I've done lip swatches of all my lip products these last couple of days. They're all in the Name That Lippie thread (lipsticks on page 7, glosses and liners on page 7 and 8). Ended up tossing a gloss, and now I'm thinking of combos.
Resolution "LOW-BUY" 2014! Who wants to play?
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PixieDancer
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I'm gonna go check 'em out! That must've been a fun/enlightening project!
veronikawithak
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Like this (but not nearly as amazing):
Robot circus performer fashion lol.
:cheer: Go you!
CrimsonQuill157
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Now that sounds like fun!We do static trapeze, silks, and hoop! So fun. My body feels like jello after. But I get to wear crazy colored tights. And I finally busted out the chrome nail polish from the OPI Gwen Stefani collection.. months later. And I wore Mirror lipglass with it.Robot circus performer fashion lol.
CrimsonQuill157
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I am in troubleeeeee come October. I may need guidance.
NaomiH
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It's getting scary out there! Lol. I'm glad there's at least some time before the fall launches to prepare. Those new collections are going to cause me to do some serious soul searching. Lol
veronikawithak
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It's wonderful.. so nice to be moving again. Love those endorphins and having goals to accomplish. Plus a venue for creativity.
The ANR collection might be trouble for me.. We'll have to help each other out!! I'm making my wishlist and checking for dupes.
NaomiH
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I just unsubbed from it as well. I know exactly what I want for sure and know the two things I want to look at in store and really don't want to start eyeing anything else.
Sandy072
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CrimsonQuill157
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For me it's the "Matte Lip" collection. I am a sucker for matte lipstick. Plus I'm a fan of RHPS so I'll probably get all but Sin lipsticks since I already have it. If I budget myself out I'll be okay. I skipped Pedro, Osbournes, and I'm skipping Moody Blooms so I don't feel too bad.It's wonderful.. so nice to be moving again. Love those endorphins and having goals to accomplish. Plus a venue for creativity.
veronikawithak
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That's a bonus that you skipped a bunch of other ones!
And you know what you like, so might as well focus on that. Maybe as a prep exercise you could pull out and swatch all your Matte lipsticks? Just to see how many matte reds, plums, etc. that you have. Might make it easier to assess things. I'm thinking of swatching all of mine on a piece of white paper and putting it in a clear page protector to take to the stores lol. Then I can swatch new ones on the plastic next to others to see if they're close enough to pass.. people will think I'm crazy probably. I read a blog post recently about "splitting your wears" (fashion blog) which means for example, having 5 black t-shirts and feeling like you have to wear them all equally when really you have 2 favorites and you're not as crazy about the other ones. The idea is that you'd cut back to the ones you love the most so every day you're wearing your favorite things. Love it! For us it could be like 20 favorite vampy lipsticks lol but the same principle applies. At the end of the day if you will wear them all and can afford them.. get what you love! I'll support you 100%. My new issue is discovering how to wear things I didn't think I liked.. which broadens my makeup horizons in a good way but also opens things up to more purchases.. For example, I didn't think I could deal with the texture of MAC glosses or glosses with shimmer so I had always skipped those. But after the Pedro gloss love I might have to let myself get a couple more.. ONLY where I have gaps though! Like the 2 lavender ones from ANR.. and maybe the rose gold one. I still have to wait for swatches and everything but I want to get my list for ANR down.. from 7 to something lower than 7. Haven't decided what yet lol. The struggle. It's real and neverending!
Ajigglin
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I'm worried about those two and the 90s one. I didn't skip the Osbournes or Pedro, so I'm really out of order. I'm hoping the new lipsticks in RHPS are dupeable so I can try and skip. The rest of that collection is underwhelming. How are you feeling?
Me too! Wow, there's so much stuff coming out and I want quite a bit of it. I'm SO glad I did really good so far this year, I will definitely buy more in fall, but I anticipated that, so it's not a complete shock.
I won't go completely crazy as I can't afford that anyway, but there are some things here and there that I really want. I do have a couple of gift cards for Douglas, so I'm hoping that most collectios will launch there and not only on the MAC site so I can use those. I'm also realizing that I need to reduce my stash a little more before hauling the fall stuff, I'll force myself to let some blushes go to make room for the new ones.
