Resolution "LOW-BUY" 2014! Who wants to play?

[PixieDancer]

Just FYI... I added @Anneri's blog reference link to the first post. I am REALLY enjoying that blog! It's fantastic! Thanks AGAIN for sharing that @Anneri!

 

[meka72]

My low buy for makeup is going well. In the month of January, I think I only bought one makeup item, Superb from Mac. Have I saved any money? Probably not. I've been buying hair care products like crazy AND I've been hitting Nordstrom Rack and 6pm.com pretty heavily. AND I'm going to buy a replacement of Nars sheer glow since I gave my bottle to my mother. And I want to buy Nars Rotonde. That said, my bank account is not screaming in pain and my saving account is growing slowly. So maybe it is not as bad as it sounds? Maybe?

 

[RayRay88]

No they are metal. Here's the girl's blog that motivated me to try this after I passed on the Alex. http://weshouldmakeup.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-new-makeup-storage.html It's pretty inexpensive, and I can always use the storage system for something else if I end up wanting to go a different route with my makeup collection storage in the future. And at 30% off... I couldn't NOT at least TRY it. 

Ooh that is a nice setup she has there! I'm wondering if my kitties would be all up in the drawers though...Did you see the drawers on the Container Store site that look like mini filing cabinets? Too cute!

 

[ILoveMakeup84]

Are you liking Naked 3 so far?  I'm still playing around with it, but I'm really enjoying it so far. Ugh, you guys...I just got back from Sephora and I spent 65 dollars.  ::hangs head:: :clueless:   I'm not over budget for February yet, but I was hoping to space out my purchases more than this because at this rate, I'll exhaust the budget by next week and then won't be able to buy anything for the rest of the month.

I really like the Naked 3 palette! Its very romantic and elegant Don't feel bad! I understand you want to space out your purchases but you did a great job not going over your budget so yaay! You can do this!!

 

[ILoveMakeup84]

Daily dalliances: Blanc Type & Quarry eyeshadows, Gentle mineralized blush, Chanel Boy lipstick!

I've never tried a Chanel lipstick before but I've heard great things about Boy!

 

[ILoveMakeup84]

Boy and Gentle are two if my favorite items in my collection! I returned a mascara to Bloomingdales today and couldn't find the receipt. I immediately spent the store credit on ysl fuschia in rage. I mean it was store credit after all... And omg it's beautiful. I blame this solely on Lisa Eldridge.

I LOVE Lisa Eldridge!! She is amazing and every time I see a video of hers I want to buy everything she used! Lol

 

[novocainedreams]

I know this is a little off topic, but since we were discussing it...

I just pulled out my old PT, my new PT and Refined. I was totally wrong about Refined. It's much darker. I'd describe the new PT as a much paler Refined... maybe Refined mixed with white.

My poor PT. I wasn't broken up quite this bad but I dropped right before taking this picture. I'm so sad. The new one is really, really different.

Old PT, new PT and refined...


The top swatch is Refined, the bottom left is the old PT and the right is the new PT.

Thanks for those swatches, I think it just confirms I don't need PT, I really wanted something pinky and no matter how much pink veining I find it's never going to be pink, it's beige. I've been wanting PT FOREVER, this is so disappointing. :-( But saves me money for something else. I'll probably end up skipping the fluidlines too. Anyone know of something similar to the original PT?

 

[PixieDancer]

Ooh that is a nice setup she has there! I'm wondering if my kitties would be all up in the drawers though...Did you see the drawers on the Container Store site that look like mini filing cabinets? Too cute!

I think I might have seen them... but I was very focused on my elfa mission at the time, so I'll go look again.
I don't know about those kitties.... they have to grow up sometime though... and my fatty catty was way to lazy to climb into anything! LOL

 

[Starlight77]

No they are metal. Here's the girl's blog that motivated me to try this after I passed on the Alex. http://weshouldmakeup.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-new-makeup-storage.html
It's pretty inexpensive, and I can always use the storage system for something else if I end up wanting to go a different route with my makeup collection storage in the future. And at 30% off... I couldn't NOT at least TRY it.

I use this http://www.amazon.com/Seville-Drawer-Multi-Color-Cart/dp/B008O0LKLG/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1391496134&sr=1-1&keywords=10+drawer+trolley+cart

mine's a gradient black, grey to white though. I've had it for 3 years now and It still sturdy as ever. I paid $39,99 free shipping i think. maybe not as nice but handy and cute!

