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

[Maris Crane]

Quote: Originally Posted by dodotheextinct
Maybe because I haven't been purchased anything in a while but have the price of makeup gone up exponentially or is that my imagination?



I don't find it as terrible in the mid-range or high-end lines (maybe because I prepare myself before I go in!) but it amazes me everytime a new drugstore foundation is released and it hits the $20 mark.

Also my American cousins: I noticed your CVS and Walgreen's has gotten more expensive time and time again after visiting (usually) a city. Someday, my trips to Walgreen's may only include a bottle of wine and deoderant because I left it at home.

 

[Yazmin]

I'm so down for this, I'm done spending so much money on makeup!

Amen sister! I think we all shudder a little when we think of how much we spend on expiring products (ie makeup)! It could be better spent on... Well, just about anything else! Welcome! Glad you're joining us on our crusade!

Both of my ALEX drawers are in my closet. I've only given one friend a little peak into my collection, and while she has commented it's big, she's not opposed to taking any of it off my hands.

Those declutter videos are very motivating. One of the first areas of my collection I plan to tackle will be my blushes. Definitely letting go backups. It'll be the least painful but I hope it lends to further motivation to take my eyeshadows and lip products next.

 

[janette9687]

New Pinksofoxy declutter videos!

This woman never ceases to amaze me. Her videos are some of my biggest motivators! She got rid of 10 blushes in her last video and in this one she got rid of 34 MAC eyeshadows.. You can just tell the difference in her attitude toward makeup over the past 2 years.

Blushes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3v3s4nqsAk&list=UUg9f9knI31hrUYBN8ey0m6Q
MAC Eyeshadows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSNPcGIK7qM&list=UUg9f9knI31hrUYBN8ey0m6Q

I watched these two and im loving her, she makes me want to go thru my es palettes again, I downsized from 7 palettes to 4 yay! hope i can downsize my blushes again if i want that HG palette

 

[janette9687]

That is such a good idea to stick to a pallete and use it up! If only i could I actually wear it everyday, i have been able to destash 3 palettes they just havent sold or swapped yet but im happy! My neutrals get the most love tho. At the moment i have 4 mac palettes, i mufe 6 pan, 2 lm artist palettes, 1 mj the scarlet, 1 KVD ladybird and 2 mac temp rising quads, thats a lot! but hopefully i can decide to slim down more.

I looked at my old post and im so glad i was able to slim down eve more!

I went down from for ES
3 MAC 15 pan palettes
1 MAC Quad
1 MJ the scarlet palette

i have a couple singles but i got rid of some EDES i think i went down from 7 to 4 mini ones and a few pigment vials, i need to sort through those see what doesnt get used. I got rid of my lashes too.

I slimmed down on my blushes too, I went from an 18 MAC pan to now 1 - 6 blush palette pan!

I use to have all the 9 ED blushes but i parted with 2 because fiery impact and flaming chic because applied they are too similar to Autoerotique and Pleasure model. so is progress.

Got rid of Marine Life, Archies Flatter Me, EDSF Shape the Future, a lot of LE beauty powders that I just wasn't touching, got rid of my glitttery highlighters and anything liquid or creme!

my lipsticks are going to get cleared too, i took out like 20 but I'm going to slim it even more most i have given away because its just sickening to see, I wanna feel like im not overwhelmed with makeup and start enjoying it again.

 

[veronikawithak]

[@]janette9687[/@] WOW! You did amazing getting rid of stuff.. how do you feel?? We got rid of several similar products.. pearlmattes, EDSFs, other shimmery things. I'm really enjoying the smoother, subtler formulas so no need to keep anything else. I haven't missed a single thing I've let go of.

 

[janette9687]

@janette9687 WOW! You did amazing getting rid of stuff.. how do you feel?? We got rid of several similar products.. pearlmattes, EDSFs, other shimmery things. I'm really enjoying the smoother, subtler formulas so no need to keep anything else. I haven't missed a single thing I've let go of.

