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

[Naynadine]

I was able to sell something I wanted to get rid of for the longest time on ebay, so I allowed myself to order a brush for that money.
Also I think I talked myself out of the Nars blush I wanted, the latest swatches of it don't look as nice, so that's good.

 

[LinenWhite7]

I went to Target today, and instead of buying everything new from the drugstore lines, I told myself ahead of time I could choose 1 item, so I bought NYX blush in Terra Cotta. I've been lusting over NARS Luster for months and this is supposed to be a close dupe, so I'm really happy with my choice. I don't have anything remotely like it. I like that it is unique to my collection and an inexpensive option for something I've wanted for a long time. My beauty purchases of 2014: Nivea Lip Butter $1.99 NYC nail polish Grand Central Station (to use as a top coat instead of Seche Vite) $1.72 Jumbo bottle of polish remover $2.59 NYX blush $4.99 Next up is the Clinique Cleansing Balm. It's 28.50, so it's gonna have to wait until later in the month.

 

[thefbomb]

I had never been that wear makeup everyday girl.  I would wear it on special occasions or when going out, which some weeks was still 4 or 5 times a week. Fast forward to August 2012 when I realized I had fallen for the cute guy at work, I have this stuff on my face all the time.  And it's not like he hasn't seen me without makeup a million times. So, I use what I have but because I use it more now, I'm more aware of just how much I have and that I don't need it all.  For the life of me, I'm not sure how it got so out of control but I think MAC releasing new stuff almost every month did not help.  Now, that I'm thinking about it, it seems I have always had a vice whether it be shoes, boots, handbags, ribbon, nailpolish, makeup.

Oh MAC definitely doesn't give us a break with these collections! Plus I feel like makeup is hugely popular and always getting more popular thanks to YouTube, Instagram, etc. so you see and hear about stuff so much. I'm in the same boat, first it was earrings then bows and then lipsticks an who knows what else in between

 

[thefbomb]

I returned the product I bought yesterday so my total amount spent on makeup this year so far is back to 0 and i feel relieved I went to IMATS in November and went crazy abit at mac since I was saving 20% off and bought about 9-10 things (lipsticks and 1 f/l) for about $140 and since then I picked up all the PC lipsticks, 2 of the riri lippies, flat out fab and heroine so I've bought so much in a short time I need to slow down! All that being said I will purchase a few things from the upcoming collections but I'm almost done 1 of my lippies woo

 

[Rainbunny]

I'm going to track all my makeup buys including drugstore in the Notes app in my iPhone, and keep a running tally. Just like Weight Watchers!

 

[kanne]

I did not set foot near the MAC counter today. I am avoiding Magnetic Nude.

I went to pick up my Chanel foundation and did buy Taboo though. I have been meaning to get it, and I pretty much exclusively wear dark nail polish, so I know it will get some use! I'm also putting Rose Moire on my list. My Chanel counter is not very busy, so I have plenty of time to get LE shades from them, and the girl is lovely and would get things from other counters if she didn't have them. I think the poor customer service at MAC, especially compared to what I just received at Chanel is another reason to stop me from going back there.

 

[thefbomb]

I'm going to track all my makeup buys including drugstore in the Notes app in my iPhone, and keep a running tally. Just like Weight Watchers!

Good idea! Me too!

 

[elkaknits]

I have been eying the hot pink lipstick from Chanel but I hate Party Parrot. Hate it. And worse I got all frenzied and purchased two when it was a by request. I couldn't sell them since it is now part of the regular line-up and most people go all LE mad and ignore the GC stuff. I think I returned them to maccosmetics. At least I hope I did. Really it was obnoxious. I am afraid the Chanel will be the same. I love pinks and fuchsias but my husband is a Red Lover and that is basically all I wear anymore {or go with nothing} I even mentioned to him that the lack of plum colors {which were my daytime lip pies} had caused me to stop wearing much makeup. I get up at 4 am and stay home watching my grandson so could do a full on red lip powdered face neutral eye look but it just seems so made up for changing diapers ya know? So it tends to be pull hair up in pony and walk around schleppy. Which is fine by me but I do miss wearing stuff and if I put stuff on I think might as well be red so again full on face. Am I going in circles? Yeah I am going in circles all because of that pink Chanel. Somebody help me here.

ps I haven't purchased any cosmetic or toiletry {my real passion is perfume and toiletries} items at all this year. Oh my that sounds like a long time doesn't it? This Year It's been all of 7 days

pps I actually was gifted one of those six items from post above for Christmas so only purchased 5 things last year and nothing since November

 

[kanne]

I have been eying the hot pink lipstick from Chanel but I hate Party Parrot. Hate it. And worse I got all frenzied and purchased two when it was a by request. I couldn't sell them since it is now part of the regular line-up and most people go all LE mad and ignore the GC stuff. I think I returned them to maccosmetics. At least I hope I did. Really it was obnoxious. I am afraid the Chanel will be the same. I love pinks and fuchsias but my husband is a Red Lover and that is basically all I wear anymore {or go with nothing} I even mentioned to him that the lack of plum colors {which were my daytime lip pies} had caused me to stop wearing much makeup. I get up at 4 am and stay home watching my grandson so could do a full on red lip powdered face neutral eye look but it just seems so made up for changing diapers ya know? So it tends to be pull hair up in pony and walk around schleppy. Which is fine by me but I do miss wearing stuff and if I put stuff on I think might as well be red so again full on face. Am I going in circles? Yeah I am going in circles all because of that pink Chanel. Somebody help me here.

ps I haven't purchased any cosmetic or toiletry {my real passion is perfume and toiletries} items at all this year. Oh my that sounds like a long time doesn't it? This Year It's been all of 7 days

pps I actually was gifted one of those six items from post above for Christmas so only purchased 5 things last year and nothing since November

Do you still have Party Parrot or did you return it? You could try applying over lipbalm with your finger if you want to make it a little less full on.

 

[Rainbunny]

Do you still have Party Parrot or did you return it? You could try applying over lipbalm with your finger if you want to make it a little less full on. 

Do you still have Party Parrot or did you return it? You could try applying over lipbalm with your finger if you want to make it a little less full on. 

Or put it on top of a nude lipstick to get a softer pink. You can get a lot of really nice shades by putting a very bold colour on top of a nude. I just put on Lust for Life on top of 113 Rimmel matte, and it looks like an even softer Morning Rose.

 

[janette9687]

I have been eying the hot pink lipstick from Chanel but I hate Party Parrot. Hate it. And worse I got all frenzied and purchased two when it was a by request. I couldn't sell them since it is now part of the regular line-up and most people go all LE mad and ignore the GC stuff. I think I returned them to maccosmetics. At least I hope I did. Really it was obnoxious. I am afraid the Chanel will be the same. I love pinks and fuchsias but my husband is a Red Lover and that is basically all I wear anymore {or go with nothing} I even mentioned to him that the lack of plum colors {which were my daytime lip pies} had caused me to stop wearing much makeup. I get up at 4 am and stay home watching my grandson so could do a full on red lip powdered face neutral eye look but it just seems so made up for changing diapers ya know? So it tends to be pull hair up in pony and walk around schleppy. Which is fine by me but I do miss wearing stuff and if I put stuff on I think might as well be red so again full on face. Am I going in circles? Yeah I am going in circles all because of that pink Chanel. Somebody help me here.

ps I haven't purchased any cosmetic or toiletry {my real passion is perfume and toiletries} items at all this year. Oh my that sounds like a long time doesn't it? This Year It's been all of 7 days

pps I actually was gifted one of those six items from post above for Christmas so only purchased 5 things last year and nothing since November

Are you talking about Candy Yum Yum? becuz Party Parrot was never part of the By Request and it was a beautifuly matte coral, but very comparable to Impassioned. I like Chanel lippies but i always try and go on temptalia and compare in the swatch gallery see if i have anything remotley close since thats a $32 lippie. Even if youre just wearing it for home, a made up neutral look is the diffreance of felling awake and made up then you just staying at home. Mommies need taking care of too! So my all means I think you should be okay with dressing for yourself! Feel better!

 

[Rainbunny]

Since we all have large (or largish) stashes already, maybe we should also use this as a challenge to get creative with what we already have as well as concentrate on improving our application skills. I bet there's very little we couldn't dupe from our own stash with a little tweaking. We could post our successes with "quelling a lemming with our own stash" here, too. E.g., I never really liked my 113 Rimmel matte on me, but now that I know I can dupe the "look," if not the exact shade, of Morning Rose from Magnetic Nudes with the 113/lust for Life combo I described in my previous post, I can get use out of a previously unused lipstick, and avoid the BU I would normally have gotten of MR (I bought from MN before I saw this thread!).

