Buying backups of LE items.. What do you buy backups of?

[sigwing]

Pixie, I've mainly run across the discontinuing with NO warning in fragrances, which has really pissed me off because I would have gotten some backup. Companies expect you to just shift to some new product they're bringing on for some reason, I guess following "trends." Limited edition shades of makeup that seem to be what would be considered basic everyday shades to use a lot has never made sense to me, though. It's very annoying to try to go get another tube of lipstick in what seems to be your perfect shade, and find they've phased it out. I guess that's how they decide what colors people are craving, tho, right? I recently figured out that by mixing in the "As Good as it Gets" powder stuff I bought at Origins maybe a year or 2 ago, my makeup is flawless & melt-proof in 100-degree outdoor heat. Wouldn't you know....I can't get any more of this stuff now that I feel that it's a necessity for certain days to keep my foundation looking great. Highly annoying. And it maybe just needed a new presentation, because the powder foundation products seem to be getting really popular.
Another reason I hoard is I'm not a makeup artist who needs certain shades for my work....I'm just a collector, & always have been. Probably a waste of money most of the time. :\ Also seems kind of unnecessary and extravagant now looking at people who have had everything wiped out in their life. But I've donated there, too.

I forgot my backups of Portraiture & Naturalism paints (1 each), So Original lipstick (2).
Also duplicates of Fast Play and Twig for my purse & dressing table.

 

[glittergoddess27]

D'Bohemia e/s (1)
Flash of Flesh l/g (1) Gave it to one of my best friends as a present, she had bought one herself and used it all.
100 Degrees Pearlizer (1) Traded it for backup Pearlette
Stereo Rose MSF(1)Sold
Orange Tangent e/s (1)
Pink Grapefruit l/g (1)Sold
Pink Clash l/g(1)
Say Yeah (1)
Petticoat MSF (1)

Backin up Love-Bud and maybe Spring up.

I noticed that I have really only been backing up the orange e/s? LOL. I guess that would be because I know that as I get older,.. when I have to give up blue completely except as a liner,.. I will still be rockin the peach/orange/golds. <<Insert Prayer for Peach MSF to come out soon, I will buy like 3 or 4 of those>>

 

[gis08]

umm.. none.. every MAC i own are pretty much still new, and i never finish anything in my life esp. make up

when i do buy back-ups, most probably it would only be lipglasses <3

 

[mrskloo]

I've had backups of Guacamole,Parrot, and All Girl but just couldn't keep them for some reason. Figure I'll never use up the first ones.

 

[Lemon~Squeezy]

No backups, no, no, no. None.

There are many items that have been ltd that I wish were permanant, INCASE I ever wanted to buy them again, but truth be told I rarely use up any items I have. The only items I have used up are my foundation and powder (which aren't MAC anyway, they're cheap drugstore stuff.) Also one lipstick that I wore consistently, every single day, the summer that I was 15, how boring.

So here's my reason's for being anti back up:

1/I don't wear make-up everyday, so not enough to go through anything.
2/ I wear different colours all the time, so ditto.
3/ MAC has gone from releasing major collections seasonally, to new ones every month or more, so I always have new 'favourites' that would be potentially back up worthy.
4/ I already think I am slightly crazy for wanting so much make up and every colour in the frikkin rainbow, nevermind having 2 of each colour!
5/ MAC is TOO expensive in the UK. It is priced practically on a par with Dior, YSL, Chanel and a bunch of other high end brands.

The end.

 

[velvet]

i plan on getting a back up of cockatease
that is all

 

[PrettyKitty]

Only Prrr.

 

[killfemme]

just a shimpagne msf

 

[ambidextrous]

I just love reading reviews on LE items where people proclaim they love item X so much they ran out to get more; it's sort-of cute. But seriously, who has ever finished a lipgloss? I finished a Stila sample size lip polish once and it was teensy and took FOREVER.
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I've finished C-Thru ;P but ok, I won't buy it again. However, I've used up 1/4 of Oyster Girl in less than one month and I still love it, so I guess I'll buy more of that one

 

[mspixieears]

Aha, thanks ambidextrous!

