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

[ILoveMakeup84]

I am a NW 20, and I use the NW20 pro longwear concealer...it is the best.  I am almost neutral though, as I have pinkish cheeks, but an olive undertone, if that makes sense.

It does make sense! I think I'll get NW20 since I mainly want it for my under eye area So excited to finally try it out! Also have you had any problems with the pump? Many people say it dispenses too much product :/

 

[ILoveMakeup84]

[@]PixieDancer[/@] thank you Pixie! I think NW20 will work for my undereye area! I can't wait to try it out! I've read so many great things about it! Also how long does a bottle last?

 

[veronikawithak]

[@]liba[/@] so true.. the enabling is out of control out there. I've mentioned to a couple of people that it would be great to support someone in not buying when they're really unsure about a product (especially a team low buy member) and save the prodding for someone who is clearly okay with buying it. Hopefully it will catch on. I agree about Osbournes.. there are some pretty great looking products but aside from a couple things.. not stuff I really needed. I'm very happy with my current selection of blushes and other face powders. The only one I would consider would be a repromote of something like At Dusk EDB which I've passed on twice for some reason lol. I did pick up DG which is completely unique to my stash and should be a flattering color on me, and Cranberry liner which also looks like it would work nicely with what I currently have and the looks I'm trying to create. I'm trying to focus on overall looks rather than buying an item just because it looks nice. And if I do buy it because it looks nice.. I'd better come up with some ways to incorporate it into my life. Each product that comes in goes into my current wardrobe where I figure out a few ways to use it. Makeup initiation!

 

[Audrey C]

Now that I have my beloved Guerlain bronzers, I'm not remotely tempted by anyone else's. I'm stocked now so I don't see myself adding any others unless a new gorgeous LE one gets launched. I don't subscribe to threads but saw the Osbourne launch e-mail this afternoon. I got Ruby and French Kiss; I'm confident both shades will work and I currently favour sheer moist lippies. I also got a replacement Cranberry since mine is dead.

 

[DarylandCarole]

I skipped Osbournes but I never had any intention of getting anything from that collection so I don't deserve any praise lol. Proud of all who did though!! The only things I have left on my to-purchase list (it's a spreadsheet, I can't lie) are staple products... Still trying to find a good foundation and tinted moisturizer, need a couple foundation brushes, maybe a setting powder. I did get a few unnecessary things today to take advantage of a new Sephora promo but I have no regrets! And the freebies are for my husband! I'm actually going through my stash and trying to get rid of a lot. I've also started "no random drugstore shopping" much like @unraveling, too! 

It sounds like you're doing great! I rarely buy any drug store m/u these days, either. I have all that I need, so if it's going to be an "extra", I buy what I love which is MAC.

 

[DarylandCarole]

Ok girlies.... It's JUNE! It's official! Summer's almost here! We've made it through a good chunk of 2014! Over in the Theme Makeup for a Purpose thread, @Medgal07  has posted the new Theme for the month of June, and I love it! It's a "bright lipstick color of the week" theme! I think a lot of use could get on board for a new challenge! So I thought I'd post her schedule here too. This is just the guideline they are following, but feel free to modify however you'd like. She also gives example colors to give you ideas. These are not required, obviously! If you participate, maybe swing by her thread and let them know what look you're doing! They are so fun and sweet over there! Copied and Pasted from @Medgal07 : [COLOR=800080]June 1 - 7      Bright Pinks       (i.e., MAC CYY, Embrace Me, Impassioned, Silly, Pink Pigeon, Quick Sizzle, Show Orchid, VGN / NARS Full Frontal, Schiap)[/COLOR]
[COLOR=181818] [/COLOR]
[COLOR=800080]June 8 - 14    Bright Corals     (i.e., MAC Reel Sexy, Razzledazzler, Ablaze, Lady Danger, Vegas Volt, Ravishing, Party Parrot, Force of Love, Toxic Tale, Flamingo)[/COLOR]
[COLOR=181818] [/COLOR]
[COLOR=800080]June 15 - 21  Bright Reds       (i.e., MAC Absolute Power, Charmed I'm Sure, Deeply Adored, Just A Bite, MAC Redd, RiRi Woo, Ronnie Red, VGG I,)[/COLOR]
[COLOR=181818] [/COLOR]
[COLOR=800080]June 22 - 28   Bright Oranges  (i.e., MAC WTC, SLN, Goes & Goes, Fashion Nomad, Sail La Vie, Eden Rouge, Morange, Neon Orange, T & T, Deeply Adored)[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=800080]June 29 - 30   Bright Purples*  ( i.e.,[/COLOR][COLOR=181818] [/COLOR][COLOR=800080]MAC[/COLOR][COLOR=800080] [/COLOR][COLOR=800080]Heroine, Feel My Pulse, Dish It Up, Flat Out Fabulous, Goes & Goes, Outrageously Fun)[/COLOR]
I love this new challenge!! I'll make sure to stop by [@]Medgal07[/@]'s thread! Thank you Pixie for sharing!

