allthingsglam
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awwww u are welcome and yes u have to go get your birthday freebie to
Resolution "LOW-BUY" 2014! Who wants to play?
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LinenWhite7
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I've got Native, Turn On, Catfight and Jilted. Three I got from the Black Friday deal last year. They are beautiful, but I have so many damn lipsticks that I hardly wear them. Native is definitely my favorite of the group, but I'm very happy with all 4 of them. Maybe swatch them and choose one and pick it up during a F&F sale?
KiKi Kontour
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ooooh NATIVE was on my list too. I want an easy breezy color i'd wear with an everyday look
SleepingBeauty
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I just gave in to my craving and ordered the Naked 3. I didn't want to order it on beautybay because it's much more expensive than on hqhair or lookfantastic but I've been stalking these onlineshops for about two weeks now and nothing has changed and patience isn't my strongest suit.
So I ended up paying 55€ including shipping but I can't wait to get it! I'm really excited for it! I don't care if this makes my spendings in January explode because I just have to have it.
LinenWhite7
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I think Native definitely fits the bill as easy breezy everyday - it's a creamy pinky nude. I don't usually wear traditional nudes because I have cool undertones but I think Native is quite universally flattering.
novocainedreams
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I love Native, I have never been able to find/wear a good nude or light pink but it really works on me! I have yet to find one of the UD lipsticks I don't love, lol.
KiKi Kontour
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NATIVE it will be...one day lol.
its ok sleeping beauty **cue Donnie McClurkin** we fall down but we get up!!!
its ok sleeping beauty **cue Donnie McClurkin** we fall down but we get up!!!
ma146rina
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55?! I paid 48 a few days ago! maybe euro went down again..If that makes you feel any better the promo codes from lookfantastic never worked with the Naked palettes..I just gave in to my craving and ordered the Naked 3. I didn't want to order it on beautybay because it's much more expensive than on hqhair or lookfantastic but I've been stalking these onlineshops for about two weeks now and nothing has changed and patience isn't my strongest suit.So I ended up paying 55€ including shipping but I can't wait to get it! I'm really excited for it! I don't care if this makes my spendings in January explode because I just have to have it.
MzBrownBeauty
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I caved and bought the Too Faced Chocolate palette off HSN. On another beauty blog site someone was so awesome to post a $20 off code for new shoppers!!! And it included free shipping 
That's it! Nothing else for a while except skin care & replacements.
That's it! Nothing else for a while except skin care & replacements.
KiKi Kontour
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that's a good deal tho
makeupbyvee
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Kaori
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I caved in and bought three free zoya polishes for 12$ S&H >.< I don't have any of their polishes, so figured I may try it for just 4$ a piece. I was resisting until now because I thought they contained formaldehyd resin but then they had this big fat 5free banner on their website so I caved in and got the ones that I don't have anything similar to them yet: Zara, Aurora and Payton(I really wanted chanel taboo but 27$ for polish is WAAAAY too much, so this looks good enough for a dupe). I hope there wont be anymore sales anytime soon, its too hard to resist QQ
SleepingBeauty
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Hihi, thank you! Yes, we're all new to this but one day we'll be able to resist makeup.
The price went up from 48€ to 52€ within a few minutes and because I chose tracked shipping I had to pay an extra 2€. Yes, that makes me feel better indeed. Thank you! This will be my last makeup purchase in a long time, anyway. Spring is knocking on the door and I need a few clothes. Also, we just bought a new car and need to save wherever it's possible.
IHughes
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I've been resisting quite nicely!! I went to Sephora on Saturday and I thought I'd do some serious damage but amazingly enough I only bought a reduced mini travalo type perfume container by Sephora. I thought they'd have more things reduced in price but it was mainly their own brand and a three very strange colors of MUFE lipsticks.
NewChick10
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Quote:Originally Posted by lilinah
Mostly i'm planning to "shop" my own makeup inventory for much of this year. I'm not on a NO Buy, but i am definitely going to buy less.
LIPSTICKS: I actually do wear them and i have a few that i've used a good deal of. I'm going to try to wear lipstick every day and see if i can work through a few. They're not off my list, but after i snap some photos of my "collection" -- looks like it'll be sunny most of next week, good for portraits of lipstick tubes -- i know i'll keep the number of purchases down. AND i can B2M them as i use them, since most of mine are MAC, so it'll be like getting a new lipstick for free!
