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

[aradhana]

hello ladies just checking in after a long hiatus!
i only read a few posts here and there in my effort to catch up....there's just too much!

i don't know exactly what the 30 day lipstick challenge was, but i'm assuming we're supposed to wear a different lip combo each day? I'll try to join in for may, assuming there will be some of you carrying on next month too!

over the past six weeks, i managed to get through with (only) a purchase at the Armani counter in Heathrow, and just a few days ago I did a little sephora shopping with a gift card. only two purchases, but still some pretty decent damage!

at armani i picked up a luminous silk foundation, an eyes to kill shadow (3 - gold flecked purple) and a navy eye pencil. it was more than i had intended to purchase...i didn't NEED any of it, and none of it was on my list for the year...but the makeup artist did such a nice job of brightening up my face with just a few simple gestures that i was convinced! i've worn the items a lot since I purchased, so that has helped me justify the purchase. I think I'll make a conscious effort to not buy makeup items unless I have an artist demonstrate them to me....I find often those are the items I use the most from my collection.

at sephora i picked up a black eye pencil and a champagne nail polish from marc jacobs. with the gift card i only ended up paying a balance of $10 on top. i know originally i was hoping to not buy much of anything except mascara and skincare, but i'm glad that even though i acquired a few items, i've managed to resist the mac collections almost entirely. well, summer collection time is almost here, so if i can make it through to there i'll be super pleased!

 

[Starlight77]

If you feel like a lot of them are redundant... pick your favs and let the others go. No sense in holding onto things that aren't as nice that you'll most likely rarely (if ever) use! For example, I'm going to buy a little MAC quad and purge some of my bright MAC shades that I think aren't going to get as much love now that I have the UD Electric Palette. My little sister will LOVE receiving them, as her budget rarely has much room for higher end cosmetics. She basically waits for me to not love something or gift-giving time when I always come with the goods! It feels nice to pass something along. And if you swap/sell them... you can get things you'll use or funds towards your next usable purchase!

i just have no where to let them go. no family or friends are into makeup. i've donated TONS to the young girls home near me.
They get so excited when my son and I show up as we have been dropping off lots lately. I enjoy seeing their faces. I emptied my whole collection of drugstore stuff to them except for a few hand full of items and promised them i'd return with high end stuff. i think they will be happy, lol.

I told myself whatever I didn't wear i'm sending to them. here is what's in the box:
here's what i haven't touched in 45 days:
Lipstick
MAC Soft Sable Lipstick
MAC Salute Lipstick
MAC Charmed I'm Sure Lipstick - My only red, so probably keep just to keep.
MAC Love Goddess Lipstick
MAC Crosswires Lipstick
MAC Blankety Lipstick
MAC Pillow Talk Lipstick
MAC Faithfully Yours Lipstick
MAC Naughty Sauté Lipstick

Blush
MAC Small Vanity Blush BNIB
MAC Launch Away Blush
MAC Star Wonder MSF
MAC Veronica's Blush Pearlmate
MAC Lavish Living Blush BNIB
Tarte Magic Blush (small from set)
Tarte Fantastic Blush (small from set)
Tarte Dollface Blush (small from set)
Tarte Adventurous Blush (small from set)
TheBalm Hot Mama Blush
Bare Minerals Perfect Rose Mineralized Blush

Palettes- some aren't even swatched
Urban Decay Smoked Palette BNIB
Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette
Lorac Pro Palette BNIB
Tarina Tarentino Magical Palette
Bare Minerals The Possibilities Quad
Stila In The Know Palette - BNIB
TheBalm Shady Lady Palette 1 (these 3 were all on sale $10 each so... of course you'd all have bought them too) lol
TheBalm Shady Lady Palette 2
TheBalm Shady Lady Palette 3
Victorias Secret Masquerade Palette
Victorias Secret The Nakeds Palette - BNIB

giving everything listed one more try until the end of April. whatever isn't reached for by then goes... ughhh to think all the money wasted. I must say most was bought in the beginning of my collecting when i bought everything and anything. Now at least I know what brands and colors work for me so it's under control and i'm happy with my entire collection except for the above listed. I can't give the girls cash but i can give them gift cards so i may sell some in return for gift cards to stores for them even they don't need all this lol

 

[Starlight77]

hello ladies just checking in after a long hiatus!
i only read a few posts here and there in my effort to catch up....there's just too much!

