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

[charlotte366]

30 days 30 lippies round 2! Progress Summary : 5 OUT : 7 KEEP Day 1 25/05: Revlon Romantic Kissable Balm Stain - umm its going i like the color but have other pencil formulas I prefer, this one is gone - OUT Day 2 26/05: L'Oreal Glossy Balm Sin on Peach - love the colour but made my lips sore, this one is gone - OUT Day 3 27/05: Revlon Honey Kissable Balm Stain - I think this is going to go to, its not the best on me. - OUT Day 4 28/05: Rimmel Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipstick in 20 - its a better colour,it looks good now my hair is back to its natural cool dark brown shade, the perfect clash. - KEEP Day 5 29/05: Rimmel Moisture Renew 130 Oxford Street Fushia, its not fushisa, but an amped up version of mac creme cup, me likely so it stays - KEEP Day 6 30/05: Clarins Instant Light Lip Perfector in 02 - basic light tint in a moisturising formula - KEEP Day 7 31/05: Lancome Rouge in Love in Rouge in Love, red perfection - KEEP Day 8 01/06: No lipstick today just Nivea Balm in Honey & Milk - hangover day from the previous night Day 9 02/06: Nivea Soft Rose Lip Balm - not sure I like this, I don't think it sits very naturally on my lips - OUT Day 10 03/06: Topshop Gloss Ink in Sugar Rush - its a keeper I love this formula a lot and this is a great everyday colour - KEEP Day 11 04/06: Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in 55 Romantic - This is love an nearly finished, in fact its would be finished if not for these challenges, so leaving it on my desk to top up during the day - KEEP Day 12 05/06: Rimmel Moisture Renew Vintage Pink - I love this formula but this colour is off on my a touch too purple to be a MLBB, it looks grey unfortunately it is an OUT Day 13 06/06: Shu Uemura Supreme Shine PK 356, i picked out the 4 of these I never wear for this challenge, this is the least glittery and I like this one, its staying - KEEP Off to swatch and B2M at lunchtime a massive thank you to everyone you has helped/made suggestions in the last 2 days its is much appreciated!

 

[Sandy072]

I've been on the fence about UD Native, I always pick it up, but put it back lol. Day One: MAC Creme Cup and blush NARS Love

At the risk of enabling.. If you like creme cup I bet you'd like native... I have angel and native is just a more nude version of it with a better finish. Check it out -/l after you finish up some lipsticks of course in true low buy fashion!!

 

[lyseD]

Have I mentioned I LOVE B2M!!!!??? heehee

Hi Pixie and anyone else who cares to chime in....are they nice to you when you B2M?

I've never had a problem but I always plan to B2M when I am buying something, even if it's just a brow pencil.

 

[mel33t]

At the risk of enabling.. If you like creme cup I bet you'd like native... I have angel and native is just a more nude version of it with a better finish. Check it out -/l after you finish up some lipsticks of course in true low buy fashion!!

Haha yes, no buying lipsticks for a while. I don't normally reach for nudes to he honest, but lately I've really been wanting to wear them. I'll have to try it sometime

 

[charlotte366]

B2M successful

My 18 empties consisted of mini/travel to go sizes of cleanse off oil, fix + and strobe cream. Empty lipsticks, depotted blushes and eyeshadows and a couple of superslick liners which I used extensively but were from the 2010 original release.

The lady didn't even look, just counted them from my bag into her big box of empties.

Luckily for a lunchtime the counter was empty and the sales lady was really helpful, I selected a load of lustres which she santised for me and we sat at the mirror and swatched ! Also since my visit on Wednesday they have new stock and now hold more of the Lustres!

See Sheer: this was on my list as a peach, i like it and still want it but its too close to fresh & Frisky huggable which I have so its on hold for now

Plumful: plum perfection, this came away with me!
Plink!: to frosty for me I didn't love it on so this one is permanently crossed off
Lustering: God i loved this, but I left it in store

its close to my chanel rouge coco shine in romantic, I told myself i can have it when I finish the RCS in typical low buy fashion!
Lovelorn: Soft pink, minimal glitter, I think this is the sheerer version of what i wanted creme cup to be.... it came away with me!
Patisserie: this hit the dust as being to brown on my skintone, it looked flat.
Ladybug: Me wants badly, its on the list allowed to acquire in July if I don't buy any drugstore stuff in June!
Capricious: I see why you all recommended this, its lovely! On hold for now as its quite close to syrup, just a touch redder maybe, i think if i add a bit of Hot Tahiti to Syrup, I might come up with an offspring of Capricious.
Sweetie: very similar to Lovelorn, but more sparkle which put me off, in my challenges I identified that sparkle irritates my lips and creates dryness and chapping, so Lovelorn won this battle!
Sophisto: this was nice, maybe a a baby of lovelorn and plumful, so its on hold for now.

