Any of you girls 18-ish and younger?

[SmileyfacedPen]

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Originally Posted by LeeanneMarie What are your tattoos of?

One is an eagle on my back, because my dad had a tattoo of an eagle.

The other is a lotus on my arm... since my dad died, I've been having a lot of problems, in virtually every area you can think of... physical and mental health, my dad's family is basically estranged now. I thought the lotus would be a really positive thing to have a tattoo of, because they start as a little seed in the mud at the bottom of a body of water, and grow up through the muck and muddy water to become a beautiful flower.

I think that a lotus has relevance to anyone who has been through a tough period in their lives.

 

[ZoeFerret]

Not 18 or younger now but when I was a teen I also had a MAC Obsession. I had a part time job @ 17 and it paid for my make up! I also had birthday, Christmas money to spend it on.

 

[newagetomatoz]

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Originally Posted by LeeanneMarie ... I feel like I don't have much time to work and I think my parents understand that. I'm taking a bunch of AP classes, and I was drum major of my marching band with a lot of responsibility and time commitment. ...

APs basically caused me to quit my job. I'm only taking four of them this year, but one has an insane amount of work that is off and on. I remember going to bed at 1am because I had to finish and outline, and getting up at 5:45am.

Plus, I'm editor-in-chief of my school's paper, and I'm really the only one who knows how to work the f-ed up layout program, so I'd be at school by 7:30am to work on it and a lot of days I stayed till 4:30-5pm.

Right now, I'm also doing pit orchestra, which steals my afternoons from me.

So I figure, musical is over in March and AP exams are done in May, I'll just go back to my old job since I'm training new people on layout, so I don't have to be there every day and I have a lot more free time. I'm not fond of my job, but I sit in a pseudo-cubical for 4-5 hours and make $7.50-$8 plus an occasional bonus. And they take anybody; they use temp agencies on a regular basis, so I pretty much have a job waiting if I want it.

Plus, the concerts I work at got moved, and if my father decides to still do it, I'll be moved to the beer tent where I'll make twice as much.

So I just have to be strong till the end of May!! Like that is going to happen! LOL

 

[glam8babe]

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Originally Posted by LeeanneMarie You sound like a very lucky girl! When you say you're applying to estee lauder, are you applying to a counter? Yeah, I don't college isn't for everyone. I think its really about doing what you're passionate about, and if college isn't in that picture then thats still a-okay.

well its a counter but its like an hour away from where i live so thats why im hoping to pass my driving test next week ... im so nervous lol

 

[smilebacklovely]

I'm 16... and I pay for all of my makeup. I have a part time job that pays pretty well so I have the money to pay for it. I don't pay for anything else I own so basically I could spend my whole paycheck on makeup if I really wanted to. Haha but I try to restrain myself and save as much as I can. I'm sure my savings will come in handy some day...

 

[Simply Elegant]

I'm 20 and have a part time job. A lot of my extra money goes towards makeup and sometimes clothes.

 

[MsCocoa]

I'm 17 and I work, but my mum would buy me MAC as a gift for xmas and b'days etc, I know a few people that work in department stores so I could get a discount and I'm working on making friends with a MUA lol, I can afford MAC but it's the NARS stuff that hurts my purse.

 

[LADII UNIQUE]

well i just turned 17 and i use my money from working to buy my mac i only buy the stuff i need form each collection and i try to buget myself when i go mac shopping (it dosent always work) also i always get mac from my parents when i do good or just because i love makeup more than my boyfriend jk lol but i wear makeup more than my friends but i got them into it

 

[weneedaroom]

I'm seventeen, and most of my collection has been bought through working

Have you tried applying for a part time job? I managed to work and still get a 4.6 GPA at the end of my highschool career so it can be done!

 

[kimmy]

i'm nineteen, and fund all of my addictions with a full time job. at eighteen i was working part time. at seventeen, i did things around the house and spent holiday money on the stuff. my friends always wanted me to do their makeup when we were in high school haha!

 

[Dark_Phoenix]

I'm 18, I have an allowence. Its enough to buy about 150-200 USD in cosmetics a month, sometimes more or less. I do not want to have a job until I finish Uni.

 

[astronaut]

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Originally Posted by weneedaroom I'm seventeen, and most of my collection has been bought through working Have you tried applying for a part time job? I managed to work and still get a 4.6 GPA at the end of my highschool career so it can be done!

You're only 17?? I seriously thought you were in your early 20's!

 

[MAC_Whore]

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Originally Posted by LeeanneMarie You sound like a very lucky girl! ....

You really think so?

 

[Shimmer]

MMMMM personal growth, it's a wonderful thing.

 

[glam8babe]

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Originally Posted by astronaut You're only 17?? I seriously thought you were in your early 20's!

i thought that too!!! lol she looks gorgeously older though

 

[QTAllStarGurl]

im 18..i'll be 19 in like 2 weeks and I don't have a job right now but almost all the makeup I own I worked for and bought for myself just because the money my parents give me is to pay my tuition and to buy food and such since I live over 100 miles away from both my parents and I could easily used some of that money on makeup but I know that they only give it to me so that I get necessary things with so thats what I do...but I need to find a job soon b/c i haven't bought more than 2 makeup items at a time since august and b/c I've been having a lot of money issues with the bank and creditors have started calling me about something I have to pay for, and my dorm payment is late and I don't have any books right now so I really can't afford to be buying makeup right now...so I hope all of you that have ppl to buy you makeup or give you an allowance know that ur lucky

 

[weneedaroom]

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Originally Posted by astronaut You're only 17?? I seriously thought you were in your early 20's!

Haha, yeah. It's funny, people never think I look my age--either WAY younger or older.

 

[elib067]

THANK YOU FOR SAYING YOU TOOK AP'S AND HAD A JOB. i'm sick of hearing people complaining about jobs and ap's (not on here but mostly from people i know). i had a job, a babysitting job, and took 6 aps and i managed to do it all.

 

[Bunny]

Hmm well....Get a bf? No just kidding..but I guess the best thing is to just get a job really. It could be a couple of days a week, and that would be enough to strt building your mac collection.

Im 19, but I sarted my obsession right before my 17th birthday. It is hard and all, but possible. As for my friends..They dont get except my bestfriend who told me about mac. Some of them are't going o understand..but alot of those same friends are gonna want you to do their make-up..and thats because you probabaly look awesome...and they wish they were obsessed just like you, lol..

Besides there is always love here at Specktra!

 

[Leopardskinny]

Well I have savings from when I worked back home- but I just quit beauty school (seriously, I was learning nothing, when you have a makeup obsession there is little you DON'T know) so now I'm looking for a job in the city. Also I'm poor from college lol. I have a flat I share and that costs me about £400 ($800/$850) a month so that is where my money goes! I get makeup gift cards though on Christmas and Birthdays so that usually sees my addiction through! Oh, and I'm 18 btw.