I really ought to take into account that some people use up things more quickly than I do. It's probably because I have so many colours of things that I don't use them up so quickly...because god knows it takes a LOT of gunk to cover my fat-arse lips! 5ft-nothing with ugly fish lips...oh yeah!

I did want to generally address anyone who might read this thread to clarify that it is NOT at all my intention to make backup-buyers feel bad about their habits...it's a curious fascination. I may not buy backups but there is absolutely no need for me to have the amount of crap that I do. Shame on me!

The trouble is...I want more! Ack!

 

[stephasaurus]

I only have backups for cockatease. I have 3 of them! I'm addicted to that lipstick

 

[MrsWaves]

Parrot -2
Hot+Sour Paint-1
Meltdown l/s -1
Indie Girl l/s -1
De Menthe-1
Sunsplosion-1
Porcelain Pink Skinfinish-1
Shimpagne Skinfinish-1
Lucky Green e/s-1
Metamorph e/s-1
Meadowland e/s-1
Pink Papillon e/s-1
Guacamole e/s-1
Living Pink e/s -1
Banshee e/s-1
Rayothon l/g-2
Flash Of Flesh-1
Luella tro on TLC-2
Luella Pink -2
Goldbit-1
Orange Tangent-1
Ola Mango l/g-1
Pink grapfruit-1
Bagatelle e/s-1
Haze e/s-1
Melody e/s-1

I have some lipsticks I forgot names of an dmaybe a few more eyeshadows from D'Bohemia & Belle Azure..

 

[Viva_la_MAC_Girl]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DopeSickGirl Lucky Green (ahem 3) Gitane LG (2) Magnetique LG (2) Noveau Riche LG (2) Check Please LG (2) Inventive Eyes Quad (2) This is because I need White Wheat

Im with you, I can't get ENOUGH of white wheat.. such a great color!

 

[gigiproductions]

hmm
rayothon(2)
haze(1)
clone(1)
pretty twisted(1)
stereo rose(1)
hot + sour(1)
icon eyes e/k(1)
pleasureflush msf (2)
Gold deposit
stereo rose
petitcoat
thats it for me

 

[iheartjuppy]

My Backups

Some I don't even know WHY I got backups, because they're permanent, but others were Pro/LE/DC so...whatever, I'm a hoarder (and I have gone through full MAC lipsticks and lipglasses). I'll be buying a backup of (or B2Ming for) Delish before it's DC'd as well:

Midimauve Lipstick(2)
Twig Lipstick(1)
Hug Me Lipstick(2)
Gigglefest Lipstick(3)
Mischievous Lipstick (1)
Razzamatazzle Lipstick (1)
Bunny Pink Lipstick (1)
Chica Boom Lipstick (1)
Oh Sheer Up Lipstick (1)

Oyster Girl Lipglass (1 and 2 minis)
Varneesh Lacquer (1)
Luminary Lustreglass (1)

Luella Pink TLC (2)
Summerfete TLC (3)
Baumy Bronze TLC (2)

Maroon Pigment (2)
Deckchair Pigment (3)
Coco Pigment (3)
Pink Opal Pigment (1)

 

[velvettears]

Pink Grapefruit lipglass

Stereo Rose MSF

MAC for Luella Tinted Lip Conditioners... Pink Pink To Make The Boys Wink..and Trot On

Tinted Lip Conditioners..Aquamelon...Summerfete...Baumy Bronze

Glitter liners...Post-Punk

 

[starlight502]

Pink Grapefruit Lipglass
Summerfete TLC
Lucky Green E/S
Say Yeah E/S
Stereo Rose MSF
Shimpagne MSF
Porc. Pink MSF
3 Toon TLC
-clarice
- bunny
- tillie
want to get white wheat back up and a twillery

 

[pinkmilk]

Lucky Green: 2

Thats all...

Im finding that I might need backups of MSF in stereorose... i absolutely LOVE that color!

 

[Monique0a]

Brule is the only one I have a personal backup of that I have actually used up at least once. I have multiples of many products that were bought accidentally or in a group with something else I bought....trying to get better about that and sell/swap as much of it as I can.

 

[user4]

lucky green- that's it