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

[kerry-jane88]

Eyemazing April: Overview

my challenge is to wear eye makeup everyday, which will be quite an effort for me seeings as i usually just wear mascara! even when i was working (i work from home now) i'd make do with a wash of something neutral and some kohl, so hopefully by the end of the month i'll be quicker at applying good eye makeup so that i can incorporate it back into my everyday routine and i'll know what shades and looks work best.

So i did do my eyeshadow inventory, roughly i might add as i decided to do it at 1am...
so i have (about) 22 eyeshadow palettes (duos, quads etc upto 14 shades), 7 eyeshadow and face palettes and 27 single eyeshadows
well i counted each single shade... 202
and id already done a small cull at that point
hmm and i dont even wear the stuff most of the time!

i did a very rough colour tally too (wasn't going to spend too much time deciding if something was a taupe or a light brown lol)
colours like dark brown, bronze, mid brown, light brown and taupe feature heavily as these are the colours im always drawn to
i have a million 'light shimmer shades' like naked lunch, sellout etc
surprises: i have WAY too many shades of pink, be it shimmer or frost, thats not even including matte skin shades of pink!
i have lots of turquoize and purple which i dont wear

so colours i just never wear like purple and turqouize i'd like to get down
and as for all the browns and light shimmer shades, i dont need more than ten of a similar shade!

i will be pitting them all against eachother!
so my daily eye will feature repeat colours as i give them a fair chance to prove themselves via different applications and looks.

i already did a massive makeup cull last night
and because eyeshadows are the part of my whole entire beauty collection that i'm least attached to, purely because theyre the least touched, im confident that i can get my eyeshadow amounts down even more substantially

 

[elkaknits]

Eyemazing April: Overview

my challenge is to wear eye makeup everyday, which will be quite an effort for me seeings as i usually just wear mascara! even when i was working (i work from home now) i'd make do with a wash of something neutral and some kohl, so hopefully by the end of the month i'll be quicker at applying good eye makeup so that i can incorporate it back into my everyday routine and i'll know what shades and looks work best.

So i did do my eyeshadow inventory, roughly i might add as i decided to do it at 1am...
so i have (about) 22 eyeshadow palettes (duos, quads etc upto 14 shades), 7 eyeshadow and face palettes and 27 single eyeshadows
well i counted each single shade... 202
and id already done a small cull at that point
hmm and i dont even wear the stuff most of the time!

i did a very rough colour tally too (wasn't going to spend too much time deciding if something was a taupe or a light brown lol)
colours like dark brown, bronze, mid brown, light brown and taupe feature heavily as these are the colours im always drawn to
i have a million 'light shimmer shades' like naked lunch, sellout etc
surprises: i have WAY too many shades of pink, be it shimmer or frost, thats not even including matte skin shades of pink!
i have lots of turquoize and purple which i dont wear

so colours i just never wear like purple and turqouize i'd like to get down
and as for all the browns and light shimmer shades, i dont need more than ten of a similar shade!

i will be pitting them all against eachother!
so my daily eye will feature repeat colours as i give them a fair chance to prove themselves via different applications and looks.

i already did a massive makeup cull last night
and because eyeshadows are the part of my whole entire beauty collection that i'm least attached to, purely because theyre the least touched, im confident that i can get my eyeshadow amounts down even more substantially

Why do you want to be able to wear something other than a wash or maybe a wash and some contouring in crease// along edge? I am just curious not attacking or anything. I personally wear plums instead of deeper browns in crease or along outer edge and a pinky flesh tone instead of regular skin tone when I want to get all fancy but I since I am a red lip or vampy or fuchsia lipstick wearer I spent years trying to get my neutral eye down. I mean back when I was a kid they {mua and magazine articles etc} used to say pick a focus. I think I still see this when I look at pictures of fashion shows… a red lip and near nude face or a smoky eye and a nude-ish lip. Is this just a variety sort of thing? I am so set in my ways regarding my general make up look that the idea of having a strong eye and nothing on my lip feels weird. I have done it on rare occasion but not as a general I want to do more with.

I do confess when I see those eye makeup looks with several shades and finishes I am wow that looks really pretty but I just don't see myself doing that much dot of this color inner eye this color middle lid this color outer v this color crease this color brow bone this color over liner this color under eye etc etc. I have seen glorious examples of it esp with nude-y type of colors that really just are so beautiful but the work …egads. Plus I am blind as a bat in my old age. Can you imagine the fine tuning work required?

