I saw the Ultimate lippies today and i wasn't impressed with the formula..
Sounds like you've got some pretty good boundaries in place already lady! Good for you on the purge! Welcome to our commuity!Welcome! It's great to see our group of low-buyers growing! It's really motivational!
Oh wow, what a swatchfest. If I were you, honestly I wouldn't really know what to do. I'd probably keep the palettes (unless they can be gifted to someone) and use the nice colors in them. And after finishing those pans, I'd get rid of the palettes. Still a lot of clutter then. Or, as Maris Crane has posted, depotting the nice shades might be an option as well. But personally, I'm too geeky to tolerate a mixture of round and square pans of different size in one and the same z palette, lol. Because of this whole thing, I'm not into large palettes any more. Except for Naked Basics which is really versatile for me, in each palette I own there are a few shades I don't like or total bummer shades (fallot and stuff, or simply not a nice color for my complexion). Even in quads, I rarely love all the shades equally. But this is kinda good I think, 'cause it makes me picky and buy intelligently. Well, I'm not really keen on breaking my Naked Palettes into pieces by depotting those, they are still quite handy the way they originally are (I own #2 and #3, not #1 which doesn't come in the metal box), so I'll simply use those and decide what to do with those unloved leftover shades when the right time has come.
It's so tough! Honestly, I thought about depotting the palettes, but I really love the packaging on them (Vice II, Naked 3, UD 15th Anniversary Palette, UD Fun and Games, UD Black Lace thingy)....I think you're right about using the colours I love and depotting/gifting the rest when the time is right. Naked 3 has such great packaging, I can't really imagine breaking it up - even though I'm in love with Z Palettes (but I can appreciate your OCDness about them haha). I use them all the time because I can see everything that's in them. I have multiples so they are organized by colour. I know what you mean about palettes though, lots of colours that I'm like "MEH" take it or leave it ya know?
UGHHHH I hate paying for shipping. I would rather shell out more $$ up front on another product than pay for shipping. I know that's what they want you to do, but just ugh. If I were you, I would see if I needed anything else at the moment and make the purchase but qualify for free shipping. *Not trying to enable I swear!*
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I want to join this but idk what boundaries to set myself!!
I'm pretty good about just buying the same face products.
Maybe minimal or no lipgloss? I get drawn in but I don't reach for it often.
As for lipstick I need to avoid dupes, even if there's a new line or LE packaging. Maybe a year of no new reds could be good for me??
No more than a couple more blushes the whole year... I'm so fair that I will never use of a blush, and most colors in the same family kind of come across the same on me.
No nail polishes... AT ALL!
I'm also going to ask for mostly MAC and Sephora gift cards for my birthday, then save them rather than splurging right away. That way I can preserve my own funds for as long as I can. I think I'll keep a running tab of all purchases as well.
Overall, I just want the most functional collection possible. I did a huge purge today and disposed of 32 products! That's crazy! I don't want to have all my makeup get to old or just get ignored because I have too much. I really want to use all my products regularly. Phew!
So far this year I've only bought 2 Toledo Blush ombrés
(In november I was 2000$ down but xmas happened) so my goal is of course once the dept paid out one of those babies will be mine!!!
Oh god, I'm just the same!oh my, I'm kinda feeling the same at the moment. I hope it's just because I'm extremely busy and stressed right now. In the next two months, during the semester break, I'll probably wear makeup on 2-3 days peer week only (when I'm going to work) and I'll stay in my pyjamas in front of my computer on the other days, probably with acne cream on my face lol, so I won't really "need" more makeup at at. But I've already planned a shopping spree to the Netherlands for the middle of February (no vacation, it's not a long drive to the border from where I live), so that keeps me kinda motivated to save some money until then and to stay out of any clothing shops until then. For Toledo, well, I'm still curious what Oxblood might look like, but I've gotten over the blushes, I guess.
Oxblood looks nothing like ox blood. (Silly MAC and their naming.) It's pretty much like every other peachy-light nude lippie out there. You may have something similar in your stash already.
I can hardly tell if it might suit me. On some swatches it is quite orangey, which doesn't suit me. On others, it leans more pink, which I'd prefer. Then there's somebody saying that it looks almost likee Kinda Sexy, so a perm dupe would make me skip and get the dupe in b2m later. Oh my, decisions
I'm crossing my fingers that life's gonna be more relaxed for you soon. I got one more week to go and what mostly sucks for me is that I have to neglect activities with friends because I'm so busy. For example, I need to skip the superbowl because I need to get up really early to get a desk at the library and stuff ( superbowl is broadcasted here after midnight, for those who might wonder). but I know it's gonna be better soon, I'm totally looking forward to my bestie's birthday party in 3 weeks when my old kindergarten group of friends is gonna meet again At first I had planned to buy nothing in February because I'm quite good at rediscovering my stash at the moment and I am super happy about the lipstick purge I did last week, but I do want that Miley lipglass, though.
Thanks! I hope that as well for you! I've got two weeks left - probably the longest two weeks in my life.
Oh I hope I can delay that purchase for some time. I'm still not sure if those brownish nudes like Velvet Teddy might work for me (also like Brave, Twig, Faux, etc.). Basically I never thought I could pull them off because of my undertones, but now that there's this hype around them, I suddenly want themThanks! I hope that as well for you! I've got two weeks left - probably the longest two weeks in my life.
The Viva Glam Miley will be around for at least half a year, maybe even longer, so there's no need to hurry. Be stronger than me.
On a positive note - I sold Velvet Teddy today. It pulls way too brown on me to look good.
Everyone slips up sometimes, just know that the important thing is to get back your focus and re-commit yourself to your goals (which you're doing!). Try to reflect on how you slipped up: how you felt before, during, and after; what you can do to minimize the damage; and what you can do next time to make sure it's less of a temptation. Is there something else you can do when you feel unhappy, overwhelmed, or anxious? Call a friend to go get a coffee? Go to a yoga class? Put on comfy PJs and read a book? Doing something constructive always makes me feel better in the long run. It's easy to open a browser and shop, but it actually makes things harder for you long term by adding guilt to the equation. Keep at it! Just think, every day, if the things that you're doing take you closer to where you want to be, or farther away. Then adjust accordingly. You've got this.
