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

[NaomiH]

Stuck to my MB haul pretty well and got Worldly Wealth, Black Ivy and Moody Bloom SS. MB was a maybe, but after trying it on and liking the subtle bronze effect I decided to get it. I'm now on a no-buy until ANR launches!

 

[veronikawithak]

I just got the two shadows I planned on picking up. I did swatch a few things but I wasn't really that tempted.

I am worried about the nail polish though.

Quote: Originally Posted by NaomiH

Stuck to my MB haul pretty well and got Worldly Wealth, Black Ivy and Moody Bloom SS. MB was a maybe, but after trying it on and liking the subtle bronze effect I decided to get it. I'm now on a no-buy until ANR launches!

 

[Ajigglin]

We're still kind of working out the kinks. We've known each other for about 4 1/2 years but just started to try and make something work mid last year and so far we've had two visits since August. I know if it does go to the next step that I'll have to move and I'm willing to, we're just kinda taking it slow getting there which is fine because I'd hate to rush into such a huge thing. We're thinking of maybe getting together again around January or February and time can't fly by quick enough!

Good luck with everything. Webcams are the best invention ever for situations like this.

 

[NaomiH]

Good luck with everything. Webcams are the best invention ever for situations like this.

Thank you! Yes they are! Don't know what we'd do without them!

 

[Jaymuhlee]

I'm curious, why do frosts scare you? I've always liked them. I love shiny sparkly things, though. And I've always been one to push the envelope with make up and clothes. In fall I tend to like more matte colors but when you combine a frost/metallic with dark hues (like they did in Nudes and Metallics last August), I think it's a very cool look.

I fear what I don't understand! Ha, I don't know... I just don't have much experience with them and my lips are often dry/thirsty so I worry they won't work on me too well. I love the ones I own but I'm cautious!

 

[Maris Crane]

If there's one good thing about this Low Buy, it's that I'm using stuff I've used once before it went into the depths of my hoard. I'm not kidding myself - I'm not expecting to ever hit pan on 10 things, but has Mulch always been gorgeous? I've used it three days in a row and can't believe I neglected it.

Now just to keep my Murale haul to minimal skincare. Shouldn't be hard as they don't carry Chanel online, and they don't have the new NARS singles or NARS Fall available.

 

[shellygrrl]

One thing I am noticing and wonder if anyone else has this issue and how you deal with it: I have trouble getting rid of things even when they clearly don't work or I have dupes. I think I have that hoarding mentality of never throwing anything away because I'm afraid I'll regret it. I have never done a back to mac and only put things in that pile if they are nearly empty.???:}

I've had that trouble myself, particularly with my two Sleek palettes and, more recently, MAC Scene. Parts of Veronika's question list came into play (particularly 1 and 3). Also just talking it out in here. Putting things in writing can sometimes make things clearer, at least for me. Or even just saying them out loud, to yourself/the void/whatever. Scene was even harder to get rid of than my Sleek palettes for me, because I love that colour so much. But I had tried to make it work several times, and it just wouldn't. So it had to go.

 

[Beautybuyer]

For these lip challenges do you ladies just wear it around the house? With a full face? Or just by itself. I always feel weird wearing lipstick without the rest of my makeup and for darker colors eyeliner feels like a must.

 

[kanne]

If there's one good thing about this Low Buy, it's that I'm using stuff I've used once before it went into the depths of my hoard. I'm not kidding myself - I'm not expecting to ever hit pan on 10 things, but has Mulch always been gorgeous? I've used it three days in a row and can't believe I neglected it.

Now just to keep my Murale haul to minimal skincare. Shouldn't be hard as they don't carry Chanel online, and they don't have the new NARS singles or NARS Fall available.

Oh I love Mulch! I might use that tomorrow.