 

[ahoythere]

I am trying to figure out, now that I am not working at MAC anymore, what makeup will actually factor into my "real life".......A real life which includes wearing workout clothes for the first half of every day and chasing a 2 year old around a park for the other half. Amount of makeup varies depending on how much fun said 2 year old is having ALSO playing with my makeup. As soon as he learns that things OPEN to reveal treasures inside then I probably will not ever have time to put on makeup again.

Today's version is:

MAC Street Cool shadestick (I HAVE to wear a long-wearing base or e/s slips away in 20 minutes)
MAC Havana ED shadow outer corner (one of my sleeper hits)
L'oreal Bronzed Taupe Infallible (super love!)
MAC Molasses upper lashline (I'm not sure this doesn't irritate my eyes)
Blinc mascara (sucks at keeping a curl or doing anything really, but it's the only thing that stays on!)

MAC mineralize concealer (kind of hate this since it disappears so fast, but it feels good going on)
MAC Lush Light Bronze bronzer (LOVE)
MAC So Ceylon MSF (LOVE LOVE LOVE. ALL OTHER MSFs CAN SUCK IT!!!!)
MAC Subtle Breeze blush (Till the end of time I love thee!!!!!!)

MAC Soar l/l (Meh. But useful)
MAC Technobeet chromeglass (again! it looks amazing!)

This is pretty much my go-to look, especialy when my hair is on the golden side (vs the navy-teal-burgundy-lilac that it was for the last year and a half). I am struggling with wearing lipsticks in real life since glosses are SO much easier and I need the tacky moisture for my always dry lips, but I don't have a lot of colors that look "casual" (ie- look good without me wearing foundation/bb cream to even out my skin tone)......and here is where I am struggling with the LOW BUY:

I WANT HOOP. I am telling myself that it will be the perfect warm/neutral easy rosy pink to wear, a nice pretty color that doesn't require a lot of futzing but will bring life to the face and color to my corpse-shaded lips. Anyone see this in real life yet? Help?

 

[kerry-jane88]

Why do you want to be able to wear something other than a wash or maybe a wash and some contouring in crease// along edge?  I am just curious not attacking or anything.  I personally wear plums instead of deeper browns in crease or along outer edge and a pinky flesh tone instead of regular skin tone when I want to get all fancy but I since I am a red lip  or vampy or fuchsia lipstick wearer I spent years trying to get my neutral eye down.  I mean back when I was a kid they {mua and magazine articles etc} used to say pick a focus.  I think I still see this when I look at pictures of fashion shows… a red lip and near nude face or a smoky eye and a nude-ish lip.  Is this just a variety sort of thing?  I am so set in my ways regarding my general make up look that the idea of having a strong eye and nothing on my lip feels weird.  I have done it on rare occasion but not as a general I want to do more with. I do confess when I see those eye makeup looks with several shades and finishes I am wow that looks really pretty but I just don't see myself doing that much dot of this color inner eye this color middle lid this color outer v this color crease this color brow bone this color over liner this color under eye etc etc.  I have seen glorious examples of it esp with nude-y type of colors that really just are so beautiful but the work …egads.  Plus I am blind as a bat in my old age.  Can you imagine the fine tuning work required?

No I totally get you, it's not that I need to be doing a full eyeshadow look in the outer shading transition colour sense.. I've got a few clear reasons Number one is confidence: when I was younger I'd do my makeup on the train into work and I would always get compliments on how beautiful my eyes were, I have hazel eyes and I'd cover them in brown kohl and bronze shadow. When I got to 22 I was very much set in the black cat liner club and it was a set look everyday, no deviations. Then I worked from home pretty much since and my confidence dropped completely. I wasn't dressing nice for myself and it got to the point I didn't feel confident enough to wear makeup i felt so low idI'd just throw myself out of the house in whatever sweats and barefaced as I couldn't face the effort. So I breifly worked at victorias secret last august and started with the basic washes of colour, but I didn't feel very put together when I was getting up at 5:20am! I really did look rough! Reason 2: I look a lot younger than 25, most people think im 17, a lucky problem but im trying to get a job so I need to look my age when I go to interviews! And I have noticed that the only occasions when im not asked what im doing at school (lol I think im Benjamin button) are when I have a full face on. Reason 3: familarisation (is that a word!?) To get used to wearing it and then after the challenge is over I know I'll be able to add colour, shading, liner whatever with confidence and quickly if I wanted to do so before work etc. Thanks for your comment on my challenge, it's done me good reminding myself of my reasons

 

[Yazmin]

LOL HerGreyness, at "putting them against each other". Like the Eyeshadow Hunger Games. I need to do something similar. ETA: *pitting

 

[liba]

Thanks for your comment on my challenge, it's done me good reminding myself of my reasons

Those are all great reasons!

