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

[veronikawithak]

I have to applaud all of you who go on these Purge's. I really need to make an effort to go in and weed out the stuff, but I find it so overwhelming. And then, even as I'm throwing it out, I'll convince myself I'll wear it at some point. I need to be ruthless, but with my stash I can't .

It's not easy! After a few rounds over the past year it's still tough. But I feel less overwhelmed with less stuff so I have to force myself do it for my own sanity. I want to open my drawers and feel a sense of gleeful indecision because I love everything so much I can't choose what to wear.. instead of guilting myself into wearing something I don't love just because I hate to see it sitting there not getting used. If you feel like you need to purge, it might help if you got rid of one thing at a time at first to ease into it.

 

[shellygrrl]

FEED THE SENSES! I really love that lippie! And you're making me want to pull out my UD Mushroom and give it another go. Can't seem to love that one for some reason. Thanks for the inspiration!

Throw Mushroom in your travel kit for a while! :nods: I really like the combo I did; very pretty. (MAC Quarry would dupe for MUG Unexpected, and you don't have to use a black in the outer corner, either.) You could also pair it with MAC Copperplate in the crease. A mid-brown would work as well (something like MAC Wedge or UD Naked or Buck). If you wanted to inject a little bit of colour, you could incorporate something like Fig 1. Mushroom would also work very well on its own, IMO.

 

[PixieDancer]

Mushroom would also work very well on its own, IMO.

Good idea! I WILL throw it in my travel bag for my trip this week!! And I think using it with Fig 1 would be a great option for me... since I love Fig 1 but have never thought to pair it with Mushroom!! You are on a roll woman! HeeHee Thanks!

 

[PixieDancer]

Welcome back, Crimson! It will be nice to see more posts from you. I love the colors of the lip tars but I never use the one I have because I don't want to carry a lip brush around. Do u always use one or is there a different way to apply?

One of our Spectrettes posted this link in the OCC Lip Tar thread (I think)... Maybe give this idea a try! It's a tutorial on how to turn your lip tars into lip pencils. Looks interesting!
http://www.portraitofmai.com/2013/07/diy-tutorial-turn-your-lip-tars-into_20.html

 

[Maris Crane]

So I'll skip not just Simpsons but RHPS and the Nars Audacious lipsticks, too.

I was fine with NARS Audacious until I realised it was a full range of colours. It kept showing up in my Specktra feed, but I just ASSumed it was one lipstick called Audacious from Fall everyone was talking about. Some of the colours sound gorgeous, but I think I can skip until someone gives me a gift card.

 

[DarylandCarole]

I have to applaud all of you who go on these Purge's. I really need to make an effort to go in and weed out the stuff, but I find it so overwhelming. And then, even as I'm throwing it out, I'll convince myself I'll wear it at some point. I need to be ruthless, but with my stash I can't .

I haven't purged anything recently, either. I like it all! There are a few lippies I don't LOVE , like 2. All of the others I do love and can't bring my self to get rid of them. So I'm just focusing on using up a few and buying less. I was thinking about getting something from AW, then tonight I wore Twig. I'd forgotten how lovely it is. Look! Although it looks more roses here, and on me it's a brown.

I also have a Velvet Teddy, Film Noir, Mystical, Bronze Shimmer, and Double Shot. Plus reddish-browns. That's enough brown-toned lippies for me, I think.

 

[PixieDancer]

I also have a Velvet Teddy, Film Noir, Mystical, Bronze Shimmer, and Double Shot. Plus reddish-browns. That's enough brown-toned lippies for me, I think.

So pretty girl!

 

[charlotte366]

I have to applaud all of you who go on these Purge's. I really need to make an effort to go in and weed out the stuff, but I find it so overwhelming. And then, even as I'm throwing it out, I'll convince myself I'll wear it at some point. I need to be ruthless, but with my stash I can't

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If you find it overwelming concentrate on just one type of product in your stash, so Lipsticks or glosses, eyeshadows, foundations, blushers etc. You can then take your time and even do mini challenges to pick the better performing formulas, whilst weeding out that need to go without it becoming an overwelming task. Once I decide to purge something I put it in a seperate make up bag or old show box for 4-6 weeks, if I haven't thought about it or reached for it in that time frame I then let it go, it helps stops me having pangs of regret and convincing myself I will use it, when I just established I didn't miss it!