That resulted in 2 B2Ms being used and I am excited about playing with plumful and lovelorn. Having the time to sit down and try on at leisure was a revolation.

The 3rd B2M when to a candidate not on the list who pushed in from somewhere and appears to have stole my

.

The whole aim was to get lighter, more neutral sheer colours that can worn easily on minimal days and days when brights are not appropriate....Flamingo stole my heart, it looks too bright/orange/white in the tube but on the sheer nature of lustres means it works! A brighter soft summer lip hence why it won out over lustering, ladybug and capricious.

 

[mel33t]

B2M successful My 18 empties consisted of mini/travel to go sizes of cleanse off oil, fix + and strobe cream. Empty lipsticks, depotted blushes and eyeshadows and a couple of superslick liners which I used extensively but were from the 2010 original release. The lady didn't even look, just counted them from my bag into her big box of empties. Luckily for a lunchtime the counter was empty and the sales lady was really helpful, I selected a load of lustres which she santised for me and we sat at the mirror and swatched ! Also since my visit on Wednesday they have new stock and now hold more of the Lustres! See Sheer: this was on my list as a peach, i like it and still want it but its too close to fresh & Frisky huggable which I have so its on hold for now Plumful: plum perfection, this came away with me! Plink!: to frosty for me I didn't love it on so this one is permanently crossed off Lustering: God i loved this, but I left it in store:clap:  its close to my chanel rouge coco shine in romantic, I told myself i can have it when I finish the RCS in typical low buy fashion! Lovelorn: Soft pink, minimal glitter, I think this is the sheerer version of  what i wanted creme cup to be.... it came away with me! Patisserie: this hit the dust as being to brown on my skintone, it looked flat. Ladybug: Me wants badly, its on the list allowed to acquire in July if I don't buy any drugstore stuff in June! Capricious: I see why you all recommended this, its lovely! On hold for now as its quite close to syrup, just a touch redder maybe, i think if i add a bit of Hot Tahiti to Syrup, I might come up with an offspring of Capricious. Sweetie: very similar to Lovelorn, but more sparkle which put me off, in my challenges I identified that sparkle irritates my lips and creates dryness and chapping, so Lovelorn won this battle! Sophisto: this was nice, maybe a a baby of lovelorn and plumful, so its on hold for now. That resulted in 2 B2Ms being used and I am excited about playing with plumful and lovelorn. Having the time to sit down and try on at leisure was a revolation.  The 3rd B2M when to a candidate not on the list who pushed in from somewhere and appears to have stole my  . The whole aim was to get lighter, more neutral sheer colours that can worn easily on minimal days and days when brights are not appropriate....Flamingo stole my heart, it looks too bright/orange/white in the tube but on the sheer nature of lustres means it works! A brighter soft summer lip hence why it won out over lustering, ladybug and capricious.

Sounds so nice and relaxing Congrats on finishing up all those products!! What an accomplishment - you should feel really proud of yourself Hopefully I can finish up that many products

 

[charlotte366]

Hopefully I can finish up that many products

I haven't B2M'd in a year so I have just been throwing things in the bag as I finish and not paying any attention to it! Last time I B2M'd I had 18 empties and I let my Mum choose and have the lippies!

Im excited to use my new toys but told myself to finish the 30 days challenge again first so I am ready to re-do my inventory at the end of June!

 

[NaomiH]

Lippy challenge update:

Day 1: MAC Rich Marron Huggable
Day 2: MAC Neon Orange
Day 3: MAC Kelly Yum Yum

 

[ChosenOne]

Woah! You're doing REALLY well! Kudos to you ChosenOne!! Keep up the AMAZING job!


Quote: Originally Posted by shellygrrl

Way to go, ChosenOne!

Thank you, ladies!! I'm lucky that this round of MAC collections doesn't have much that's grabbing my interest. Now if I can just keep ignoring Sephora, I'll be golden, lol.

 

[NaomiH]

*missed drama noted and put aside, tucked away in a dark corner where it can be forgotten...*

I'm doing pretty well with collections lately! I have stuck to my makeup no-buy since late April and continuing (I hope) through the end of summer. I did allow myself the one mini-splurge of 2 Pedro lippies and an AA compact (wait, there's a product in it? Who cares?!? lol). Other than that, it's just been essentials. I've had to replenish my setting powder, my mascara, and my black eyeliner.

Collections schmollections.

Awesome job, ChosenOne!

 

[PeachTwist]

I seemed to have missed quite a bit of drama.

I hope everyone is okay.

I haven't read it all, as I don't even know where it all started due to my fail absence lately.

Back to make-up.

I purchased 4 items yesterday which arrived today. Bought them from Selfridges. Toying Around l/s - yes, I got that little bastard. Copperplate, Sushi Flower, All That Glitters & Malt pans. I was sure I had Copperplate already as it's in my spreadsheet, but when I searched for it in my stash I didn't have it.