I love this idea! My "brights" drawer is full so I really need to use up some. This will help me do it. Because of Name that Lippie I've been pulling out a lot of older lippies that people may not have seen. It's helping me to use them, and this will help, too.

 

[DarylandCarole]

I did good so far. I did not get anything from the Osbournes. I had my cart and was about to hit submit and I dunno, I just couldn't click it.

That is impressive! It is very hard to resist buying LE things when everyone is posting about how excited they are. I can only do it when I stay off of the thread, tbh.

 

[Rainbunny]

If low-buy just means "sensible buy", I suppose I'd mostly be there, hehe. Maybe I shouldn't say it here, but there are many products in the Osbournes that are really, really nice - colors you may have seen before, but very much New & Improved. It definitely becomes a dilemma to have similar shades, but try something on and find it's the more perfect version. KYY and DG in particular are super duper versions of things I have plenty of, particularly good for my skin tone and really brilliantly glowing. I guess my main issue at this point is resisting back ups when I have enough lipsticks, chances are I won't ever need to break into the BU. I'm getting Cheeky Bugger because I honestly don't own any similar, because in the past, they'd always been too powdery and chalky on me, while this one is very translucent and looks like skin and just glows from within. I'm not getting Sharon's blush, even though it's got the same great texture as CB, because on me, it's an exact dupe for Lovecloud. Would I rather have the Sharon textured one? Sure, but I can just wear Lovecloud and buff it in. There are limits. Similar story with the new Patentpolishes. French Kiss is so pretty but it's almost the same color as Rich Marron Huggable, just in Patentpolish. Tempting, very tempting, but I can't justify it, since Rich Marron is more of a summer and fall color only for me. 

I came to the same conclusion about French Kiss, too, Liba, since I have Rich Marron and one of the Clinique crayons in Fig that I don't wear much, but should since it's very nice. All I ordered from the Osbornes is the brow set (to use as eyeshadow since I don't have a lot of the classic Mac shades), so Soba and Brun will be a useful, travel-friendly set. I also ordered Sharon's Ruby Patent Polish, which I guess I am taking a bit of a chance on but it doesn't look like a particularly tricky shade. I am hoping that will be it until the fall now for me, which I plan to be very choosy about indeed since I usually can't carry off very dark or intense looks.

 

[Jaymuhlee]

It sounds like you're doing great! I rarely buy any drug store m/u these days, either. I have all that I need, so if it's going to be an "extra", I buy what I love which is MAC.

That's the smart way to go about it! I just get sucked into the lure of the beauty aisle and shiny "new" and "limited edition" stickers. It used to be I'd walk out with a new lipstick and a new nail polish every time I went to Walgreens (at the very least) but as I've started buying more mid-range/higher end products, those last minute drugstore things are being pushed aside and donated to my friends/fam more and more. Clearly nonsensical. I was super proud of myself when I finally found the new Wet n Wild Summer 2014 Bronzers. I was DYING to find them but with AS and Golden from AA, PLUS my massive splurge on a Guerlain bronzer (I used a gift card but still), I walked right by. Yay me!