For anybody wondering, the makeup bag I took overseas was perfect. The only things I wish I had packed were my Garnier BB cream, a cream blush and a nail file. Some mornings all I had time for was some BB cream, mascara and cream blush, so they were things I really missed, and a nail file, oh my God. My nails were shattered at the end of the trip and there are no nail salons in New Zealand that will take walk in appointments! The first thing I did when I got off the plane was get a manicure (I normally do my own but I was still travelling for a few days before I got home). I did a bit of shopping while I was away as well. I grabbed Viva Glam Riri duty free which is a lovely deep red. I don't really know if it is a true frost but it is really flattering on my skin tone. I also got one of the Hourglass Femme Nude Stylo's in #3, NARS Sin blush and a few Inglot eyeshadows. I had initially planned to get an Hourglass Blush but I found the colours to be really dupeable, so I gave them a miss. A few things I still have my eye on are the Lorde lipstick and the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette (wasn't interested until I saw this in person - stunning!). I lost my Rimmel Scandaleyes liner in Bronze while I was overseas, so I will have to replace that.

I have very few items left on my "to buy" list these days - a couple of NARS eyeshadow duos which I honestly will have to have another look at swatches to decide if I still want them and NARS lip pencil in Cruella, which I swatched and really like, but I don't know that I really need when I now own Ruby Woo, VG Riri, Chanel Flamboyante, and Rimmel In Love With Ginger. I just don't wear red that often.

 

[PeachTwist]

Well, unfortunately Date Night has been cancelled.

Dan (my partner) had a really bad time with hay fever yesterday and had to come home from work early and so I didn't manage to get my eyebrows waxed. He has to catch up on some work and I'm refusing to go out to dinner with make-up on until my eyebrows are done (they're ridiculous).

However on Saturday we're going to see How To Train Your Dragon 2 so we'll still get some alone time together as we've not had any all month with my brother visiting.

I'm back to the Dr's on Monday. Getting a steroid injection in my middle finger in my right hand and bloods taken. Hopefully they'll also have my prescription ready. I also plan on getting my eyebrows done then too.

I've barely slept for days and my sleeping pills haven't been working. I did manage to get a nap today though and I feel a bit better for it.

We're going out for dinner on Wednesday with Dan's parents so I'll finally get to wear my make-up and dress up nicely.

Also: I've dyed my hair blue.

 

[martiangurll]

Just catching up. I have been trying to do the 30 day lipstick challenge and really enjoy it. I find it helps me get over the tendency to hoard and actually use and enjoy my products. One thing I am noticing and wonder if anyone else has this issue and how you deal with it: I have trouble getting rid of things even when they clearly don't work or I have dupes. I think I have that hoarding mentality of never throwing anything away because I'm afraid I'll regret it. I have never done a back to mac and only put things in that pile if they are nearly empty.???:}

I know how you feel!! Getting rid of things can be so difficult. I agree with the comments about being in the right mood.. mindset is huge! Here are a few questions that have really helped me:

1. When was the last time you wore it? If it's been over a year (gives you a chance to think about all seasons), it should probably go.
2. Will you use it in the next few weeks? Put things you haven't used in a pile and go through them one by one. If there are things you keep passing over, think about letting them go.
3. Have you tried to make it work? Try the "three strikes" rule - if you've tried it 3 times in different combinations and it's still not your favorite.. let it go.
4. Will you use ______ more? If you have dupes, pick your favorite so you can look your best every time you wear the color rather than using colors that aren't your favorites.
5. Will you miss it? Put your potential rejects in a bag in the back of your closet where you won't see it. Make a note to go back to it in a few months. Can you remember what was in it? If you haven't thought about them during that time, they're probably not worth keeping over other items. This one is great because you can do a "trial run" of purging.. and you can always grab things back out if you miss them!

Hope these help others as much as they have me.. I felt sooo much better about my stash when I did this last year.

Thank you all who posted, I had trouble with multiquoting, so if you answered my query and I didn't quote you, this is why, but I read all the responses and really appreciated all who took the time to offer their solutions and good advice. I am going to do all the suggestions.

One thing I have noticed is that even if I love a color, I sort of neglect it after it has worn down and lost its shape. So I may take all of those that I still wear and melt them down for a palette. Then I will have lots of tubes to B2M. And, I think it will be easier to let them go, because I am not really getting rid of them, but recycling which feels good and makes room to display more of the newer lipsticks so they can go into rotation.