i don't know exactly what the 30 day lipstick challenge was, but i'm assuming we're supposed to wear a different lip combo each day? I'll try to join in for may, assuming there will be some of you carrying on next month too!

over the past six weeks, i managed to get through with (only) a purchase at the Armani counter in Heathrow, and just a few days ago I did a little sephora shopping with a gift card. only two purchases, but still some pretty decent damage!

at armani i picked up a luminous silk foundation, an eyes to kill shadow (3 - gold flecked purple) and a navy eye pencil. it was more than i had intended to purchase...i didn't NEED any of it, and none of it was on my list for the year...but the makeup artist did such a nice job of brightening up my face with just a few simple gestures that i was convinced! i've worn the items a lot since I purchased, so that has helped me justify the purchase. I think I'll make a conscious effort to not buy makeup items unless I have an artist demonstrate them to me....I find often those are the items I use the most from my collection.

at sephora i picked up a black eye pencil and a champagne nail polish from marc jacobs. with the gift card i only ended up paying a balance of $10 on top. i know originally i was hoping to not buy much of anything except mascara and skincare, but i'm glad that even though i acquired a few items, i've managed to resist the mac collections almost entirely. well, summer collection time is almost here, so if i can make it through to there i'll be super pleased!

welcome back!!
the challenge was just to wear 30 different lip products in 30 days but everyone started different times or (like me) is starting over, join in anytime. we usually post the lists here.

 

[Calla88]

Updated list, ready to start this challenge all over again!

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 !4: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable in Darling Cherie with Sephora lip liner lavish lilac
Day 15: Soap & Glory sexy mother pucker in Nudist
Day 16: Victoria's Secret perfect lipstick in Pulse
Day 17: Revlon Lip Butter Creme Brulee
Day 18 Mabelline color vivids in Vibrant Mandarin
Day 19 Mac Vivid Imagination
Day 20 Rouge Dior Nude 263 Swan
Day 21: Maybelline Blushing beige Nude collection with Jordana rocknrose lip liner
Day 22: Tom Ford Spanish Pink with Burberry Rosewood lip liner ( I really love the Combo , I should it cost a fortune! LOL )
Day 23: Mac Girl Next Door with Stone lip liner
Day 24: Revlon Color Burst matte Balm in Shameless
Day 25: Revlon Matte lipstick in Nude Attitude with Too Faced Perfect Nude lip liner
Day 26: Mac Flamingo
Day 27: Mac Creme de Nude
Day 28: Dior Kiss lip gloss in Fizzy Lemonade 221
Day 29: Rimmel Kate 08
Day 30: Rimmel Stay Glossy in My Eternity. First product that I'm not to crazy about!

 

[LinenWhite7]

i just have no where to let them go. no family or friends are into makeup. i've donated TONS to the young girls home near me. They get so excited when my son and I show up as we have been dropping off lots lately. I enjoy seeing their faces. I emptied my whole collection of drugstore stuff to them except for a few hand full of items and promised them i'd return with high end stuff. i think they will be happy, lol. I told myself whatever I didn't wear i'm sending to them. here is what's in the box: here's what i haven't touched in 45 days: Lipstick MAC Soft Sable Lipstick MAC Salute Lipstick  MAC Charmed I'm Sure Lipstick - My only red, so probably keep just to keep. MAC Love Goddess Lipstick MAC Crosswires Lipstick MAC Blankety Lipstick MAC Pillow Talk Lipstick MAC Faithfully Yours Lipstick MAC Naughty Sauté Lipstick Blush MAC Small Vanity Blush BNIB MAC Launch Away Blush MAC Star Wonder MSF MAC Veronica's Blush Pearlmate MAC Lavish Living Blush BNIB Tarte Magic Blush  (small from set) Tarte Fantastic Blush  (small from set) Tarte Dollface Blush  (small from set) Tarte Adventurous Blush  (small from set) TheBalm Hot Mama Blush  Bare Minerals Perfect Rose Mineralized Blush Palettes- some aren't even swatched Urban Decay Smoked Palette BNIB Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Lorac Pro Palette BNIB Tarina Tarentino Magical Palette Bare Minerals The Possibilities Quad Stila In The Know Palette - BNIB TheBalm Shady Lady Palette 1 (these 3 were all on sale $10 each so... of course you'd all have bought them too) lol TheBalm Shady Lady Palette 2 TheBalm Shady Lady Palette 3 Victorias Secret Masquerade Palette Victorias Secret The Nakeds Palette  - BNIB giving everything listed one more try until the end of April. whatever isn't reached for by then goes... ughhh to think all the money wasted. I must say most was bought in the beginning of my collecting when i bought everything and anything. Now at least I know what brands and colors work for me so it's under control and i'm happy with my entire collection except for the above listed. I can't give the girls cash but i can give them gift cards so i may sell some in return for gift cards to stores for them even they don't need all this lol

What about using our Low-Buy Swap thread instead of donating? Or selling it in the Clearance Bin?

