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

[Audrey C]

It's hard to stay on track with all the offers!! At least I've missed most because they sell out quickly hahaha!

It's easier to do it if they don't pop up in your inbox. I unsubscribed from everything but Sephora and MAC. I find it too easy to be tempted by sales even when I wasn't thinking of buying.

 

[Audrey C]

It's going to be hard to skip the entire collection. I'm hoping to get two or three items.

I can't make a decision about whether to skip a collection or not until I see what's in it. There's nothing I actually think I'll need in any collection. I'm going to do my best to keep my purchases to items that I just love too much to possibly skip. If I can keep my purchases down to a small number of beloved items, I'll be happy.

 

[BrinaBoo10]

It's going to be hard to skip the entire collection. I'm hoping to get two or three items.

I agree - it's going to be hard to skip! If I decide that I really want something, I won't exceed two items.

 

[Glitteryvegas]

I'm still fighting the urge to get Centre of Attention and Fairly Precious. They've been in my Nordstrom cart for days. I go to pull the trigger, then I fall back. Sigh.

I have Perfectly Poised from Divine Nights and Fairly Precious from MN - personally, I like FP better as the formula works better on my skin. Maybe consider it for a few more days, see how you feel, and then only get one if you still want it? I bet COA may come up in the Clearance Bin in a few months & if you feel like you need it, then you can get your chance then?

 

[Glitteryvegas]

I can't make a decision about whether to skip a collection or not until I see what's in it. There's nothing I actually think I'll need in any collection. I'm going to do my best to keep my purchases to items that I just love too much to possibly skip. If I can keep my purchases down to a small number of beloved items, I'll be happy.

I concur! I saw the fluidlines (I think? Paint pots?!) and thought they looked interesting, but I'm def. going to limit myself to 1-2 items for that collection. The shadows didn't particularly WOW me, which is unusual for a MAC Collection.

 

[Glitteryvegas]

Anyways, sorry for the long post! You ladies are awesome and I love reading here!

Welcome to our goal setting community! You're not insane, just a fellow makeup lover!

I like your idea of a 3 out 1 in, etc - how are you doing to narrow down those items that are 'out'?

 

[Audrey C]

I concur! I saw the fluidlines (I think? Paint pots?!) and thought they looked interesting, but I'm def. going to limit myself to 1-2 items for that collection. The shadows didn't particularly WOW me, which is unusual for a MAC Collection.

I'm not a fan of MES. I only have one, and that's one too many as far as I'm concerned. I don't love the lack of pigmentation, the need to use it wet to get it to adhere, the tendency for them to be a glitterfest...easy skip. Fool me once, etc.

Given that I don't need or want any other blush and that I'd have to be really wowed to get another MSF, I'm not feeling particularly drawn to this collection. It's often CSGs that draw me in with the mineralize collections and I stocked up on those in the holiday sets.

 

[Bhairst]

I'm in as well. Most of my money this year has went to makeup and I really do need to cut down. I have makeup that I bought and haven't even got around to using because i keep buying new makeup.

 

[Glitteryvegas]

I'm not a fan of MES. I only have one, and that's one too many as far as I'm concerned. I don't love the lack of pigmentation, the need to use it wet to get it to adhere, the tendency for them to be a glitterfest...easy skip. Fool me once, etc.

Given that I don't need or want any other blush and that I'd have to be really wowed to get another MSF, I'm not feeling particularly drawn to this collection. It's often CSGs that draw me in with the mineralize collections and I stocked up on those in the holiday sets.

I totally agree - I have multiple MES and they do take a lot of work to get them to look like they do in the pan. I use UD's All Nighter spray to make them work & Too Faced Glitter Glue, but it does take time and patience (and fall out clean up!). I personally am drawn to the glitter, so I have to remind myself to really question if I have a shade or not before I buy. Milani makes some great baked MES w/a lot of pigmentation. They are not sold in my part of Canada (Thank goodness - I'd have them all by now!), so I only have one, but it's stunning.

It's so good that we are able to figure out our 'weaknesses' when it comes to makeup! Doing the stash count really helped me.

