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

[MissTania]

@veronikawithak It's pretty awesome, and rare for me lol! Glad you have found some gems too!

 

[Naynadine]

Hello everyone,

So this past weekend was my birthday and I'm really proud of myself for resisting purchasing makeup. I even skipped the birthday gift Sephora gives out (because really I don't need anymore makeup).

I've started to put together a holiday list and looking at just the price sort of makes me go

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?

Happy belated birthday!

 

[PixieDancer]

So much great stuff going on in here! I'm bursting with pride over everyone's successes!
I agree that finding special products really makes you want to stop over-buying. I had Definitely Defined EDSF in my stash for THEE longest time, untouched. I was always rotating other highlighters, trying to LOVE ones everyone else seemed to love. Then one day, I decided to give Def Def a run... and POW... HG status for me now! It's the perfect highlighter for my skintone! This whole time it was just sitting there unused. Ever since I "discovered" it in my stash, I haven't even been interested in buying another highlighter. And I had about 6 different ones in my Sephora "Loves" to pick up and try. Just goes to show that you never know what hidden gems are in your own collection! Makes me want to keep shopping my own stash rather than continue to hoard more.

Had been neglecting my Eyeshadow Palette Challenge due to a work trip (where I only took 1 palette to use the whole weekend) and not wearing eyeshadow the last week or so at home. I have been just grabbing some "1 and done" eye products like my MUFE cream shadows, MAC Paint Pots, and my Loreal Infallibles.
But picked back up my Eyeshadow Palette Challenge yesterday with my MAC Sharon Osbourne Duchess Quad. I did have to use Soft Brown for a matte neutral crease color, but other than that, the quad produced a nice look. It's the first time I had used this one since I bought it. I can't believe how many neutral palettes I have accumulated. My main problem is I justify nice, well-edited pre-made palettes for their ease of travel. It's kind of become a cop out for me to hoard palettes. And I DO almost always travel with one of these type of palettes, but I'm sure I don't "need" as many as I have. This line of thinking just "allowed" me to pick up the new Brooke Shields 15 pan palette. I am excited to get it. And have already decided I will travel with it the next couple of months for work. It's the only thing I got from the BS Collection. So I justified it that way too. Did anyone else end up with anything from the BS Collection? Perhaps this palette?

 

[Audrey C]

So much great stuff going on in here! I'm bursting with pride over everyone's successes!
I agree that finding special products really makes you want to stop over-buying. I had Definitely Defined EDSF in my stash for THEE longest time, untouched. I was always rotating other highlighters, trying to LOVE ones everyone else seemed to love. Then one day, I decided to give Def Def a run... and POW... HG status for me now! It's the perfect highlighter for my skintone! This whole time it was just sitting there unused. Ever since I "discovered" it in my stash, I haven't even been interested in buying another highlighter. And I had about 6 different ones in my Sephora "Loves" to pick up and try. Just goes to show that you never know what hidden gems are in your own collection! Makes me want to keep shopping my own stash rather than continue to hoard more.

Had been neglecting my Eyeshadow Palette Challenge due to a work trip (where I only took 1 palette to use the whole weekend) and not wearing eyeshadow the last week or so at home. I have been just grabbing some "1 and done" eye products like my MUFE cream shadows, MAC Paint Pots, and my Loreal Infallibles.
But picked back up my Eyeshadow Palette Challenge yesterday with my MAC Sharon Osbourne Duchess Quad. I did have to use Soft Brown for a matte neutral crease color, but other than that, the quad produced a nice look. It's the first time I had used this one since I bought it. I can't believe how many neutral palettes I have accumulated. My main problem is I justify nice, well-edited pre-made palettes for their ease of travel. It's kind of become a cop out for me to hoard palettes. And I DO almost always travel with one of these type of palettes, but I'm sure I don't "need" as many as I have. This line of thinking just "allowed" me to pick up the new Brooke Shields 15 pan palette. I am excited to get it. And have already decided I will travel with it the next couple of months for work. It's the only thing I got from the BS Collection. So I justified it that way too. Did anyone else end up with anything from the BS Collection? Perhaps this palette?

I bought the palette too, Pixie, after I saw that they'd dropped the price. I have three of the shades already (Soft Brown, Expensive Pink and Satin Taupe). I've been editing my MAC palettes in the last couple of months; moving out shades I don't care for, deporting my singles and BTM'ing for a couple of shades to round them out. I'm enjoying them a lot, creating look after look I love. I'll pop Expensive Pink and Satin Taupe into my eldest daughter's palette, so I don't feel bad about duplicating. I wear Soft Brown a lot and it's half gone, so I'm ok with keeping a double of that.

I didn't need the Gravitas palette and probably shouldn't have bought it, but I also know I'll wear it. I'm glad I didn't bite on the UD, Tarte or Lorac holiday palettes now because if I had I wouldn't have let myself get this and I'm enjoying my MAC shadows so much I really think this was the better choice (if I was really going to buy one).