Prettypackages
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I contemplated doing that... Was it a PITA? LOL
ILoveMakeup84
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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 Day 4: Jordana Twist & Shine Moisturizing Balm Stain in Sweet Pink- Again love these balm stain! This color is a gorgeous true pink. Love it! Day 5: No makeup Day 6: MAC Morning Rose Cremesheen Lipstick- A nice everyday-MLBB color. Day 7: MAC Viva Glam Cindy- love this lippie and I am almost finished with my tube This color needs to be repromoted! Day 8: MAC Flamingo lipstick- its a nice color and I really like it but tbh I don't understand the hype around it lol. Day 9: MAC Haute Altitude lipstick- Really like this lipstick! Its a very pretty everyday pink. I should use it more often Day 10: MAC Sweetie lipstick- love this lippie! Gorgeous pink with a touch of mauve. A MLBB color. Day 11: MAC Venus lipstick- one of my all time favorites! Wish I had gotten more b/u's cause I am down to my last one Day 12: No makeup Day 13: Essence Colour Crush lipstick- Perfect pink shade. Love it!! The consistency is like a cremesheen but a little thicker. Day 14: Revlon Colorburst lipgloss in Adorned. Gorgeous fucsia with multicolored shimmer. Day 15: MAC Lustering lipstick- love this lippie! A hot pink in a lustre formula. Can't get better than that! Lol Day 16: MAC Lazy Day lipstick- I am not a big fan of light pink cool shades but this lippie is the exception! It someone looks summery which I love! To the Beach is without a doubt my favorite summer collection of all time!
This color needs to be repromoted! Day 8: MAC Flamingo lipstick- its a nice color and I really like it but tbh I don't understand the hype around it lol. Day 9: MAC Haute Altitude lipstick- Really like this lipstick! Its a very pretty everyday pink. I should use it more often Day 10: MAC Sweetie lipstick- love this lippie! Gorgeous pink with a touch of mauve. A MLBB color. Day 11: MAC Venus lipstick- one of my all time favorites! Wish I had gotten more b/u's cause I am down to my last one Day 12: No makeup Day 13: Essence Colour Crush lipstick- Perfect pink shade. Love it!! The consistency is like a cremesheen but a little thicker. Day 14: Revlon Colorburst lipgloss in Adorned. Gorgeous fucsia with multicolored shimmer. Day 15: MAC Lustering lipstick- love this lippie! A hot pink in a lustre formula. Can't get better than that! Lol Day 16: MAC Lazy Day lipstick- I am not a big fan of light pink cool shades but this lippie is the exception! It someone looks summery which I love! To the Beach is without a doubt my favorite summer collection of all time!
veronikawithak
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Warning! **This might be a long post.** I wanted to list out my thought process for myself on the new collections. I'm going to save a copy so I can refer back to it when collections come around. Feel free to skip ahead if this kind of stuff isn't your thing.
The good news is that out of 8 new collections, only 2 are even remotely interesting to me. The bad news is that they're really really interesting..
The bolded items are ones that I'm pretty sure I'll be getting.. unless swatches change my mind. Other items are ones that I was interested in but may or may not make the post-swatch list. My goal is to make sure nothing else creeps its way in that wasn't on this list! That's a sign of me getting sucked in and buying things that other people want and not things that I want. I wanted to do this early too so I don't read other wishlists before I get mine solid haha.
A Novel Romance: August 21
I have nothing like any of these 3 lipglasses.. reading the descriptions I was like "I want all of these!" Especially with all the wear I've been getting out of my Pedro ones. I really don't think I can pass on any of them.. :S
Nasty Gal: September 4 - SKIP!
Simpsons: September 4 - SKIP!
Artificially Wild: September 4
The awesome cool toned lipglasses, neutral blushes, and "soft" eyeshadows in satin formulas are particularly tempting to me. I can't remember the last time I was excited about LE eyeshadows other than the Alluring Aquatic ones. Easily skipping all of the palettes even though there are a few nice colors. I wish I could mix and match from all 3 of the ANR collection to make one palette though lol.