 

[PixieDancer]

Ok I need some serious help... I absolutely LOVE the new Huggables. I originally was only going to allow myself 1 to try the formula & since I was skipping all the MN lipsticks...
THEN, I told myself I could have 2 since it was technically a small collection, and that was my limit for those and within my goal.
THEN, I just HAD to have 1 more because I was cheating and having a moment of weakness, but the color I wanted was no longer available.
So I felt ok again.
But NOW they just restocked all the colors on Macys! And somehow 3 ended up in my cart! The one I wanted... plus 2 more I really want too!
I closed my browser and high tailed it over here... I'm so conflicted. I adore this formula and it's LE! I'm trying to tell myself they'll bring them back because they sold so well. But there's that lingering feeling like what if they don't? Or if they do, what if I don't like the colors? Or it takes several YEARS! The thing about the formula is... it's wears down quickly. I already see a significant use off my first one. So I know I'll have no problem using them up! And the 3 in my cart are all shades I love and know I will use... What's a girl to do!?
I'm waiting for some advice from my ladies!!!

 

[shellygrrl]

Ok I need some serious help... I absolutely LOVE the new Huggables. I originally was only going to allow myself 1 to try the formula & since I was skipping all the MN lipsticks... THEN, I told myself I could have 2 since it was technically a small collection, and that was my limit for those and within my goal.  THEN, I just HAD to have 1 more because I was cheating and having a moment of weakness, but the color I wanted was no longer available.  So I felt ok again. But NOW they just restocked all the colors on Macys! And somehow 3 ended up in my cart! The one I wanted... plus 2 more I really want too! I closed my browser and high tailed it over here... I'm so conflicted. I adore this formula and it's LE! I'm trying to tell myself they'll bring them back because they sold so well. But there's that lingering feeling like what if they don't? Or if they do, what if I don't like the colors? Or it takes several YEARS! The thing about the formula is... it's wears down quickly. I already see a significant use off my first one. So I know I'll have no problem using them up! And the 3 in my cart are all shades I love and know I will use... What's a girl to do!? I'm waiting for some advice from my ladies!!!

Stay resilient! Pick the two colours you would wear the most (I say two as that's your limit for smaller collections) and go for those. If the Huggables eventually get repromoted and/or made permanent you'll be able to buy other ones you love. Or you'll be bound to find them at a CCO or in the Clearance Bin at a later date. :cheer: You can do it, Pixie!

 

[Naynadine]

Ok I need some serious help... I absolutely LOVE the new Huggables. I originally was only going to allow myself 1 to try the formula & since I was skipping all the MN lipsticks...
THEN, I told myself I could have 2 since it was technically a small collection, and that was my limit for those and within my goal.
THEN, I just HAD to have 1 more because I was cheating and having a moment of weakness, but the color I wanted was no longer available.
So I felt ok again.
But NOW they just restocked all the colors on Macys! And somehow 3 ended up in my cart! The one I wanted... plus 2 more I really want too!
I closed my browser and high tailed it over here... I'm so conflicted. I adore this formula and it's LE! I'm trying to tell myself they'll bring them back because they sold so well. But there's that lingering feeling like what if they don't? Or if they do, what if I don't like the colors? Or it takes several YEARS! The thing about the formula is... it's wears down quickly. I already see a significant use off my first one. So I know I'll have no problem using them up! And the 3 in my cart are all shades I love and know I will use... What's a girl to do!?
I'm waiting for some advice from my ladies!!!

You could only get one, the colour you really wanted? I think that's what I would do. There are so many other brands and lip product formulas out there, maybe even better ones than the Huggables. What if the new Patentpolish pencils are even better than the Huggables? Then you will want more of those and probably will neglect all of these. Try to just buy what you need right now. You won't die if you don't have 2 or 3 more of these. You can alwaye explore other brands if you need a new lipstick, and if you order them at Macy's you won't get Pro discount anyway, right?

Now go and empty that cart, girl!!

 

[Debbs]

Curious to know if anyone here have ever bought a item that you love so much that everytime and everywhere you see it you feel as though it belongs to you ? Lol . I just put myself in a very challenging almost impossible position but I think I can do it . Swapping, gifts and GC etc may help me to accomplish my goal which I know will be very limited. Another thing I have decided is if I want something from a brand that I think I can't afford on say a $100 budget I will get 2 items for $100 versus 4 items for the same $100. I am trying to be so selective to the point where I am extremely happy with less stuff but own ones superior in quality. I have to work much harder for my paychecks now than I did several years ago so any company that I chose to spend my hard earned cash needs to work a bit harder to please me. Customer satisfaction should be the ultimate primary focus as that's how profits, tips, bonuses are made etc

 

[PixieDancer]

Stay resilient! Pick the two colours you would wear the most (I say two as that's your limit for smaller collections) and go for those. If the Huggables eventually get repromoted and/or made permanent you'll be able to buy other ones you love. Or you'll be bound to find them at a CCO or in the Clearance Bin at a later date. :cheer: You can do it, Pixie!