 

[LinenWhite7]

Just tried out my $1.72 nail polish top coat replacement for my usual $10 Seche Vite and omg I will never buy Seche again! I was lemming the HK Girl top coat as well and I'm glad I tried this instead. So, so happy thinking of all the money I will save (I do my nails 2-3x/week). Edit: if anyone is looking for a super cheap top coat alternative, it is NYC In a New York Minute polish in Grand Central Station. Also, I was tempted by a promotion Zoya has right now so I sorted out every polish I own and realized I own 42 nail polishes that I have never worn (or at least I can't remember if I've worn them or not). So I am forcing myself to wear at least half of them before I buy one new polish.

 

[Rainbunny]

One thing I sometimes do to talk myself out of an LE item is to ask myself, if it was perm, would I really pick it up ahead of all the other perm items? The answer is usually no. I think part of the appeal of the LE collections, along with the scarcity issue/ fun of the hunt, is that the perm collection is so overwhelming that Mac effectively "edits" the collection for you and makes you notice something that otherwise wouldn't have stood out from the rest of the perm collection. So ask, (a) would I buy this if it was perm and (b) would I buy it now?

 

[SleepingBeauty]

Pixie - You're truly the voice of reason! Thank you for your input. At the moment I'm quite determined to get the Naked 3 but since it's sold out there's nothing else I can do except for waiting and who knows that I still want it when it's back in stock again? And good for you that you resisted the temptation!

 

[Elba]

So, I just spent an hour filling up my cart with becca stuff, googling reviews and pics and I was just about ready to order... And then I deleted it all. Can I get a pat on the back, pls? I just thought about how much stuff i already have, and how much of it is still untried/swatched only. I realized that that haul wouldn't make me happy. So I'll go and have a shower now and then I'll apply my makeup and play with what I already have. I've been on a mission to use up makeup the last couple of month, and surprisingly it was really easy so far. And I get such a kick out of it! I started to use the same base makeup every day - one foundation, one concealer, one powder, one mascara, etc. I allow myself to choose eyeshadows, blush, highlighter, lipstick etc. freely every day, so I don't get bored. I love it! It actially saves me time in the morning, and I've used up two foundations, two concealers, one powder, two mascaras (samples, but still) and an eyeliner (mac rapidblack, which I never really liked) so far.

 

[VAL4M]

I've been on a mission to use up makeup the last couple of month, and surprisingly it was really easy so far. And I get such a kick out of it! I started to use the same base makeup every day - one foundation, one concealer, one powder, one mascara, etc. I allow myself to choose eyeshadows, blush, highlighter, lipstick etc. freely every day, so I don't get bored. I love it! It actially saves me time in the morning, and I've used up two foundations, two concealers, one powder, two mascaras (samples, but still) and an eyeliner (mac rapidblack, which I never really liked) so far.

OMG I do that all the time!!! and then see the final amount and just closed everything! you did good ... just wishful thinking

 

[VAL4M]

I just broke my Ipad mini screen!

so no makeup purchase for while! *sigh*
I know It doesn't count in makeup spending but it doesn't help lowering my credit balance either.

 

[trina11225]

Are you talking about Candy Yum Yum? becuz Party Parrot was never part of the By Request and it was a beautifuly matte coral, but very comparable to Impassioned. I like Chanel lippies but i always try and go on temptalia and compare in the swatch gallery see if i have anything remotley close since thats a $32 lippie. Even if youre just wearing it for home, a made up neutral look is the diffreance of felling awake and made up then you just staying at home. Mommies need taking care of too! So my all means I think you should be okay with dressing for yourself! Feel better!

lol i was about to say i like party parrot, i have Milani Rose Hip, Wet n wild "Don't Blink Pinl, and Illasmaqua's Corrupt, thus not feeling the need for Candy Yum.

 

[Ajigglin]

Okay, I think my package is finally going back. At one point yesterday, the package was still on its way to me, but it seems that MAC and UPS finally figured it out. I will not make this mistake again. Too much wahala. Meanwhile, to get ready to get Viva Glam RiRi when it comes out (one of my purchases I'm allowing myself this year), I decided to start my spreadsheet of lipsticks I own and what color families they belong to. I haven't met a red I've said no to, so I expect a ton I those. I didn't expect to have so much pink, though, and in such variety. I think I'll leave pinks alone for awhile unless the color is super unique. I seem to be lacking in purples, browns, and nudes. I have enough oranges for my liking. I really should leave red alone, too. I will after Viva Glam RiRi. After I'm done with the lipsticks, I'll tackle lip glosses. I know I don't have very many blushes or eyeshadows, but those were never big things for me, and I certainly don't need another addiction. For those, I'll just stick with what I've got. I have some MSFs and EDSFs, so in my mind they can double up as blush. I don't remember whose idea the spreadsheet was, but it's a great one. I really love my collection! Not sure if that's good or bad, though...