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

User38

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Thank you Ladies!.. I am really going to bed happy tonight! In six months I am OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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to see the world, to travel, grow my tomato (yes, only one), ride a horse, lounge in bed till 8 am.. lol. And, who knows, marry Bert
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It's a liberating feeling after so many years of hard work... but I will never leave the industry. It's in my blood and it's who I am and what I do. But I will have some breathing room to look around and see what I can conjure up!


my lippie today is: EL Mocha Stay Wear lippie.. matte, but soft.. love love love! *I don't know why EL hasn't come forward with more of these*
 

DMcG9

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Thank you Ladies!.. I am really going to bed happy tonight! In six months I am OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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to see the world, to travel, grow my tomato (yes, only one), ride a horse, lounge in bed till 8 am.. lol. And, who knows, marry Bert
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It's a liberating feeling after so many years of hard work... but I will never leave the industry. It's in my blood and it's who I am and what I do. But I will have some breathing room to look around and see what I can conjure up!


my lippie today is: EL Mocha Stay Wear lippie.. matte, but soft.. love love love! *I don't know why EL hasn't come forward with more of these*
Congratulations, HerGreyness! That is such amazing news. I mean I feel excited in that "School's Out FOR-EVER!" way for you. The sky's the limit for future plans
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Glitteryvegas

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Hey Ladies!

I've been away for ages it feels like! Going to read through as many posts as I can in the next few days!

Hugs to you ladies who are going through the ups & downs of this crazy, roller coaster life! Even though I've been away I've been thinking about you guys!

Thank you ladies for your wonderful messages of support to me regarding the loss of our beautiful kitty. We miss her everyday & sometimes I have to not think about that horrible day (guide my thoughts away on purpose), but things are getting better in respect to how we feel. We are still sad, of course, but we feel okay about our decision I think. It will take time of course.
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I've set up an appt for the clothing consignment shop near my house - it's in June, but that gives me lots of time to organize and go through my clothes to see what I've got to consign! Lots of organizing to do, which I am happy about!
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Been sneaking through the collection threads. Maleficent - the collection I anticipated the most of this year - MY HG COLLECTION - is, IMHO, a huge bust. I was picturing beautifully deep emerald greens and rich purples, and I got browns, whites, blacks, and garish yellows. No offence to you ladies loving it. It's just not what I was picturing in my head. MONEY SAVED!!!!
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HOWEVER, I am LOVING the AA collection. Oh My Goodness! A small fortune will be spent on that. I recently purchased EDES from fellow speckra-ites and I'm loving the formula. They don't generally last as long, but I love their blendability (not a word lol). I'm okay with the smaller amount of product, simply because I've been trying to 'use it up' and it takes me so long to go through product - I don't think I'll hit pan for ages, and by then I'll be bored and onto the next thing.

Now - that ombre blush situation w/Prozena (?) - thoughts? Not sure it's worth the hype, but I love me some orange/coral blushes. I keep thinking of AA and wanting to save my cash for that.....
 

Glitteryvegas

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Thank you Ladies!.. I am really going to bed happy tonight! In six months I am OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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yahoo.gif
to see the world, to travel, grow my tomato (yes, only one), ride a horse, lounge in bed till 8 am.. lol. And, who knows, marry Bert
love.gif
It's a liberating feeling after so many years of hard work... but I will never leave the industry. It's in my blood and it's who I am and what I do. But I will have some breathing room to look around and see what I can conjure up!


my lippie today is: EL Mocha Stay Wear lippie.. matte, but soft.. love love love! *I don't know why EL hasn't come forward with more of these*
Good for you GF!!! Wonderful news! xo
 

lilinah

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I've been catching up to several weeks of posts. My heart goes out to those of you with problems.

Naynadine, i hope your father's health improves.

Yazmin, i hope the results are all good.

