I wanted a pressed piggie myself, but the description didn't match what it is. So money saved.
I've said it before and I'll say it again... Proud Low-Buy Mama here! Good job girlie! I knew you could do it! Trust me, hype will die down over that thing quickly.This is how I feel about the highlighter as well, if its any similar to KA candlelight I dont need it, thats how i have decided to not get, I really dont need another highlighter whatsoever, i have 5 plus 1 msf, and 3 EDSF
This is so true, I think the only thing people try to justify it is that its all in one palette and its pretty to look at, because lets be real, you can easily grab your singles and put them in a zpalette and have the same palette, the colors are nothing spectacular, and really as makeup junkies we have already mastered the art of packing and traveling with makeup. ;-)
I appoint you as the one to remind me of this everytime I use "I travel so much for work" as an excuse to buy travel-friendly makeup! SERIOUSLY! I'm so glad you said that! I have bought more travel-friendly palettes than I should have ever justified... and even EMPTY travel palettes to take selected items from my regular stash for "ease of travel!" It's a BIG excuse for me! I have to stop that! Thanks girl!
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I stayed strong and did not buy the palette. It was tough.
HulloJust checking in and trying to convince myself I don't need the LORAC palette. My palette challenge is going well. Saturday I used a bunch of singles and duos to create a look and right now I'm playing around with the Naturally Pretty palette. That palette is a bit hard to work with I'm noticing, the colors can become muddy if you're not careful. Next I think I'm going to use my Brooke palette. Its nice because I'm really using what I have and I think what I don't use or don't really like, I'm going to give away. I'm due for a makeup clean out anyway. :haha: Hope you all are doing well
Good for you! I managed to do the same. My thought on it is... Half (or more) of it is very neutral and thus dupeable. It is such a big palette that if I bought it I really would not be able to justify buying eyeshadows for the next like decade! At this point I am happier to pick up single pans of things that I don't have or are better formulas of staples. I've been wanting to get some makeup feel shadows because I hear the mattes are fantastic, but how can I justify that if I bought the mega? So, toodles to the mega. Just not something I need in my stash, I think it would bring more guilt than enjoyment. Holiday skipping happening for me too... Nothing is tickling my fancy! Hooray!
Good for you, Mel33t! I don't look at any e/s brands other than MAC, UD, and MUFE. That helps me avoid temptation. Plus I find it easier to grab a few singles most of the time. I know a lot of people talk about the Lorac palettes and that makes it hard to ignore it. Awhile ago I read that you should figure out how many hours you have to work to make the money that an item costs you. Maybe that would be helpful?
Hi, Maris! Good to hear from you! That beige pigment set is one of the few things that I like in the Holiday set. I haven't looked at the prices or swatches yet. All I've done so far is read the color story for the Holiday stuff. Is it very expensive? If not, I think it's reasonable to let yourself have 1 thing for the holidays Aif You're going to use it.
I think after the nakeds, every brand is trying to capitalize on these palette popularity, its getting overdone, how many palettes could we possibly get thru in a life time, were not MUA we dont need them and if were buying them all it certainly is not a better value.It's always nice to run into you sweetness! Glad you're hanging out w us to brace for the upcoming Holiday MADNESS!
Good reminder... and I'm REALLY glad too!! Yay for #teamlowbuy progress!
I appoint you as the one to remind me of this everytime I use "I travel so much for work" as an excuse to buy travel-friendly makeup! SERIOUSLY! I'm so glad you said that! I have bought more travel-friendly palettes than I should have ever justified... and even EMPTY travel palettes to take selected items from my regular stash for "ease of travel!" It's a BIG excuse for me! I have to stop that! Thanks girl!
I've said it before and I'll say it again... Proud Low-Buy Mama here! Good job girlie! I knew you could do it! Trust me, hype will die down over that thing quickly.