Rocky Horror: October 2 - SKIP!
Brooke Shields: October 2 - SKIP!
Kinky Boots: October 9 - SKIP! (I think.)
Matte Lip: October 9
Whew.. I feel slightly less overwhelmed now.. lol.
The good news is that out of 8 new collections, only 2 are even remotely interesting to me. The bad news is that they're really really interesting..
The bolded items are ones that I'm pretty sure I'll be getting.. unless swatches change my mind. Other items are ones that I was interested in but may or may not make the post-swatch list. My goal is to make sure nothing else creeps its way in that wasn't on this list! That's a sign of me getting sucked in and buying things that other people want and not things that I want. I wanted to do this early too so I don't read other wishlists before I get mine solid haha.
A Novel Romance: August 21
- Fun Ending - soft neutral peach satin blush - I have Melba, Cream Soda, and Flatter Me Pearlmatte.. not sure if I need this but the swatches look gorgeous.. and the hype about the formula is sucking me in.
- Myself - soft shimmery nude beige lustre lipstick - Siren Song is the only similar color I have and I wear that to death.. I think I'd wear this a lot too. Also looked at swatches since it's a re-promote and I'm happy with them.
- A Novel Romance - light cool mid-tone pink cremesheen lipstick - The only pinks I have are Rose Lily, Peach Blossom and a mini Bite Lychee (the last two are more nude pinks).. I want another pink but I'm not sure if this is it or if I should get a perm color instead. Might try this on in store. Edit: Skip!
- Yield To Love - mid-tone rose cremesheen (ol) lipstick - I have Morning Rose and Mystical.. which I wear all the time.. but I probably don't need a third mid-tone rose right?? Edit: Skip!
- Wanting More - washed out lavender lipglass
- Reckless Desire - sheer pearlescent lavender grey lipglass
- Bared To You - soft rose gold lipglass
I have nothing like any of these 3 lipglasses.. reading the descriptions I was like "I want all of these!" Especially with all the wear I've been getting out of my Pedro ones. I really don't think I can pass on any of them.. :S
Nasty Gal: September 4 - SKIP!
Simpsons: September 4 - SKIP!
Artificially Wild: September 4
- Icon - frosted neutral beige frost lipstick - My only frost is Pet Me, Please and I've really been enjoying it. The swatches seem nice but I'm not sure if I could pull it off. Will probably try this on in store. Edit: Skip! Might pick up Tanarama from the permanent line instead.
- Breaking Ground - light iridescent mauve CCB - As soon as I read about this months ago I knew I was getting it.
- Explicit - golden bronze with icy silver shimmer lipglass - Sounds gorgeous and the swatches look great but I don't want to accumulate too many shimmery/metallic lipglasses at once. Maybe try in store. Edit: Skip!
- Obviously Bare - light cream grey nude lipglass - Love the description of this but will have to try in store also.
- Pink Cult - midtone neutral pink blush - Been waiting for a re-promote of this one.. it's coming home with me for sure!
- Artificial Earth - soft mauve nude satin eyeshadow - Love the description.. I have Quarry and Shale which I love so if this is different enough I might have to get it.
- Stony - soft grey concrete satin eyeshadow - The only grey I have is Copperplate so if this is different enough I might get it.
- Marsh - soft mid-tone olive green satin eyeshadow - I have Sea Worship and Sumptuous Olive for greens but this one will probably be coming home pending swatches.
The awesome cool toned lipglasses, neutral blushes, and "soft" eyeshadows in satin formulas are particularly tempting to me. I can't remember the last time I was excited about LE eyeshadows other than the Alluring Aquatic ones. Easily skipping all of the palettes even though there are a few nice colors. I wish I could mix and match from all 3 of the ANR collection to make one palette though lol.
Rocky Horror: October 2 - SKIP!
Brooke Shields: October 2 - SKIP!
Kinky Boots: October 9 - SKIP! (I think.)
Matte Lip: October 9
- Nouvelle Vogue - soft blue pink matte lipstick - Looking for a new pink lipstick.. would love a matte one. But I'd have to try it on in store. Edit: Skip!
Whew.. I feel slightly less overwhelmed now.. lol.
