Resolution "LOW-BUY" 2015

[mel33t]

I think I am going to go on a more strict low-buy from now until my birthday. Encompassing makeup, skincare, hair products, etc. Obviously, if I run out of shampoo and I don't have any... I can go to Walgreens and pick some up! But I don't need another foundation. I don't need another eyeliner. I don't need another eye shadow. I'll allow myself two non-essential items per month until my birthday. So for January I'm finished.

The only two things I want currently are from the Toledo collection and even then I'm not 100% sold. When my birthday comes I'll allow myself a bit of a splurge, hopefully nothing crazy. By then I should be moved into my new place so my splurge might be on furnishings!

How do you guys avoid temptation? I love watching YouTube videos (mostly tutorials, favorites, and book reviews), but I find that I'll buy what the guru's push (sometimes... not all the time). I think I should start staying away..

 

[dodotheextinct]

@mel33t Congrats on moving into your own place! It's definitely an adventure every time you move.

I've really decreased the amount of Youtube I watch because the temptations are really tempting. >.< But I really love watching people's project pan videos, declutters, and travel vlogs (to inspire me to save money for a trip next year).

 

[Buffy89]

@mel33t Congrats on moving into your own place! It's definitely an adventure every time you move.

I've really decreased the amount of Youtube I watch because the temptations are really tempting. >.< But I really love watching people's project pan videos, declutters, and travel vlogs (to inspire me to save money for a trip next year).

Yeah, everytime all those vloggers and bloggers praise the stuff they bought, I am tempted to buyallthosethings, lol. But just for a second, and then I remember I wanna be a low-buyer.
I really like tutorials, though, in which it is explicitly mentioned that the goal is to achieve a certain look, so the products used are just examples and can be exchanged for any other similar product.
At the moment, for example, I'm trying to get the Chanel Spring collection out of my head. It seems to be all around on the internet. The blush looks cute, but I took a look into my drawer and I got three(!) dupes, Temptalia mentioned these blushes in her dupe list as well. So I'm skipping, plus that blush is quite pricey, especially since the content/weight is reduced. Yep, I said it. I'm skipping *pats own shoulder*.

 

[Anaphora]

I just got an email from ebay, that they removed my auction for a MAC eyeshadow, because they got a complaint from Estee Lauder that it was fake. WTF. I bought it on the MAC website, of course all the products from my stash are authentic. Meanwhile, all those sellers with their fake MAC brush sets and fake Viva Glam lipsticks in all colours of the rainbow are still making money. I will definitely buy even less MAC in the future, since I can't even sell my unloved items on ebay.   I'm glad I already downsized my collection as much as I did.

Ridiculous. I'm getting more and more annoyed with

I think I am going to go on a more strict low-buy from now until my birthday. Encompassing makeup, skincare, hair products, etc. Obviously, if I run out of shampoo and I don't have any... I can go to Walgreens and pick some up! But I don't need another foundation. I don't need another eyeliner. I don't need another eye shadow. I'll allow myself two non-essential items per month until my birthday. So for January I'm finished.  The only two things I want currently are from the Toledo collection and even then I'm not 100% sold. When my birthday comes I'll allow myself a bit of a splurge, hopefully nothing crazy. By then I should be moved into my new place so my splurge might be on furnishings! :haha:   How do you guys avoid temptation? I love watching YouTube videos (mostly tutorials, favorites, and book reviews), but I find that I'll buy what the guru's push (sometimes... not all the time). I think I should start staying away.. 

The hardest thing for me is stress buying. I have a bad day, I buy a lipstick. I'm not feeling well, I buy a new eyeshadow, etc. I've been trying to do other things when I'm stressed like have tea and watch one of my favorite movies.

 

[Buffy89]

The hardest thing for me is stress buying. I have a bad day, I buy a lipstick. I'm not feeling well, I buy a new eyeshadow, etc. I've been trying to do other things when I'm stressed like have tea and watch one of my favorite movies.

I've been thinking about exactly the same problem today. This evening, I gotta deliver a presentation and I'm always nervous. I am well prepared in terms of knowledge, but I simply hate speaking in front of groups. My former self would be shopping right now and buying clothes or lipstick. But I'm staying strong. As a substitute, I ate lots of chocolate (which is also not good, I know) to calm my poor nerves, oh well.

But I know I'll be all right soon, so I don't wanna complain. I'm seeing this as a chance to analyze my behavior.

 

[mel33t]

 @mel33t  Congrats on moving into your own place! It's definitely an adventure every time you move. I've really decreased the amount of Youtube I watch because the temptations are really tempting. >.< But I really love watching people's project pan videos, declutters, and travel vlogs (to inspire me to save money for a trip next year). 

I like project pans and empty videos. It encourages me yo use stuff up!!

