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

[Spikesmom]

I felt the same way after seeing the colour stories emerge! Playland had me really nervous, but after seeing how all the lippies seem like they could be versions of things I already have so I was able to narrow it down to 2 of the casual colours (I missed them last time) and maybe a lipglass or two. *whew* That sounds like pretty good progress to me!

#TEAMLOWBUY!!

OMG I love the Casual Colours. I am tempted to buy all three but I have a light pink creme blush (so sweet, so easy maybe?) and I don't like the way it looks on me at all. I will probably, fingers crossed, just get the two darker colors. Amplified is my favorite formula of MAC l/s but how many bright pinks and pink corals do I need? Even if they are unique I don't think I can justify more lipsticks.

 

[NaomiH]

hi ladies,
i need some encouragement

as all the new collections have launched, ive wrote my interest lists, which are always about 6 or so items but i think the most items ive ever bought from a collection is 3.
it seems as if there wont be an new MAC launches in the UK until march, i remember it last year there were about 3 collections launched on the same day when baking beauties was out and it was madness!
so it looks as if it will be the same this year too.
im not worried that i'll buy too much, as it's kind of good they all come out at once because then i can only get what i TRULY feel confident that i will use.
obviously, the downside is that i will have to save up quite a bit of money for such a big haul.

and so... im thinking i should do a no buy for all of february!
and i could put away the money i would usually spend ready for all the march and april collections?

is it a bit too drastic? anyone got a more gentler suggestion for me? like 1 purchase a week or a cash limit?

I don't think it's too drastic at all! I know it isn't always easy to turn away from purchases, but if you have your eye on several items and feel you're going to do a sizable haul with those collections that saving up during February is a good idea.

 

[NaomiH]

That's fantastic, Charlotte! I bet Kenya was amazing. Where are you planning on going this year? Travel is another reason that I'm low buying, I would like to do a trip each year or so and start to check some places off my "Places to go to" list. Last year was England and this year will be a return there again (my boyfriend lives there), but I'm also going to try and squeeze in a train trip to Paris while I'm there visiting. I'd like next year to be either Greece or Germany.

Kenya was out of this world, I love wildlife and photography so it was a dream come true! It was so amazing I am doing it again this year, but in a slightly different area and different time of year. I am also hoping to go to Burma or Australia this year to and then next year for my 30th Birthday I would like to go to the Antartic.

Once I hit 30 I would like to buy a house, so I feel like now is the time to enjoy myself and create memories before I have huge financial responsibilites, excess make up doesn't fit in my plan so this low buy thread came along at the right time.

On a good positive note a newly qualified make up artist in my area is trying to buy for their kit and its interested in my BNIB Illamasqua and MAC stuff, so hopefully I will be in a position to sell some more this weekend!

That sounds so incredibly wonderful! Best of luck on buying your house too, that's really exciting and yay for the newly qualified mua!!

 

[NaomiH]

Thank you! It's not written in stone yet but I have high hopes. I hope you get to every place on your list too!

Thank you! I turned 30 last summer and said to myself that I'm going to spend my 30's really living. My 20's were an epic nightmare, but I'm determined to make my 30's and the decades after that full of life and great memories.

 

[NaomiH]

LOL Thank you!! I did have some fun pulling everything out. There was stuff in there I hadn't seen in a long time and would love to be wearing.


Speaking of twice... I had two Lust MSF's in there and had not idea. I must have bought them in the same month. I have WAY too much stuff if I buy the same thing twice in the same month.

This is such a great idea, I just don't know if I could narrow it down!!


OMG I love the Casual Colours. I am tempted to buy all three but I have a light pink creme blush (so sweet, so easy maybe?) and I don't like the way it looks on me at all. I will probably, fingers crossed, just get the two darker colors. Amplified is my favorite formula of MAC l/s but how many bright pinks and pink corals do I need? Even if they are unique I don't think I can justify more lipsticks.

I love Amplifieds as well and the colours sound lovely, but as you said how many in that colour scheme does one really need? (I really need to smash that in my head when it comes to purples) I'm probably going to skip all of those unless one is some kind of super unique and gorgeous colour that isn't a total dupe of something in my collection and it has to also look fabulous on me which means no online panic buying for me on this one!

