Changing shopping habits

[Wontpayretail23]

AGREED! I've really backed off on MAC. I feel like I have everything they keep churning out. I'm not spending money on that. And I'm not buying a MSF thats an unrealistic shade just to "collect" it. I'm done with that. Until they come out with something that impresses me thats different from what I have that I can actually use I'll save my money. I'm really saving alot of money.

 

[Bernadette]

I used to be the worst. I was convinced that I had to have everything because if I changed my mind and it was no longer available that would just be too tragic to bare!

Now I look over things more carefully, if I'm not sure I wait and think about it and if I decide I really must have it, I go back.
Not getting a LE product that you really wish you had is the worst!

 

[JediFarfy]

I pick and choose from the collections. If I won't or can't wear it, I won't get it. I may LOVE the color, but if it's too much, I know I won't wear it. That's motivation for me. For example, I bought several items from Danse, and plan on checking other items out in the store. On the other hand, the Barbie collection looks like bolder colors that I can't pull off, and therefore I'll save some cash.

Oh, and a ton of debt helps curb my MAC cravings.

 

[User67]

I have so much stuff that I don't even use, that I only buy things now if I totally love them & am 100% sure I will get a lot of use out of them. I also used to go crazy & buy entire collections (Belle Azure). But, I don't think I have ever even worn my Belle Azure shadow! So I am very picky about what I choose to buy these days.

 

[Juneplum]

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Originally Posted by Viva_la_MAC_Girl Agreed. Sometimes I will buy one thing from an entire collection - or all of it .. hello MADAME B .. and a few others... it just seems boring .. ya know? Repeats.. blah blah.. But I have faith in the new icon collection coming up... think I will be buying 95% of that~~!!

word!! i went crazy with madame b and belle azure.. those colors were LOVE! danse = meh ... now barbie and icon however....

my obsession has definitely died down majorly this past year.. so many "new" colors in the LE collections look WAY too similar to stuff i already own so what's the point... i really wish MAC would come up with more fun interesting stuff orrr bring back unique colors like haze e/s, spanish fly l/s etc..

 

[sigwing]

I haven't tried it yet, but when I got my Corps de Colour quad, I compared it with several of the other quads in my drawer & they all have the same line-up with just a little difference in them. Beigey, pinky/purply, blue, and a 4th. I don't know why I spent the money on them. BUT I'm definitely getting the Icon quads, maybe 2 of each, when they hit!!!

I agree with the comment that the new colors always seem similar. How many pink/purple/blue frosts do they think people want? At least make them more different somehow, or space them apart farther. It's like they knew everyone loved Parrot, so they've tried a bunch of turquoise shades to see if they caught on, too.

 

[ollieo]

It seems to me Mac is one big marketing company. They have a name and some good products. But mostly it seems about LE and special collections making old colors seem new and exciting. I never have gone crazy with Mac purchases. I guess it helps that in general 80% of colors do not go with my coloring so I was never able to get on the bandwagon. I keep up with new collections because it is fun. But out of all the collections since last summer I purchased the warm e/s lace palette (which I am now trying to swap since I never seem to use it) and the warm set of lipglosses which I use daily. I will probably take a close look at the Icon collection. But from the little I have seen of the others coming up its the same old thing, bright colors that do not look good on me.