noticed gone bad was my KAT Von D liquid lipsticks, i bought them last decemeber in hawaii and they already have the formula seperated and no long dry to a matte pretty finish... i only wore them 2x each if that tears!

 

[walkingdead]

My 5 year old help me make this HAHA. How are they so computer savvy in kindergarten?!?!

I ️Frozen

 

[SleepingBeauty]

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
Day 9: MAC Viva Glam II
Day 10: essence On the Catwalk
Day 11: MAC Brave
Day 12: p2 Sissi
Day 13: MAC Bad Gal RiRi
Day 14: L'Oréal Privée Jennifer Lopez
Day 15: essence Natural Beauty
Day 16: Chanel Rouge Velvet La Raffinee
Day 17: Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Esprit - Don't know what to think of it yet. I've only worn it maybe three times since I got it back in September. We'll see.

My fingers are actually twitching right now - I'm really, really tempted to order the Smashbox Full Exposure palette right now. I've always been tempted by it but on the other hand Alluring Aquatic comes out in a mere two weeks and if I order the Smashbox palette I can't get anything from Alluring Aquatic. Argh. I wish I had tons of money right now!

 

[LinenWhite7]

Today's face is Lumene BB cream with Tarte Airbrush foundation, Jordana Rosewood blush, Hourglass Ambient Lighting palette for a light bronzer and highlight, Wet n Wild Walking the Red Carpet eye palette, and some NYX Butter Gloss in Cherry Cheesecake, which is actually a coral-orange. Super quick today. I'm having a hard time deciding between two Playland lipsticks but I promised myself I would just get one, so I must pick. I'm going to try them both on and choose whichever I will wear more often, as I already have my fair share of brights that don't get that much use, and a large volume of lipsticks anyway.

 

[kerry-jane88]

Pulled out a too faced love sweet love palette, two twilight face palettes, sleek garden of eden es palette, illamasqua sculpt powder and a powdered metal to sell/give.away, go me!

 

[veronikawithak]

Pulled out a too faced love sweet love palette, two twilight face palettes, sleek garden of eden es palette, illamasqua sculpt powder and a powdered metal to sell/give.away, go me!

YAY!!

 

[NaomiH]

I haven't been shopping my stash at all lately as I've not been doing my makeup the last two weeks or so. I did do a full face on Friday night though and busted out a few things I hadn't used in awhile.

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Pomegranate Punk on the lid and lower lash line
Sugarpill Bulletproof over the colour tattoo and in the crease and on the lower lash line (looks pretty pretty over the CT)
SP Tako as highlight
Blush was my neglected Tarte Blushing Bride
Lips were Honeylove mixed with Boyfriend Stealer in a bit of an ombre type fashion which made for total "corpse lips" that I was incredibly happy about.

 

[CrimsonQuill157]

i forgot to add.. first makeup that i have ever noticed gone bad was my KAT Von D liquid lipsticks, i bought them last decemeber in hawaii and they already have the formula seperated and no long dry to a matte pretty finish... i only wore them 2x each if that tears!

I was interested in trying those at some point.. don't think I will now. Though I do think I heard she reformulated them since then.

 

[texasmommy]

My 5 year old help me make this HAHA. How are they so computer savvy in kindergarten?!?!

Lol, yeah, and since I have to order since I'm not driving in crazy traffic for an hour or more, almost all make up purchases are delivered. And usually around the time he gets home :/ but since I've been on low-buy, there's only been a handful of packages since January. I did tell him there will be one in May (Alluring Aquatics). Maybe two if I decide on something after the first order I don't see myself buying anything other than from that and 1 or 2 things from any other through the summer.

 

[lilinah]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deesea
What is everyones opinion on buying a backup of a colour you're nowhere near finishing if it's LE and HTF.......are backups always a no-no until you hit pan? Would appreciate your thoughts!


We don't make rules except for ourselves.

I rarely backup anything. I do have one back up each of 4 different LE lipsticks, and one backup of Forever Marilyn Face Powder - and now i think i should have gotten a second backup because i've been using it a lot lately and i really love it.

Personally i would discourage buying backups of everything in a collection, which i see some people do.