Yeah, everytime all those vloggers and bloggers praise the stuff they bought, I am tempted to buyallthosethings, lol. But just for a second, and then I remember I wanna be a low-buyer. I really like tutorials, though, in which it is explicitly mentioned that the goal is to achieve a certain look, so the products used are just examples and can be exchanged for any other similar product. At the moment, for example, I'm trying to get the Chanel Spring collection out of my head. It seems to be all around on the internet. The blush looks cute, but I took a look into my drawer and I got three(!) dupes, Temptalia mentioned these blushes in her dupe list as well. So I'm skipping, plus that blush is quite pricey, especially since the content/weight is reduced. Yep, I said it. I'm skipping *pats own shoulder*.

Good for you girlie!! If I can find a dupe for it, I most certainly do not need it. For example, Ripe Peach and Ocean City from Proenza are the same exact blush. I just saved like $30!

Ridiculous. I'm getting more and more annoyed with The hardest thing for me is stress buying. I have a bad day, I buy a lipstick. I'm not feeling well, I buy a new eyeshadow, etc. I've been trying to do other things when I'm stressed like have tea and watch one of my favorite movies.

I get that too. I have to tell myself after work, just go home. You have things to do at home. Go home and relax. I always leave something that needs to get done after work at home so that way I have a reason to go home and not go out shopping. I know that sounds dumb... But it works! Right now its, you need to study lol.

 

[veronikawithak]

I'm having some issues with unhealthy food again too.. I let myself have a pretty free pass for the holidays and it re-solidified those addictive pathways in my brain. I signed up for a yoga membership again today and it happens to be the first day of their 30 day challenge so I'm going to direct some energy towards that. Aerials has also started, so I just need to focus on getting enough water and nutrient-rich foods.. and getting back into a sleep routine. Next year I'm going to work on keeping closer to my usual routine during the holidays. This jump start every year isn't worth it.

 

[Buffy89]

I'm having some issues with unhealthy food again too.. I let myself have a pretty free pass for the holidays and it re-solidified those addictive pathways in my brain. I signed up for a yoga membership again today and it happens to be the first day of their 30 day challenge so I'm going to direct some energy towards that. Aerials has also started, so I just need to focus on getting enough water and nutrient-rich foods.. and getting back into a sleep routine. Next year I'm going to work on keeping closer to my usual routine during the holidays. This jump start every year isn't worth it.

That's a good point. Well, I'm not really into sports and I'm not athletic at all, so I think I'll simply go biking more often or take long, fast walks instead of doing any gym stuff. Except for really long distances, I daily tend to go everywhere as a pedestrian instead of using public transport, so at least I kinda move my body every day.
But I definitely need to sleep more and replace coffee (my current main beverage) and sugary drinks.

 

[veronikawithak]

That's a good point. Well, I'm not really into sports and I'm not athletic at all, so I think I'll simply go biking more often or take long, fast walks instead of doing any gym stuff. Except for really long distances, I daily tend to go everywhere as a pedestrian instead of using public transport, so at least I kinda move my body every day. But I definitely need to sleep more and replace coffee (my current main beverage) and sugary drinks.

I'm not very athletic either, and I can't stand the gym.. it took me a long time to find something physical that I enjoyed. Have you tried dance classes or anything? Climbing on an indoor rock wall? Boxing? Maybe you'll find something you end up loving! Walking is great too, I walk everywhere as well. And yes coffee and sugar can be havoc on the body.. the rollercoaster of highs and lows can really mess with your moods. I'm sure that replacing some or most of that intake with water would really help level things out! I'm really bad with sugar, and when I'm not giving in to other vices I notice a spike there. Balancing things out with healthy habits definitely helps though.

 

[ellemarie]

I was doing so well so far (partially thanks to Christmas presents) and then saw a notice that my ipsy bag shipped. Ipsy has been super disappointing to me, so this will probably be the month I cancel. Most months I will throw out 3-4 out of the five items.

 

[DarylandCarole]

I think I am going to go on a more strict low-buy from now until my birthday. Encompassing makeup, skincare, hair products, etc. Obviously, if I run out of shampoo and I don't have any... I can go to Walgreens and pick some up! But I don't need another foundation. I don't need another eyeliner. I don't need another eye shadow. I'll allow myself two non-essential items per month until my birthday. So for January I'm finished.  The only two things I want currently are from the Toledo collection and even then I'm not 100% sold. When my birthday comes I'll allow myself a bit of a splurge, hopefully nothing crazy. By then I should be moved into my new place so my splurge might be on furnishings! :haha:   How do you guys avoid temptation? I love watching YouTube videos (mostly tutorials, favorites, and book reviews), but I find that I'll buy what the guru's push (sometimes... not all the time). I think I should start staying away.. 

I rarely watch YouTube. When I do I look at tutorials. I can say I feel no influence at all from You Tube. I rarely go in beauty stores, too. Online is my temptation.

 

[thefbomb]

I was doing so well so far (partially thanks to Christmas presents) and then saw a notice that my ipsy bag shipped. Ipsy has been super disappointing to me, so this will probably be the month I cancel. Most months I will throw out 3-4 out of the five items.