LIP GLOSSES: I rarely wear them, so i'm promising myself to skip them unless they're really really unusual or utterly perfect for my coloring.
EYE LINERS: I use eye liners of all sorts, cake, gel, liquid, pencil -- lately i've been really loving Fluidlines a whole lot. I'm going to try to wear eye liner every day. I've got a liquid liner that's almost used up, so that's a step in the right direction. Eye liner is not off my list, but i do not need every violet or purple or glittery brown liner that comes down the road -- and, really, how many teal liners do i need? I think 8 is enough!
EYE SHADOWS: I wear them less often than liner, but i do wear them, and when i do i combine 3 or 4 colors, so i don't plan to pare these down. I just don't need more of the same colors i already have, so i'll snap photos and try to restrain myself.
CHEEKS : I have THREE boxes: one with about 45 warm blushes & highlighters, a second with about 45 neutral blushes & highlighters, and a third with about 45 cool blushes & highlighters. SRSLY i do not need more! So, again, unless there is something utterly amaze-balls, i'm skipping blushes and highlighters this year. Remember, my collection goes back decades, so i've got some powder cheek products from the '70s & '80s that are still wearable.
• Bronzer I almost never wear. I own a few that i got maybe 5 years ago - i may just give 'em the heave-ho, since they're mostly sparkly drugstore ones;
• Blush I infrequently wear because of my rosacea: I don't need to look redder in more places. In order to wear blush effectively i have to do a full face -- color correcting primer in some places, regular primer in others, foundation, concealer, cheek products, powder. And i'm usually too lazy to put on more than my skin care, moisturizing mineral sunscreen, and a light dusting of neutral powder;
• Highlighter I do wear a bit more often. I may try for every day. But i do not need more of them.
Part of my point here is:
-- I will figure out what i use the most often, what i use less often, what almost never.
-- That way i don't buy more stuff i'll hardly use, no matter how pretty it is in the pan or the tube.
-- And i will keep a lid on purchases of things i do use, since i don't need more multiples of the same or similar colors.
You remind me so much of myself lol......
Mostly i'm planning to "shop" my own makeup inventory for much of this year. I'm not on a NO Buy, but i am definitely going to buy less.
LIPSTICKS: I actually do wear them and i have a few that i've used a good deal of. I'm going to try to wear lipstick every day and see if i can work through a few. They're not off my list, but after i snap some photos of my "collection" -- looks like it'll be sunny most of next week, good for portraits of lipstick tubes -- i know i'll keep the number of purchases down. AND i can B2M them as i use them, since most of mine are MAC, so it'll be like getting a new lipstick for free!
LIP GLOSSES: I rarely wear them, so i'm promising myself to skip them unless they're really really unusual or utterly perfect for my coloring.
EYE LINERS: I use eye liners of all sorts, cake, gel, liquid, pencil -- lately i've been really loving Fluidlines a whole lot. I'm going to try to wear eye liner every day. I've got a liquid liner that's almost used up, so that's a step in the right direction. Eye liner is not off my list, but i do not need every violet or purple or glittery brown liner that comes down the road -- and, really, how many teal liners do i need? I think 8 is enough!
EYE SHADOWS: I wear them less often than liner, but i do wear them, and when i do i combine 3 or 4 colors, so i don't plan to pare these down. I just don't need more of the same colors i already have, so i'll snap photos and try to restrain myself.
CHEEKS : I have THREE boxes: one with about 45 warm blushes & highlighters, a second with about 45 neutral blushes & highlighters, and a third with about 45 cool blushes & highlighters. SRSLY i do not need more! So, again, unless there is something utterly amaze-balls, i'm skipping blushes and highlighters this year. Remember, my collection goes back decades, so i've got some powder cheek products from the '70s & '80s that are still wearable.