But if you are really wearing it a lot and loving it and it's not dupe-able, i'd say, get a BU. Don't wait until it's gone.

 

[lilinah]

@peachtwist : how about you write him a little letter? Sometimes we can't get our feelings out outloud so maybe write him something?

You were at IMATS, right? How can anyone NOT buy something when surrounded by so many dangerous goodies! You're not going to Hell, you're coming back to us

Peachtwist, first i'm sorry about your terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Hugs to you. I agree with several here - it would be good, i think, if you can let him know you were not yelling AT him. Neither of you is a mind reader, so if you can find a quiet, low key way - mosha's idea of a letter sounds good, and make it look pretty or something, SWAK (sealed with a kiss) in your signature color lipstick, maybe...

 

[mosha010]

You were at IMATS, right? How can anyone NOT buy something when surrounded by so many dangerous goodies! You're not going to Hell, you're coming back to us :thdevil: Peachtwist, first i'm sorry about your terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Hugs to you. I agree with several here - it would be good, i think, if you can let him know you were not yelling AT him. Neither of you is a mind reader, so if you can find a quiet, low key way - mosha's idea of a letter sounds good, and make it look pretty or something, SWAK (sealed with a kiss) in your signature color lipstick, maybe...

There were so many goodies. I didn't know how to act! (Hugs herself)

 

[BrknFlwr85]

I started my own low-buy this year and at the beginning of the year I made a huge list of health and beauty products (not including makeup) that I currently own and need to use up. I have so much perfume, skincare products, hair products, etc and I am trying to cut it down to where I only buy replacements when I'm completely out. I have been keeping track of exactly what products I use up every month and so far I've used up a lot, as long I don't switch up products all month long.

Since I didn't set any makeup purchasing guidelines, I think I'm going to make a rule that the number of makeup items I buy in a month cannot exceed the number of the products I used up the previous month. Also, I think I'm going to stop buying individual eyeshadows and blushes unless they are MAC, in which case I would depot and put in one of my palettes. It has been really frustrating lately because I recently purchased Too Faced's Chocolate Soleil Bronzer and it's now available in a palette with two other bronzers. The same thing happened with the most recent Nars Guy Bourdin blush palette and the Narsissist eyeshadow palette. The sad thing is that I purchase the palettes even if I already have shades that are in them and it just seems like I'm wasting money. I know one thing is for sure, nobody should buy a full size Nars Orgasm blush or Laguna bronzer unless they are the only thing you use every single day because they are in every palette Nars has ever released.

 

[lilinah]

My 5 year old help me make this HAHA. How are they so computer savvy in kindergarten?!?!

I can't see what it says!!

Kids are born now with a degree on computers man. I'm afraid for the future

I'm guessing you're on a phone? Normally i'd say, click on the picture, to see it bigger, but i don't know if you can do that on a phone...

Top line: "Me, after my week of makeup hauls...
Bottom line: "Conceal, don't feel, don't let the hubby know"

I take it this is from "Frozen", and quotes some lines in a song...

 

[mosha010]

Lol! Nah when I click on it it's the same size but on it's own little windows. So I'm like [@]lilinah[/@]

 

[Starlight77]

Kids are born now with a degree on computers man. I'm afraid for the future

i wrote:
top: me, after my week of makeup hauls...
bottom: conceal, don't feel, don't let the hubby know.


as a joke that I sent it to my husband. lol


and yes. kids today are learning crazy stuff at school but lacking stuff that we learned. Like script writing, normal addition etc but i won't get started on that LOL

 

[Starlight77]

I don't see myself buying anything other than from that and 1 or 2 things from any other through the summer.

well, hubby was aware what I was buying. he's the worst enabler. Usually it means he wants something big or expensive himself lol. I have gone through tons of makeup this past few days and have been sorting and giving away a lot of stuff due to ingredients, unused, free or just don't like. it makes him happy when i purge. He has a business credit card he uses for work and he gets insane amounts of points fast so he gets them in gift cards for me and him to use on our 'fun' stuff. it's rare i pay cash for makeup. usually just MAC limited edition stuff which i'm trying to stop buying. kinda getting bored of MAC lately. i wonder if it's a spurt or not. i do want that hourglass palette, it's available again yay!