 

[PixieDancer]

@PixieDancer thank you Pixie! I think NW20 will work for my undereye area! I can't wait to try it out! I've read so many great things about it! Also how long does a bottle last?

I think a bottle lasts me about 6+ months. But you do get product waste due to the packaging. So it should last longer. Damn MAC. Probably part of their plan. Good Formula + Bad Packaging = Wasted Product = More Units Sold.

 

[veronikawithak]

Changed up my wardrobe a bit. Took out my Hourglass ME blush since I've worn it a lot recently and will be using my neglected MAC blush palette instead. Added my new Pedro glosses and WCN lip liner. Also put in my Bite lip library since a lot of them are summer colors and I want to start using them more. I tossed 1 of my full sized lipglosses out so I'm down to these and MAC Deelight Cremesheen.

 

[awickedshape]

Originally Posted by awickedshape: I've been quite bad so just one item from MAC x Pedro, a Chanel RC lipstick and maybe a NARS one to try and one as-yet-unknown item until Christmas. Fingers crossed.  

Coming from the MACxPL thread. I went over my list on PL and have really got to commit to my low-buy. After this weekend, only replenishments of the necessary moisturizer and lip balm for me for a few months, I HOPE!

Well, as I said I went over on Pedro and then placed a Sephora order to get my birthday gift (sucker) so I'm leaving out the Nars and Chanel so it will balance out. I promised myself to be stricter after this weekend so I'm trying to stick to that. Lip balm and moisturizer only til Christmas and even then stay #LowBuy. Fingers crossed!

 

[DarylandCarole]

That's the smart way to go about it! I just get sucked into the lure of the beauty aisle and shiny "new" and "limited edition" stickers. It used to be I'd walk out with a new lipstick and a new nail polish every time I went to Walgreens (at the very least) but as I've started buying more mid-range/higher end products, those last minute drugstore things are being pushed aside and donated to my friends/fam more and more. Clearly nonsensical. I was super proud of myself when I finally found the new Wet n Wild Summer 2014 Bronzers. I was DYING to find them but with AS and Golden from AA, PLUS my massive splurge on a Guerlain bronzer (I used a gift card but still), I walked right by. Yay me!

I used to live across the road from a drug store and when I was really bored id go in and look at all of the goodies. There is so much!

 

[kerry-jane88]

I'm exhausted from the Osbourne collection just from trying to keep up with the thread, lol.  I need to have my fall collections game plan before I make any more MAC / high end makeup purchases. There seem to be a couple of things I want from several brands, so no more makeup until I have a proper list and can estimate the damage. Hopefully we'll get info on MAC's fall collection soon.

This. Gotta be prepared for the big fall/festive fish!

 

[Prettypackages]

I'm kinda proud of myself right now, I went from #TEAMBUYALLTHETHINGS with the Osbourne collection to #TEAMBUY4THINGS. I do still plan on looking at the MSFs in store and might pick up cranberry liner, but other than that I whittled down my list significantly and didn't end up giving in to impulses.

Good!! I was team 3 things... I didn't give in to impulse either. If I get a chance to see them in store, great if not.. enh! LOL until of course I see the swatches.

 

[janette9687]

so i was up for osbournes and didnt even check if it was online i forgot but i texted my friend earlier about it its great feeling when your world doesnt evolve around mac collections lol, i want cranberry lip pencil just because its a warm pink and pinks are hard to come by for olive skintones but if i dont get it ill be okay with it. Ill check the store but i can tell there is some tension in that thread as there is always with popular new launches, people get upset with the lack of info and crazy launches ive learned its a learn as you go launches and then they all seem the same after that. But i wish people wouldnt take it out on each other here, we are not the enemy mac is lol we are here all for the same cause buying one lipstick at a launch time haha but good for us who are being more selective.

like many of you have said i think our selective control buttons in our brain and reasoning is starting to click in. Im glad mine clicked in for AA becasue i was about to buy all the shadows. Until i remembered that i have all 8 palettes coming back in from storage in a month! So for now i been using my AA blushes and bronzer on a daily and am extremely satisfied with them.