After this, I really can't get more shadows. I love palettes but I have enough.

Why I can't have any more:

MAC 15 pan neutral palette (my faves)
MAC 15 pan orange/green palette
MAC 15 pan cool toned palette (greys, blue/teals, purples)
MAC Creative Copper Palette
MAC Bare My Soul Quad
Inglot neutral 10 pan
Inglot colour 10 pan
UD Naked 3
UD Electric
Laura Mercier Artist Palette
KVD Monarch Palette
2 NARS Duos

I have some empties in the MAC 15 pans, but with this addition I have about 140 eyeshadows. Clearly excessive. Even worse, I use all but my more colourful Inglot palette very regularly so there's nothing I care to trim. I usually wear 4-5 shades a day.

Not my proudest moment, buying this palette. Unfortunately, I find myself completely lacking in remorse. I thought I'd really regret passing on this one; they're my favourite kind of shades. Not very low buy, but the truth.

 

[CrimsonQuill157]

With a heavy heart I think I am skipping RHPS. I love the movie, I love the packaging, but there is no point to buying a lipstick that's just going to sit in my lipstick bin.

My Matte Lip haul will be moderate (depends on your definition). Living Legend, probably Pander Me, and Styled in Sepia plus a back up because I know that's a color I will wear to death. Honestly tempted to get two back ups because it's a neutral shade that I could wear any day of the week. But will probably stick with one.

 

[PixieDancer]

With a heavy heart I think I am skipping RHPS. I love the movie, I love the packaging, but there is no point to buying a lipstick that's just going to sit in my lipstick bin.

My Matte Lip haul will be moderate (depends on your definition). Living Legend, probably Pander Me, and Styled in Sepia plus a back up because I know that's a color I will wear to death. Honestly tempted to get two back ups because it's a neutral shade that I could wear any day of the week. But will probably stick with one.

I know how you feel about RHPS. I really can't take another red lippie into my stash. As lovely as 1-2 of them look to me, I can't seem to think they'd be THAT unique to the massive amount of red shades I've accumulated. I do want Sin, but no reason to buy it when I can just B2M for it for free. So no sale there either. I DID kinda want the red pigment, but I have doubt I could ever make a dent in a red pigment. I tend to only splurge on full pigment jars if they are staple (mostly neutral) shades. So you are not alone.

As for Matte Lip, I think you'll be fine with 1 BU. Those matte lipsticks take longer to get through. And by the time you finish 2 tubes of this color, no matter how much you may love it, you'll most likely be ready to try something new. And we always see repeat shades duped over and over. Nothing is truly unique with all the collections and brands out there.
I will most likely get FR, PM, and SiS as my 3 choices. Still considering cutting to only 2 with my recent NARS Audacious lipstick "haul."

 

[Audrey C]

I could have written this sentence myself! It's exactly how I feel. Of all my shadows, my MAC ones are my most used. I really need to reach for my Inglot palettes more since they are such wonderful quality shadows too! And although your eyeshadow collection IS impressive... mine is MUCH worse! So I REALLY didn't "need" this 15 x palette... but feel the same way. No regrets. The price point and shadow variety got to me. I think I will put my duplicate shades in my sale/swap post. Maybe if I sell those off, I won't feel quite as "almost-guilty!" With an impressively edited palette like this one, I'm sure I will have no problem giving it tons of love. I did get an empty 15x palette awhile back, thinking I would take individual shadows and fill it for travel purposes. Then I could switch out shades for different looks and rotate my shadows more that way. I think this pre-made palette will help motivate me to do that.

I know how you feel about RHPS. I really can't take another red lippie into my stash. As lovely as 1-2 of them look to me, I can't seem to think they'd be THAT unique to the massive amount of red shades I've accumulated. I do want Sin, but no reason to buy it when I can just B2M for it for free. So no sale there either. I DID kinda want the red pigment, but I have doubt I could ever make a dent in a red pigment. I tend to only splurge on full pigment jars if they are staple (mostly neutral) shades. So you are not alone.

As for Matte Lip, I think you'll be fine with 1 BU. Those matte lipsticks take longer to get through. And by the time you finish 2 tubes of this color, no matter how much you may love it, you'll most likely be ready to try something new. And we always see repeat shades duped over and over. Nothing is truly unique with all the collections and brands out there.
I will most likely get FR, PM, and SiS as my 3 choices. Still considering cutting to only 2 with my recent NARS Audacious lipstick "haul."

If you depot six shadows, there's your Sin!

It's really not sate for me to start new 15 palettes because I'm a completist (if that's a word). I hate empty slots. I put my colour palettes in the old style MAC palettes because then I don't have to see the empty slots unless I open them. When I move my dupes out of my neutral palette, I'll move a couple of paler shades from my coloured palettes in. Or else I'm be compelled to 'fix' those empty holes.

Yes, I know I have a problem.