I hope you dont feel like i was calling you out specifically i was saying it in general also because often enough this was my excuse I moved 5x in 2012 alone and i had to travel with my entire collection each time, this last move back to the states from Japan did it for me, my makeup was causing more worry for it to travel instead of me enjoying it, I think we all need reminding so i will GLADLY HELP AND REFER BACK TO THIS POST!
I have tons of past collections vials, if i take out any beigey ones ill send you a PM for the shipping only
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Good for you, Mel33t! I don't look at any e/s brands other than MAC, UD, and MUFE. That helps me avoid temptation. Plus I find it easier to grab a few singles most of the time. I know a lot of people talk about the Lorac palettes and that makes it hard to ignore it. Awhile ago I read that you should figure out how many hours you have to work to make the money that an item costs you. Maybe that would be helpful?
I'm referring to my own post because I want to keep it in mind
I was conflicted over the Guerlain Holiday meteorites because they were one of the things I wanted to try ( those and/or Teint Dore) but they are also LE... I decided to try to get them because I don't have a Holiday list anymore. I'm cutting a lot of stuff out.
Rebel is also on my wishlist but I'm feeling really conflicted about it. On the one hand, I could B2M for it. On the other hand... eee glittery packaging! But do I really want to pay for special packaging? Then again, I could get Heirloom Mix Rebel and save the B2M items for another lipstick... Decisions, decisions.
Yeah I'll admit to the "eee glitter" rationale too. But I have lots of other lipsticks on my B2M list and I've been slowing my roll with buying them and working on using some up so I'm okay with getting one this time. I also skipped the ones I wanted from RHPS and Mattes so that helps.
I had been a good girl during the year. Until two weeks ago, I had only bought 5 lipsticks (One of them is almost finished), 2 BB creams and a Missha brow pencil (I know I could have use eyeshadow but a brow pencil saves A LOT of time in the morning and I didn’t have any; so it shouldn’t count) But then everything get out of control! My godfather died and then I lost all moderation and common sense. I bought 2 clinique chubby sticks (to be honest a set with two chubby sticks that where on my wishlist) two weeks ago, then last week, I got the mac neutral warm palette (the 15 eye shadows one); and yesterday I got the Lorac Mega palette (and the nude skinny one) I’m like 
“what’s wrong with you?”, “HOW many neutrals you need, especially HOW many warm brown neutrals you need?” (Apparently every single shade of brown on the world) I mean, why I bought the skinny palette if I was buying the mega palette. And why on earth I bought the mega if I just bought the MAC one (awesome purchase by the way, I totally love that palette) It just doesn’t make sense. And is not like I can send them back (I bought them on amazon) :nuts: I know I’m vulnerable and that I will be going into Sephora and other sites during the upcoming months. I always buy at least half a year supply of skincare during the sales and I will have to get in the sites. (I’m mostly a skincare junkie, and my skincare purchases are planned to take advantage of the sales) The benefit blush set is calling me (I have neither of those blushes), and the Chick to cheek set from Tarte is also gorgeous (I only have 1 tarte blush). I suspect that if I bought any of these sets I will use it a month and then I will be coming back to use Nars Luster daily (my foolproof blush). I don’t need more makeup (I will need mascara but that’s the way mascara is) and all the sets are so pretty Thank God Nars sucks at making blush palettes (always orgasm and laguna) because I would be lost. And then there are all the lipsticks and lip-glosses sets. So I’m here because I need other people to remind me that I don’t need more makeup, and that retail therapy is not a solution to the way I feel. I know I’m depressed but after the purchases I’m still depressed and also angry and a little ashamed (so I’m worst).
Maybe I can justify it this holiday - especially if I continue to do well at not buying random crap.