CrimsonQuill157, make the effort to go to the Dr. There's a lot of depression in my family, so i know how hard it can be to get motivated, but please do, it can make a huge difference in your whole life.

burghchick, your step-mother was insensitive. It was a hard time for her, too, but that's no reason not to consider you. He was your father! Hugs.

And anyone else i forgot to name - i read EVERY post, and my best wishes went to you as i read your posts.

HerGreyness, you are SUCH as tease. Congratulations on your good news.
 

lilinah

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I've been a good girl so far on my Low Buy
Jan: Nothing
Feb: Only the 2 Fluidlines from Fantasy of Flowers
March: Nothing from MAC. I bought 2 $6.99 lipsticks, a pigment and a glitter for $3.99 each, from ImpulseCo on etsy, so that was a low $$ buy.
April: I won't be quite so virtuous: 3 three-D glitters, yellow Playland lipstick from Playland, the 2 blushes from Proenza-Schouler, but that's not soooo bad...
May: Totally skipping Maleficent cuz of boring re-promos, but Alluring Aquatic will have my wallet.


sephora - I have a little stuff in my shopping cart - periwinkle eyeliner pen, nars eyeshadow, and nars multiple... holding out til it's 15% off.


I'll start 30 lipsticks in 30 days next week. This week is too hectic. I'll start with drugstore lipsticks from the 90s. They have great names, like Violet X-treme, Amethyst Smoke, and Brazenberry, and looked good in the tube. But as i recall they all turned fuchsia on me
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I'll try them again, and if i don't like them, into the trash. Then i'll move on to other stuff. I've got everything inventoried and organized. I just need to get rid of some of it. If there's anything more recent i don't like, i''ll join the swap thread.


I am disappointed because my Flamingo lipstick from All About Orange disappeared. I actually liked it for spring and summer. It might have gone under the dressers, but there's no way i can get under there - they're oak, really heavy, from the late 1940s.
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DILLIGAF

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YAY to Her Greyness on looking forward to doing what you want to do when you want to do it.
Double YAY for Bert for extra Her Greyness time! *wiggles brows salaciously
Triple YAY for Her Greyness' mom! She's got more bfs than I do at this point lol


Day 1:MAC Lady Danger
Day 2: MAC Hot Chocolate
Day 3: MAC Pleasure Bomb
Day 4: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in MAU5
Day 5: Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Shameless
Day 6: NYX Butter Gloss in Raspberry Tart
Day 7: Elizabeth Arden 8hr Lip Cream
Day 8: Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Venom
Day 9: NYX Mega Lipgloss in Tea Rose
Day 10: NYX Butter Lipstick in Hunk
Day 11: Lo'real Color Riche Extraordinaire Lip Color in Plum Adagio
Day 12: Bite Agave Lip Mask
Day 13:Lo'real Color Riche Extraordinaire Lip Color in Orange Tempo
Day 14:MAC Kissable Lip Color in Flaunting It
Day 15: NYX Butter Gloss in Vanilla Cream Pie.
Day 16: NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme in Monte Carlo
Day 17: NARS Lipstick in Schiap Awesome long lasting formula stayed on all day and not too drying for a matte
Day 18: NARS Lipstick in Honolulu Honey Alone this lippie can make my, let's face it full lips, look like Tyrone Biggums. I wear it with Cork Liner and a bit of MAC Boy Bait Cremesheen Glass. Awesome nude lip for me.

I'm keeping both the NARS lipsticks
 

LinenWhite7

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[@]HerGreyness[/@] woo hoo congratulations! That's amazing news! Now it's time to start spending your dollars on fabulous scarves and large sunglasses so you can do your best Jackie O on a yacht look during your "retirement". It will be presh when you're riding on the back of a scooter around Rome with Bert.
 