You could only get one, the colour you really wanted? I think that's what I would do. There are so many other brands and lip product formulas out there, maybe even better ones than the Huggables. What if the new Patentpolish pencils are even better than the Huggables? Then you will want more of those and probably will neglect all of these. Try to just buy what you need right now. You won't die if you don't have 2 or 3 more of these. You can alwaye explore other brands if you need a new lipstick, and if you order them at Macy's you won't get Pro discount anyway, right? Now go and empty that cart, girl!! :getyou:  :haha:  

Thanks ladies! I have decided I will let myself get two more only IF MAC restocks so I can get my pro discount. So now it's left up to fate. I will reward my restraint in that situation ONLY because I really just love this formula. It completely took me by surprise. And I know I'll use them up without a doubt! So I deleted my Macys cart & will leave it in the hands of makeup fate. Hope I can stay strong!

 

[Audrey C]

Ok I need some serious help... I absolutely LOVE the new Huggables. I originally was only going to allow myself 1 to try the formula & since I was skipping all the MN lipsticks...
THEN, I told myself I could have 2 since it was technically a small collection, and that was my limit for those and within my goal.
THEN, I just HAD to have 1 more because I was cheating and having a moment of weakness, but the color I wanted was no longer available.
So I felt ok again.
But NOW they just restocked all the colors on Macys! And somehow 3 ended up in my cart! The one I wanted... plus 2 more I really want too!
I closed my browser and high tailed it over here... I'm so conflicted. I adore this formula and it's LE! I'm trying to tell myself they'll bring them back because they sold so well. But there's that lingering feeling like what if they don't? Or if they do, what if I don't like the colors? Or it takes several YEARS! The thing about the formula is... it's wears down quickly. I already see a significant use off my first one. So I know I'll have no problem using them up! And the 3 in my cart are all shades I love and know I will use... What's a girl to do!?
I'm waiting for some advice from my ladies!!!

I love the formula as well and struggled not to buy more than the three I did in December. They are getting used quickly though, and I finally decided that getting more of these would just mean that I'm not wearing lippies/CSGs I already have that I want to get through. I'm tempted by three others, but buying them would make it impossible for me to meet my low buy goal (if I've used six by the beginning of February there's no way I'll end the year at 10 or even 12).

So I'm going to hope we see them again and enjoy using the ones I have up over the next few months. They are nice but they're expensive and we have enough lip products for the next few years without them.

It's only early February. Your FoF order will be there soon, you have the new Ambient blush and your storage solutions are on the way. There are many other MAC collections on the way that you'll buy from. Time to pause, organize your collection and take stock of how many lipsticks you already have that you also loved when you bought them. Your lips will not be bare or dry without these, I promise!

Stay strong, girl. We knew this wouldn't be easy!

 

[janette9687]

I hate when hype comes along, debating the new melt lippies but i hated my past 3 ones i bought i have SL,BD2, and summer and the formula was okay i hated summer tho. I did love the smell. Im selling those anyways

but i now want spacecake, 6six6, by starlight, and shady lady. I prob have dupes ugh but i want them! and their restocks suck!

lets see i dont have anything for similar to spacecake besides the EE and Riri nude that is kinda towards those werid colors
for 6six6 i have Diva, FOD, TTT, Instigator, Dark Deed and Dramatic Encounter

for shady lady maybe moxie and quick sizzle, heaux and FOF and MUFE 34 prob, is by starlight similar to heroine? seductive intent DLG, FMP, or strong women, ugh i dont need anymore lippies... Janette NOOOOO! NO!

I wannntt....

 

[PixieDancer]

I hate when hype comes along, debating the new melt lippies but i hated my past 3 ones i bought i have SL,BD2, and summer and the formula was okay i hated summer tho. I did love the smell. Im selling those anyways

but i now want spacecake, 6six6, by starlight, and shady lady. I prob have dupes ugh but i want them! and their restocks suck!

lets see i dont have anything for similar to spacecake besides the EE and Riri nude that is kinda towards those werid colors
for 6six6 i have Diva, FOD, TTT, Instigator, Dark Deed and Dramatic Encounter

for shady lady maybe moxie and quick sizzle, heaux and FOF and MUFE 34 prob, is by starlight similar to heroine? seductive intent DLG, FMP, or strong women, ugh i dont need anymore lippies... Janette NOOOOO! NO!

