How much is your collection worth?
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a_parting_gift
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ugh. Around $2,500 ... about $2,350 of that accumulated since July of 2005. I know. eep.
aziajs
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That's what I want to know. LOL. If I were to estimate.....it would be about $1200. I actually had this conversation with my parents about a month ago. My dad was shocked. And at times I have thought about it myself. I always felt so guilty because I still have student loans and all kinds of stuff to pay for and I have no problem spending $70 at MAC but it hurts to give Cingular my $70 bucks. LOL. But considering that some people have collections that are almost 10 times mine I don't feel bad at all!
| Originally Posted by pinkfeet What I want to know is those with 8 grand of makeup in your house - what do you do for a living and are they hiring ? I need a better job....quickly! |
That's what I want to know. LOL. If I were to estimate.....it would be about $1200. I actually had this conversation with my parents about a month ago. My dad was shocked. And at times I have thought about it myself. I always felt so guilty because I still have student loans and all kinds of stuff to pay for and I have no problem spending $70 at MAC but it hurts to give Cingular my $70 bucks. LOL. But considering that some people have collections that are almost 10 times mine I don't feel bad at all!
bluegrassbabe
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Mines around $3500 retail, not including necessaries like concealor, foundation, mascara, etc. i would hate to know what it would be if I considered the items I had used completely.
To put a positive spin on things, you could consider what they would go for on ebay. Some of my little rarities would probably up my collection value by $500 or more. If you care to be totally delusional, you could call them investment peices, lol.
To put a positive spin on things, you could consider what they would go for on ebay. Some of my little rarities would probably up my collection value by $500 or more. If you care to be totally delusional, you could call them investment peices, lol.
dirtygirl
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probably between 1k and 2k.
to be honest, i grew up without much money at all, so it took me a long time to be able to learn how to actually spend over 100 at one time, especially on make-up.
but i've always loved make-up. it's fun; it's creative; and it makes me feel great.
the collection would be much higher, but i lost my job in november. (thank god i socked away quite a bit!!)
as soon as i get a new one... BAM! i am picking up new stuff. I'll need....
* new MAC
* new cell phone
* new MAC
* new purse
* get muh hair did. hehe
* did i mention new MAC?
I like to buy new stuff because sometimes i get bored with what i've got. yea! that's it! hehe
<3
dg
to be honest, i grew up without much money at all, so it took me a long time to be able to learn how to actually spend over 100 at one time, especially on make-up.
but i've always loved make-up. it's fun; it's creative; and it makes me feel great.
the collection would be much higher, but i lost my job in november. (thank god i socked away quite a bit!!)
as soon as i get a new one... BAM! i am picking up new stuff. I'll need....
* new MAC
* new cell phone
* new MAC
* new purse
* get muh hair did. hehe
* did i mention new MAC?
I like to buy new stuff because sometimes i get bored with what i've got. yea! that's it! hehe
<3
dg
moonrevel
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The last time I officially calculated, it was almost $4,000 (only including MAC; Goddess only knows what it is with all the other brands), but I know it's increased significantly since then as that was almost a year ago. Eh, it is a lot of money, but it's something I really enjoy so I can't really feel bad, plus I've been buying makeup for about 10 years, so that kind of spreads the cost out.
YOOTOPiA
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mac only collection in the ball park of $5,500. my ENTIRE collection? i have no idea...
hey, at least it wasn't used towards something bad or illegal like drugs or hookers =)
although, i'm gonna probably have to start pushing drugs or turning tricks on the side, to finance the addiction hahahaha jk
it's amazing how much "a little here" and "a little there" can add up... argh...
hey, at least it wasn't used towards something bad or illegal like drugs or hookers =)
although, i'm gonna probably have to start pushing drugs or turning tricks on the side, to finance the addiction hahahaha jk
it's amazing how much "a little here" and "a little there" can add up... argh...
eyeshadowfreak
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I've actually tallied it up, but that was several months ago - not sure about MAC only, but my total is about $8,000. And about 90% of my collection is MAC.
