fur4elise
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Warning ahead for the loooong post!!!
Well, here we are at mid-year…literally the last day of June. Inadvertently, I was pulling up my word document to write my next low buy entry and what popped up was my original no/low buy 2016 list…
So I thought rather than write a post about my latest fail at no buy…I’d actually review my list. It could be worse…but my original plan did get up ended! Kind of like Abby there below, tearing apart my UT Austin pillow just for the sheer joy of destruction! Naughty puppy naughty! Let’s review just how bad I have been!
The areas I FAILED: Lipsticks and Eye Shadow
Lippies ~ Once I discovered Aquaphor, I took the plunge with a single MAC lipstick and I was doomed. Now mind you I have only purchased one single MAC lipstick this year…lol Never the less, I am many bullets in now! Thank you UD Vice, KVD, NARS, Tatcha and Guerlain!!! You so ruined my plan! I also added 4 lip liners that compliment my new lip stash.
Eye Shadow – I felt pretty good about my original purge and refurb in this area. I ditched many dead MAC pans and
ended up ordering some new pans (when they went on sale!)...
Then I kinda went CRAZY! It started with the KVD matte L&S to “ground” all my shimmers & metallic. I also purchased the MAC Warm 15x and then the Viseart Minx. Lord stop me now! The unopened ABH MR palette I bought last week because of “the feels” is getting returned. I know I won’t use it. I did not and will not buy any of the Too Faced scented nonsense. No more eye shadow!!! The upswing is I am using everything I did purchase in regular rotation along with my existing UD Nakeds
Not Terrible, Not Great: Blushes, Powders, Highlighters, & Bronzers
Blushes ~ I did want to up my blush game and purchased some things from NARS, Benefit, & UD. I am very happy with and regularly use those items. I think I am all set on that for the rest of the year!
Powder ~ Only one powder, the LE compact from MAC x Chris Chang. This is a win win! I needed a walking around compact for touch ups…plus the packaging is very cute!
Highlighters ~ Not too terrible, but more than I intended. I purchased the Dior Glowing Gardens Nude and the LE MAC MSF Otherearthly. I did NOT buy the Becca palette everyone is in love with! When my sample of CFX drops in Candlelight runs out I will most likely buy a bottle. The stuff is liquid life in a bottle!
Bronzers ~ Only 2 purchases…that will come in the mail today & tomorrow! The Guerlain Pause D’Ete and the Terracotta Terra Magnifica…sigh…It was love at first sight with both of these! My hope is to ditch all the subpar weirdness I have in my drawer and whittle it down to just a few quality pans.
Winning!:
Foundation & Concealer ~ Even though I am still questing for my HG, I have purchased only one bottle of foundation. I count this one as an essential success! I used to love EL Double Wear. I sampled it and I love it all over again. I may end up with a bottle of DW in my summer tan shade, but have several samples to use first.
I have had no luck finding a new concealer. I am still on the hunt. I killed the last of my YSL Touche Eclat which did a great job of just highlighting under my eyes. It lasted me almost 1.5 years…so I may replace it…If y’all have any suggestions I am all ears…as long as I can get a sample…see below
Yes, I have become the “gimme a sample” girl! Before I will buy anything full size, I get a sample where I can! (Ssshhhh! Don’t tell, I have 2 Sephoras in one mall…so sometimes I double up). This has definitely saved me some money outright!
Another thing to note is that when a product has not worked for me, I have returned it! Bite lipsticks were a no go and I just mailed back the Giorgio Armani Lip Maestros I bought. At that price point, a product has to wow me. And as I said before the ABH MR palette was an impulse that really did not need to be scratched.
I have not purchased any primers, setting powders (excuse the Chris Chang compact), lip gloss, eyeliners, mascara (I have been able to get plenty of freebies), new makeup brushes or any miscellaneous beauty stuffs.
I have spent only outright cash monies in hand and have not created any new CC debt! To me that is WINNING!
Two tips for the ladies who like to save! I discovered that Jet.com carries some high end brand makeup. I purchased my Guerlain Rouge G lipsticks for a song! Also, beautytheshop.com has some good stuffs too! I purchased my Guerlain Terracotta Pause D’Ete for $52 (a $30 savings)!
Plan for the Next 6 months ~ I have one LE MAC release on my radar, Star Trek! I have been a Trekkie since I was 7 yrs. old! So at least one item of awesomeness must be had. Other than that…I keep watching the various releases…but nothing has caught my fancy, so I am hoping…praying to reel in the spending. Come on! How many red lipsticks do I really need! Wink Wink! #teambuyallthereds
Well, if you made it this far, thank you for letting me divulge my guilt and pleasure. Now that I have taken a good look, the rest of my year is committed to low buy. I’ll come here and y’all can slap me silly if I look at something sideways.
Have a happy weekend and a Happy 4[SUP]th[/SUP] of July!
