What are your (MAC) cosmetics resolutions for 2009?

[chaffsters33]

1) Use the list I make when i got to my MAC store
2) Don't get intimidated and shy around the MA's
3) Use all of my MAC
4) Learn to press pigments
5) Get better at depotting so I no longer make holes the shape of Africa in my eyeshadows.
:] Happy New Year.

 

[Brittni]

1. Buy a BUNCH more hahaha even though I have too much anyways... I really want a lot of MUFE colors now though
2. Use MSFs
3. Best for last... learn SUPERIOR AND FIERCE cutting of the crease

 

[nunu]

What a fun thread! Let's see:

1) Visit the MAC pro store in London.
2) Try and perfect falsies.
3) Get better at make up application (eyeshadows, eyeliner, cheecks etc...)
4) Not to be afraid of experimenting with different eye shadow shades.
5) Be creative myself without having to check out eye combo's
6) Filling in my brows.
7) Pressing my pigments!
8) Hit the pan on a blush or an eyeshadow!
9) Have a blush palette (i'm too scared to depot blushes also 95% are LE)
10) Wear almost everything i own till 2010 (not all at once lol)
11) Perfect my winged liner.
12) Get eyeshadow, blush and lip items right in each look.
13) Find my HG concealer.
14) Get better at applying msf's.
15) Think more about my purchases (for eg, do i really need this item?)
16) Not to be afraid when people ask me to put makeup on them.
17) Take a make up course or 2.

Wow now that's a lot!! Hope i get through them.

 

[Susanne]

Great list, nunu

Have fun!

 

[abbey_08]

1. learn how to apply foundation/concealor better
2. save up and get some decent brushes
3. stop buying lipglosses that i know dont suit me but i love the colour
4. falsies!!! gotta start applying them BEFORE i start drinking and learn to clean/store them properly

 

[KellyBean]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kristina ftw! 1. Start wearing makeup every day. 2. Start doing touchups throughout the day so I don't look like shit by 2 PM. 3. START DOING MY HAIR. I'm constantly annoyed by how bad it looks, but then I never ever bother actually doing anything with it. I don't even blowdry! 4. Taking better care of my skin and nails. 5. LOOK FRICKIN' FABULOUS, basically. Just making more of an effort, I guess.

YES!

these are mine, too!

My goal is to do a 5-minute face every single day, comprised of:
-mineral foundation
-Navy shadow (contrast?) as a liner
-hilight color (Mylar)
-blush
-browset
-plumping lipgloss

Then the hair (10 minutes ish)
-Start with dry hair with glossing cream and thickener put in before it dried
-put hair in medium-large velcro rollers
-spritz with water and a bit of a volume hairspray
-blowdry it
-wait for it to cool while I do makeup
-take out of rollers

then carry touchup supplies throughout the day (lipgloss, body spray)

I hope I can stick to these! I had a similar resolution last year but I didn't stick to that AT ALL.

 

[Sanayhs]

1. Finish at least one lipgloss. The two I have almost empty now don't count.
2. Hit pan on at least one eyeshadow (I suspect it will be Blanc Type).
3. Wash brushes before I use EVERY BRUSH I OWN. Washing 50+ brushes at a time is frigging ridiculous.
4. Make a serious dent in a couple of lipsticks. I don't say finish one, because I have too many I love that I switch up all the time to really suspect I'll do that.
5. Keep the spending under control.
6. Continue the search for the perfect concealer(s).
7. Finish the reorganization of my makeup collection so that everything is neatly in a home that renders it accessible.
8. Don't ignore my drugstore stuff just because it's sitting next to higher end brands. The stuff I own from the drugstore, I like. So why don't I use it more?

 

[newmakeuplover]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Susanne I have three 1. I want to learn how to depot. I would love to have e/s and blush palettes!! 2. I want to learn how to apply false lashes. And wear them 3. I want to keep on enjoying my MAC as much as I do now And you??

I have a small solution to one of yours..