 

[LinenWhite7]

Today's face - Day 19 of Love It or Leave It April Foundation: Rimmel Stay Matte (finally used the last foundation in my stash!) Blush: NYX Cream Blush in Tea Rose Lip: MAC Naked Paris Eyes: Laura Mercier 2013 Artist Palette - Fresco, Bamboo, and Espresso I still have so, so many blushes. I'm going to do the next 30 Day Challenge starting tomorrow for my undecided lip products and my blushes that I still haven't used in this month's challenge.

 

[Starlight77]

What about using our Low-Buy Swap thread instead of donating? Or selling it in the Clearance Bin?

Well I don't need any more swaps that's just taking in more makeup I won't use. I could try selling it but it's just going to go to the girls either way. I'm giving it 2 more weeks to try and see what I use. Whatever is BNIB Not Even gonna bother opening now. I was fortunate enough to have a friend in the industry (she's no longer there) and she got amazing prices or kick backs so It's not as bad a $$ loss as it looks. Example: 5 of those lipsticks I didn't even pay for. I bought the UD smoked palette and Lorca pro palette during hurricane sandy. I was SOOO bored. Both went untouched lol. Just realized that.

 

[kerry-jane88]

Eyemazing April Sun 20th: Bobbi brown rich chocolate palette Swept bone across lid, frappe through crease and outer lid, champagne truffle shimmer on inner lid. Cocoa to smudge under lower lashes and I built it up on the outer lid too. Lined with rich chocolate and did upper and lower rim with chocolate liner. Ysl faux cils mascara.

Yellowy tones look better on me when I build up the intensity and add darker browns.

 

[ahoythere]

Just wanting to check in after a few weeks away, and I am trying to get sane about purchasing some of the items that MAC is DCing......
It's the fear of not being able to access things that I like that makes me splash out unnecessarily, but I THINK it makes sense in this case. I just want to get 2 more Opulash mascaras, one tube of Untitled (and maybe Bare Canvas) paint, and each one of the lustre drops. Doesn't sound bad, but it all adds up, especially knowing that Osbournes and AA are around the corner.

I am also going to get 3 lippies and one Casual Color from Playland, I have been lemming these for months so I am OK with buying them, even if I do wonder a little bit about how much wear they will get. I do have lots of other gorgeous reds and near reds and I kind of never reach for them, maybe someone can talk some sense into me????? (Haha, I love how I started that sentence all confident and then just kind of fell apart into doubt)

I mean let's get real here, the only lipsticks I ever grab in my day to day life are Spiceflower (from some random Nordstrom collection YEARS ago, freaking LOVE this lippy!), Strong Woman, and Heavenly Hybrid. The rest of the time I wear Soft & Slow lipglass (Neo Sci-fi) aaaallllll the time. Or Mall Madness if I want to change it up. All cool toned and subtle neutral pinks. fun.

I either need to get over this vision of myself as some alluring and casual Frenchwoman who just 'throws' on her red lipstick like it's nothing OR I NEED TO GET SASSY AND JUST BECOME HER!!!!! Maybe my challenge should be WEAR ONLY YOUR RED LIPSTICKS FOR 30 DAYS YOU CRAZY COLOR HOARDER!

 

[LinenWhite7]

Today's face - Day 20 Blush: Tarte Fearless (I think, I forget the name) Eyes: Wet n Wild the purple LE palette from this spring Lips: Jordana Twist and Shine Sweet Pink

 

[LinenWhite7]

I think I'm skipping Playland. I budgeted myself money for one lippie, and they are gorgeous, but I have so, so many bright lipsticks. I might kick myself later because I remember how excited I was for this collection a few months ago. I might spend my money on Be a Lady mineralize lipstick instead. Especially with AA and the Osbornes coming up soon, AND I have one other item to purchase this month, too.