I know! I wanna do it some more! Especially because i am moving from a house to an apt, so i am taking my old post of my inventory this year and when i go back home (i am in training right now) I will purge some more and do a inventory update and see how i improved this year as far as my goals and what i bought, so far its great i didnt buy from more than 3 mac collections, i hope the holidays i dont get tempted.

So far these are my lemmings

MAC Matte Lip collection

• Styled in Sepia- Dirty cement Beige --- I already have Riri Nude so debating if i even need this
• Pander Me – Soft Peachy Mocha --- wonder if its anything like Runway hit, i have a BU i want to get rid of

MAC Holiday --- i have to purge piggie vials for these
Pigment sets

• Pink/ Rose set:
• Gold/Biege set

​
HG blush palette

 

[janette9687]

okay went thru an old inventory from the "how many blushes do you own" checking on my progress, im actually proud of myself, im doing good,
MAC
Instant Chic
Supercontinental
Eversun
On A Mission
Stark Naked
Hipness
Stunner
Equilibrium
Lovecloud
Immortal Flower
Peony Pink
Pink Tea
Unconventional
Hot Nights
Ripe For Love

Joie De Vivir creme blend
Optimistic Orange creme blend

Extra Dimension
Bareness
At dusk
Fiery Impact
Blazing Haute
Flaming Chic
Sea Me Hear Me
Seduced at Sea
Autoerotique
Pleasure Model

Flatter Me Pearlmatte
Marine Life
Stereo Rose MSF
My Paradise
Perfect Topping MSF

Nars
Luster
Madly
Oasis
Taj Mahal
Torrid
Lovejoy

Dior Rosy Glow
theBalm Frat Boy
Benefit Rockateer

added Pink Cult and Taupe but havent seen them so idk if im keeping

Phew! it's actually not a bad list haha

 

[charlotte366]

I know! I wanna do it some more! Especially because i am moving from a house to an apt, so i am taking my old post of my inventory this year and when i go back home (i am in training right now) I will purge some more and do a inventory update and see how i improved this year as far as my goals and what i bought, so far its great i didnt buy from more than 3 mac collections, i hope the holidays i dont get tempted.

So far these are my lemmings

MAC Matte Lip collection

• Styled in Sepia- Dirty cement Beige --- I already have Riri Nude so debating if i even need this
• Pander Me – Soft Peachy Mocha --- wonder if its anything like Runway hit, i have a BU i want to get rid of

MAC Holiday --- i have to purge piggie vials for these
Pigment sets

• Pink/ Rose set:
• Gold/Biege set

​
HG blush palette

i love the way you are checking for existing dupes in your collection!

 

[charlotte366]

Mini update from me, I finally pressed the buy button on my space nk haul having made myself wait!

I got a replacement NARS eyeshadow primer, NARS Himilia Dual Intensity shadow and NARS Douceur blush. They arrive yesterday, my empty NARS primer went in the bin this morning and it was really nice to use a new one!

In other low buy news, i have managed to avoid buying anything from the drug store

I have also avoided buying any new lip products, these are remaining my focus as I just I am not rotating or wearing a large portion of the my lipstick stash. I re-watched pinksofoxy lip stash clear out video and I went through my lipsticks and pulled out must keeps only, these are mainly mac and higher end brands and a couple of drugstore versions that I love. The rest (47) are in a large make up bag, this weekend, I am going through them to see if any are dupe for ones I definitely decided to keep, any dupes will be departing, then I am going to do an final lip challenge to wear a different lip product from the unique ones in the bag everyday and decide whether the formulas and colours are worth keeping or not. I want to try to get my lip collection down to a much more useable volume as this is the area that gives me the most concern.

 

[NicoleL]

I was a pretty late bloomer when it comes to makeup, didn't really get into it until last year (I'm 31). Anyway, so last year when I started researching what to get and how to use it, I got really into youtube and beauty blogs and my buying got pretty out of control by my own standards. I have recently cut back on how many youtube beauty "gurus" and beauty blogs I look at and that has helped alot. What has also helped me alot was watching the pinksofoxy videos you guys have mentioned and her journey to cut down the size of her collection over the last couple years even though I don't have that as many products and she started from.