I wannntt....

OK.... if I can walk away from the Huggables... which I LOVE... You can walk away from these! HeeHee I know it's hard and I'm struggling myself right now too. But it sounds like this brand has been a miss for you in the past. I doubt that will change much. And you have SO many lovely (and far superior) dupes already. I'd skip and try to wait out the initial pull. That's what I'm doing with the Macy's restock. I'm walking away. But I DO know it's hard. And if you do have a moment of weakness.. please don't go bat shit crazy and get them all! LOL Good Luck hun! I know we can do this!

 

[janette9687]

So far i skipped the Jan and Feb Mac Collections (yay me!) my MN buys in Jan i kinda count them for dec since it was a dec collection but i do recognize that i did buy aome makeup items in Jan does that make any sense haha.

I know Im not really looking intrested in anything soon i think i gave up on the NARS palette unless it shows up here at the exchange and i can swatch it. plus ill get it tax free i know the PH blushed showed up and they were like $38 not bad.

I will wait for the holidays for an hourglass blush pallette (crossing fingers)

no intrested in anything except Playland, again depending on swatches and again.. I dont need anymore lippies ugh but if i can do good until April ill let myself splurge for those lippies

 

[janette9687]

Man! I KNOW you're right. It's the darn new formula that's getting to me. I really like it! I honestly think I could let go of other lipsticks in favor of these! And I know I will like them even more in the Spring and Summer months. I'm so torn. I had decided to not be swept away by the Macy's restock and allow the makeup hands of fate to decide... that if MAC has a restock, I would allow myself 2 more... NOT 3 more. I think I'll split the difference and allow myself only 1... and ONLY if MAC restocks so I can use my PRO discount! I think I'll feel ok w that decision.
Thanks for the help. And you are SO right. I have a lot to do and it's still early in the year. But I know if I don't give myself a little cheat room for these, I'll just break down and buy a ton more like my 2013 self! It was SO hard to walk away from that Macy's restock!! That in and of itself is a HUGE accomplishment for me!

OK.... if I can walk away from the Huggables... which I LOVE... You can walk away from these! HeeHee I know it's hard and I'm struggling myself right now too. But it sounds like this brand has been a miss for you in the past. I doubt that will change much. And you have SO many lovely (and far superior) dupes already. I'd skip and try to wait out the initial pull. That's what I'm doing with the Macy's restock. I'm walking away. But I DO know it's hard. And if you do have a moment of weakness.. please don't go bat shit crazy and get them all! LOL Good Luck hun! I know we can do this!

ima give it a wait, I pulled up my excel spreadsheet and told myslef i dont need another vampy, purple, and dark pink color, i dont so I need to step away from melt, I like the colors but the price and especially shipping costs is what gives me a bad taste, mostly the shipping costs, it does not cost $7 for a small priority box it doesn't, an these aren't real super duper matte like they claimed. If they were like $17 okay yeah id be like fudge it check out with all 4 and be done with it.Another brand LC their lippies are I think $17 now wtfudge! I mean they're aren't established brands that's what puts me off... I would stick to brands like Chanel and ysl but I'm glad I started with Mac and have most of the colors i need from them. Jeez if i would have started with Chanel can you imaging 64 lippies at the price of $34 eeek!

I'm walking away for now... but feeling good and positive about it.. ima take a reward bubble bath now and finish my book

 

[PixieDancer]

ima give it a wait, I pulled up my excel spreadsheet and told myslef i dont need another vampy, purple, and dark pink color, i dont so I need to step away from melt, I like the colors but the price and especially shipping costs is what gives me a bad taste, mostly the shipping costs, it does not cost $7 for a small priority box it doesn't, an these aren't real super duper matte like they claimed. If they were like $17 okay yeah id be like fudge it check out with all 4 and be done with it.Another brand LC their lippies are I think $17 now wtfudge! I mean they're aren't established brands that's what puts me off... I would stick to brands like Chanel and ysl but I'm glad I started with Mac and have most of the colors i need from them. Jeez if i would have started with Chanel can you imaging 64 lippies at the price of $34 eeek!

I'm walking away for now... but feeling good and positive about it.. ima take a reward bubble bath now and finish my book

Good girl! Proud moment! Enjoy your bubble bath!!
PS Maybe stick the money you would've spent on those lippies in an envelope and start your little savings nest egg!