This is a low buy thread, but I've found the #1 thing that has improved my eye shadow looks is having brushes that work for me. I've got a few for washes over the lid (whatever's clean in most cases) but for the detail work and contouring, I love my pencil brush, my tapered blending brush that's medium sized with a point and my MAC 215 - for the perfect contour in one swipe.

 

[elkaknits]

agreed on excellent reasons. I actually should follow your example but not necessarily regarding eye shadows. Like you I used to wear make up and have people tell me I looked good even if it was just slapped on quickly. When I got married and became a stay at home mom my entire self kinda fell apart. Not just make-up but weight and how I dress. Of course I am closing in on 50 {I turn 49 on Monday} and I really don't worry about looking too young or not being taken seriously. In fact I don't really care much what others think about me. Well I do in the general sense... I don't want people to think I am heinous or evil or anything like that... it is human nature to want to be accepted/liked even if you are not seeking approval per se. Not sure if I am explaining properly. I know people won't like me for whatever reason but I don't want people to think ill of me if that makes sense. Anyway that isn't the point. The point is that I no longer have decent health and youth to carry me over on those days when I am bare faced and looking grungy {ah the 90's} so I probably should make a bigger effort to be more put together on a day to day basis instead of just when leaving the house.

After all the beloved husband and my children {and family in general} are the people who see me daily and whose opinions of me do matter the most

off to explore a daily simple look ~~~ hard with the husband only liking RED

 

[liba]

agreed on excellent reasons. I actually should follow your example but not necessarily regarding eye shadows. Like you I used to wear make up and have people tell me I looked good even if it was just slapped on quickly. When I got married and became a stay at home mom my entire self kinda fell apart. Not just make-up but weight and how I dress. Of course I am closing in on 50 {I turn 49 on Monday} and I really don't worry about looking too young or not being taken seriously. In fact I don't really care much what others think about me. Well I do in the general sense... I don't want people to think I am heinous or evil or anything like that... it is human nature to want to be accepted/liked even if you are not seeking approval per se. Not sure if I am explaining properly. I know people won't like me for whatever reason but I don't want people to think ill of me if that makes sense. Anyway that isn't the point. The point is that I no longer have decent health and youth to carry me over on those days when I am bare faced and looking grungy {ah the 90's} so I probably should make a bigger effort to be more put together on a day to day basis instead of just when leaving the house.

After all the beloved husband and my children {and family in general} are the people who see me daily and whose opinions of me do matter the most

off to explore a daily simple look ~~~ hard with the husband only liking RED

No one said you can't make RED a simple daily look!!!!!! Just use some gloss or a sheerer lipstick instead of flat matte! You will feel glamorous and you'll get that 'ole feedback from the hubs too. Win, win.

Keep plugging away at it - as someone who works from home (and unfortunately doesn't have the husband or family), keeping in one piece for my own self makes a big, positive difference. At the end of the day, it boils down to you and your feelings of yourself anyway, no matter who or what is in your life.

 

[shellygrrl]

Okay, ladies. I've posted a couple times in regards to anything but a low-buy but I definitely need to go on one. What are our rules?  Do we make them up for ourself? In the past month I've put about £1000 on the CC.  This is what happens when I go roughly 10+ months without purchasing anything at all.. I end up going manic.  So I just need to pace myself.  Maybe allow myself a couple of items a month and call it a day.  Or perhaps stick to a budget of maybe £50-£70 a month.  What are you guys finding is working best for you?

Yes, you make your own rules, depending on your situation and what goals you want to accomplish. Some in here are saving money for more important things. Others are wanting to get their existing stashes under control and learn to buy smarter. Some limit their purchases per (MAC) collection. Some are limiting the number of items they buy all year. You've noticed one thing you do already -- spend a lot of money after not buying anything for an extended period. That's a great start, acknowledging that. From there you need to decide what the more sensible approach for you is. Is a product limit better for you, or a set monthly budget?