 

[texasmommy]

I think a low-buy will definitely work for me. Other than staples I run out of, I think I can keep the buying under control. I think my collection is under control, but I want to keep that way. Plus I know what types of colors I will wear and which ones I like to look at, but won't actually wear

 

[allthingsglam]

Went out with a bang haul hey I'm only human last day of the year and I'm going to try although my bf totally not believing me he is like u are only going to buy 20 lipsticks the whole year he gives me the side eye but I believe I can i only going to buy something if its truly different

 

[shellygrrl]

Hi, newbies! :wave:

 

[Elba]

:welcome2:  Welcome Elba! It really does sneak up on you, doesn't it? I had more than I do but have purged most things I don't really care for (my daughters or their friends) and have listed a few things in the clearance bin now.  My weakness was once lipstick, but I feel that that's not too out of control. I have 2-3 that I don't really wear that are going into my BTM bag and a couple more than are almost done. I'd rather keep a smaller collection that I actually use. My eyeshadow were reasonable until very recently when I added a bunch of palettes (totalling 56 shades); now I'm over 100 individual shades there. All good and I have no regrets, but it's more than enough. My weakness is really highlighters/powders, particularly if they have a pretty pattern on them. (Pearlmattes, Marine LIfe, My Paradise, YOTS Shell Pearl, some MSF, etc). That was ok for awhile, but now I have enough of those as well. That part of my collection is a reasonable size and I need to keep it that way. Realistically, this is the area where I'm most likely to indulge - I just have to make sure that the product is one I don't have a dupe of or is one that I'll love so much that I'm ok with duping. In that case, maybe I'll just need to let go of the 'plainer sister' of the product. I like your 2 out 1 in thought - many of us could do that without even missing what's gone.

Thank you so much for the welcome! I feel right at home here with all the other addicts. :bouquet: I hear you on the highlighters, especially when they're pretty to look at! I have a couple of gorgeous ones as well (Lightscapade, Guerlain Terra Inca, BB Shimmer Bricks, Benefit High Beam...) But it sounds as if you have thought this all through and you have a really good approach to all of it. (Sorry if my english sounds akward at times, its not my mother tongue)

:specktrawelcome:

Thank you so much!

Welcome to our goal setting community!  You're not insane, just a fellow makeup lover! :grouphug: I like your idea of a 3 out 1 in, etc - how are you doing to narrow down those items that are 'out'?  

Thank you as well! Yeah, I haven't really decided on the specifics yet. My general idea was, if I manage to sell/give away/use up 3 lipsticks, I' allowed to buy a new one. Obviously using stuff up is a lot harder, but I've done it before (when my collection was way smaller)

 

[SleepingBeauty]

Hello to all the newbies! Fingers crossed for you to be successful! Well, my last purchase has just arrived - Brave and Viva Glam 2. I really thought about returning them, but I've swatched them already and really like them (and I also don't wanna return anything used), so I'll keep them. In retrospective. it was very dumb of me to buy two other lipsticks last Friday when my counter didn't have Brave and Viva Glam 2 in stock. I like Craving and Hot Gossip but I should've just waited for Brave and Viva Glam 2 to be in stock again instead of buying something totally different just for the sake of buying. I now have 18 lipsticks from MAC in total which isn't that much compared to other stashes (no offense!) but enough for me. Plus 10 lipsticks and lipglosses from other brands. However - tomorrow (on 1st January) I will start my no-/low-buy resolution! I'm on a strict no-buy until the end of January and, if the big spring collection comes out in March in Germany, and if I really like it, the no-buy will continue until the beginning of March. Except for staples such as skincare or foundation or such things.

 

[texasmommy]

I took a quick inventory and there are two things I want to pick up soon (a good under eye concealer and a pink gloss). I spent this past year watching what I buy and it seems to have paid off. So other than those and replacing staples, I should be good.... I hope The numbers include the Morning Rose l/s and Autoerotique blush that should get here on the 2nd.

2 UD Naked foundations (1 is a back-up)
1 UD Naked pressed powder
14 single cheek/face products
NARS Joie de Vivre blush palette

1 eye brow powder
4 UD Potion Primers (two large, two smaller)
5 eye liners
5 eye shadow palettes (all UD)
5 eye shadow singles (all MAC)
3 mascaras (all Maybelline)

5 lip balms
5 lip liners
4 lip glosses
14 lipsticks

UD Shattered Face Case
NARS Voulez Vous Cheek & Eye Palette

 

[Glitteryvegas]

Purchased its physical fluidline today and nightmoth liner to go w punk couture lipstick but that's going back! Doesn't look good on me at all. Feeling really good about the start of 2014 - I feel ready to get this started!