• Bronzer I almost never wear. I own a few that i got maybe 5 years ago - i may just give 'em the heave-ho, since they're mostly sparkly drugstore ones;
• Blush I infrequently wear because of my rosacea: I don't need to look redder in more places. In order to wear blush effectively i have to do a full face -- color correcting primer in some places, regular primer in others, foundation, concealer, cheek products, powder. And i'm usually too lazy to put on more than my skin care, moisturizing mineral sunscreen, and a light dusting of neutral powder;
• Highlighter I do wear a bit more often. I may try for every day. But i do not need more of them.
Part of my point here is:
-- I will figure out what i use the most often, what i use less often, what almost never.
-- That way i don't buy more stuff i'll hardly use, no matter how pretty it is in the pan or the tube.
-- And i will keep a lid on purchases of things i do use, since i don't need more multiples of the same or similar colors.
You remind me so much of myself lol......
jennyap
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So far so good, haven't bought anything since my official start. Then again, we are only 13 days into the year!! It feels like I have been trying to resist for longer than that! I have a couple of skincare empties too. Of the things I have bought - technically this year, but from collections I'd already decided to buy from before committing to a low-buy - the two lipsticks (Morning Rose & What A Feeling) definitely fit the gap I'm aiming to fill this year of more 'neutral' work-friendly shades. I can see myself wearing them both a ton. I think these will go a long way to minimising how many more I want. Also although I am allowed to buy 1 more highlighter this year, I picked up Superb and absolutely love it, so the only way I can see another new h/l making its way into my collection is if it's the elusive silver/lavender shade that I'm dreaming of. Reading the PC thread did have me wavering over Studded Kiss, but I reminded myself I really don't need it, I have like half a dozen reds already and I only wear red maybe once or twice a month. Luckily it's sold out so even if I was feeling week I couldn't get it LOL. Must stay strong!! Plus I'm only allowing myself 3 brights this year. I want one of those to be Flat Out Fabulous (will B2M for that) and as long as it's not horrible on me one will be the new VG, so I need to save the last spot for something really special, there's a long year ahead! Also, Lilinah I really love your idea of taking a picture of your collection so you can see all the shades, I'm definitely going to do that for my lipsticks at the very least. Belated Happy Birthday Pixie!!
Audrey C
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I'm happy with how the year has started; I've already resisted several items that I likely wouldn't have a year or so ago and I made it through the post-Christmas and birthday period which is when I often do significant damage because of receiving gift cards and cash.
My husband bought me Superb, and I'm surprised by just how much I love it. I've even worn it to the office. While I'm sure it can be uber metallic, it's a very versatile highlighter because it can be applied with a reasonably light hand and once buffed just a bit it just leaves a beautiful glow. I think having it has really sealed Light Year's fate with me; I know many (including Pixie) love that one, but I just don't like the glitter in it so it's time to find it a new home. I got three Tarte eyeliners in a set as a birthday gift (hello fellow January birthday girls) but I didn't count those. I like them, but didn't need them and wouldn't have bought them on my own.
I did get some items from the Dec. 26th MAC collections (five lipsticks), but four of them were a planned Christmas gift. I just made it under the wire on those. I also exchanged my backup Clinique Redness Solutions foundation (great formula but too pink for me so I have to mix it with something else) for Bobbi Brown BB cream (much yellower and a better colour match). That's an item for item swap so I don't count that as a new purchase and I used up a gift card paying for the difference.
So far, I've resisted the new NARS collections (spring and the LE Nordstroms one), both of which would have drawn me in. I'm also covering my eyes re the new Naked finishing powder; I just bought a few of the Hourglass and I have MAC blot powder (loose and pressed), MAC translucent pressed (meh but I've already hit pan and will finish it) and NARS Light Reflecting. I don't need more. Maybe after I've finished a couple of the MAC powders (as a replacement). Now - no. I'm not remotely interested in the upcoming MAC collections (Fantasy of Flowers or the Osborne one), although there may be others later in the year that tempt me more.
I counted Superb as my first purchase of 2014. It was technically bought in 2013 but since it was for a January birthday it hit my list. I'm very likely to purchase one of the new Hourglass Ambient blush as my second purchase. It's too pretty for me to want to resist and I love the finish of their powders. I was debating skipping because I certainly don't need blush, but the reality is that I don't need ANYTHING and I've since reconsidered and decided it makes sense to just buy a limited number of items I love. It may bump something out of my current stash to make room for it (rather like Superb did LY) and I'm happy with that outcome; I want to keep my collection to a manageable size, and replacing an item I find just ok and don't really reach for with one I adore makes sense to me.
