I guess it depends...personally I would just grab one and use the opportunity to try some new products. I don't really back up products, I figure by the time I get to use it, there will be plenty of new things and new formulas I would rather have. On the other hand, I was devastated when Estee Lauder changed the colour of Double Wear in Ecru, and it took me more than a year to find a foundation I liked as much, so I feel your pain.
I agree with @kanne, I'd also just get 1. I'd be afraid of stocking up on backups and then finding something I liked even more in the meantime.. leaving all the backups to use up. Companies want you to stock up on backups and then get 3 or 4 new ones in your search to replace that HG product..
I agree with just one to tide you over until you find a replacement. You're just postponing the inevitable so no point tying up a lot of your money up front with backups. When Mac discontinued their stick foundation that I used regularly, I bought 3 but eventually they were used up and I had to find something else. So I would just content yourself with one and move on.
I think it would depend on the person. If you're one of those people that has an impossible complexion to match and you have found your perfect match I'd say back it up a couple times as you may not be able to find a replacement as easy. But if you are fairly easy to match and it's just a matter of finding a brand/product you like I'd say get one and go get plenty of samples of different powders. If it's just a setting powder the. Definitely get one there's lots of good ones of those out there
You've gotten lots of good responses, but I'll reconfirm the thought... Grab 1 backup to tied you over. Obviously you're going to have to start looking sooner rather than later to replace it. So no reason to put it off too long. And there's always better technologies on the horizon. No need getting stuck with an older version of a product when you could find a new one that blows it away! I'm kind of in the same boat with MAC Vibrancy Eye. I had to get a couple BU's... but I know I need to find a good replacement soon! And I'm hoping I find something even better! Good luck on your search! Let us know how it goes!!idk if im in a makeup rut or if im just feeling overwhelmed with all my crap, but its still feels like a lot. I look at my lipseticks and even though i have gotten rid of at least 10-15 i still feel like its a lot and i shouldnt need the same color in 5 different formulas. I also dont need 8 eyeshadow palletes but its so har to get rid of them! I have done very good with my blushes though, I have cut them in half! need more help downsizing and it feels like i still have it since I cant seem to get rid of it still.
I feel your "rut"!! Now that I have all my makeup organized, I'm feeling overwhelmed at times too. I'd recommend using as much of your stash as you can. Rotating through products. Not focusing on any one product (unless it's a staple) and using things that haven't been loved in awhile. In a short time, you will start to notice the things you love better than others. There's no need to rush the process. The products are there and you can use what you already have to really figure out what your tastes are and what products you enjoy using the most. Take this time to really enjoy what you've acquired rather than feeling upset or overwhelmed. We're making lemonade out of lemons here! It will get easier and easier for you to purge as you use. Don't feel compelled to just start throwing things out. You will only panic later and perhaps try to fill the "void" with more stuff. You're doing a really good job. Focus on the progress and you will be fine!
THANKSSSS sweetie! I'm kinda sad that I stopped using that lippie. It's Miss Ross... which is MANY years old! It's really amazing it hasn't gone off! It's really pretty and I could've easily just let it get old rather than enjoy it. That was the MAJOR plus to organizing my stuff. Really re-discovering old favs and focusing on actually using them! I hadn't touched that MAC Tempting quad in forever either! So it was kinda a cool play day with my makeup! I'm sad I let it get to this point, but I'm happy I'm doing something about it! Better late than never!
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This may a matter of personal preference, available finances, etc but if a item that you use on a regular basis is being d/c'd how many do you think is rational to pick up? I am sure that over time a perfect replacement may be found but until then trying to be realistic. Don't want to get back into the hoarder and back-up mentality. My almost daily use face powder is no more so have to hit a counter much sooner than I anticipated.