 

[charlotte366]

I took a quick inventory and there are two things I want to pick up soon (a good under eye concealer and a pink gloss). I spent this past year watching what I buy and it seems to have paid off. So other than those and replacing staples, I should be good.... I hope  The numbers include the Morning Rose l/s and Autoerotique blush that should get here on the 2nd.   2 UD Naked foundations (1 is a back-up) 1 UD Naked pressed powder 14 single cheek/face products NARS Joie de Vivre blush palette 1 eye brow powder 4 UD Potion Primers (two large, two smaller) 5 eye liners 5 eye shadow palettes (all UD) 5 eye shadow singles (all MAC) 3 mascaras (all Maybelline) 5 lip balms 5 lip liners 4 lip glosses 14 lipsticks UD Shattered Face Case NARS Voulez Vous Cheek & Eye Palette

I wish my collection was like this small enough to be compact and for everything to get loved buy big enough for some variety, this is what I would like to achieve by the end of 2014, happy new year everyone!

 

[shadowaddict]

Anyways, sorry for the long post! You ladies are awesome and I love reading here!

Don't feel bad. You fit right in here with us. You think you have a lot of e/s? Look at my name....so yeah you're not up there with us crazies.... yet I quit counting when I got close to your number and I don't dare begin to count my palettes. I honestly have no clue. I can tell you I many that have never been taken out of their box as well as many other types of procts.. Yes I have a sickness.

As far as highend cosmetics go I think it really has to do with what works for your skin. And if getting color such as e/s, blush, and allI think you have to be honest with yourself if you are going to use it often enough to justify the the price. and do your homework on reviews. I have 12 full & mostly filled 15 MAC palettes, many many singles, a million UD singlesas well as other brands and as I've said paltettes galore. But since I've started being more practical about my usage I have been buying Chanel, Guerlain & other more expensive brands, I don't buy for the name or pretty package because I don't carry it with me. I have found some great quads that I can grab and do a whole look quickly with buttery soft e/s. That way I'm not searching for other colors to blend to get a look. But just about all those big names will have some duds. So I read up before I head to the counter to play.If you're going to use it a lot then the price break down vs a few singles gathering dust wins out for me. I learned the hard and costly way.

 

[shadowaddict]

As far as foundation goes I have to go with what works.

Since menapause has made my uber pale already oily skin a disaster ofchaos I have tried so many brands of foundations and primers and who knows what else. I've used so many with different combinations it's crazy. I thought I found a good one with Chanel Mat Lumiere in Porcelain. Then two months later they discontinued their 2 lightest colors, of course porelain being the lightest. I lost my match but now I hear they are ditching all of Mat Lumiere. Rumor has it that a new foundation for oily skin is on the way, we'll see.

For now what I've found that fits is Hourglass Mineral Veil primer and Armani Lasting Silk foundation in the lightest color. I wish there was a shade lighter. But this is working well. I use Paula's Choice skincare. It's not glamerous but it's good stuff at reasonable prices. I've had too many skin disasters from drugstore to very highend brands of skincare. If you're in the market check it out. They have samples and run specials on certain products here and there. That's when I try to get a few of my regular routine products to last me a while. My oily acne prone skin has never been softer or more even toned. I wish I had this 25 years ago.

I guess my point to my super long posts is don't buy for the brand or lux packaging butif it works well for you and you're gonna use it till you're scaping the last bits out then go for it.


I think someone mentioned e/s brushes earlier. I love my 239, 242, and 222. but cannot live with out my 217. I have 2 of those and 2 of the 239. Love them.

Sorry for any goofy words or typos. I haven't been to bed. So I must go try to get a bit of rest.


Happy New Year!!!

 

[User38]

^ Eyeshadowaddicted one, I so agree with your post (not long btw, mine was longer lol). I have come to a conclusion that the only things I will really splurge on are for skin. I am today buying TF foundation stick, primer (I have the Hourglass but I have heard that the Fdn Stick works best with the primer and brush so I am biting the bullet).

All else, I am shopping my stash for dupes or comps.. actually, I have been happily using all my dupes or comparables -- the cost of makeup is up over 30% which is extraordinary given the global financial circumstances.

I agree with you on the brushes too.. I have all of the ones mentioned but still prefer my 217 for almost everything -- including applying concealer.

big hugs and happy new year!