Do you have to hide your MAC to certain people?

[user2]

Hi lovelies!

Today I saw one of the MAC MAs that filled up the Ornamentalism counter, I talked to my friend and pointed at the display ans she let me take a look at it!
It's adorable btw!
She also told me that if I wanted some stuff I can purchase alreaday although she might put it out on Now 8th! I told her that I can't because a) I have no cash with me (and I have no credit card, THX!) and b) my friend was with me! She's one of the persons that I recently don't tell that I bought a new e/s or gloss because she nearly slaps me through the phone! She thinks that I already have tooo much MAC and I don't need any more (I think I do

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So I head back for the Ornamentalism stuff tomorrow without her and get me some fine stuff!

Do you have similar friends or relatives that judge you for buying too much MAC?

 

[turtle_pixie_]

My mum! God al the stuff I'm planning to get is gonna be hidden, or else I'm dead!

 

[jenjunsan]

Not just MAC, but makeup in general. I am the lonely soul addicted to makeup in my croud. They think I am insane. So I just spend my little heart out and chat about it here. They have no idea the value of the high end stuff since to get them to wear CG mascara is a feat. They look at all my makeup and comment on how much I spend and I think geez, I'd really hear it if they knew the real prices! Anyway, it just doesn't make sense to them.

 

[BabyFu18]

My mom thinks I buy to much makeup in general, I'm sure.

 

[Classic Beauty]

My dad! He is always on my case about makeup. Like the other day I was counting my collected change and he had to say, "What, are you going to waste it on make up?" Oh and then yesterday I told him what my dream job was (create collections for MAC) and he said it was a waste of knowledge (because I'm on the honor roll). Hey! Getting a degree in Marketing or Chemistry is not a waste of knowledge.

But hey my friends envy my make up techniques and my make up. Mua ha ha

 

[Miss Pumpkin]

None of my friends are into makeup, so they look at me weird when they see my traincase... and it's not even a huge collection! My mum says "don't you think you have too much makeup" But then she loves it when I do her makeup sometimes to go out!

 

[dotwarner_us]

When I ask my husband "What do you think of this color" he'll say "it all looks the same to me" He is the only person that knows about my makeup obsession. I don't even tell my friend about it, she wears the same makeup all the time- same lip color and maybe a couple of eyeshadows.

 

[mishy1053]

I kind of have to hide it from my mom. She knows I have MAC, but if she knew how much I'd be screwed :/

 

[user3]

I don't "hide" it from anyone. I do have people like my husband's family that have no idea how much I have but that's just because I don't talk about stuff like that with my sister-in-laws. However, they do that I "Love" makeup. I also have other things that collect and I have other hobbies so makeup is not my only "love" when it comes to material items.

 

[Cruella]

I really don't hide it from anyone, although I don't discuss what I spend since that is nobody's business but mine. Few of my friends or co-workers actually wear makeup but they like what I do with it. My husband is the only one who knows how much stuff I have and how much I spend on it - thank God he is so supportive!

 

[anniewayz]

I don't hide it but I do get mini-lectures from my mom. boyfriend and bestfriend who think i spend too much...which i do, but they just don't understand!

 

[nawth21]

Not for MU, clothes are a different story though. My friends all like mu, and my mom loves helping me pick out colors.

 

[Moppit]

I hear you!

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Originally Posted by dotwarner_us When I ask my husband "What do you think of this color" he'll say "it all looks the same to me" He is the only person that knows about my makeup obsession. I don't even tell my friend about it, she wears the same makeup all the time- same lip color and maybe a couple of eyeshadows.

That is hilarious, my husband says the same thing. He can't understand why anyone would need more than a couple of eye shadows.

 

[Hikaru-chan]

My mum goes mad at me for buying more make-up she says I'm obsessed.

 

[Grace]

i don't feel like i have to hide it...everyone has a hobby

 

[ledonatella]

Not really cause I'm a make-up artist for a living so it's "research" but sometimes I'll forget and whip out my blot powder at work and my clients are looking at me like, "uh, that's not the brand you work for!".

 

[gigiproductions]

oh yeah i get made fun of @ work..my mom sees it and think im crazy and opens my packages ..she doesnt understand swapping so she thinks im buying..between that and my bag and shoe collection yeah im bad...but at work they are all like is that a new pigment..oh did u win that postcard rofl! its so funny..but hey they give me MAC gc's for christmas and stuff ..

 

[joytheobscure]

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Originally Posted by jenjunsan Not just MAC, but makeup in general. I am the lonely soul addicted to makeup in my croud. They think I am insane. So I just spend my little heart out and chat about it here. They have no idea the value of the high end stuff since to get them to wear CG mascara is a feat. They look at all my makeup and comment on how much I spend and I think geez, I'd really hear it if they knew the real prices! Anyway, it just doesn't make sense to them.

I think if people seen how much I have and how much I spend they'd really think I'm nuts. BUT I think quality matters and quantity is important to create different looks every day - don't you? Quality makes a huge difference though, in the year since I started buying high end makeup regularly my makeup looks just as good at 4pm as it does at 7am and It really does make a difference in application. I mean I got compliments using two shadows and walmart stuff- but for the liners to last and other products- there is no comparison, yes I'm the crazy one in my family, lol.

 

[user4]

well yeah, but i figure i work hard (or not so hard) for my money so i should be able to spend it however i want... when i start spending THEIR money on makeup then they can comment!!!

 

[joytheobscure]

Oh I said it was a hobby to my brother and he said: "there is a fine line between hobby and mental illness" LOL!!!!!! Which is true, I think I have an addictive personality and its not drugs its not alcohol or guns, so I reckon I'll be ok. <grin>