As an aside, I pulled out last year's At Dusk when a couple of people asked about it and realized that I've probably used 1/3-1/2 of it. I need to apply so much for it to show on me as a subtle flush that I think I wore the pattern off completely after wearing it around 7-8 times. Sheesh. While I wouldn't buy it again because it needs more pigmentation (from my perspective), I suppose the upside is that I might actually finish it.
Total personal spend since joining the thread - one MAC Huggable lipstick in December. My bank and credit card statements are going to show a lot less activity when I review them this month. Well, other than the hugely self-indulgent espresso machine, but I don't regret that. Four of us are using it daily and I haven't been to Starbucks or Tim Hortons since I bought it. It will pay for itself in time (probably a couple of years).
Edit: Early morning typos.
My husband bought me Superb, and I'm surprised by just how much I love it. I've even worn it to the office. While I'm sure it can be uber metallic, it's a very versatile highlighter because it can be applied with a reasonably light hand and once buffed just a bit it just leaves a beautiful glow. I think having it has really sealed Light Year's fate with me; I know many (including Pixie) love that one, but I just don't like the glitter in it so it's time to find it a new home. I got three Tarte eyeliners in a set as a birthday gift (hello fellow January birthday girls) but I didn't count those. I like them, but didn't need them and wouldn't have bought them on my own.
I did get some items from the Dec. 26th MAC collections (five lipsticks), but four of them were a planned Christmas gift. I just made it under the wire on those. I also exchanged my backup Clinique Redness Solutions foundation (great formula but too pink for me so I have to mix it with something else) for Bobbi Brown BB cream (much yellower and a better colour match). That's an item for item swap so I don't count that as a new purchase and I used up a gift card paying for the difference.
So far, I've resisted the new NARS collections (spring and the LE Nordstroms one), both of which would have drawn me in. I'm also covering my eyes re the new Naked finishing powder; I just bought a few of the Hourglass and I have MAC blot powder (loose and pressed), MAC translucent pressed (meh but I've already hit pan and will finish it) and NARS Light Reflecting. I don't need more. Maybe after I've finished a couple of the MAC powders (as a replacement). Now - no. I'm not remotely interested in the upcoming MAC collections (Fantasy of Flowers or the Osborne one), although there may be others later in the year that tempt me more.
I counted Superb as my first purchase of 2014. It was technically bought in 2013 but since it was for a January birthday it hit my list. I'm very likely to purchase one of the new Hourglass Ambient blush as my second purchase. It's too pretty for me to want to resist and I love the finish of their powders. I was debating skipping because I certainly don't need blush, but the reality is that I don't need ANYTHING and I've since reconsidered and decided it makes sense to just buy a limited number of items I love. It may bump something out of my current stash to make room for it (rather like Superb did LY) and I'm happy with that outcome; I want to keep my collection to a manageable size, and replacing an item I find just ok and don't really reach for with one I adore makes sense to me.
As an aside, I pulled out last year's At Dusk when a couple of people asked about it and realized that I've probably used 1/3-1/2 of it. I need to apply so much for it to show on me as a subtle flush that I think I wore the pattern off completely after wearing it around 7-8 times. Sheesh. While I wouldn't buy it again because it needs more pigmentation (from my perspective), I suppose the upside is that I might actually finish it.
Total personal spend since joining the thread - one MAC Huggable lipstick in December. My bank and credit card statements are going to show a lot less activity when I review them this month. Well, other than the hugely self-indulgent espresso machine, but I don't regret that. Four of us are using it daily and I haven't been to Starbucks or Tim Hortons since I bought it. It will pay for itself in time (probably a couple of years).
Edit: Early morning typos.
trina11225
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So far so good, I brought bgrr at retail, cause wanted that anyway. Nine more items for the year. I know i need no more blushes, highlighers, and i don't really wear eyeshadows every day. Hopefully, can spend my money on more important things.
allthingsglam
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Omg did u see all the new items from nyx it was sooooo hard to be good in there but I did nyx is one of my fave brands I love thier makeupPicked up a few things from Ulta. I'm trying
