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

CrimsonQuill157

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So this guy has beaten up people before?!?! Oh hell no. Those charges better stick. Hang in there, lady. This cannot be easy. You are right-living in fear is no way to live. I really hope that once he's out of the hospital and back home, Rob can heal and so can you. It's the absolute worst when people who are supposed to be your friend betray you.
Thankfully Rob is home. The fractures are going to have to heal on their own. He is going in tomorrow and Friday to make sure everything is okay. That's what we are hoping but we never heard from the cop today and I know there has not been an arrest.
 

liba

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I was just looking at Mirror. It's so pretty. Wht do you think about the gold one? I loved She Zam and can't imagine this being that much better. I'm excited!!! I'm kinda tempted by Roxo, please tell me I don't need it. LOL That I already have it.
Do you have Diva or Fixed on Drama? Then you probably don't need Roxo. It ran quite brown on me, but on darker skin tones, the brown won't be so intrusive. Even still, the lipsticks in that collection are not exciting. The glosses are where it's at (the gold one is very nice too, also a sophisticated gold, not a wacky, disco, teenager gold or a retro gold either). And the blush duo, after the glosses, although it's possible the paler color may be a bit ashy or not show up that well on anyone darker than NC/NW 35-40. I'm trying to avoid getting it, but it's my
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PixieDancer

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Jeez Crimson that is awful. do you know what caused the fight?





My new low buy rule is no glosses.. Seriously, I have about 24 nude like shades. And I have MAC glosses I bought a year ago that smell older than ones I bought 5 years ago... what gives? I'm going to try so hard to hold out on Pedro glosses. I have the Silver one that came out with the ice winter collex (sh zam) and I LOVE IT, and never got a back up. I know i'm skipping the reds. I have enough. I don't need them. (I'm going to keep repeating that over and over). I'm kinda disgusted, well, that's to strong, that I have so many shades that are just a hair lighter or darker from each other... I mean honestly on my lips, is it going to matter?
No probably not. The subtle differences are the things we makeup enthusiasts can appreciate, but in the long run I think are largely responsible for our outrageous stashes and hoarding. I know I'll never be a girl with 1 red lipstick, but I could definitely come to accept that a slight variance is not going to make a lipstick that much different when it comes to actually using it! Not to mention, I have lip liners to use to tweak colors a little too!
I have been on a gloss no-buy for awhile... they just go bad too quickly and I hate just pitching those pricey tubes left and right. It's gonna have to be REALLY special (I'm looking at you Mirror Lipglass) to make me stray from my gloss no-buy.

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Thankfully Rob is home. The fractures are going to have to heal on their own. He is going in tomorrow and Friday to make sure everything is okay.

That's what we are hoping but we never heard from the cop today and I know there has not been an arrest.
I cannot in my right mind understand how assault (that could honestly be attempted murder at this level) is not served an immediate arrest warrant! How can they leave this monster on the streets!? Were there witnesses? Are they disputing that it was this guy and doing some investigating? They better have a damn good reason for not acting on this quicker!
It really sucks that you have to worry about all this instead of just focusing on the healing. Try to stay strong! And PLEASE be safe!!!
 

CrimsonQuill157

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No probably not. The subtle differences are the things we makeup enthusiasts can appreciate, but in the long run I think are largely responsible for our outrageous stashes and hoarding. I know I'll never be a girl with 1 red lipstick, but I could definitely come to accept that a slight variance is not going to make a lipstick that much different when it comes to actually using it! Not to mention, I have lip liners to use to tweak colors a little too! I have been on a gloss no-buy for awhile... they just go bad too quickly and I hate just pitching those pricey tubes left and right. It's gonna have to be REALLY special (I'm looking at you Mirror Lipglass) to make me stray from my gloss no-buy. I cannot in my right mind understand how assault (that could honestly be attempted murder at this level) is not served an immediate arrest warrant! How can they leave this monster on the streets!? Were there witnesses? Are they disputing that it was this guy and doing some investigating? They better have a damn good reason for not acting on this quicker! It really sucks that you have to worry about all this instead of just focusing on the healing. Try to stay strong! And PLEASE be safe!!!
The best thing I can say about the cops in this county is that they are crooked. Most likely, the guy knows someone and that's how he has gotten away with all this.
 

Paint&Ink Chick

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The best thing I can say about the cops in this county is that they are crooked. Most likely, the guy knows someone and that's how he has gotten away with all this.
Amen sister! PixieDancer is preaching tonight lol. But ya gotta keep the gloss. Guess mine don't go bad cause I always use em.
 

Medgal07

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I'm sorry, I didn't understand the whole story. I am happy that he is ok.

I was just looking at Mirror. It's so pretty. Wht do you think about the gold one? I loved She Zam and can't imagine this being that much better. I'm excited!!! I'm kinda tempted by Roxo, please tell me I don't need it. LOL That I already have it.

Jeez, these stories are horrible.


I know right!!!
Damn, we almost had her.
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Prettypackages

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Quick question, okay two...

How do you all organize your lipsticks? The same color family, then light to dark? By finish? By type, meaning nudes, brights, midtones, sheers?

And do you give away glosses you don't like or use? Not sure I feel comfortable giving those away.
 

charlotte366

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30 days 30 lippies round 2! SUMMARY: 3 OUT : 1 KEEP Day 1 25/05: Revlon Romantic Kissable Balm Stain - umm its going i like the color but have other pencil formulas I prefer, this one is gone - OUT Day 2 26/05: L'Oreal Glossy Balm Sin on Peach - love the colour but made my lips sore, this one is gone - OUT Day 3 27/05: Revlon Honey Kissable Balm Stain - I think this is going to go to, its not the best on me. - OUT Day4 28/05: Rimmel Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipstick in 20 - its a better colour,it looks good now my hair is back to its natural cool dark brown shade, the perfect clash. - KEEP
 

charlotte366

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Quote:Originally Posted by Prettypackages

Quick question, okay two...

How do you all organize your lipsticks? The same color family, then light to dark? By finish? By type, meaning nudes, brights, midtones, sheers?

And do you give away glosses you don't like or use? Not sure I feel comfortable giving those away.



For me I have 4 muji wide draws with my lip products in, In 1 drawer I store all my chubby pencil balms by brand and then light to dark within each brand. I then have a high end draw again orgainised by brand as i find I can fit more in this way and I order with favourites/everyday colours closer to the front and colours I use less often to the back I then have a draw of drugstore and a drawer of lipglosses organised in the same way. I find this method maximises how many products fit in each draw compared to mixing up brands with different packaging. I can usually find what I want very easily. As for glosses most of mine are low end so I tend to throw them out, first use I never use the applicator in case I want to try to sell or give to someone, but after I have double dipped etc I usually throw or back to mac them.
 

ILoveMakeup84

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Quick question, okay two...  How do you all organize your lipsticks?  The same color family, then light to dark?   By finish?   By type, meaning nudes, brights, midtones, sheers?  And do you give away glosses you don't like or use?  Not sure I feel comfortable giving those away. 
I organize them by color family, light to dark. :D its very easy to find the shade you want that way imo!
 

jennyap

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Quote:Originally Posted by Prettypackages

Quick question, okay two...

How do you all organize your lipsticks? The same color family, then light to dark? By finish? By type, meaning nudes, brights, midtones, sheers?

And do you give away glosses you don't like or use? Not sure I feel comfortable giving those away.



At the moment I organise my Mac lippies by finish (I don't have many non-Mac, those are all in a separate spot, organised by brand, don't have more than 2 or 3 in each brand). Even for Mac, I don't have huge numbers - only about 40. Which is a lot by regular folk standards I know, but not so many that I can't remember what I've got. Split between 10 different finishes, it's pretty easy to find what I'm looking for. If I had many more, I think I would probably do by colour family.
 

NaomiH

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Oh, I meant the 159! How are you liking it? The AA brushes look awesome but I have to admit I don't get the split fiber thing. My brush knowledge is minimal!
After using it this morning with a regular powder blush (Stylish Me), I've decided that I will use the 159 mainly for MSFs and similar highlighters as I think that is it's real strong point. It works well as a blush brush, but I really think it is a better brush for highlighting.
 

Kaidan

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Quick question, okay two...

How do you all organize your lipsticks? The same color family, then light to dark? By finish? By type, meaning nudes, brights, midtones, sheers?

And do you give away glosses you don't like or use? Not sure I feel comfortable giving those away.
I organize mine by the brand of lipsticks that I have most, then by color, then finish. I set a slot apart for back up lipsticks which is few.