 

[veronikawithak]

I used to live across the road from a drug store and when I was really bored id go in and look at all of the goodies. There is so much!

I live within 2 mins of 2 drugstores.. not good. I used to do the same thing but I've gotten MUCH better.

 

[Prettypackages]

If low-buy just means "sensible buy", I suppose I'd mostly be there, hehe.

Maybe I shouldn't say it here, but there are many products in the Osbournes that are really, really nice - colors you may have seen before, but very much New & Improved. It definitely becomes a dilemma to have similar shades, but try something on and find it's the more perfect version. KYY and DG in particular are super duper versions of things I have plenty of, particularly good for my skin tone and really brilliantly glowing. I guess my main issue at this point is resisting back ups when I have enough lipsticks, chances are I won't ever need to break into the BU.

I'm getting Cheeky Bugger because I honestly don't own any similar, because in the past, they'd always been too powdery and chalky on me, while this one is very translucent and looks like skin and just glows from within. I'm not getting Sharon's blush, even though it's got the same great texture as CB, because on me, it's an exact dupe for Lovecloud. Would I rather have the Sharon textured one? Sure, but I can just wear Lovecloud and buff it in. There are limits.

Similar story with the new Patentpolishes. French Kiss is so pretty but it's almost the same color as Rich Marron Huggable, just in Patentpolish. Tempting, very tempting, but I can't justify it, since Rich Marron is more of a summer and fall color only for me.

Hey where ever you post it, I look forward to your in depth analysis... I'm actually glad it's here and not in the osbourne thread. We'd never find it. Did you tell us your thoughts on Moody blooms yet? For the Osbournes I got KYY,, Dodgy Girl and Cranberry. can you believe that's it! Nothing else really moved me.

 

[Rainbunny]

Yes, it is hard to get out of the collectors' mindset. Like HG says, makeup is not a collectible, but like any other hobby, you start to get a little obsessive about getting a full set of something before you know it. It could just as easily be comic books or model trains, but those would actually hold some value! It must be some primitive lizard brain thing. I had a pet rabbit who liked to hoard cardboard, and always wanted more, and all hell would break loose if you touched "her" cardboard!

 

[liba]

welcome! I also like this thread b/c we talk about how we use the product. Not just what we have and what we are going to buy. Your "therefor do not buy" cracked me up. That's how I feel about glosses.


Hey where ever you post it, I look forward to your in depth analysis... I'm actually glad it's here and not in the osbourne thread. We'd never find it. Did you tell us your thoughts on Moody blooms yet? For the Osbournes I got KYY,, Dodgy Girl and Cranberry. can you believe that's it! Nothing else really moved me.
This thread definitely has some level-headed discussion! I like it!

I mentioned a few Moody Blooms things in its thread - I think I'll try to keep it all in there. People are already hell-bent on some things that are a little tricky, like Copperthorn fl. I posted that it turns very glittery and fall-out prone if you don't just sweep it on in one sweep or try to blend it or go over it. And folks are all "ooooohhhh Copperthorn is coming home with me, choo choo!" right afterwards, like they didn't read my major warnings. LOL, it's going to be disappointing to only the most careful and then we'll have to hear a bunch of complaints. Maybe I'm just grumpy because it's that time 'o the month, haha. I do wish people would be more analytical about what they will or won't use, in a practical sense. I can't quite bring myself to say " this fl is a hot mess" because it isn't, it's just going to be fussy and take skill, but maybe it'll take being more bitchy about stuff to get through to people - or otherwise, just try not to care if people spend their money unwisely for their needs.

Quote: Originally Posted by Rainbunny

Yes, it is hard to get out of the collectors' mindset. Like HG says, makeup is not a collectible, but like any other hobby, you start to get a little obsessive about getting a full set of something before you know it. It could just as easily be comic books or model trains, but those would actually hold some value! It must be some primitive lizard brain thing. I had a pet rabbit who liked to hoard cardboard, and always wanted more, and all hell would break loose if you touched "her" cardboard!

This cat and his banana: