Depotting Shadows/Quads/Blushes/Blushcremes etc.

[pink__grapefruit]

My friend, who also thinks that she has a huge obsession with sephora brand stuff, even though she has like 1 eyeshadow, was with me at MAC counter. I spent an hour there and picked out stuff i wanted. When the total came to 170ish,she about peed her pants. As soon as we left the counter she was like, "oh my god, how could you ever spend that much on makeup? I bet your done for the month!" I just grinned and chuckled. i didn't want to tell her that i'd have hauls that big every other week since june.

I totally understand what you mean though.

 

[magenta]

i have a friend who the MA's at my counter know as well as they know me, because she's always with me. she just doesn't get it though, heh. she likes my makeup and i do hers a lot, and she has foundation an some lip conditioner. but over the summer, every 2 or 3 weeks i had hauls of about 150-200$ and she just rolls her eyes lol. my mother has NO idea how much i have or how much it costs i dont think...

 

[2_pink]

Yea....no one really understands it with me either, they think im crazy. My dad is constantly bugging me, and telling me that i can get the same stuff at the dollar store (

...can you believe that?!?) But they do contribute to it, since i got 2 macy's giftcards.

I met a girl in one of my classes who was into MAC and who also had a "mild" shopping problem. I dont think she was as into it as me though, since i was ready to ask her what colors & LE items she had.

Oh well, its nice to come here and share the whole MAC experience together with y'all

 

[user2]

It's really easy to sneak makeup into the house.....

 

[mima]

Quote:

Originally Posted by VuittonVictim It's really easy to sneak makeup into the house.....

yeah, i'm guilty of that! it helps that m/u is so small you can easily tuck it into your purse. LOL

 

[asnbrb]

my boyfriend keeps saying "do you really need THAT much makeup?"

my response: "i need it... the same way you need a $2,000 HDTV and a kajillion DVDs." I could go on about the XBox 360, Xbox, PSP, Gameboy, Gamecube, anime, etc. etc., but I'm a nice girlfriend. hahaha

 

[jmdulock]

I thought I was the only one that snuck e/s into the house. I buy one at a time so my husband doesn't notice the charge on the credit card. I come home, throw away the box, and put the e/s into my m/u case. I love feeling like I got away with something...lol

 

[user2]

I do it all the time! When I start to doll up for MAC and my mum rushes into the room, she asks: "Where are you goin'?" "To the library mum!"

Yes I'm an addict!

 

[Eemaan]

Do You Depot Your Quads?

Im in two minds about this and would like some input on what others do. In the past i have depotted my Tempt me Quad and integrated it within my colour co ordinated 15xpro palettes.

I have the inventive eyes quad which im kinda tempted to depot. But this will mean everything getting rearranged in the pallette according to colour and making new labels. is it worth the hassle? Who depots quads? To leave alone or not to leave alone?

Any opinions gratefully appreciated.

 

[jmvuitton]

I leave it alone because I tried once with 1 of the quad and it started cracking haha.. I just depot the pots now.

 

[dawnmelissa]

i've depotted all of mine with no issues...i have a pallet and a half full of the pans quads that i had. never thought i'd depot, but getting up over 90 eyeshadows, i had to do something to be able to even find what i wanted to wear.

 

[Eye<3Colour]

yes i depot all my quads. its very simple and pretty much tragic free if done the right way

 

[mymymai]

I depot most my quads. I have two sets of traveling quads (one premade, the other high tea), but the rest I have depotted.

 

[glittergoddess27]

Yep,. I depan my quads,., I find that if I integrate them they get used on a regular basis,. if I leave them in the quads then they get thrown to the side and rarely used,.. I keep my quads and then out in what I need when I travel,..

 

[lola336]

Well, im on the fence now. I started to depot some quads, quads I didnt mind breaking up....but now I leave my others alone. I dont want to separate the colors, and I dont want to depot them to just put them back in a 15 together. But my main issue is that I can travel with the 4 pans so much easier....and that way you have 4 colors that work together, you dotn have to pull them out of ur 15 pan, then put them back..etc. If you travel, I would see this is as a plus. Or even to have one in ur purse...

 

[KJam]

Blasphemy - I keep my quads together!

 

[Eemaan]

i know KJ but sometimes the colours would be better dispersed than restricted to the confines of a quad! im becoming inclined towards a liberation...

 

[leppy]

I depot, I rarely ever want to use them in the combo they have premade and it usually needs to be tweaked somehow to suit me anyway.

Plus I want those e/s to become part of my regular rotation, and I've learnt from experience that if something isn't in my palettes, I just never think to use it.

 

[Eye<3Colour]

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Originally Posted by leppy I depot, I rarely ever want to use them in the combo they have premade and it usually needs to be tweaked somehow to suit me anyway. Plus I want those e/s to become part of my regular rotation, and I've learnt from experience that if something isn't in my palettes, I just never think to use it.

ditto. thats why the first thing i do is depot them

 

[user3]

Well...I only have one quad but I would never dream of depotting it. This is only because the quad works for me.

If you need to move it around as leppy suggest I think it's the best thing to do to suit your needs.