Brand (the one with most products is first) →Color (pinks, corals, orange, reds, nude, off-beat, etc.)→Finish (sheer to matte)

I only give away glosses to my mom if she likes the color and finish (not tacky sticky glosses like the ones from MAC) because she's the only person I know who prefers glosses over lipsticks. If she doesn't like it, then I throw it away. However, I'm extremely picky with lip glosses, so I have very few and they are all loved. If my mom likes one of the glosses that I have and like, then I usually buy an extra one for her.
 

DarylandCarole

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Thank you so much ladies. It's so nice to have somewhere to turn when I just need to let go. He's in a lot of pain this morning. We slept off and on last night and every time I woke up, he was awake. He's resting now and I'm leaving him be for a while (per his request - I hate being ten feet from him). One of his friends has basically turned his back on him. They've been friends since they were kids and I don't know why he's doing this to Rob. He's taking the guy who did this' side. He hasn't called to check on Rob once. Thankfully Rob does have some good friends who are sticking by and checking on him when they can. It's just such a complicated mess around here. I'm enjoying catching up with the threads. It makes me feel sane and normal when everything else is changed.
I'm glad
I'm sorry about upsetting you so much. I apologize. I've known many men who have been in very difficult times in their lives and unfortunately, for most of them, it winds up bringing out some real asshole behavior in the men who are around them. It's almost like men can smell when another man is down and then they go prey upon him. It's the opposite of how women treat their men. It's really weird and disturbing, but it's shockingly common.  It could be a positive experience for him overall, if he says "ok, all this stuff is getting too dark and I need to go towards the positive people in my life and leave the predators and cruelty in the dust". I hope you see what I mean here. I've been in this many many times before and it's a very hard situation for the woman in the guy's life. My sympathy is with both of you!
I understand what you're saying, Liba. Sometimes a bad event can make us reassess our lives and end friendships that are no longer best for us. I have done that myself. Although I didn't like the bad event, I managed to learn from it and use it as a catalyst to make positive changes.
 

User38

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ok,


i am going to post some pics of SOME of my Macs.. lol. Right now, it looks like a looney bin.

and any suggestions will be appreciated!

xoxox
 

kerry-jane88

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So seven new blush items snuck into my blus stash this month, naughty me! Though I did purge a lot of colours a few weeks ago so numbers aren't getting too large again.
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I pulled the cheek and eye palettes I had out of my blush box and put them into my eyeshadow box, as the eye colours get forgotten. This area is looking a lot more streamlined.
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I've took all my lipsticks out of their boxes. It had an e immediate effect as I've worn a lip product most days since :) I think my new makeup rule is that if I don't reach for something for over 6 months it can go. There's colours I like but just never wear that are clogging my collection. This is where im at half. A year in my low buy!
 

Paint&Ink Chick

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Can't wait for the pics @Hergreyness. So last night my oldest son graduated from 8th grade! I was truly the proudest mom in the world. Actually I cried, I know lol. My son has autism, so it was just a big deal for me. Only downer was his asshole father. I think his teacher knew I didn't care too much for me & vise versa. So once they left the gym all the kids went outside to celebrate, so actually gave him his diploma! Upon all the hoopla, taking pics I didn't realize we didn't have it, till my older cousin asked if I knew he had it & sent a pic of him with it. She said he stated he wasn't giving it back. I called and ask for it, but no. So I called the school to see if I could get another one, so praying for that. I was not gonna let that man upset & bother me again, he can enjoy his miserable life without me. But you ladies did motivate me to go all out with me makeup lol. I'm glad I got to use a lot of my products that get no luv since I don't go anywhere lol.
 

CrimsonQuill157

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They've dropped the charges. Apparently where they had both consumed alcohol (Rob was NOT drunk, he'd had a couple beers), you can beat the shit out of someone to the point of breaking their fucking orbital bones and it's A OKAY YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH IT

I"m shaking with rage I've never been so angry in my life, this guy has done this to THREE PEOPLE NOW, and they will not press charges. I don't even feel safe in my neighborhood
 

Naynadine

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They've dropped the charges. Apparently where they had both consumed alcohol (Rob was NOT drunk, he'd had a couple beers), you can beat the shit out of someone to the point of breaking their fucking orbital bones and it's A OKAY YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH IT

I"m shaking with rage I've never been so angry in my life, this guy has done this to THREE PEOPLE NOW, and they will not press charges. I don't even feel safe in my neighborhood
That is messed up :/ I'm sorry you two have to deal with all of this.
 
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