I've been lurking for a while in this forum but thought it might help to continue on my low buy and keeping my collection quite small by becoming more active in this forum. I'm really glad I caught myself and slowed down after only a year. I found that what was starting to happen was that I had so many products that I would get so overwhelmed everyday just trying to decide what to use that I typically end up not putting on any makeup at all. But since I've downsized quite a bit over the last few months I'm back to enjoying makeup, which is the whole point.

Now that I feel I'm in a pretty good place I have moved on to keeping my buying low, but also trying to use what I have. Something that has also been helping me curb my buying is that I've made a rule that if I buy something I have to get rid of the same type of item. I was in the store about to buy one of the new estee lauder pure color lipstick but when I thought about what lipstick I'd throw away to get it, I ended up leaving it at the store and deciding that since they are permanent it can wait. I've also found it helpful to start a wishlist, so I already know what I want to get next if/when I finish something. The last thing that helped me make a really big purge over the last two weeks was finally finding a place to donate used products to. I found myself keeping things I knew I wouldn't ever use because I felt like they were perfectly good items and I didn't want to just throw them away. Everyone always suggests giving things to a family member or friend, but I don't have anyone that is into makeup the way I am. I did start my blog to do swatches of alot of the items, which makes me feel a bit less wasteful, but looking toward the future I do not want to get into a habit of only buying things to blog about, so we'll see where that goes now that I've paired down on what I'm buying. I was really proud of myself today when I had the opportunity to buy the new brooke shields palette and I didn't.

So anyway, as I start to use up products I look forward to being able to keep you guys updated. Thanks to all who actually read all that

 

[janette9687]

I was a pretty late bloomer when it comes to makeup, didn't really get into it until last year (I'm 31). Anyway, so last year when I started researching what to get and how to use it, I got really into youtube and beauty blogs and my buying got pretty out of control by my own standards. I have recently cut back on how many youtube beauty "gurus" and beauty blogs I look at and that has helped alot. What has also helped me alot was watching the pinksofoxy videos you guys have mentioned and her journey to cut down the size of her collection over the last couple years even though I don't have that as many products and she started from.

I've been lurking for a while in this forum but thought it might help to continue on my low buy and keeping my collection quite small by becoming more active in this forum. I'm really glad I caught myself and slowed down after only a year. I found that what was starting to happen was that I had so many products that I would get so overwhelmed everyday just trying to decide what to use that I typically end up not putting on any makeup at all. But since I've downsized quite a bit over the last few months I'm back to enjoying makeup, which is the whole point.

Now that I feel I'm in a pretty good place I have moved on to keeping my buying low, but also trying to use what I have. Something that has also been helping me curb my buying is that I've made a rule that if I buy something I have to get rid of the same type of item. I was in the store about to buy one of the new estee lauder pure color lipstick but when I thought about what lipstick I'd throw away to get it, I ended up leaving it at the store and deciding that since they are permanent it can wait. I've also found it helpful to start a wishlist, so I already know what I want to get next if/when I finish something. The last thing that helped me make a really big purge over the last two weeks was finally finding a place to donate used products to. I found myself keeping things I knew I wouldn't ever use because I felt like they were perfectly good items and I didn't want to just throw them away. Everyone always suggests giving things to a family member or friend, but I don't have anyone that is into makeup the way I am. I did start my blog to do swatches of alot of the items, which makes me feel a bit less wasteful, but looking toward the future I do not want to get into a habit of only buying things to blog about, so we'll see where that goes now that I've paired down on what I'm buying. I was really proud of myself today when I had the opportunity to buy the new brooke shields palette and I didn't.

So anyway, as I start to use up products I look forward to being able to keep you guys updated. Thanks to all who actually read all that

the BOLD are really good points, I think thats how most of us go in over our heads was by the beauty community. Having the latest tiem and the fear of buyers remorse. I felt the same way feeling overwhelmed and at the end wasteful. So, now im back to taking control of my stash, I no longer want to call it a collection, makeup shouldnt be a collectible like many have stated here.

