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

[walkingdead]

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

Congratulations!! So happy for you! You look awesome btw

 

[Naynadine]

I was so distracted by your beauty that I forgot to say congrats on the offer!

 

[PixieDancer]

"30 Lipsticks in 30 Days"
Updated List:

Day 1: Revlon Lip Butter Peach Parfait
Day 2: Revlon Lip Butter Creme Brûlée
Day 3: RiRi Woo w/ MAC Cherry lip pencil
Day 4: RiRi Heaux w/ MAC Beet lip pencil
Day 5: Snob w/ MAC Hip & Happy lip pencil
Day 6: Viva Glam VI w/ Too Faced Nude lip pencil
Day 7: Revlon Lip Butter Pink Truffle
Day 8: Revlon Lip Butter Red Velvet w/ MAC Dervish lip pencil
Day 9: UD Super-Saturated High Gloss Lip Color Pencil in Glinda
Day 10: Scandelicious Kissable Lipcolour w/ MAC Embrace Me lip pencil
Day 11: Huggable Lip Colour in Rusty
Day 12: Apres Chic w/ MAC Dervish lip pencil
Day 13: Huggable Lip Colour in Out For Passion
Day 14: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Smitten
Day 15: Speed Dial w/ MAC Dervish Lip pencil (can you tell I LOVE this pencil!? It goes with everything! It's a MLBB pencil for me!)
Day 16: Mehr w/ MAC Soar lip pencil (ALMOST wore Dervish lip pencil again... but forced myself to switch it up!)
Day 17: Snapdragon w/ MAC Hip 'N Happy lip pencil
SKIPPED ANOTHER SPRING CLEANING DAY WITH MY MOM

Day 18: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Rendezvous
** I'm glad I wore this, because it completely talked me out of ALL the Patentpolish Lip Pencils OFFICIALLY! YAY!!

SO.... believe it or not, I've skipped Patentpolish and By Request! Also planning to skip PS, unless 1 blush sucks me back in. But my plan is to stay strong and SKIP!
Also NO Maleficent! AND, keeping to my 3 limit for Playland and hopefully (please please please let it be) AA!

 

[PixieDancer]

@Alysse011 you look AH-Mazing! AND CONGRATULATIONS DOLL!!! YAY on the job news! See... you did great and were so worried! AWESOME!!

@liba Hope you feel better soon! I know it's a hard time. You're in my thoughts!!

@Naynadine WoooooHooooo for your dad coming home! You must be so relived! I'll keep sending good vibes that his health progresses!

 

[Prettypackages]

"30 Lipsticks in 30 Days"
Updated List:

Day 18: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Rendezvous
** I'm glad I wore this, because it completely talked me out of ALL the Patentpolish Lip Pencils OFFICIALLY! YAY!!

Now I want this... *putting it on the list*

 

[PixieDancer]

Now I want this... *putting it on the list*

Oh no... lol I hate to enable.
Let me explain...I was happy to find a product in my collection that performed well enough to NOT buy another item I didn't really "need!" So you probably don't need to get this. I just enjoy the Revlon Bitten Stains. I have 3 and use them quite often. And I'm pretty skeptical of drugstore products overall. But these feel moisturizing and apparently outlast those Patentpolish pencils all day! Obviously it's probably a different finish, but these Revlon Bitten Stains work great for me for that jumbo pencil lip product. And now they have SOOOO many shade choices and finishes! I wouldn't say run out and buy if you have a lot already. But if you're tempted by the Patentpolish pencils, they are worth taking a look at for the price point! And they ALWAYS have sales somewhere... so don't pay full price. HTH

 

[Prettypackages]

Oh no... lol I hate to enable.
Let me explain...I was happy to find a product in my collection that performed well enough to NOT buy another item I didn't really "need!" So you probably don't need to get this. I just enjoy the Revlon Bitten Stains. I have 3 and use them quite often. And I'm pretty skeptical of drugstore products overall. But these feel moisturizing and apparently outlast those Patentpolish pencils all day! Obviously it's probably a different finish, but these Revlon Bitten Stains work great for me for that jumbo pencil lip product. And now they have SOOOO many shade choices and finishes! I wouldn't say run out and buy if you have a lot already. But if you're tempted by the Patentpolish pencils, they are worth taking a look at for the price point! And they ALWAYS have sales somewhere... so don't pay full price. HTH

LOL, no you didn't enable me. I looked up the color and fell in love. I'm on a red/coral peach/coral kick and thought this was so pretty. Plus, at Walgreens, the pencils were just buy one get one half off. (Hmmm this might have been last week). So if they're still on sale, or the next time they are, I'll get it. I'm skeptical of drugstore brands too b/c a. I can't try them on b. someone undoubtedly has and shouldn't have. So I usually skip them. But I will pick up more for me, and My mom. She is trying to branch out in new colors, these might help her.