First things first, I'm sorry for your loss.Hi, I haven’t written here since the start of the year; and mostly lurk around the rest of the site. But I have to come back. I need help because I’m losing focus on my low buy
:support: Seems to me that after your godfather's death, you ended up engaging in a bit of retail therapy and impulse purchases. How much of what you bought in that time frame are you actually going to use? You love the MAC palette you bought, so I'm thinking you're going to end up using that more than the Lorac palettes. The Lorac Pro (original one, with the black packaging, which is what I'm assuming you mean by "the skinny palette") has a lot of similar colours, IIRC. And then the Mega Pro is mostly neutrals with pops of colour. That's a ton of neutrals. Since you can't send them back/return them, maybe find someone to give them to? Or try to sell them in the Clearance Bin to get at least some of your money back and see them off to a good home? And what about the chubby stick set? Do you love the formula? Are they unique colours to your stash? To get yourself back on track, I would suggest focusing on your skincare purchases, since skincare is always going to be more important than makeup, and skip all your makeup lemmings, as you don't need them. More makeup isn't going to help you at all. That said, don't be too hard on yourself, or ashamed. Stuff happens. Also? Think of this experience as a lesson learned! Now you know grief/mourning is a trigger for you to buy stuff. If you can find a way to channel those feelings in a way that doesn't involve purchasing a ton of makeup, and perhaps find someone to talk to (if you need it), it would help you loads.
@shellygrrl already gave you some great things to think about.Rebel is also on my wishlist but I'm feeling really conflicted about it. On the one hand, I could B2M for it. On the other hand... eee glittery packaging! But do I really want to pay for special packaging? Then again, I could get Heirloom Mix Rebel and save the B2M items for another lipstick... Decisions, decisions.
The same conflict I was having w myself over Sin in the RHPS Collection. Since I can only B2M for lipsticks, it made my decision easier. I used 1 of my B2M's for Sin. I'd rather use my B2M's for shades I really want than go into my pocket just for packaging. I know it's hard to resist the glitter, but think of it as $ you can spend on something else! 2 products are better then 1... especially when you're only paying for 1! Right?
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Hi, I haven’t written here since the start of the year; and mostly lurk around the rest of the site. But I have to come back. I need help because I’m losing focus on my low buy
I had been a good girl during the year. Until two weeks ago, I had only bought 5 lipsticks (One of them is almost finished), 2 BB creams and a Missha brow pencil (I know I could have use eyeshadow but a brow pencil saves A LOT of time in the morning and I didn’t have any; so it shouldn’t count) But then everything get out of control! My godfather died and then I lost all moderation and common sense. I bought 2 clinique chubby sticks (to be honest a set with two chubby sticks that where on my wishlist) two weeks ago, then last week, I got the mac neutral warm palette (the 15 eye shadows one); and yesterday I got the Lorac Mega palette (and the nude skinny one)
I’m like“what’s wrong with you?”, “HOW many neutrals you need, especially HOW many warm brown neutrals you need?” (Apparently every single shade of brown on the world) I mean, why I bought the skinny palette if I was buying the mega palette. And why on earth I bought the mega if I just bought the MAC one (awesome purchase by the way, I totally love that palette) It just doesn’t make sense. And is not like I can send them back (I bought them on amazon)
I know I’m vulnerable and that I will be going into Sephora and other sites during the upcoming months. I always buy at least half a year supply of skincare during the sales and I will have to get in the sites. (I’m mostly a skincare junkie, and my skincare purchases are planned to take advantage of the sales) The benefit blush set is calling me (I have neither of those blushes), and the Chick to cheek set from Tarte is also gorgeous (I only have 1 tarte blush). I suspect that if I bought any of these sets I will use it a month and then I will be coming back to use Nars Luster daily (my foolproof blush). I don’t need more makeup (I will need mascara but that’s the way mascara is) and all the sets are so prettyThank God Nars sucks at making blush palettes (always orgasm and laguna) because I would be lost. And then there are all the lipsticks and lip-glosses sets.
So I’m here because I need other people to remind me that I don’t need more makeup, and that retail therapy is not a solution to the way I feel. I know I’m depressed but after the purchases I’m still depressed and also angry and a little ashamed (so I’m worst).