 

[NaomiH]

Well, unfortunately Date Night has been cancelled. Dan (my partner) had a really bad time with hay fever yesterday and had to come home from work early and so I didn't manage to get my eyebrows waxed.  He has to catch up on some work and I'm refusing to go out to dinner with make-up on until my eyebrows are done (they're ridiculous). However on Saturday we're going to see How To Train Your Dragon 2 so we'll still get some alone time together as we've not had any all month with my brother visiting. I'm back to the Dr's on Monday.  Getting a steroid injection in my middle finger in my right hand and bloods taken.  Hopefully they'll also have my prescription ready.  I also plan on getting my eyebrows done then too. I've barely slept for days and my sleeping pills haven't been working.  I did manage to get a nap today though and I feel a bit better for it. We're going out for dinner on Wednesday with Dan's parents so I'll finally get to wear my make-up and dress up nicely. Also:  I've dyed my hair blue.

:support:

 

[NaomiH]

For these lip challenges do you ladies just wear it around the house? With a full face? Or just by itself. I always feel weird wearing lipstick without the rest of my makeup and for darker colors eyeliner feels like a must.

Most of the time, I just have on foundation, mascara and blush and then slap on a lippy with that and I think it looks okay. I really only do a full face when I'm going out which is very rare. lol

 

[Ajigglin]

That's my everyday look for leaving the house. When I'm home or working out, or sometimes running errands, I'm completely bare-faced.

 

[Jaymuhlee]

For these lip challenges do you ladies just wear it around the house? With a full face? Or just by itself. I always feel weird wearing lipstick without the rest of my makeup and for darker colors eyeliner feels like a must.

Depends but on weekdays I'll normally do tinted moisturizer/foundation, blush, bronzer, brows, mascara and then the lipstick. Lipstick at the very least if I'm not going out on the weekends.

 

[mel33t]

I work Monday through Friday in a professional office dealing with clients so "full face" is part of my routine. My full face daily is either tinted moisturizer + bronzer and blush + smudged mac teddy eyeliner + mascara + lip product. Sometimes I'll wear foundation... Lately I've been wearing the UD naked skin. It looks pretty natural and I like the way it looks. I do have makeup free days...I like to let my skin breathe so sometimes I'll just wear a lip butter and mascara.

 

[DarylandCarole]

Well, unfortunately Date Night has been cancelled. Dan (my partner) had a really bad time with hay fever yesterday and had to come home from work early and so I didn't manage to get my eyebrows waxed.  He has to catch up on some work and I'm refusing to go out to dinner with make-up on until my eyebrows are done (they're ridiculous). However on Saturday we're going to see How To Train Your Dragon 2 so we'll still get some alone time together as we've not had any all month with my brother visiting. I'm back to the Dr's on Monday.  Getting a steroid injection in my middle finger in my right hand and bloods taken.  Hopefully they'll also have my prescription ready.  I also plan on getting my eyebrows done then too. I've barely slept for days and my sleeping pills haven't been working.  I did manage to get a nap today though and I feel a bit better for it. We're going out for dinner on Wednesday with Dan's parents so I'll finally get to wear my make-up and dress up nicely. Also:  I've dyed my hair blue.

Blue! So very cool! Sorry to hear your night out got cancelled but I understand. Allergies can be terrible, and as can brows that need waxing! I'm sorry to hear that you haven't been sleeping, that is the worst. It's so frustrating. I've had lots of trouble with that for many years. I hope that you enjoy the movie and I hope the Dr.'s appointment goes well. I'm really looking forward to seeing the hair!

 

[DarylandCarole]

For these lip challenges do you ladies just wear it around the house? With a full face? Or just by itself. I always feel weird wearing lipstick without the rest of my makeup and for darker colors eyeliner feels like a must.

I don't go out often so I normally just wear a lipstick just to use them. If i do go out I do a full face because I enjoy it.

 

[Beautybuyer]

Thanks for all the feedback ladies! I'm a SAHM currently and student. I just ended my part time job so I'm hardly doing a full face these days. Which means less lipstick wear. I've been wearing the same three colors pretty much lol boring I know. Maybe I'll start just wearing some around the house lol

 

[Maris Crane]

I wish I could do the whole lipstick with no makeup on thing. Personally, I'm a full face or nothing at all kind of girl. I might do an eye look or put on a lipstick, and then wipe it off afterwards just to test out.