 

[PixieDancer]

LOL, no you didn't enable me. I looked up the color and fell in love. I'm on a red/coral peach/coral kick and thought this was so pretty. Plus, at Walgreens, the pencils were just buy one get one half off. (Hmmm this might have been last week). So if they're still on sale, or the next time they are, I'll get it. I'm skeptical of drugstore brands too b/c a. I can't try them on b. someone undoubtedly has and shouldn't have. So I usually skip them. But I will pick up more for me, and My mom. She is trying to branch out in new colors, these might help her.

Ok good... whew! Dodged a bullet! LOL
Yes, they are awesome if you are trying to get outside your comfort zone... instead of paying full price for a trendy lipstick you might end up not liking at all. Definitely wait for a sale. They have those new matte finish ones out now too!! But you're right, Rendezvous is a gorgeous face brightening coral/orange!! Made me feel perfectly fine about skipping Teen dream PP! YAY!

 

[LinenWhite7]

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

Congrats on the job offer, and gorgeous look today! Thanks for sharing!

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.

So glad your dad is doing better!

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....

You can try repressing a shattered item by crushing it up to a fine powder with a fork or something similar, then pouring in enough rubbing alcohol to make it like a paste, stirring and smoothing, and then letting it dry. The alcohol will evaporate. If it isn't totally solid you can press it in with your fingers a little, too. I fixed an Urban Decay single shadow that way. It even went on to survive being depotted.

 

[mosha010]

Yay liba and Naynadine having good news !!!!!! Woot! Spring IS coming and with it brighter and sunnier days. Hope you guys are having a good week so far

 

[LinenWhite7]

Days 1 and 2 of Love It or Leave it April Foundation: CoverGirl outlast stay fabulous 3-in-1 in 810 classic ivory - KEEP Concealer: maybelline instant age rewind eraser dark circles in Neutralizer - GONE, wasn't brightening under my eyes Blush: Julep glow blush in peach Bellini - KEEP Bronzer: Revlon PhotoReady bronzed & chic KEEP Highlight: physicians forums shimmer strips Vegas strip - GONE, I like the color but it accentuated my fine lines Lip: Milani Nude Creme l/s with Revlon SL l/g in Nude Lustre - LIPSTICK IS GONE (just don't love that formula), GLOSS IS A KEEPER Eye: Too Faced A la Mode eyes palette - KEEP Mascara: CoverGirl Clump Crusher - GONE, looks good when applied but the oomph goes away quickly and then it's just ok Lumene BB Cream - KEEP but I won't repurchase when it's gone Physician's Formula Happy Booster blush in Natural - KEEP Mally mascara - KEEP Mommy Makeup brow gel - KEEP NYX butter gloss in strawberry parfait & Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie gloss in Rebel - BOTH KEEPERS

 

[DarylandCarole]

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?

Finally! Someone besides myself and Kristen who love the Chromeglass! I still have 3 of them and bring myself to part with them, even though they're so old. I have Sunmetal, Alreafy Fab, and Auto-de-Femme. What color is Technobeet?

 

[User38]

@Alysse011 gorgeous look! and congrats on the job offer!

@Naynadine ... congrats on Dad feeling better and coming home!

@liba feel better soon sweetie! hope whatever you decide is your best choice and makes you healthy and happy!

@ me -- half the week is done, and I am on countdown mode till I leave next week. Serious shopping to do in Italy

@Everybody.. hugs to all and may you have a great rest of week!


oh, my lippie for today was a product I worked on but it has not hit the market.. yet. It is a brownie orange -- I will call it HGorange.. lol.

 

[liba]

@Alysse011 you look AH-Mazing! AND CONGRATULATIONS DOLL!!! YAY on the job news! See... you did great and were so worried! AWESOME!!

@liba Hope you feel better soon! I know it's a hard time. You're in my thoughts!!

@Naynadine WoooooHooooo for your dad coming home! You must be so relived! I'll keep sending good vibes that his health progresses!

Thanks again Pixie - you're such a dear. Like I've said before, the only reason I even bother telling my personal tales online is due to sweethearts like you!

Today's lippie was Modest Mineralize Lipglass. If I hadn't been doing this challenge, I would have just been wearing these and the Huggables the whole month. These MLGs aren't as pigmented as the Huggables, but they sure are as easy on the lips and they also make my lips as youthfully smooth as the Huggables too (although I shouldn't say these things in the Low Buy thread, perhaps). The good news is they'll be around for a while and if you are run out of a Huggable or a basic lip gloss, and are ready to replenish, these are a great choice. I loved them all, but only bought 3 in colors like others I'd just B2Med empties for in the past couple months.