 

[PeachTwist]

If you don't mind me commenting - my Mom absolutely had to have her gall bladder removed 2yrs ago. She was at the point where the pain was so bad she couldn't catch her breath and was beginning to look like a corpse from the lack of air she was receiving to her lungs. She had gall stones in her gall bladder & duct. I don't know your situation, as I haven't been here for ages, but it was the best thing she did in regards to whether to keep it or lose it. Whatever you choose, just let it be the right decision for YOU. Don't let anyone, even Drs, pressure you into doing something you don't want to do - especially if you don't HAVE to do it.
When they get into the duct, it's cause for immediate surgery. In fact, this is why most doctors recommend taking it out right away, for fear that one day suddenly the duct would get blocked.

I don't have constant pain or attacks and I don't have internal inflammation or scar tissue (yet), but my digestion is very messed up and even with cutting out all fat, most meat and chicken, and even some vegetables with high mineral content. There's no surety that removing the gall bladder is going to fix that.

Did your mother have difficulty breathing because the gall bladder was so swollen, it was pressing against her lungs or diaphragm? Or was she just passing stones all the time and having the pain because of that. Also after it was removed, was she able to get back to a state where she was pain free and her digestion worked well, with a careful diet? I probably should have asked all this in a PM, but if you want to answer privately, I would really appreciate the help. Thanks!

PM'd you, hon!

 

[mosha010]

I think a monthly budget is a more attainable goal than cutting cut throat...

 

[PeachTwist]

In the past month I've put about £1000 on the CC. This is what happens when I go roughly 10+ months without purchasing anything at all.. I end up going manic. So I just need to pace myself. Maybe allow myself a couple of items a month and call it a day. Or perhaps stick to a budget of maybe £50-£70 a month. What are you guys finding is working best for you?

I'm like you in some ways - I go for a long period and buy little to nothing. Then I start feeling deprived and depressed, so I buy a bunch. I do notice that since I've come on here and read about the collection in advance, I plan better. I don't impulsively buy everything, and I don't rush myself to buy because I'm afraid it will all sell out. Now I make a preliminary list based on the color story, and once I see swatches and/or reviews, then I edit my list. Then when it goes on sale I know exactly what I want.
I'm sure that there will be many more good tips given!

Yeah. I was doing that before my hiatus and I came back and just bought a ton of stuff. The thing is, it mostly isn't even MAC. Definitely a bunch of MAC in there, but I've just been... buying. Honestly I've spent so much I couldn't even put it all into 1 big box if I wanted to. I've even had to expand my storage, lol. Definitely going to limit myself from here on out though. I did a CP for a girl from MAC today and I stopped myself from buying 4 items that I wanted and just bought her items. Was proud of myself, considering how tempted I was as everything was in the basket ready to go.

 

[LinenWhite7]

Today's stay-at-home-mom not-leaving-the-house face is Lumene BB cream, Physicians Formula Happy Booster blush in Natural, Mally mascara, NYX Butter Gloss in strawberry parfait and Mommy Makeup brow gel.

 

[Alysse011]

So y'all - that interview I thought I blew? I must have done way better than I thought because I got an offer letter! I'm seriously beyond excited - thank you everyone for the support when I was feeling down :stars: In celebration I decided to pull out a few lesser loved items for this look (oh, and I may or may not have also worn it when I bought a new celebratory purse...eep): Face: Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk in 4.5 Edward Bess bronzer in Daydream MAC Well Dressed Blush Shiseido Beam White as highlight Eyes: Anastasia Brow Wiz in Ash Blonde Too Faced Glitter Shadow Insurance Edward Bess Daydream bronzer in crease MAC Pressed Pigment in Deeply Dashing (I never liked this until I used the Too Faced Glitter primer...Omg that primer changed my life! now I love this pigment) Bobbi Brown Chocoate Shimmer Ink on eyelid Stila 8 hour liner in Turquoise (love it and the pop of color it gave this bronze look...it isn't terribly long lasting in my waterline but it's good enough that it's forgivable) Lips: Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy in Potent (I am obsessed with this lipstick line. And this color is amazing. It's everything I wanted Tom Ford Spanish Pink to be...and it is less expensive. Win win) Hair: Unruliness is courtesy of second day hair + wind. My hair is forever a mess

 

[Naynadine]

Dad already came home today He's feeling better but is still a little weak, I'm just happy and super relieved that he can at least walk around in the house a little bit.

So the Proenza blushes are a mystery and no where to be seen, I'm wondering if we get them later or not at all. I guess I will get a CP for it, I love the packaging too much and have been looking forward to it for so long that I don't think I can't pass it up.
Other than that I'm still tempted by everything on my huge wishlist, but not having any money to spend makes sticking to a Low-Buy pretty easy at the moment, lol. I don't have a credit card, I'm sure it would only get me in trouble.