If you aren't happy definitely cancel. I Had a subscription to loosebutton and it started disappointing me though now and then it had some good stuff, I couldn't justify it any longer so I canceled. With that box in particular it was easy to cancel but I didn't et my last box delivered and once I canceled it was like pulling teeth, I didn't get it for several month until finally I realized I still didn't have it and then I wouldn't leave them a lone and my emails got less friendly until I got what I was owed. Theres really no use keeping something you aren't haply with especially when you have to pay for it

 

[shellygrrl]

How do you guys avoid temptation? I love watching YouTube videos (mostly tutorials, favorites, and book reviews), but I find that I'll buy what the guru's push (sometimes... not all the time). I think I should start staying away.. 

If you need to unsub from channels or avoid Youtube for a while, that's what you need to do. :nods:

 

[Anaphora]

I was doing so well so far (partially thanks to Christmas presents) and then saw a notice that my ipsy bag shipped. Ipsy has been super disappointing to me, so this will probably be the month I cancel. Most months I will throw out 3-4 out of the five items.

I cancelled my Ipsy months ago. I hated almost everything and now the only subscription boxes I get are Birchbox and Love With Food. Cancel if you're not happy!

 

[Maris Crane]

I rarely watch YouTube. When I do I look at tutorials. I can say I feel no influence at all from You Tube. I rarely go in beauty stores, too. Online is my temptation.

This. It's the blast email flash sales for stores - and not just beauty stores! - that's my problem. Youtube tutorials I feel like I can at least duplicate the look with stuff already in my stash.

 

[thefbomb]

Much love girlies! X

I like the idea of writing down everything you have. I do have all my MAC lipsticks listed in a note in my phone for reference when Im not at home but taking inventory is a nice idea, then I can cross out things as I finish/get rid of them. I think it gives you a good idea of what you use and how much you use it. I think Im going to create some lists when I get home from work tonight. Thanks for the inspo!


I also kind of want to do a project pan, Im almost done MAC Flat Out Fabulous, Rebel and Candy Yum Yum, I have a hard time sticking to only a few lipsticks though

 

[CrimsonQuill157]

I've fortunately got to the point with makeup that I can see a youtube video, an email, or some other review, and manage to talk myself out of it. I'm saving up for a PS3 so that I can play Ratchet and Clank again, so every time I just tell myself that is x amount of dollars I can put towards a PS3.

 

[Buffy89]

I've experienced a moment of success yesterday when T's swatches of Vice LTD showed up. Formerly, I was really intrigued by this palette, but I took a closer look now and there are only three colors I totally love, and even those are probably dupable/exchangable by some stuff I already own. And it's really giving me pleasure to use things from my stash and even finish things. I started taking notes about my empties in January and suddenly, finishing things, even when this means I'll never ever be able to use them again, seems fun to me (LE stuff, I tended to avoid using this).

 

[Glitteryvegas]

Yeah, everytime all those vloggers and bloggers praise the stuff they bought, I am tempted to buyallthosethings, lol. But just for a second, and then I remember I wanna be a low-buyer.
I really like tutorials, though, in which it is explicitly mentioned that the goal is to achieve a certain look, so the products used are just examples and can be exchanged for any other similar product.
At the moment, for example, I'm trying to get the Chanel Spring collection out of my head. It seems to be all around on the internet. The blush looks cute, but I took a look into my drawer and I got three(!) dupes, Temptalia mentioned these blushes in her dupe list as well. So I'm skipping, plus that blush is quite pricey, especially since the content/weight is reduced. Yep, I said it. I'm skipping *pats own shoulder*.

 

[Alysse011]

Hey everyone! I thought I would chip in on the conversation too. I'm still learning how to avoid temptation to be honest. So far, I've done well this year. I like watching YouTube, so it's difficult for me to avoid that. Like others have said, I've started to try to watch more tutorials. It really is true that minor nuances in products make no visible difference to the actual look, so there's no point in having a lot of similar items. When I do watch hauls (guilty pleasure), I think of stuff I already have and how silly it would be to buy similar items. This week has been easier for me to avoid temptation. I live right down the road from a great mall, so I would find myself going there fairly often just to go. But this week has been so crazy at work. Plus, I just renewed my gym membership and have been waking up at 4:45 to work out before work. To be honest, I'm exhausted by the end of my day and haven't been tempted to do any shopping. I also have gotten back into preparing healthy meals, and that is pretty time consuming for me (I'm not a natural in the kitchen to say the least). With all that being said, I did make my first makeup purchase of the year today. The Lorac Unzipped Gold. I've been wanting it and planning the purchase, so it wasn't an impulsive decision. I'm so thrilled with it too! It's nice to buy something because you're super excited about it instead of purely for the joy of making a purchase. When I impulse buy, the excitement is gone so quickly because it was all about the thrill of purchasing in general. But with this palette, I'm just so happy to use it and am planning looks and such with it. It's genuine excitement haha and, sadly, you forget what that feels like when you constantly buy things. Anyway, I know I was long winded. But so far so good for me this year. I apparently just need to keep physically exhausting myself and I will be good to go lol