Turbokittykat
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I don't want to know. I just don't want to know!
xiahe
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approx. $130.50. likes i said, i have the most pathetic MAC collection ever. it's grown a teeny bit since i posted my pic (at that time containing only a 266 brush, bare canvas paint, blacktrack f/l, parrot e/s, swish e/s, beautiful iris e/s, and satellite dreams e/s) i've now acquired wonderstruck (♥♥♥!) and springbean lustreglass along with nocturnelle e/s. ♥
succexy
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I'm thinking probably around $3,000.00
It could be a bit more, it could be a bit less.
However, reading this thread was a reality check! If I've spent so much in not even a year, I had better sloooow her down.
Also, now I'm feeling the need to get a job again, to...make more money, to buy more MAC.
I am so conflicted!
It could be a bit more, it could be a bit less.
However, reading this thread was a reality check! If I've spent so much in not even a year, I had better sloooow her down.
Also, now I'm feeling the need to get a job again, to...make more money, to buy more MAC.
I am so conflicted!
Turbokittykat
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EEEK!
Curiosity got the better of me. My entire MAC collection cost at least £17 500 (GBP). That was where I got bored with counting. And there was me wondering why I've been struggling to save money for a deposit on a house! I did a brief tot-up using US prices as well. Until I got to more than $22 000, then I kind of lost the will to go on!
Some statistics...
Including duplicates and backups I have...
121 (full size) Pigments (that's £1815 alone)
54 (full size) Glitters plus 4 mini glitter vials from Delish
4 Pigment/Glitter Petites Sets, (the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 sets)
33 Pre-made quads (i.e. 132 Eye Shadows)
282 Eye Shadows in pots or depotted
30 Pro Pan Eye Shadows
18 Snake Eyes or Colour Theory large Eye Shadows
7 Mineralize Eye Shadows
17 Eye Palettes and 11 Face Palettes (containing a total of 143 Eye Shadows)
So, that makes, including all palettes, quads, pots and pans, a total of 612 MAC Eye Shadows. Yikes.
159 lipsticks (not including any in palettes, this is just counting the tubes. This does include the lipsticks from the Treasures sets though).
12 Prolongwear lipcolours and 4 additional gloss coats.
91 Lipglasses, lipglass stains, lustreglasses and lacquers (again not including any in palettes)
8 Lip Palettes
41 Paints
27 Eye Khols
22 Skinfinishes
20 Glitter Eye Liners
35 Lip Pencils
And the list goes on. It's a long list.
I always knew I'm at the more serious end as MAC collectors go, and I was in a really well paid job when I bought most of it, but I'm still surprised by the total. And this is just my MAC collection... I also have a heap of stuff from other brands.
Curiosity got the better of me. My entire MAC collection cost at least £17 500 (GBP). That was where I got bored with counting. And there was me wondering why I've been struggling to save money for a deposit on a house! I did a brief tot-up using US prices as well. Until I got to more than $22 000, then I kind of lost the will to go on!
Some statistics...
Including duplicates and backups I have...
121 (full size) Pigments (that's £1815 alone)
54 (full size) Glitters plus 4 mini glitter vials from Delish
4 Pigment/Glitter Petites Sets, (the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 sets)
33 Pre-made quads (i.e. 132 Eye Shadows)
282 Eye Shadows in pots or depotted
30 Pro Pan Eye Shadows
18 Snake Eyes or Colour Theory large Eye Shadows
7 Mineralize Eye Shadows
17 Eye Palettes and 11 Face Palettes (containing a total of 143 Eye Shadows)
So, that makes, including all palettes, quads, pots and pans, a total of 612 MAC Eye Shadows. Yikes.
159 lipsticks (not including any in palettes, this is just counting the tubes. This does include the lipsticks from the Treasures sets though).
12 Prolongwear lipcolours and 4 additional gloss coats.
91 Lipglasses, lipglass stains, lustreglasses and lacquers (again not including any in palettes)
8 Lip Palettes
41 Paints
27 Eye Khols
22 Skinfinishes
20 Glitter Eye Liners
35 Lip Pencils
And the list goes on. It's a long list.
I always knew I'm at the more serious end as MAC collectors go, and I was in a really well paid job when I bought most of it, but I'm still surprised by the total. And this is just my MAC collection... I also have a heap of stuff from other brands.
LadyLaundale
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GHastly question, and mine is aroun $2,500. F-ing frightening!
sincitylulu
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I would have to say at least 2k