 

[veronikawithak]

[@]PixieDancer[/@] & [@]Audrey C[/@] I have to say that when I was reading your posts it was obvious just how much thought you both put into buying the Brooke palette.. YAY to both of you. That's progress, and that's why we're all here. WOOO! As for me, I forget if I mentioned it or not but I managed to cross off both the pigment and gloss sets from MAC's holiday collection. However, over the past few days I've been thinking about FR from the Matte collection. I don't have any similar colors at all but I'm planning on getting Rebel. I saw the swatches comparing them and they do look different and are different formulas.. I'm still thinking about it but here's my advance notice that I *may* be getting it.

 

[mel33t]

I think I want to do another "30-31 day challenge" similar to what the challenge was when I first came to this lovely place Although my creative juices are pretty meh at the moment. I've done lips and cheeks, I'm not sure that I want to do the eyes because my Brooke palette comes and I'll be giving that a lot of attention. Any ideas friends??

 

[veronikawithak]

I think I want to do another "30-31 day challenge" similar to what the challenge was when I first came to this lovely place Although my creative juices are pretty meh at the moment. I've done lips and cheeks, I'm not sure that I want to do the eyes because my Brooke palette comes and I'll be giving that a lot of attention. Any ideas friends??

Awesome idea! I

 

[Audrey C]

Although my creative juices are pretty meh at the moment. I've done lips and cheeks, I'm not sure that I want to do the eyes because my Brooke palette comes and I'll be giving that a lot of attention. Any ideas friends??

I've been replicating looks I like (some of Christine's Vice 3 looks, amongst others) using shades I already have. I've found a few looks I love that way.

 

[veronikawithak]

That's a nice lifeline, but I'd be lying if I took it. I saw the palette months ago and thought it was too expensive and was sure it would end up at the CCO. There's no way I'd drop that much money without selecting every shade. Besides, I was loving on my other non-MAC palettes at the time and didn't give it serious consideration. Then the price dropped and I took a better look at the shades last night. They're exactly the kind I like; neutralish with a kick of colour. I'm not much younger than Brooke, and these kind of deluxe pearl finishes are immensely more wearable than metallic or glitter finishes are on me. Did I need it though? Absolutely not. A complete impulse purchase. I want, I buy. Period. I've been replicating looks I like (some of Christine's Vice 3 looks, amongst others) using shades I already have. I've found a few looks I love that way.

Praise officially revoked! *points to naughty chair* I like your honesty. Hopefully you'll get a ton of use out of it and it will be a worthwhile purchase as time goes on.

 

[lyseD]

After a few afternoons of work I depotted all my eyeshadows (except the prolongwear) and here's what I have:

 

[Audrey C]

After a few afternoons of work I depotted all my eyeshadows (except the prolongwear) and here's what I have:

Lovely! (And thanks - I don't feel so bad now).

 

[Audrey C]

Praise officially revoked! *points to naughty chair*

I like your honesty. Hopefully you'll get a ton of use out of it and it will be a worthwhile purchase as time goes on.

It might have been an impulse, but I wouldn't have succumbed if I didn't know beyond a doubt that the palette would get very heavy use. There, that must count for some points. No? Having trouble caring. LOL

 

[veronikawithak]

It might have been an impulse, but I wouldn't have succumbed if I didn't know beyond a doubt that the palette would get very heavy use. There, that must count for some points. No? Having trouble caring. LOL :supacool:

Hahaha. Whatever makes you happy!! I didn't need the Hourglass blush palette and already had one of the shades. But I bought it, because I knew I'd love it. Regrets? ZERO. It happens. We can't be sensible 100% of the time. But in the grand scheme of things I think we're all making significant improvements.

 

[Audrey C]

Hahaha. Whatever makes you happy!!

I didn't need the Hourglass blush palette and already had one of the shades. But I bought it, because I knew I'd love it. Regrets? ZERO. It happens. We can't be sensible 100% of the time. But in the grand scheme of things I think we're all making significant improvements.

Exactly. If we didn't love makeup, we wouldn't be here. It's all about balance; if we stay strong more often that we succumb, all is good.

 

[veronikawithak]

Exactly. If we didn't love makeup, we wouldn't be here. It's all about balance; if we stay strong more often that we succumb, all is good.

Absolutely.

 

[shellygrrl]

[@]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.

:tip:

I do think NTS is way better for contouring than Taupe. In my opinion, Taupe is too pigmented for a contour (for light skintones). For darker skintones it might be great, but I feel like it's too intense for lighter skin. And for people who apply products heavy handed like myself, lol. I'm not sure if / how I will use it yet...

My thought is Taupe could be used as an eyeshadow (outer corner colour, crease colour... may have to play with this a bit!), or even as a bronzer during the warmer months.

 

[Ajigglin]

Holy sheep! Your girl is officially skipping RHPS. All these reds look like reds I have. Hold me to it, because the mind is willing, but the flesh is weak. I'm picking up some Newtons instead. I need new shoes for speedwork and they're on clearance. $45 instead of $185 #winning