ILoveMakeup84

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[@]HerGreyness[/@] Woohoo! So happy for you!! :D Your mom is so awesome! [@]PixieDancer[/@] Gorgeous look!! So soft and springy (is that even a word? Lol)
 

Calla88

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Hugs to those down in the blues! Congrats for HerGreyness reaching her dream, on to new adventures, PixieDancer , fabulous face of the day. Dilligaf, I really want to try Honolulu Honey, always in search of a good nude. No lipstick today.
 

charlotte366

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Quote:Originally Posted by PixieDancer

I was very proud of myself today! I used a LOT of goodies that I haven't touched in FOREVER! And I used a lot of variety!!
Excited for Spring... if it ever wants to grace the Midwest! LOL

Posted this on the Theme Makeup Thread, but thought I'd share here too since it involves me USING my stash! And includes my "Lipstick of the Day" for my Day # 17!!

FACE
Make Up For Ever HD Elixir (for skin prep)
Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation in Sand Beige
MAC Strobe Cream (mixed into my foundation)
Nars Light Reflecting Setting Powder
MAC Bareness Blush
MAC Veronica's Blush Pearlmatte to highlight

EYES
Benefit High Brow for brow highlight
MAC Pure Flash Electric Cool Eye Shadow on lid
MAC Dynamo Electric Cool Eye Shadow in crease
MAC Costa Riche Eye Kohl top liner
MAC Chartreuse Pigment smudged under lower lashes
MAC Vanilla Pigment for inner tearduct highlight
MUFE Smoky Extravagant Mascara

LIPS
MAC Snapdragon Lipstick w/ MAC Hip 'N Happy Lip Liner





One word.....WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Dolly Snow

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I was very proud of myself today! I used a LOT of goodies that I haven't touched in FOREVER! And I used a lot of variety!! Excited for Spring... if it ever wants to grace the Midwest! LOL Posted this on the Theme Makeup Thread, but thought I'd share here too since it involves me USING my stash! And includes my "Lipstick of the Day" for my Day # 17!! FACE
Make Up For Ever HD Elixir (for skin prep)
Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation in Sand Beige
MAC Strobe Cream (mixed into my foundation)
Nars Light Reflecting Setting Powder
MAC Bareness Blush
MAC Veronica's Blush Pearlmatte to highlight
 
EYES
Benefit High Brow for brow highlight
MAC Pure Flash Electric Cool Eye Shadow on lid
MAC Dynamo Electric Cool Eye Shadow in crease
MAC Costa Riche Eye Kohl top liner
MAC Chartreuse Pigment smudged under lower lashes
MAC Vanilla Pigment for inner tearduct highlight
MUFE Smoky Extravagant Mascara
 
LIPS
MAC Snapdragon Lipstick w/ MAC Hip 'N Happy Lip Liner
 
  
gorgeous eye look.
 

charlotte366

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Quote:Originally Posted by HerGreyness

ok, so here is the first part of my "secret":

I have been in negotiations for months to sell my business.. and about 3 weeks ago, I was finally given word from a bank that the person interested would be elegible for a loan and it would go through. So, effective 6 months from now, at the latest Dec. 2014.. I will be FREE .. to do as I want, any ol time.. (Mick Jagger).,
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nothing as glamourous as what you guys all suspected would happen, and nothing that I was not prepared for.. I am just very very happy!

I did not buy an island, adopt a puppy, or get married... much less conceive a kid.. lol.

you ladies have fertile imaginations!

I did receive a surprise from my mother and it is that she is "seeing" a little old gentleman from the Senior Center.. lol. She is in love or lust
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more news to follow.



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i am so unbelievabley happy for you! there is a world of possibilities out there for you and Bert and it won't be long and you can explore them together at your leisure! I can't believe all the options we came up with!
 