 

[shellygrrl]

Today's face...

• Becca RSSF in Shell + OCC Tint in R0: They don't really mix together.
• MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer in NW15
• Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
• NARS Pro-Prime Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base: Held up well! That said, I'm still not sure I'd repurchase this.
• MAC eyeshadows in Shale and Copperplate: I wore Shale on the lid and Copperplate in the socket line. It's a very soft smoky combination, IMO.
• Prestige Total Intensity Mascara
• NARS Blush in Sex Appeal
• MAC lipstick in Feed the Senses: Very much a favourite of mine.

 

[allthingsglam]

Said goodbye to another lipstick today: NARS Barbarella. Couldn't get with the formula or the scent and the color took some work too. I kept trying to wear it and taking it off in favor of something else.. Time to Let. It. Go. I've had it for 2 years and it still looks barely used. BYE.

awwww sorry to hear barbarella didn't work for u I loveeeee it I need to start using mines more

 

[KiKi Kontour]

totally enjoying this thread hoooooowever i will say i've been a tad of a bad girl at sephora lately

i went crazy during the chic week sale BUT i did stick to my list. i ended up gettin hourglass ambient powder in radiance light ONLY for the freakin palette to come back last week so i ordered the palette n took back the single powder. other than that its been mainly skin care items. i totally skipped mac playland, im sure i wont get anything from proenza even those the ombre blushes are speakin to me i shall still pass!! i got mac peaches, hot nights,fresh honey and nars taj mahal so im good on orange blushes lol

 

[PixieDancer]

totally enjoying this thread hoooooowever i will say i've been a tad of a bad girl at sephora lately

i went crazy during the chic week sale BUT i did stick to my list. i ended up gettin hourglass ambient powder in radiance light ONLY for the freakin palette to come back last week so i ordered the palette n took back the single powder. other than that its been mainly skin care items. i totally skipped mac playland, im sure i wont get anything from proenza even those the ombre blushes are speakin to me i shall still pass!! i got mac peaches, hot nights,fresh honey and nars taj mahal so im good on orange blushes lol

I keep telling myself I don't need that orange ombre blush as well... hope I can stay strong like I did with Playland!

 

[nazih09]

Just packed one of the cheek pops to return to nordstrom. I'm already thinking of returning autoerotique blush which hasn't even been delivered yet. :/

 

[Paint&Ink Chick]

totally enjoying this thread hoooooowever i will say i've been a tad of a bad girl at sephora lately hboy:  i went crazy during the chic week sale BUT i did stick to my list. i ended up gettin hourglass ambient powder in radiance light ONLY for the freakin palette to come back last week so i ordered the palette n took back the single powder. other than that its been mainly skin care items. i totally skipped mac playland, im sure i wont get anything from proenza even those the ombre blushes are speakin to me i shall still pass!! i got mac peaches, hot nights,fresh honey and nars taj mahal so im good on orange blushes lol

The Orange ombre, is close to Nars Torrid, someone swatched the 2 together. So I'll be passing on that one. But I so wanted the hourglass palette, lmk how you like it . I did restrain myself from placing some items from Sephora...sigh. I need to get stricter with my no buy, although I haven't gotten so this year...go me!

 

[underablanketofstars]

T-minus 6sleeps till vegas!!! Ahhhh! Please order from my post this week so I can ship before I go!

 

[nazih09]

The Orange ombre, is close to Nars Torrid, someone swatched the 2 together. So I'll be passing on that one. But I so wanted the hourglass palette, lmk how you like it . I did restrain myself from placing some items from Sephora...sigh. I need to get stricter with my no buy, although I haven't gotten so this year...go me!

I bought the hourglass palette during the sephora friends and family sale. I ended up returning it. I'm an NC40-42 and the two of the lighter shades did absolutely NOTHING for me, so I couldn't justify the price. I only own one highlighter (dior amber diamond) and it's my HG.

 

[KiKi Kontour]

The Orange ombre, is close to Nars Torrid, someone swatched the 2 together. So I'll be passing on that one. But I so wanted the hourglass palette, lmk how you like it . I did restrain myself from placing some items from Sephora...sigh. I need to get stricter with my no buy, although I haven't gotten so this year...go me!

i REALLY love radiant light and dim was next to try so the palette was just an overall good idea to get now. dnt rush to get it tho lol its perm now!! i use radiant all over n extra over my highlight