How much is too much? Makeup Burnout? Spending too much.

[sparkle1017]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

I will be going on a no-buy after April. My husband is taking a pay cut at work to avoid having to lay anyone off and our mortgage is a little more important than my MAC addiction. It's going to be so hard!

I just keep telling myself it's temporary and a paycut is far better than being laid off, especially in this economy. Atleast we all have each other to help us through the withdraws!

 

[abbyquack]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

^^ Good luck sweetheart, I know that can suck sometimes. Keep your head up, and don't worry, these things may be "limited edition" but they will generally be easy to find somewhere on here later on if you still really want them.

 

[Lapis]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

I go on no/limited buying all the time, it's just a habit I have when I think I'm spending too much, I'm on limited/no buying for MAC and kids clothes right now.
It gets easier as time passes, and if you limit how much you can spend you make way better choices.

 

[TISH1124]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

I am on a Restricted Buy the entire year....meaning I am restricting myself to only a few items per collection...and hopefully skipping a few collections...My spending on MAC has gotten completley out of hand.

 

[pink_lily82]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClaireAvril I am on a no buy right now for lent. Well I have bought the necessities like foundation (after the one i had fell in the snow - opened) and wipes.. but no extras. I haven't been in a MAC store in what seems like forever.. I didnt even know about the grand duos collection that came out.. I feel so out of touch. But I am sure those things will be around when lent is over.

I'm doing the no-buy thing for lent too! I told myself no makeup at all until it's over. That's tough in itself but it didn't help when my sister called me to tell me about her last MAC haulage. Sigh.

 

[Hilly]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

I have been simmering down my mac purchases as well. It's hard to justify buying more just because.

 

[stellarx1587]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

I just came out of my lil dry spell of no MAC purchases. I had to buckle down pretty much all of 2008 after I got laid off in Nov 07. And 1 income between me and my husband was not enough to feed my need... but now that I'm back in the game again (work-wise)... I'm inching back into the scene with what I like to call "pay day rewards"! I definitely don't buy the way I used to... I'm way pickier now... but its always good to spoil yourself once in a while when you've worked your ass off!

 

[kittykit]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

I'm going on no-buy now. I've spent A LOT on MAC and other stuffs since Jan. Due to the bad economy and no salary increase for me this year (boohoo), I need to spend my money wisely.

 

[romi79_2008]

Re: How much is too much?

So glad I found this topic...after reading it, my mac excitement for the upcoming collection cooled down.The next 4 month will come very hard on our family budget so I`ll try to limit myself for less than 100$ for the next months.Not much, huh? But really what would happen if I won`t get any or almost? I just read in another post someone said a blush used every day was enough for a year or so, so I have blushes to last me 20 years?oh my I don`t even want to think abut how much would last me 100 eyeshadows

 

[leenybeeny]

Re: How much is too much?

I haven't bought anything in ages... right now, it's only something here or there and only if something is *really* unique. But that doesn't happen much for me since my collection is over 300 shadows and over 100 lippies strong. I just don't need anymore. Heck, I don't even need half of what I have. But I lurves it!

 

[Karen_B]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

I was forced to cut back drastically last year when I started school and only worked part time. After the financial crisis last autumn when the interest rates went up, well, I barely had enough to pay the bills, so MAC was out of the question! What I did was I stayed away from Specktra and didn't go to the MAC counter so I wouldn't be tempted. It turns out I survive just fine with absolutely no items from Ungaro and whatever other collections came out last year

 

[Shadowy Lady]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

I'm on a limited buy right now. I got into MAC in 2004 but due to some financial difficulties (family stuff and our wedding in 2007 and then being laid off in late 2007) I skipped pretty much all the collections in 2007 and sold most of items. I started buying again in 2008 as things got better. Then again since 2009 I pretty much got everything with B2M. I'm planing on getting 3 items or less from each collection. I prefer to have more emergency funding saved away even though my husband and I make pretty good money. You never know when things get dark with this economy

 

[MissResha]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

my boyfriend is about to move in with me within the next month. and he already said "We're gonna have to do something about your makeup problem"

i wanted to cry, but he is right. i need to be stopped. we're trying to get a house together within the next 6 months so...i cant spend my money so frivolously.

 

[hawaii02]

Re: How much is too much?

I'm very choosy about what I buy. Only because I dislike having 50 pink lipsticks that look the same. And not all products that MAC sells interest me (MSF's for example-please don't throw anythingl; I know it's a big seller around here

). So while I'm still trying to get basics a year later, it's okay because most of what I need/want is from the perm anyhow.

 

[L1LMAMAJ]

Re: How much is too much?

ugh I, too, get suckered into the whole LE hype. I've been better lately. I'm happy I was able to get rid of a lot of my makeup. I seriously have enough makeup to last me, my future daughters, and their daughters' lifetimes!!

 

[DigitalRain]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

Today I'm getting my last MAC item (VGV VI SE lipstick) and Im done for a while. I have spent way too much on makeup, and it eventually gets to a point where you start forgetting what you already have and end up buying virtually the same colors over and over again. I did a no buy for 2 years, and Im thinking I need to do that again and use what I already have.

 

[nursie]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

that was my wake up call too: i bought an eyeshadow at a CCO and came home only to find i already have that exact same one. i have so much i dont even know what i have, which is ridiculous. i like having this thread to come to and remind me to hold off! so far i this year i have skipped chill,bbr,cremesheen,studio sculpt,and sugarsweet.
i'm telling myself that a few months from now if i do happen across something i've had my eye on in a CCO then it was meant to be

edit to add: oh, and i've skipped grand duos too.

 

[Fataliya]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

So I'm wanting to do something small, and can't decide whether to get the MSFs from BBR and SugarSweet, or get the HKK Compact and Dazzleglasses.

MSFs are LE...but what are the chances that the compact will end up at the CCO?

Whichever won't wind up at the CCO is the one I should get, huh?

 

[nursie]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

i see msf's all the time at the cco, so i think the chances of those making it to the cco are greater than the HK stuff

 

[daphneM]

Re: Anyone ever forced to go on a no-buy??

So how do y'all cope when you need to stop buying? I have only been buying MAC for three months, but I realized it's already gotten out of hand. I tend to have spending problems when I get into something - they don't last, usually, but a lot of the time I end up having really chinked my financial armor before it winds down. I need to enforce it this time.

I know I need to focus more than anything on my collection as it is, and enjoy playing with it. I need to do more fun looks and watch more tutorials and stuff. What are the best ways to keep feeling excited about what you have? My thing is I am so new to MAC that the collections only hit my radar just a little - I'm still so busy getting permanent stuff.

Any support is helpful! I really should stop buying for a good 2-3 months at least to build my savings back up...longer is better...I definitely have more than enough of everything (including concealer, foundation, daily wear lip colors, mascara) to last me that long and longer.