 

[NaomiH]

I went and counted my MAC lipsticks last night and it turns out that I bought 40 from April to now and now own 42 MAC lipsticks. Why did I need to buy 40 lipsticks in one year? I started buying MAC around the Archie's Girls launch and let it kinda spiral out of control from there. :/

 

[walkingdead]

I went and counted my MAC lipsticks last night and it turns out that I bought 40 from April to now and now own 42 MAC lipsticks. Why did I need to buy 40 lipsticks in one year? I started buying MAC around the Archie's Girls launch and let it kinda spiral out of control from there. :/

Omg Naomi - that's went I started.. The Archie's collection. I don't know what happened. I also got out of control. 2012 I was never like this.

 

[jennyap]

Ladies coming to England this year - if you're going to be in London, and fancy meeting up for a quick coffee/chat drop me a PM before you leave. Would love to meet some of my low-buy team!

 

[NaomiH]

Omg Naomi - that's went I started.. The Archie's collection. I don't know what happened. I also got out of control. 2012 I was never like this.

2011- 2012 for me was indie pigment mania! I was so crazed and somehow amassed probably over 200 (I'm afraid to count them now). There was a few months after I put my foot down on my pigment buying where I bought nothing. I didn't even like lipstick for the longest time and only wore gloss, that all changed when a friend gave me her Style Curve and Neon Orange lipsticks and I fell in love with Style Curve and wanted to try more MAC. I missed out on Marilyn and so Archie was the next collection to catch my eye and it all went down hill from there. lol

 

[NaomiH]

Ladies coming to England this year - if you're going to be in London, and fancy meeting up for a quick coffee/chat drop me a PM before you leave. Would love to meet some of my low-buy team!

That'd be great! I do plan on going into London during my stay. I'll definitely let you know.

 

[veronikawithak]

Omg Naomi - that's went I started.. The Archie's collection. I don't know what happened. I also got out of control. 2012 I was never like this.

Archie's was the peak of my problems! I think I bought like 10 items from that collection.. and I only have 3 of them left after getting rid of things I don't use! That's terrible. I loved the comics growing up and loved how they did the concept and packaging..and I knew there would probably never be a collection like it again for me. But I really could have gotten away with 1 or two things and been happy with that..

 

[Spikesmom]

2011- 2012 for me was indie pigment mania! I was so crazed and somehow amassed probably over 200 (I'm afraid to count them now). There was a few months after I put my foot down on my pigment buying where I bought nothing. I didn't even like lipstick for the longest time and only wore gloss, that all changed when a friend gave me her Style Curve and Neon Orange lipsticks and I fell in love with Style Curve and wanted to try more MAC. I missed out on Marilyn and so Archie was the next collection to catch my eye and it all went down hill from there. lol

We all have to start somewhere lol! The start of my MAC madness was the Hello Kitty collection.

 

[NaomiH]

Archie's was the peak of my problems! I think I bought like 10 items from that collection.. and I only have 3 of them left after getting rid of things I don't use! That's terrible. I loved the comics growing up and loved how they did the concept and packaging..and I knew there would probably never be a collection like it again for me. But I really could have gotten away with 1 or two things and been happy with that..

I did pretty well as I had not reached MAC addict proportions then and only got Oh,Oh,Oh, Daddy's Little Girl, Boyfriend Stealer and Ronnie Red. DLG is the only one I've consistently worn out of those.

 

[NaomiH]

We all have to start somewhere lol! The start of my MAC madness was the Hello Kitty collection.

I wish I had been around for Hello Kitty, that one looked so cute!

 

[veronikawithak]

Guess who went to MAC/Sephora today! This girllll. I know what you're all thinking.. but stay with me!

At MAC my favorite MUA was all "I haven't seen you in a while!" = Sign #1 that you're doing well on your low-buy. I only bought 1 item.. a backup of my MSFN since I'm almost out.

At Sephora I got a NARS foundation, NARS concealer, and an Hourglass powder. I had a good reason for these too, I promise. I didn't have any liquid foundation or concealer and I'm thrilled I finally found shades light/neutral enough. I also wanted to try one of the ambient powders so I would know if I still wanted Perfect Topping or not. And guess what? I DON'T. I want like 3 more of the hourglass powders though..

but I will wait for the VIB sale since they're perm. I also got the new Bumble & Bumble dry shampoo (not counted under my limit).

So that's 4 items of 12 used up.. but they were all ones on my preliminary list and now I know I can skip PT. I feel much better researching and planning for products rather than scrambling to find swatches and having regrets for missing out AND regrets for things I did purchase (sometimes in the same collection).