I just found a very easy way to depot(and I have two left hands so this really works

)
First when you open the shadow right where the hook is there is an opening so if you take a small knife or old tweezers, wiggle it around and take the shadow out of the container.
if you have an old straightening iron. If it's the one you use now just place some sort of send paper or paper towel paper on it to protect it. Place the shadow with the part you took out of the container on the iron(with paper on it) wait a few seconds(depends on the iron). It will poke a hole in the back of the shadow(be careful it gets hot-ish) and push out the pan. Clean the glue residue and you are ready to place it in the palette

))

Hope it helps

 

[Susanne]

Quote:

Originally Posted by newmakeuplover I have a small solution to one of yours.. I just found a very easy way to depot(and I have two left hands so this really works ) First when you open the shadow right where the hook is there is an opening so if you take a small knife or old tweezers, wiggle it around and take the shadow out of the container. if you have an old straightening iron. If it's the one you use now just place some sort of send paper or paper towel paper on it to protect it. Place the shadow with the part you took out of the container on the iron(with paper on it) wait a few seconds(depends on the iron). It will poke a hole in the back of the shadow(be careful it gets hot-ish) and push out the pan. Clean the glue residue and you are ready to place it in the palette )) Hope it helps

Thank you!

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ductapemyheartt 1. learn how to press pigments. 2. learn how to apply falsies [on others]. 3. take better care of my brows! 4. use lipgloss more. 5. go to the nashville pro store [when it opens].

I don't know that one is opening there.... The people I have talked to seem to know nothing about it, and I didn't get the feeling that it was the type of deal where they couldn't talk about it. I am really good about prying information out of MA's (although it's usually info I already know). Plus wasn't that store supposed to open a year ago?

 

[statusmode]

1. work towards becoming a MAC artist

2. Wear absolutely ANYTHING I want on my eyes... color shadows need love too!

3. I absolutely looove wearing falsies but I only have the guts to wear them on nights out, I need stop caring and wear them on a regular basis.. starbucks runs, school and work included!! =]

 

[d n d]

My resolutions are:

To spend money wisely, buying items I will actually use and not just because they are LE and everyone else is getting them.

Use the items I buy. I have a habit of getting all of these wonderful colors and most of the time they sit!

Explore more of a color range.

And finally, keep tuning into Spectkra for the best MAC makeup tips in the world!

 

[labwom]

I barely bought pigments this year so next year I plan on buying the ones I've been dying to try all year and getting rid of the ones I don't use. I'm also gonna try to use the eye shadows I do have a bit more. That should keep me from buying lol.

 

[elegant-one]

Make myself wear falsies

Learn more techniques in application

Buy a bigger variety of pink shades

Enjoy wearing all the makeup I own everyday!

 

[Sanayhs]

Quote:

Originally Posted by elegant-one Make myself wear falsies Learn more techniques in application Buy a bigger variety of pink shades Enjoy wearing all the makeup I own everyday!

Are you saying you don't have every pink shade there is already!?

 

[elegant-one]

^

I need every tone in between the ones I already have

 

[nursie]

i hope to buy much less than i did last year. i really have a LOT of makeup for someone that is lazy so many days out of the week and doesnt even put on anything but chapstick. i hope i'll at least limit my spending to a lipstick or single e/s from LE collections that i REALLY love

 

[Kitiara]

1.) No more buying anything but cheek products and brushes from MAC (I never use anything else that I buy)

2.) Use half the stuff I already own.

3.) Stop being lazy and actually do full faces more than once a month.

4.) Get better with falsies.

5.) Get a blush palette so I can see half the blushes I don't wear.

5.5.) stop using petticoat every other day and use the others!

 

[whittt8]

My resolutions are:

1. Stop being impulsive about purchases. I do not need to go to the MAC counter once or twice a week.

2. Use what I own. I have way too much that is just sitting.

3. Really figure out what the most flattering shapes for my eyes are.

4. Perfect winged eyeliner. I get so frustrated with it usually that I just give up.

5. Do my nails every week.

6. Start wearing makeup everyday. I am a childcare provider, so I usually rationalize that the kids dont care if I have makeup on or not, so it doesnt matter. I feel better if I take the time and effort to put it on, so I'm going to start getting up earlier and getting gawgeous.

7. Be more creative. I'm going to makeup a 3-ring binder full of looks I love or that I really want to try or put my own spin on. That way I can just flip it open and find something new, instead of doing the same look everyday.

8. Continue loving and supporting Specktra and all of the amazing people here, because ya'll truly get my love of MAC and makeup in general (unlike most of my family, lol).

 

[Little Addict]

1) find a good foundation that matches my weird skin tone

2) learn how to wing eyeliner properly

3) stop buying neutrals

4) change up my everyday look