 

[veronikawithak]

[@]charlotte366[/@] that's great that you were able to delay your online order!! Go you!! What is it about online shopping carts that just make us want to click that buy button?? I have trouble with that sometimes.. mostly because I'm used to buying LE things online I think and I just got in the habit of wanting things immediately. Trying to break myself of it though. Keep working on those lippies too! They will get finished if you're persistent. I've started picking one gloss and one lipstick to focus on and I carry them with me all day and leave them on the table when I get home so I can always see them and reapply. I've been going through things faster that way. I haven't felt the need at all to buy anything since I ordered the Hourglass palette last week. I cleared out my muji drawers too and divided everything up into makeup bags and put them in a drawer. I was concerned that it might make me want to purchase since I was grabbing from a smaller stash but it's been the opposite. I have my few things I use daily and then if I want to grab something else I go dig out the bags. Having things not so readily accessible is making me really clue in as to how much I have that's sitting on the sidelines! I'm kind of going in phases I think because I did really find it helpful to see it all out on the table too. Also gradually crossing things off my holiday wishlist. Making progress.

 

[veronikawithak]

[@]NicoleL[/@] I really enjoyed reading your story.. thank you so much for sharing. I think we can all relate! I definitely know the feeling of being overwhelmed into not wearing makeup at all. I was a late bloomer too and also got into the YouTube frenzy before I realized what it was doing to me. I snapped out of it for a bit and then got sucked into the Specktra frenzy this year.. since July it's been a lot better though. It's always a work in progress, but I think you've got a great handle on it! Wishlists have been crucial to me too, as well as keeping an inventory of what I have and trying to narrow it down to just things I love. Looking forward to seeing your continued progress. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

 

[NicoleL]

the BOLD are really good points, I think thats how most of us go in over our heads was by the beauty community. Having the latest tiem and the fear of buyers remorse. I felt the same way feeling overwhelmed and at the end wasteful. So, now im back to taking control of my stash, I no longer want to call it a collection, makeup shouldnt be a collectible like many have stated here.

I think that's a good thought about not calling it a collection

 

[awickedshape]

[@]NicoleL[/@] I get you. As an aside, I have done some emotionally driven spending this week...

 

[shellygrrl]

So I placed a Makeup Geek order a little while ago -- three eyeshadows (Barcelona Beach, Glass Slipper, Rockstar). BB is a major seller for them, often selling out shortly after it's restocked, and it was just restocked today, so I pounced. I limited myself to just three shadows and went with these. There are others I want, and have been wanting for a while, but they tend to stay in stock! So I went with the three I mentioned. They're all gonna get used for sure. Then I'll be placing Sephora and Nordstrom orders at the weekend. Mix of skincare, hair care, and a little bit of makeup -- mainly solving my concealer dilemma and filling a gap in my brush collection. Talking of makeup, I gotta talk about the Artificially Wild collection again. So initially I'd decided to pass on it completely, given the only other product I really wanted in the collection is a permanent item (Stone l/l), and the eyeshadow I wanted wasn't what I was expecting and I already have a colour in the same family in my stash anyway. But then I read the thread and saw the discussion and photos regarding Next To Skin blush, which is a product I was initially concerned about and so ignored -- the concern being whether or not it'd show up on my skintone because it looks so light in the pan. Now I'm thinking it may be a better contour blush for me than either Taupe (not a bad shade, but a tinge dark?) or Strada (too rosy). So I've decided to get it.

 

[Maris Crane]

@NicoleL, best of luck on your continuing no buy! Youtube is so great in some ways - you can find nearly everything on every topic, like ebay. But I'm drawn to the makeup and haul videos and they make me spend, spend, spend!

Nothing so far for September for me.

However, I dropped my Wet n Wild Brule and about 3/4's of it shattered. I probably use it every other day for my browbone (me no like a shimmery brow on me!) I went into Wal Mart on Wednesday AM... saw the paltry selection of WnW and walked back out. It helped this Wal Mart was especially grimey. I wasn't even interested in picking up a cheap mascara for a pick up. I don't know how much credit I can really take for this, but this the longest I've gone without buying any makeup since my No Buy ended dramatically with binging back in May. I'm resolving to at least use UD WOS (I have 2 - one in a Build My Own Palette, and one in Naked Basics) and Foxy (Naked2, Naked Basics) in it's place before I go on a search for a matte browbone shade. I have enough for 1 Back2MAC and was thinking of Brule or Blanc Type, but I'm not confident enough that I'll just walk in and out with one item. So, I'm holding off.

