Do you have to hide your MAC to certain people?

[Sushi_Flower]

I don't proper hide it but i won't leave reciepts lying around to be viewed by anyone especially my mum as i don't want them to go mental about the price.

But i am honestly thinking about needing to hide my makeup for another reason recently, because i don't want a friend to help herself to it. I know that sounds nasty but i have a friend who has many good point but she is one of those people who will go through your stuff and do whatever she wants. I once came back into my room to find that she had ripped open a perfume sample and helped herself to splash it on herself. It was just a sample but it was quite a good different one and packaged really well and i like having things like that on show and was saving it for a later time to open it. I was so shocked that she did that, she didn't even know that it was a sample from the look of it and it could've been a present i got for someone else or my mums etc.
So basically i'm seriously worried about her coming over these days as my collection has grown since she last came and she's kinda realised that it has and has even said 'i'm going to come over to look at your Mac' and i fear she will poke around my Mac stuff with no consideration for price and respect for someone elses stuff!

 

[NJDes]

I don't really hide it from anyone, but I don't show it to any of my friends. The last time I did I didn't have half the amount I have now and they were making comments like, "You seriously need help." My husband is way supportive of me, because he knows I want to become a MUA. You would think my friends from cosmetology school would be a bit more supportive but not really. I mean they'll be like oh that's a nice color you're wearing today, but think I'm weird for counting down the days a new collection comes out, or being so excited about going to the MAC counter. Oh well. I wish I knew someone near me who has the same love for makeup that I do. Until thing I turn to this board.

 

[bluegrassbabe]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sushi_Flower So basically i'm seriously worried about her coming over these days as my collection has grown since she last came and she's kinda realised that it has and has even said 'i'm going to come over to look at your Mac' and i fear she will poke around my Mac stuff with no consideration for price and respect for someone elses stuff!

You need to get a traincase with a lock, if you still want to allow her near your things. That is seriously rude.

 

[Isis]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sushi_Flower i won't leave reciepts lying around to be viewed by anyone especially my mum as i don't want them to go mental about the price.

That's exactly what I do too! Besides, my train case is large enough I don't have to worry about extra stuff layign around & no one goes into my room or bathroom.
When it comes to bigger stuff like clothes and shoes?? That's a different story! I keep it in my trunk to smuggle into the house at night

 

[vloky]

My boyfriend says I spend to much on it, but it's my money and as long as I keep paying my end of the bills I really don't see what the big deal is. He's given me a weekly limit though. I agree to it, because I have been spending a bit to much.

 

[Kittie]

It's quite odd, because I hear a lot of people say they have to hide their makeup from their spouses sometimes because the spouse thinks they spend too much, etc. However, my husband LOVES to come in and look at my new MAC purchases and check out it all out. He actually inquires about them and asks what they're for, what they're made out of, how it works, and other things. It's quite fun!

My Mom always loves to put her paws in my makeup, but she'd never take something or use it without asking me first.

I'm always giving her huge samples of my pigments to take home and use.

 

[shygirl]

I don't really have to hide it but my sister teases me about it. You know...she just doesn't understand, really. It's like....uhmmm....it's like a crack addict is able to collect crack, right? Same thing with MAC. No difference whatsoever.

*goes back to placing an order on maccosmetics.com*

 

[asnbrb]

i have an agreement with my boyfriend. he doesn't complain on how much i spend on makeup and i don't complain about electronics. considering he just bought a hdtv a few months back, i think i have a little leeway. i still don't tell him everything, though, considering he is a "you have a kajillion purples, why do you need another" kind of person.

 

[midnightlouise]

I don't hide the makeup, but I sure do hide the receipts lol!

 

[Nycutie182]

My dad thinks I have too much. I disagree :-D

 

[Vennie]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kittie However, my husband LOVES to come in and look at my new MAC purchases and check out it all out. He actually inquires about them and asks what they're for, what they're made out of, how it works, and other things. It's quite fun!

I am lucky, like Kittie, in that my DH supports me in my habit/hobby. I don't tell to many other people about it though because most people aren't interested (which doesn't bother me-I don't really want to hear about other peoples collections of precious moments figurines for instance - not to offend any collectors, just an example). When I was in college a few roomates I am sure thought I was strange for having so much but they loved me doing their make-up, so I never heard a peep. haha

 

[CWHF]

DBF doesn't mind. He doesn't think I need any makeup (he's a sweetie) but he knows it makes me happy, so it makes him happy.

One of his exes was apparently a very high end makeup fanatic (Guerlain, chantecaille and the like). I went for a splurge at MAC (I bought a 4 pan, 3 shadows, a lipgloss) and he was like oh my gosh, you must have spent $200 dollars. Uh, no, actually under $50. So he really loves MAC, haha.

 

[EmGloss]

My girl friend since I was 8 doesn't get it at all, even though she thinks MAC is nice. She doesn't get my love of high end makeup in general because in high school, she was the spoiled girl who could have anything she wanted and I was very poor - Jane lipgloss was a 2 times a year splurge. But now that she's 21 and works in a crap waitressing job (and I don't

), she thinks I'm insane.

She only wears drugstore every so often and says "You wouldn't catch me paying more then $10 for an eyeshadow!" - yeah, you had no problem with $100 shoes every month when mommy and daddy were paying for it.

 

[llucidity]

I've only got to hide it from my mom. Otherwise, she'd think i'd have too much stuff and won't get me any new ones.

I'm completely at ease about letting my boyfriend know about it cuz he is totally into photography and looks created using MAC are great photography subjects!

 

[kimmy]

just makeup in general haha. everyone tells me i spend too much money on it except for my dad [wow...that's unexpected haha]