I agree with Rainbunny.. I just don't have the luxury of time for various reasons. 1. I cannot go one day without foundation.. literally. I am pale and yellow and foundation evens out my complexion. I am now using the CC creams from MAC (the whole illuminate line) and that's working really well for me. I may be able to get by with a litle help from my powders. 2. I travel a lot and I stay in a variety of ever changing climates. My working hours are all nuts too -- I am not in sync with stores/counters to do my hunting. 3. I have menopausal sweats which are another cruel joke on women -- you get clobbered with menstrual cramps when you are young, and now you get clobbered with horrific sweats and all sorts of shenanigans on your skin (brown spots, spots and more yuck). So, when I find a good foundation, which makes me look and feel good I do want to buy a bu just for my own sanity. I usually also have to keep a travel bag with my essentials in it -- the last minute of packing i will leave out my foundation and there is no time to go scrounging again. So, with foundations I usually buy 2-3 at a time if they work for me. I had been using the EL DW in Shell.. and EL decided to "change" the formula!.. oy. I cannot use that foundation anymore because I cannot find the right match. Shell was perfect -- Bone makes me look yellower than Bert
Oh man, I'm still so annoyed at EL for the DW debacle. The SAs kept telling me that the colour of Ecru hadn't changed, my skin had. It went from being the palest neutral to a definite medium toned foundation - several shades too dark for me, I couldn't get that dark with a tan. And, as I discovered, there aren't many brands that make pale neutral foundations. I've settled with Chanel Mat Lumiere in 20 Clair, but it's definitely got yellow undertones.I agree with Rainbunny.. I just don't have the luxury of time for various reasons. 1. I cannot go one day without foundation.. literally. I am pale and yellow and foundation evens out my complexion. I am now using the CC creams from MAC (the whole illuminate line) and that's working really well for me. I may be able to get by with a litle help from my powders. 2. I travel a lot and I stay in a variety of ever changing climates. My working hours are all nuts too -- I am not in sync with stores/counters to do my hunting. 3. I have menopausal sweats which are another cruel joke on women -- you get clobbered with menstrual cramps when you are young, and now you get clobbered with horrific sweats and all sorts of shenanigans on your skin (brown spots, spots and more yuck). So, when I find a good foundation, which makes me look and feel good I do want to buy a bu just for my own sanity. I usually also have to keep a travel bag with my essentials in it -- the last minute of packing i will leave out my foundation and there is no time to go scrounging again. So, with foundations I usually buy 2-3 at a time if they work for me. I had been using the EL DW in Shell.. and EL decided to "change" the formula!.. oy. I cannot use that foundation anymore because I cannot find the right match. Shell was perfect -- Bone makes me look yellower than Bert
anyway, I think there is some validity to buying bu's of staples -- it saves time and time can be money. It saves me aggravation -- I won't croak from High BP just cause the SA insists that Bone is THE replacement for Shell.. It is not. and the horror stories go on an on.
@Debbs -- same thing goes for powders.. once you find one, get a few and hoard. Yes, it's good because your skin won't change all that much. Mine has been the same for the last 53 years except for when I get a tiny bit of sun and then I add bronzers and look more the surfer girl part.. lol.
As for duping lipsticks -- that's the easiest of all really. Four lippies should yield about 12 to 16 variations. And that's not using liners or glosses .. just mixing them up. Colours are easy. Texture is a bitch. Matte is difficult to dupe -- and for it to be comfortable is even worse. Satins are difficult too.. because saturation of the pigment has to be exact or you get a different colour.
Yeah, finding a neutral undertone foundation when you're super fair is a PITA. The closest I've come, personally, is Maybelline Fit Me in #110. Becca RSSF in Shell is second closest, of the foundations I own. (I also have NARS Sheer Glow in Siberia, which runs more yellow. I used to have Becca LSC in Porcelain (had to throw it out recently b/c separation), and that leaned a little too pink on me.)
I randomly bought a L'oreal eye cream like ten years ago and it was THE best stuff for depuffing. I sometimes have really puffy eyes in the morning and moments after I had put that on my eyes were depuffed.@PixieDancer
I have tried every eye cream on the planet and still find a better one. I am glad they are creams and not men. But I shall abstain from my normal deviations and address the eye cream issue.
In looking for another eye cream to replace LaMer, EL';s old ladies line the Revitalizing, Cle de Peau which is an expensive and laughable cream, Shiseido (various), LaPrairie, Lancome, Dr. whathisname with the hugely expensive oh, Perricone, another joke -- and Revive serums and creams. I have tried the best. and the results are almost the same. I have been fed up with so much money for little pots of nothing -- and they truly don't do anything more than an Olay or L';oreal would. In fact, L';oreal is a great and inexpensive alternative to skin care. It is an excellent line and I have been using some of their cleansers and creams. I really like them. I have even dumped my Clarins cleanser for Olay.. lol.
I have recently purchased Pharmaceutical brands -- not even from big labs just word of mouth from cosmetologists and aestheticians.. what they really USE and not what's in the glossy rags we buy.
I have acquired a few emolient lotions for night use -- some have vitamin C, other with Hydraquinone, other with Lactic acid and am fumbling my way to using them. So far, I am very happy with the results.
The best line of products for creams which I have found so far are from Avene .. the Euro gals will find it easily. I use the Eluage eye cream and am now alternating with the Cicalfate cream (this is very heavy but very little product should be used on lines under eyes or around mouth etc.). I find the mix I am doing is really amping up my skin's performance and it looks clearer and brighter. Lines are visibly diminished and there is a luminosity to my skin now too.
All in all.. I guess what I am trying to say is not to low buy your skin -- but alternately buy for it. You can always dupe a lipstick -- but lines, frowns, furrows, spots, dry patches -- they make us feel really bad about our self image.
great skin is a necessity.. and there are lots of options to use.
hth
Maybe you could give natural skincare a try, like using a rich natural eye cream at night and then your serum in the morning. That's what I'm going to do with the Clinique one. I'll use my regular eye cream that has very basic ingredients and is free of alcohol, silicone etc and a good oil on top so that it's very nourishing at night. And then I'll use the Clinique in the morning which gives me a ''smooth canvas'' for my concealer.
That's impressive! Good job!I bought my first beauty related item of 2014...the nars ita brush
The upcoming mac collections look very tempting