Nothing was "needed" but with my own health issues and my Mom's coming to light again - I thought I'd treat myself a bit. This is my first purchase in about 4 weeks or so, so I think I'm doing pretty good.

I do want an eye shadow from Moody Blooms but I think otherwise that's me collection wise.

I have my brother staying with me and our spare bed is in my makeup room/partners office, so I can't even get to my make-up table at the moment. Not that I've had need to, I've been so worn out just from existing that just showering and shaving my legs has been a hassle.

I think this is one of my biggest problems though when it comes to purchasing. I purchase things like make-up because I feel low from being unwell permanently, but because I'm so unwell I don't get around to using it. I guess that's why people will say to me "you don't need anymore makeup" - no, I don't. I don't even use what I have.. but it brings a little light to my day when I feel so crap.

I do need to try and find other hobbies, the problem is I played on the ps3 for an hour earlier and afterwards I was nauseous and had a migraine and needed to lay down. Just because I concentrated on something for 60mins. That's insanity.

I have cut down on my purchasing a lot though, which is good.

 

[ILoveMakeup84]

30 Day Lip Challenge Day 1: MAC Big Bow Glaze Lipstick Day 2: Jordana Twist & Shine Moisturizing Balm Stain in Tropical Frenzy- Love these twist and shine balms! They do leave a gorgeous stain and they're like $3 each so a total bargain! Day 3: MAC Pink Popcorn Lustre lipstick- AMAZING lippie! The color is a gorgeous pinky purple that brightens up my face. Wish I had gotten several b/u's lol

 

[veronikawithak]

@charlotte366 great B2M choices! Lovelorn and Flamingo are on my list of B2M potentials as well.
@PeachTwist welcome back! First purchase in 4 weeks is a MAJOR accomplishment.. well done! Maybe you could keep a little bowl of lippies and a handheld mirror close by so you could put one on when you're not feeling up to doing a full face? Then things would get rotated and you'd get a quick little boost of color without purchasing something. Just a suggestion! I hope your health is on an upswing soon.

30 Day Lipstick Challenge
Day 1: Loreal Colour Riche Balm - Tender Mauve
Day 2: Mac Matte - Dodgy Girl
Day 3: Mac Patentpolish - Kittenish

Thanks everyone for all of the messages over the past couple of days.. it really meant more than you could know. I didn't realize that there was such a pervasive problem on the forum until I read all of your stories. I won't say anymore on the subject, but I did want to encourage anyone who receives threatening or bullying messages to contact the moderators and do not engage, and I hope those of you who said that you've been intimidated into not posting on the forum start participating again soon.. I was going to take some time off posting too but after reading your PMs I realize that sends the wrong message.

 

[ILoveMakeup84]

[@]veronikawithak[/@] how are you liking Dodgy Girl? Btw :frenz:

 

[charlotte366]

@charlotte366 great B2M choices! Lovelorn and Flamingo are on my list of B2M potentials as well.
@PeachTwist welcome back! First purchase in 4 weeks is a MAJOR accomplishment.. well done! Maybe you could keep a little bowl of lippies and a handheld mirror close by so you could put one on when you're not feeling up to doing a full face? Then things would get rotated and you'd get a quick little boost of color without purchasing something. Just a suggestion! I hope your health is on an upswing soon.

30 Day Lipstick Challenge
Day 1: Loreal Colour Riche Balm - Tender Mauve
Day 2: Mac Matte - Dodgy Girl
Day 3: Mac Patentpolish - Kittenish

Thanks everyone for all of the messages over the past couple of days.. it really meant more than you could know. I didn't realize that there was such a pervasive problem on the forum until I read all of your stories. I won't say anymore on the subject, but I did want to encourage anyone who receives threatening or bullying messages to contact the moderators and do not engage, and I hope those of you who said that you've been intimidated into not posting on the forum start participating again soon.. I was going to take some time off posting too but after reading your PMs I realize that sends the wrong message.

@veronikawithak welcome back! i missed the patentpolish sticks, it was something i skipped, i get skippers remorse still, but i don't use my lip crayons enough so I decided I didn't need more!

I may wear the new shades over the weekend and post the swatches in the post your lippie thread, I really enjoyed the B2M process this time, I think its because I didn't panic buy, but stopped and assessed what I wanted, what holes were in my collection and then did some research, its the first time I actually tried a lippie on my lips in a MAC store but it made the purchases easier because I know the colours work!