Another little low buy tidbit: When there's a collection that doesn't grab me, I don't even bother to look in the threads about them, or I take a quick peek to see if people are talking about silly stuff like teeth and then move right along. Might as well reinforce my original decision. I've skipped By Request entirely and no Malificent either. Even with Playland, where seeing the products in person really made me want more than I'd originally thought I was interested in, I am constantly reassessing, and will probably cut the order shorter after all. I'll take another look at it and Proenza tomorrow when I pick up the Patentpolishes and finalize my decisions then. One good thing about LE collections - they make me want to be 100% decided on what I'm getting right off the bat, because I refuse to scrounge around trying to get in on second orders of sold out items. That keeps me pretty definitive about my choices and lets me have everything right then and there to actually use, rather than accumulate things piecemeal, that might wind up not getting the use they deserve as time passes. I'm definitely buying less this year overall, but I can't say it's by THAT much.

 

[Starlight77]

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!

I don't know your reasons for not getting it removed or not but I had mine removed a few years ago. 3 weeks after I gave birth I ate a big chocolate chip cookie and i nearly fell to the floor doubling over in pain. I thought my uterus burst open and i was dying a slow agonizing death. Sounds dramatic but it's how bad it felt. I actually kissed my newborn goodbye and didn't think i'd ever see him again. On the way to the hospital i felt pain slowly rising up my back. it was a pain i'd never felt before it was crippling . A hard burning pain. Compared to labor I would say pretty close but at least that has a beautiful reward in the end. LOL
ok now to answer what you asked above... I had to wait 5 weeks with the pain before surgery because I had just had a labor that ended in a c-section and there needed to be a certain amount of time or so in between surgeries. (don't remember all the reasons). I had no pain prior, no signs, nothing. I ate completely healthy during my pregnancy or it would have happened during making things really bad (thank God). An attack can happen at any time and gall stones can form at anytime. My digestion could have been messed up but with all the end of pregnancy issues and heartburn I wouldn't have noticed. Fat, meat, chicken and veggies you listed above never affected me during those 5 weeks. It was onions, broccoli and anything super greasy. I still can't eat onions or anything super greasy except pizza . I can eat anything I want. I do watch my sugar intake as the fear of that pain after that cookie is unforgettable. I have eaten fast food and super fatty foods with no pain at all. of course I was more cautious during those 5 weeks than now but I was also breastfeeding so didn't consume too much junk.
I had difficultly breathing, it felt like a balloon was blown up inside me pushing on all my organs (dramatic again, but it's how it felt). I had gall stones just once and luckily nothing went into the liver duct. They had to run a whole day of testing to make sure so i could have the laparoscopic (sp??) surgery. After removal I was on a liquid diet for 2 days than regular food again slowly. My digestion went back to normal and I have been pain free ever since. I couldn't laugh for a few days as it was the only thing that made me hurt after surgery and I was holding my baby the day after. I get stomach upset if i eat anything crazy greasy or onions but nothing that laying down and resting can't fix. If you have any questions feel free to pm me as i remember everything.
hope you feel better *hugs*

 

[Starlight77]

Day 22: MAC Double Spin Lipstick w/Dior Addict Gloss Evening Rose on top MAC Smokey Mauve EDES W/ MAC Interior Life Palette Dior Rosebud Blush Ok so double spin and dior's evening rose is my most random lip combo ever but now it's my most favorite. It makes the prettiest mauvey dusty pink shade. In love. I was giving double spin a last try too and was going to back to Mac it tomorrow. So glad I tried it one last time.

 

[liba]

Ok so double spin and dior's evening rose is my most random lip combo ever but now it's my most favorite. It makes the prettiest mauvey dusty pink shade. In love. I was giving double spin a last try too and was going to back to Mac it tomorrow. So glad I tried it one last time.

Thanks so much for describing what you went through - I'm really glad to hear it solved things for you. It helps so much to hear people's experiences! I'll PM you with questions in the next day or two for sure. I REALLY appreciate the help.

Double Spin is an awesome lipstick. I only look good in it in the dead of winter when I'm at my palest, but then I love it! It's one of my most used up tubes too. I'm hoping one day MAC will bring it back or something similar. 'Glad you found a good combo with it. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever tried lots of different gloss combos with it. Gotta give that a try!

 

[Ajigglin]

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

Congrats! You're purty.

 

[Ajigglin]

Liba, hope things look up for you health wise. Surgery is scary, so I don't blame you for not wanting to, but it looks like there are some success stories to take comfort in. I completely fell off the lip challenge, so I hopped back on with the UD lip crayon in Apocolypse. This was the first dud not because of the color (it's a nice wine on me), but because the damn point on the pencil keeps breaking off! No sir. That's the last one I'll buy.

 

[singer82]

Congrats to everyone that had good news! So happy to see, you all derserve it! Sorry you are facing this difficult decision Liba. I continue to keep you in my prayers I had a good night at work finally. A guy from our high school that was really good friends with my husband tipped me $67! I was in shock! Day 14 Darling cherie- revlon lip stain Day 15 Ruffian Red Day 16 Fire sign