charlotte366

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Day 1: L'Oreal Extraordinaire Fushia Drama - A tad to bright/blue toned and very much a statement - great on days where my clothes are really classic and I want a statement, i like the formula it is staying. Day 2: MAC Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick - I don't wear this enough but I like it, going to keep for now and try to use more often. Day 3: Chanel Coco Rouge Shine in Romantic - An HG lippie, the perfect pink, bright enough to lift my face and give me colour without be over the top for work. This isn't that far from being finished and I wanted to repurchase, but only once i have been through all of my lippies and made sure I don't have anything like it. Day 4: Sleek Matte Me in Brink Pink - this went in the bin after - it is awful! It was too fluro for me and too drying I wiped it off before I even got to work! Day 5: Revlon Lip Butter in Wild Watermelon - I like this colour its a nice cross over, not too pink, not too red and not too orange. i like that it has no glitter and its a nice summer bright - keep pile Day 6: Revlon Lip Butter in Sorbet - LOVE, again a cream formula, no glitter/sparkle but nice and juicy looking, good staying power and leaves a nice stain. Keeping it! Day 7: Revlon Lip Butter in Sweet Tart - A more toned down version of Sorbet - again a nice cream, enjoyed wearing this, keeping it! Day 8: Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake - this one doesn't work too well on me its going in the disposal bag! The formula is again a cream, but its less juicy and more opaque, it clings to my dry bits in a way Sorbet and Sweet tart don't, also the colour is too baby pink with too much white in it, I don't think this works for me anymore, I prefer stronger colours with less white - this has gone in my disposal bag! Day 9: Revlon Lip Butter in Macaroon - this was my favorite originally, but now I think i prefer Sorbet and Sweet Tart ? I think it is a lovely colour, but this one has glitter in it, at the moment its staying, but tempted to move it to the disposal bag. A wait and see shade. Day 10: Revlon Lip Butter in Candy Apple - this is a stayer, again a clear juicy lip butter with no glitter, a very wearable red. its a a Keep. Day 11: Revlon Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti - think this might be leaving, lovely formula just don't think the colour works on me :-( The orange just doesn't look that amazing on my skin tone, i want to love it but i don't, its in the dispose bag. Day 12: L'Oreal Extraordinaire Rose Symphony for a girls shopping day - swapped for Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in 707 empire for a date! The L'Oreal is a good every day colour, staying in the keep pile, these are lovely opaque glosses that leave a slight stain, nice than the YSL glossy stains in my opinion. The Chanel is a favourite formula of mine, wish they hadn't discontinued it. I have been rationing this, but now I am not going too, i love it and should use it more. Day 13: Bourjois Shine Edition in Famous Fushia - hot pink, my favourite colour at the moment - not sure this is as good as Revlon Sorbet though ? Not sure if the formula of these are as good as the Revlon lip butters ? Its a keep for the moment, but once the 30 days are up I intend to play it off against Sorbet and only keep the best one! Day 14: Revlon Lip Butter in Juicy Papaya My last lip butter! definately a better colour on me that Tutti Fruiti so I may keep this as a peachy lip option! After a Full day of wear I am now not so sure....thinking this can go peach and orange don't seem to be my colours! Currently sitting in the "to go bag" Day 15: Bourjois Shine Edition in 21 Rouge Making of - a gorgeous orange toned red, no glitter/shimmer I love it....more than Candy Apple from Day 10: its less muted but still wearable. Hmmm, I may give these too a face off along with Revlon LB in Sorbet and BSE in Famous Fushia. Day 16: L'Oreal Extraordinaire Molto Mauve - wearing exactly the same make up as yesterday apart from the lippie! Definitley a keeper. Very wearable and moisturising too after a whole days wear. Day 17: Bourjois Rouge Edition in 17 Rose Millesime - hmmm its ok, a coral pink no glitter or shimmer, a cream but not shiney. Bog standard really and so far it looks ok and feels ok on the lips, but it is just ok. Day 18: Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in Empire....I love this and can't believe Chanel discontinued the formula...sad face, but I need to use it up and its definitely a stayer in my collection. Day 19: Revlon Colourburst in Blush - on the to go pile, I didn't love the colour on me anymore too brown and I think it smells a tad funny so am saying TTFN to this one! Day 20: Bourjois Rouge Shine Edition in 1,2,3 soleil - Orange/pink coral, like the formula no glitter but still not sure this is the best colour for me, its staying for now. Day 21: Clinique chubby Stick Intense in Plushest Punch - I am wearing minimal eye make up at the moment due to awful hayfever, I am waiting for my drugs to take full effect which can take up to a week so I went for a strong berry pink lip to be a statement since my eyes are all naked :-( I like this its a sample size from a gift with purchase, I will definitely use it up, but I suspect that I won't rush to repurchase it! Day 22: Max Factor Color Exlir in Bewitching Coral, now this has been sitting unloved in my storage since last summer, it always felt too bright....I tried it today and its love! the colour has a touch of red in the orange tones which makes it more wearable on me, as long as the formula doesn't do anything nasty to my lips as the day goes on this will be a keeper! 8 days to go! Really excited to do an in and out summary at the end of the 30 days!
 