 

[veronikawithak]

@veronikawithak  welcome back! i missed the patentpolish sticks, it was something i skipped, i get skippers remorse still, but i don't use my lip crayons enough so I decided I didn't need more! I may wear the new shades over the weekend and post the swatches in the post your lippie thread, I really enjoyed the B2M process this time, I think its because I didn't panic buy, but stopped and assessed what I wanted, what holes were in my collection and then did some research, its the first time I actually tried a lippie on my lips in a MAC store but it made the purchases easier because I know the colours work!

:heart2: I do love the Patentpolish formula better than any other chubby pencil I've tried, but they are expensive compared to regular lipsticks. Plus we might see them again given that they were re-promoted with Osbourne's already. Or something even better will come around! And by then maybe you'll have weeded out or used up enough to make you feel better about getting something similar! Honestly only 2 of the 4 I got have become regular staples for me, the other 2 were a bit brighter than I expected from swatches and I could have done without. It really is better to try things on.. I just wish the lighting in the stores wasn't so terrible! Once in a while I'll get home with something and it'll look totally different. I'm so glad you enjoyed your B2M trip!! Yay! It's definitely best to go when there's hardly anybody there. I almost have enough for 2 things now. Will have to check out Flamingo or one of the other ones from the re-release.. Sweet & Sour looked cute too. I LOVED your point about finding holes in your collection and doing research.. if you're trying to watch your purchases that's such a better way of buying than looking at a collection and seeing what items you like from it IMO. I need to work on that some more - I feel like I slipped up on that a bit with my last order, even though the things were all unique they weren't really things I felt like I was missing from my life.

[@]veronikawithak[/@] how are you liking Dodgy Girl? Btw :frenz:

:frenz: :bouquet: I'm not sure how I feel about it yet.. It's the most unique item I have by far, and it doesn't seem to clash with my features.. but it's very high maintenance.. It needs the right outfit, hair, makeup, attitude, etc. lol. I need to spend some time playing and come up with a killer going out look based around it. The only problem is I have no fashion sense. Eek! New Summer challenge idea!: Pick the item that you have no idea what to do with and make it fabulous.

 

[Rainbunny]

 I haven't B2M'd in a year so I have just been throwing things in the bag as I finish and not paying any attention to it! Last time I B2M'd I had 18 empties and I let my Mum choose and have the lippies! Im excited to use my new toys but told myself to finish the 30 days challenge again first so I am ready to re-do my inventory at the end of June!

Good choices, Charlotte! I have Flamingo, too, and you're right, it's a real workhorse spring/ summer shade! Thanks for your thoughts on the colours you tried on--I put Lustering on my list for my own B2M pile. Will have to check it out, and Lovelorn, too.

 

[Jaymuhlee]

Now that everyone is posting their beautiful swatches of PH, I've suddenly filled out an online B2M form and entered PH as my first, second, and third choice lol. I'm not going to mail it in but I'm so tempted!

 

[Rainbunny]

I seemed to have missed quite a bit of drama. I hope everyone is okay. I haven't read it all, as I don't even know where it all started due to my fail absence lately. Back to make-up. I purchased 4 items yesterday which arrived today.  Bought them from Selfridges.  Toying Around l/s - yes, I got that little bastard.  Copperplate, Sushi Flower, All That Glitters & Malt pans.  I was sure I had Copperplate already as it's in my spreadsheet, but when I searched for it in my stash I didn't have it. Nothing was "needed" but with my own health issues and my Mom's coming to light again - I thought I'd treat myself a bit.  This is my first purchase in about 4 weeks or so, so I think I'm doing pretty good. I do want an eye shadow from Moody Blooms but I think otherwise that's me collection wise. I have my brother staying with me and our spare bed is in my makeup room/partners office, so I can't even get to my make-up table at the moment.  Not that I've had need to, I've been so worn out just from existing that just showering and shaving my legs has been a hassle. I think this is one of my biggest problems though when it comes to purchasing.  I purchase things like make-up because I feel low from being unwell permanently, but because I'm so unwell I don't get around to using it.  I guess that's why people will say to me "you don't need anymore makeup"  - no, I don't.  I don't even use what I have.. but it brings a little light to my day when I feel so crap. I do need to try and find other hobbies, the problem is I played on the ps3 for an hour earlier and afterwards I was nauseous and had a migraine and needed to lay down.  Just because I concentrated on something for 60mins.  That's insanity. I have cut down on my purchasing a lot though, which is good.

Peach Twist, Sorry to hear you have been feeling so unwell lately. Maybe just pick one item to wear to brighten up your day a little bit? If I'm feeling lazy and I am not planning on going anywhere, I sometimes just put on a lipstick or blush or some other single item to try it out without bothering to put on a full face, figuring that I'll just wash or wipe it off later on if I do go out. If you just pick one thing, it won't be so overwhelming, and it will let you enjoy your collection a little.

 

[Dominique33]

I wanna coooooooooooooooooome!!!

Like, now!

Yes Anneri, join the bunch of ladies who are invited here !