I'm impressed all you ladies are doing so well with your challenges, great job!

Pixie, you look gorgeous as always.

 

[Prettypackages]

I'm no longer buying b/c I'm depressed, but I tend to buy frivolously, if there are things I want to try at home and I know I can return it. So for me, I need to take stock of what I have, what looks good on me, and buy what I need. (Yes I know, I don't need any of it). Like I don't need to buy the Anastasia brow pomade, until I get through my mac one,and other various pencils/powders. BUT of course, that new shiny thing always gets me, so I might just need to stay out of the stores period. LOL

 

[Alysse011]

Dad already came home today He's feeling better but is still a little weak, I'm just happy and super relieved that he can at least walk around in the house a little bit.  So the Proenza blushes are a mystery and no where to be seen, I'm wondering if we get them later or not at all. I guess I will get a CP for it, I love the packaging too much and have been looking forward to it for so long that I don't think I can't pass it up. Other than that I'm still tempted by everything on my huge wishlist, but not having any money to spend makes sticking to a Low-Buy pretty easy at the moment, lol. I don't have a credit card, I'm sure it would only get me in trouble. I'm impressed all you ladies are doing so well with your challenges, great job!  Pixie, you look gorgeous as always.

I'm so glad he was able to go home and is moving around a bit!

 

[Naynadine]

I would love to go to IMATS w Mosha.. we would probably land in the NYPD

on those days I will be travelling and in Milan.. so to honour the traditional Italian under arm, I give you this pic which I just got sent:



Somebody hold me down, or I might wind up going like this -- at least Bert has a Unibrow.. but WTF is this?

This can't shock me, I'm from Europe, lol.

Quote: Originally Posted by Alysse011

So y'all - that interview I thought I blew? I must have done way better than I thought because I got an offer letter! I'm seriously beyond excited - thank you everyone for the support when I was feeling down

In celebration I decided to pull out a few lesser loved items for this look (oh, and I may or may not have also worn it when I bought a new celebratory purse...eep):

Face:
Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk in 4.5
Edward Bess bronzer in Daydream
MAC Well Dressed Blush
Shiseido Beam White as highlight

Eyes:
Anastasia Brow Wiz in Ash Blonde
Too Faced Glitter Shadow Insurance
Edward Bess Daydream bronzer in crease
MAC Pressed Pigment in Deeply Dashing (I never liked this until I used the Too Faced Glitter primer...Omg that primer changed my life! now I love this pigment)
Bobbi Brown Chocoate Shimmer Ink on eyelid
Stila 8 hour liner in Turquoise (love it and the pop of color it gave this bronze look...it isn't terribly long lasting in my waterline but it's good enough that it's forgivable)

Lips:
Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy in Potent (I am obsessed with this lipstick line. And this color is amazing. It's everything I wanted Tom Ford Spanish Pink to be...and it is less expensive. Win win)

Hair:
Unruliness is courtesy of second day hair + wind. My hair is forever a mess

You are so pretty! And I love your hair!
Potent looks great on you, those lipsticks are crazy tempting, it's not even funny. I will get one eventually, probably Insatiable Ivory.

 

[elkaknits]

okay inspired by all the posts about wearing makeup for ourselves I did a quickie face. Husband may be happy when he gets home despite no red

foundation {match master 1.5} on t zone from chinny chin chin to hairline and over entire eye lid to brow

mascara

Mac Pure Flash from electric cool coll~~ my favorite and unfortunately came to me all crumbly. Does anybody know how to un crumble this? I use this a lot. anyway over eye lid
Mac Soft Brown for crease and V

the not quite works with it yogurt lightly dusted on brow bone to lighten it up a wee bit

the only blush I had out is my Coygirl.... light dusting with fan brush

balm over lips then light light swipe of Wild 'Bout You on top lip then smeared all over so really as faint as it could be...glossed over with Nars downtown.

nude eye and plummy sheered out lip. Works for me

editing to add

since I won't take pictures of my face here is a link to downtown {is this allowed on this thread?} http://creatureofdesign.blogspot.com/2011/11/lips-nars-downtown.html

why oh why do people say something from 80s like thats a bad thing? I don't get it. and been discussing this on by request thread as well....

 

[elkaknits]

I am sorry to hear your dad hasn't been well~~ I admit to not being online reading threads as of late. It is good he is home. Sorry bout the being broke also and good about lack of CC. I have counseled my daughter against accepting one as she enters into college.