 

[Spikesmom]

I wish I had been around for Hello Kitty, that one looked so cute!

It was cute and some of the items from that collection are still favorites, like the Lucky Tom palette, Fun & Games blush and Big Bow l/s.

 

[Naynadine]

hi ladies,
i need some encouragement

as all the new collections have launched, ive wrote my interest lists, which are always about 6 or so items but i think the most items ive ever bought from a collection is 3.
it seems as if there wont be an new MAC launches in the UK until march, i remember it last year there were about 3 collections launched on the same day when baking beauties was out and it was madness!
so it looks as if it will be the same this year too.
im not worried that i'll buy too much, as it's kind of good they all come out at once because then i can only get what i TRULY feel confident that i will use.
obviously, the downside is that i will have to save up quite a bit of money for such a big haul.

and so... im thinking i should do a no buy for all of february!
and i could put away the money i would usually spend ready for all the march and april collections?

is it a bit too drastic? anyone got a more gentler suggestion for me? like 1 purchase a week or a cash limit?

I will probably have to do the same thing. I don't know when all the collections will come out over here. I want stuff from FoF and Proenza, so if both of those come out in March I'll have to save for that. On top of that there's always the Glamour magazine Shopping Week in spring, usually in March as well IIRC, where I always place an order with a certain website since they'll have a 15€ coupon when you spend 65€. I want to repurchase my Clinique concealer and then maybe something Chanel. So March will be expensive and I *shouldn't* buy anything until then...
It kinda sucks that we have to wait longer for precise release dates and Euro prices over here. And then: boom! three collections coming out at once.

 

[charlotte366]

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We all have to start somewhere lol!  The start of my MAC madness was the Hello Kitty collection.

first mac was also the hello kitty collection I bought a lot, the only things I kept and still use are the 2 blushes and a beauty powder!

 

[NaomiH]

Thank you, Pixie

Now that I processed all the new info and slept over it, it doesn't look that bad anymore, I think I can skip most of the stuff. I don't need anything from Playland, the Mineralize glosses, Glitters etc.
FoF and Proenza are still on top of my list.


I will probably have to do the same thing. I don't know when all the collections will come out over here. I want stuff from FoF and Proenza, so if both of those come out in March I'll have to save for that. On top of that there's always the Glamour magazine Shopping Week in spring, usually in March as well IIRC, where I always place an order with a certain website since they'll have a 15€ coupon when you spend 65€. I want to repurchase my Clinique concealer and then maybe something Chanel. So March will be expensive and I *shouldn't* buy anything until then...
It kinda sucks that we have to wait longer for precise release dates and Euro prices over here. And then: boom! three collections coming out at once.

Glitters are a definite skip, FOF I might get an MSF, Playland maybe a gloss and casual colour, Proenza is a skip, might get a mineralize gloss to try the formula since I like the MRLs. Either way, I'm just glad MAC has made it easy to stick to my low buy with these collections. lol

 

[Naynadine]

Guess who went to MAC/Sephora today! This girllll. I know what you're all thinking.. but stay with me!

At MAC my favorite MUA was all "I haven't seen you in a while!" = Sign #1 that you're doing well on your low-buy. I only bought 1 item.. a backup of my MSFN since I'm almost out.

At Sephora I got a NARS foundation, NARS concealer, and an Hourglass powder. I had a good reason for these too, I promise. I didn't have any liquid foundation or concealer and I'm thrilled I finally found shades light/neutral enough. I also wanted to try one of the ambient powders so I would know if I still wanted Perfect Topping or not. And guess what? I DON'T. I want like 3 more of the hourglass powders though..

but I will wait for the VIB sale since they're perm. I also got the new Bumble & Bumble dry shampoo (not counted under my limit).

So that's 4 items of 12 used up.. but they were all ones on my preliminary list and now I know I can skip PT. I feel much better researching and planning for products rather than scrambling to find swatches and having regrets for missing out AND regrets for things I did purchase (sometimes in the same collection).

That sounds like a very reasonable and #teamlowbuy approved haul.

I'm also happy with my Hourglass powder and Nars concealer. I have bought so little MAC in the last months that I completely forgot the feeling of having to stalk the websites and hunt down items. I'm dreading the FoF and Proenza releases.