charlotte366

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I wanted to say a big thank you to the ladies who gave me advice last night, after I posted about the bag I put my phone down and went to bed so I didn't buy it! Its been a desire for about 6 weeks now since I first saw it in my local department store, it has since sold out there (they only had 2!) I originally told myself it was too expensive, but I personally don't like imitation leather but this is leather and a classic shape. i looked at cheaper imitation bags yesterday in town during my lunch and none gave me that love feeling that this does. I currently have a Modalu black Pippa Shoulder bag, a Modalu shark grey Bibi bag, a dark forest green Ted baker bag, a tan ted baker small shoulder bag, and a aubergine radley bag. I have been purging my wardrobe and reinvigorating it to be a little more fashionable with some new shapes/styles etc in classic colours. My shoes are perfect and there are no holes to fill there, but I can't help feeling I am missing a bright summer bag..... I have winter colours sorted and the classic neutrals go anywhere bags....this lime one just has my heart. I have sold some stuff this month so I have money in my paypal account to cover it and i have found it elsewhere (not the modalu site) for 70% of the retail cost. Equally the bright/coloured pippas fetch good money on ebay as second hand bags, so I could use it this season and if i fall out of love next year I should be able to get a proportion of the money back paticularly if I don't purchase for retail....I am so close to pulling the purchase trigger ekkk!
 

boschicka

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I wanted to say a big thank you to the ladies who gave me advice last night, after I posted about the bag I put my phone down and went to bed so I didn't buy it! Its been a desire for about 6 weeks now since I first saw it in my local department store, it has since sold out there (they only had 2!) I originally told myself it was too expensive, but I personally don't like imitation leather but this is leather and a classic shape. i looked at cheaper imitation bags yesterday in town during my lunch and none gave me that love feeling that this does. I currently have a Modalu black Pippa Shoulder bag, a Modalu shark grey Bibi bag, a dark forest green Ted baker bag, a tan ted baker small shoulder bag, and a aubergine radley bag. I have been purging my wardrobe and reinvigorating it to be a little more fashionable with some new shapes/styles etc in classic colours. My shoes are perfect and there are no holes to fill there, but I can't help feeling I am missing a bright summer bag..... I have winter colours sorted and the classic neutrals go anywhere bags....this lime one just has my heart. I have sold some stuff this month so I have money in my paypal account to cover it and i have found it elsewhere (not the modalu site) for 70% of the retail cost. Equally the bright/coloured pippas fetch good money on ebay as second hand bags, so I could use it this season and if i fall out of love next year I should be able to get a proportion of the money back paticularly if I don't purchase for retail....I am so close to pulling the purchase trigger ekkk!
That's great! You've thought it all through & have the money, so it definitely sounds like a good purchase for you. Enjoy!
 

jennyap

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Quote:Originally Posted by boschicka


That's great! You've thought it all through & have the money, so it definitely sounds like a good purchase for you. Enjoy!