Well, here we are at mid-year…literally the last day of June. Inadvertently, I was pulling up my word document to write my next low buy entry and what popped up was my original no/low buy 2016 list…
So I thought rather than write a post about my latest fail at no buy…I’d actually review my list. It could be worse…but my original plan did get up ended! Kind of like Abby there below, tearing apart my UT Austin pillow just for the sheer joy of destruction! Naughty puppy naughty! Let’s review just how bad I have been!
The areas I FAILED: Lipsticks and Eye Shadow
Lippies ~ Once I discovered Aquaphor, I took the plunge with a single MAC lipstick and I was doomed. Now mind you I have only purchased one single MAC lipstick this year…lol Never the less, I am many bullets in now! Thank you UD Vice, KVD, NARS, Tatcha and Guerlain!!! You so ruined my plan! I also added 4 lip liners that compliment my new lip stash.
Eye Shadow – I felt pretty good about my original purge and refurb in this area. I ditched many dead MAC pans and
ended up ordering some new pans (when they went on sale!)...
Then I kinda went CRAZY! It started with the KVD matte L&S to “ground” all my shimmers & metallic. I also purchased the MAC Warm 15x and then the Viseart Minx. Lord stop me now! The unopened ABH MR palette I bought last week because of “the feels” is getting returned. I know I won’t use it. I did not and will not buy any of the Too Faced scented nonsense. No more eye shadow!!! The upswing is I am using everything I did purchase in regular rotation along with my existing UD Nakeds
Not Terrible, Not Great: Blushes, Powders, Highlighters, & Bronzers
Blushes ~ I did want to up my blush game and purchased some things from NARS, Benefit, & UD. I am very happy with and regularly use those items. I think I am all set on that for the rest of the year!
Powder ~ Only one powder, the LE compact from MAC x Chris Chang. This is a win win! I needed a walking around compact for touch ups…plus the packaging is very cute!
Highlighters ~ Not too terrible, but more than I intended. I purchased the Dior Glowing Gardens Nude and the LE MAC MSF Otherearthly. I did NOT buy the Becca palette everyone is in love with! When my sample of CFX drops in Candlelight runs out I will most likely buy a bottle. The stuff is liquid life in a bottle!
Bronzers ~ Only 2 purchases…that will come in the mail today & tomorrow! The Guerlain Pause D’Ete and the Terracotta Terra Magnifica…sigh…It was love at first sight with both of these! My hope is to ditch all the subpar weirdness I have in my drawer and whittle it down to just a few quality pans.
Winning!:
Foundation & Concealer ~ Even though I am still questing for my HG, I have purchased only one bottle of foundation. I count this one as an essential success! I used to love EL Double Wear. I sampled it and I love it all over again. I may end up with a bottle of DW in my summer tan shade, but have several samples to use first.
I have had no luck finding a new concealer. I am still on the hunt. I killed the last of my YSL Touche Eclat which did a great job of just highlighting under my eyes. It lasted me almost 1.5 years…so I may replace it…If y’all have any suggestions I am all ears…as long as I can get a sample…see below
Yes, I have become the “gimme a sample” girl! Before I will buy anything full size, I get a sample where I can! (Ssshhhh! Don’t tell, I have 2 Sephoras in one mall…so sometimes I double up). This has definitely saved me some money outright!
Another thing to note is that when a product has not worked for me, I have returned it! Bite lipsticks were a no go and I just mailed back the Giorgio Armani Lip Maestros I bought. At that price point, a product has to wow me. And as I said before the ABH MR palette was an impulse that really did not need to be scratched.
I have not purchased any primers, setting powders (excuse the Chris Chang compact), lip gloss, eyeliners, mascara (I have been able to get plenty of freebies), new makeup brushes or any miscellaneous beauty stuffs.
I have spent only outright cash monies in hand and have not created any new CC debt! To me that is WINNING!
Two tips for the ladies who like to save! I discovered that Jet.com carries some high end brand makeup. I purchased my Guerlain Rouge G lipsticks for a song! Also, beautytheshop.com has some good stuffs too! I purchased my Guerlain Terracotta Pause D’Ete for $52 (a $30 savings)!
Plan for the Next 6 months ~ I have one LE MAC release on my radar, Star Trek! I have been a Trekkie since I was 7 yrs. old! So at least one item of awesomeness must be had. Other than that…I keep watching the various releases…but nothing has caught my fancy, so I am hoping…praying to reel in the spending. Come on! How many red lipsticks do I really need! Wink Wink! #teambuyallthereds
Well, if you made it this far, thank you for letting me divulge my guilt and pleasure. Now that I have taken a good look, the rest of my year is committed to low buy. I’ll come here and y’all can slap me silly if I look at something sideways.
Have a happy weekend and a Happy 4[SUP]th[/SUP] of July!
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