 

[charlotte366]

Mushroom would also work very well on its own, IMO.

I have mushroom and it sits neglected in my eyeshadow singles draw. These are really helpful suggestions, I am going to pull it out next week once I have washed all my brushes - they are all dirty and I have been putting off washing them by using a shadow sticks and blending with my finger! I am then going to challenge myself to use it continuously for 5 days to see if I can find a way to make it work for me using your suggested color combos!

 

[charlotte366]

I was fine with NARS Audacious until I realised it was a full range of colours. It kept showing up in my Specktra feed, but I just ASSumed it was one lipstick called Audacious from Fall everyone was talking about. Some of the colours sound gorgeous, but I think I can skip until someone gives me a gift card.

I saw this on Temptalia at the weekend, I was fine and thought I could resist until I realised there was a Charlotte Lipstick! Now looking at the swatches it might make a lovely fall/winter colour, I don't have anything like this, i own true reds, orange reds and lots of pinks/MLBB colours, but no darks/vampy/purple shades so this could fill that hole in my collection. i just wonder how I will incorporate it into my look - it has to be work appropriate.....how do you all wear darker/vampy colours on the lips, what do you do with eyes and cheeks ?

 

[charlotte366]

I also have a Velvet Teddy, Film Noir, Mystical, Bronze Shimmer, and Double Shot. Plus reddish-browns. That's enough brown-toned lippies for me, I think.

Very pretty - that is a lovely natural color on you

 

[awickedshape]

I was fine with NARS Audacious until I realised it was a full range of colours. It kept showing up in my Specktra feed, but I just ASSumed it was one lipstick called Audacious from Fall everyone was talking about. Some of the colours sound gorgeous, but I think I can skip until someone gives me a gift card. 

lol I totally ignored it til I saw all the lipsticks together.

 

[CrimsonQuill157]

I haven't purged anything recently, either. I like it all! There are a few lippies I don't LOVE , like 2. All of the others I do love and can't bring my self to get rid of them. So I'm just focusing on using up a few and buying less. I was thinking about getting something from AW, then tonight I wore Twig. I'd forgotten how lovely it is. Look! Although it looks more roses here, and on me it's a brown.

I also have a Velvet Teddy, Film Noir, Mystical, Bronze Shimmer, and Double Shot. Plus reddish-browns. That's enough brown-toned lippies for me, I think.

You look beautiful!

 

[veronikawithak]

I'm contemplating skipping the MAC AW shadows and checking out the new MUFE ones instead. Also thinking about skipping Pink Cult and Fun Ending and getting some more Hourglass blushes during the November sale. My 5 items per month limit is really making me think twice about a lot of things.. I know I'm going to want to take advantage of the Sephora sale and holiday sets so I'm trying to plan ahead. Not going to be easy. :S

 

[Maris Crane]

@burghchick, Twig looks great on you!

 

[veronikawithak]

Decided to let go of 3 other blushes today with the momentum I've got going. I'm down to 3 powders, 2 creams and 2 of the Becca Shimmer Souffles. Such a relief having them out actually, I just know which ones I reach for and it's the same ones all the time. I like to focus on eyes or lips and keep the cheeks neutral most of the time. Now that I've got blushes sorted out I'm on to using my eyeshadows more! With AW coming up I made a quad with the closest shades I had to the ones in the collection. I chose Yogurt, Copperplate, Haux, and Sumptuous Olive. Today I did a look with Yogurt all over the eye, Copperplate in the crease and outer corner, and Sumptuous Olive in a thick line on the middle of the upper lashline. Really liked how it turned out!

 

[jchait]

Sold my antiquitease palette. That was really hard to let go of

 

[veronikawithak]

Just saw that there is an Hourglass blush palette.. I'm doomed. It has a shade I already have and I still want it lol.

 

[shellygrrl]

Just saw that there is an Hourglass blush palette.. I'm doomed. It has a shade I already have and I still want it lol.

RUNNNNNNNNNNNNN! RUN AWAY!

 

[veronikawithak]

RUNNNNNNNNNNNNN! RUN AWAY!

Lol! No can do. I'm running towards it with open arms, and I'm okay with that! It has one of the blushes I was planning on getting during the sale anyway. This just means I 100% am not getting any other blushes. Glad I know about it now so I can plan ahead too and stay within my item limit.