I agree! @HerGreyness wonderful news, your excitement and happiness just pours out of your words, I'm so pleased for you! (Still holding out for wedding news before all that long though hehe) I'm holding strong so far on By Request. Got Glam in my cart, but Mac are doing that irritating thing where the lip and eye products are released on different days, and I flat out refuse to pay two lots of shipping. IF it's still in stock when the eyeshadows are released (I just want Fiction) I will get them both, otherwise I won't get either. 30 days update: (I forced myself to use some drugstore lipsticks at the weekend...) 16: Bourjois Pour La Vie Plumping Lipstick in 51 Peche Juteuese - colour was ok but omg it was drying, this went in the bin 17: L'Oreal Glam Shine Cream - Sweet Nude - a nice casual l/s, hanging onto this for now 18: Mac Snapdragon - uber pretty, what else to say 19: Dior - 631 Fig - this is an old (vintage?!) Dior lippie from back in the day when it was still labelled as Christian Dior (in blue hexagonal packaging). I think it was from a GWP. Colour is a touch orange-brown for me, but the formula is divine. Feels feather light on the lips, satiny smooth and lasts well (as much as anything does on me). I need to make an effort to wear this more I think, with the right look/outfit.
 

charlotte366

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Quote:Originally Posted by jennyap

Quote:Originally Posted by boschicka



That's great! You've thought it all through & have the money, so it definitely sounds like a good purchase for you. Enjoy!




I agree!

@HerGreyness wonderful news, your excitement and happiness just pours out of your words, I'm so pleased for you! (Still holding out for wedding news before all that long though hehe)

I'm holding strong so far on By Request. Got Glam in my cart, but Mac are doing that irritating thing where the lip and eye products are released on different days, and I flat out refuse to pay two lots of shipping. IF it's still in stock when the eyeshadows are released (I just want Fiction) I will get them both, otherwise I won't get either.

30 days update: (I forced myself to use some drugstore lipsticks at the weekend...)

16: Bourjois Pour La Vie Plumping Lipstick in 51 Peche Juteuese - colour was ok but omg it was drying, this went in the bin
17: L'Oreal Glam Shine Cream - Sweet Nude - a nice casual l/s, hanging onto this for now
18: Mac Snapdragon - uber pretty, what else to say
19: Dior - 631 Fig - this is an old (vintage?!) Dior lippie from back in the day when it was still labelled as Christian Dior (in blue hexagonal packaging). I think it was from a GWP. Colour is a touch orange-brown for me, but the formula is divine. Feels feather light on the lips, satiny smooth and lasts well (as much as anything does on me). I need to make an effort to wear this more I think, with the right look/outfit.


I too have forced myself to use my drugstore lippies as part of the challenge, because they were cheaper i bought more of them in the past, without checking the formula out first like I would with a highend lippie, I have found some gems in my stash but also some serious duds. I am avoiding by request, I want fiction but I don't need it, its not really a hole in my stash that needs to be filled so trying to avoid going anywhere near the mac site! I also pulled the plug on the bag, I have a holiday to pay for in 6 weeks and although I am on track I need to remind myself of my goals for the year overall were about having experiences and not possessions and paying down all my debts by the 31/12/14! The bag is a 5th of the cost of a trip I wanted to take November time to see the northern lights, so I have transferred the cash out of my paypal account and in to a savings account where I can't get it without giving 30 days notice! I must stay strong, my wants just seem to be getting the better of me at the moment, I need to get back in control, I think its because I think I have done quite well in the stash purge and wardrobe purge and I "deserve" a reward, I just don't want to slip backwards!
 

ahoythere

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HI EVERYONE!!!! I HAVEN'T HAD ANY TIME TO READ THROUGH THIS THREAD YET (my 2 year old is howling from upstairs as we speak) BUT I JUST WANT TO DIVE RIGHT IN HERE AND BE A PART OF TEAM LOW-BUY!!!!! I haven't posted on Specktra pretty much since having my baby so I figured this is the right place to come back to. I have missed you all and am looking forward to being part of Specktra in the least financially damaging way, GO TEAM LOW-BUY!!!!!

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