I don't know if this helps anyone else: but I do find Youtube makeup videos a lot of times are my background music when I'm doing my face before work or going out. I've found that switching over to a documentary, American Justice or Dr. Phil (my guilty pleasure) on the 'tube help (whatever one is interested in!). It's too easy to have a haul on the background, notice something, and add it to My Cart.

 

[MissTania]

I was a pretty late bloomer when it comes to makeup, didn't really get into it until last year (I'm 31). Anyway, so last year when I started researching what to get and how to use it, I got really into youtube and beauty blogs and my buying got pretty out of control by my own standards. I have recently cut back on how many youtube beauty "gurus" and beauty blogs I look at and that has helped alot. What has also helped me alot was watching the pinksofoxy videos you guys have mentioned and her journey to cut down the size of her collection over the last couple years even though I don't have that as many products and she started from.

I've been lurking for a while in this forum but thought it might help to continue on my low buy and keeping my collection quite small by becoming more active in this forum. I'm really glad I caught myself and slowed down after only a year. I found that what was starting to happen was that I had so many products that I would get so overwhelmed everyday just trying to decide what to use that I typically end up not putting on any makeup at all. But since I've downsized quite a bit over the last few months I'm back to enjoying makeup, which is the whole point.

Now that I feel I'm in a pretty good place I have moved on to keeping my buying low, but also trying to use what I have. Something that has also been helping me curb my buying is that I've made a rule that if I buy something I have to get rid of the same type of item. I was in the store about to buy one of the new estee lauder pure color lipstick but when I thought about what lipstick I'd throw away to get it, I ended up leaving it at the store and deciding that since they are permanent it can wait. I've also found it helpful to start a wishlist, so I already know what I want to get next if/when I finish something. The last thing that helped me make a really big purge over the last two weeks was finally finding a place to donate used products to. I found myself keeping things I knew I wouldn't ever use because I felt like they were perfectly good items and I didn't want to just throw them away. Everyone always suggests giving things to a family member or friend, but I don't have anyone that is into makeup the way I am. I did start my blog to do swatches of alot of the items, which makes me feel a bit less wasteful, but looking toward the future I do not want to get into a habit of only buying things to blog about, so we'll see where that goes now that I've paired down on what I'm buying. I was really proud of myself today when I had the opportunity to buy the new brooke shields palette and I didn't.

So anyway, as I start to use up products I look forward to being able to keep you guys updated. Thanks to all who actually read all that

I can totally relate to online research and cutting down, before I would check a number of sites daily, now I go for days or even weeks between checking a select few, and even when I do I find myself skipping a lot of posts. I love make-up, but my enthusiasm is waning when it comes to hoarding it. Recently I bought MAC's Good Kisser lipstick, and I love it so much it is helping me to have less interest in getting more similar shades, which is significant as I love hot pinks/fuschias.

 

[NicoleL]

@veronikawithak I've gotten started on an inventory, I think that has also helped me really see that I had more than I thought.

@awickedshape I've been there, recently picked up the wet n wild smoke and melrose palette, knowing I didn't really want anything, but I was shocked my walgreens actually had it and I had rewards that made it cheaper, so it came home with me lol

@Maris Crane Thanks! I know what you mean about having youtube in the background, I do that often.

 

[veronikawithak]

[@]shellygrrl[/@] I personally give you a pass on NTS.. I don't often say this but I think you need it based on what you said and I love mine and use it often. [@]Maris Crane[/@] Wow no makeup purchases yet this month? YAY!! Good for you! Good call on the YouTube videos too.. I'm guilty of that as well. Less now that I've started watching more inventory/project pan etc. videos. [@]MissTania[/@] Don't you love it when you find that one product that makes you lose interest in other things? I feel like I've found some real gems this year and it makes me re-think that new highlighter, blush, etc.