Who else thinks MAC is being a tad ridiculous?
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Silveretta
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It is overwelming. I am now at a point where I realize I cannot afford everything, nor do I have too.
I now really try to think ok, will I wear it..or do I just want it.
I now really try to think ok, will I wear it..or do I just want it.
crystrill
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I think this has to do a lot with YouTube tutorials. Aren't makeup tutorial channels some of the most subscribed on YouTube? I know I have a few friends who never wore makeup, but ever since they started watching YouTube tutorials they have been buying the colors they see someone using. So yes, I guess that goes along with you saying that more people are educating themselves on collections.
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Compared to "normal" people, I own a lot of makeup. Compared to a lot of people on here, my collection would be considered small. Like my friend said, everyone has their "thing". I even had this conversation with my cousin the other day. I spend a lot on makeup and clothes. Fashion and beauty has become "my thing" over the past four years. My cousin spends a ton of money of DVD's. I think she's crazy. But then I thought about it. She thinks I'm crazy for all the makeup I own. So that's also something to consider the next time someone mentions your "too big" makeup collection. What's the difference between me and the person that buys a new $400 cell phone each month? NOTHING! We're spending the same amount of money. It just doesn't seem like it because I can get 20 eye shadows compared to your ONE phone/whatever you bought for the SAME PRICE. They see the quantity of things I have compared to their ONE thing and say, "OMG SHE HAS A PROBLEM. SHE OWNS 20 EYESHADOWS! I ONLY HAVE 5 PHONES!"
Originally Posted by SparklingWaves
Even if I wanted to get certain items from a collection, they are gone in my area mighty fast. Over the past year, I have noticed this trend over the past year getting worse. Sometimes by day two of a LE release, those items are completely sold out. Hmmm. I bet some people are passing the word and educating themselves about new releases from m/up sites. |
I think this has to do a lot with YouTube tutorials. Aren't makeup tutorial channels some of the most subscribed on YouTube? I know I have a few friends who never wore makeup, but ever since they started watching YouTube tutorials they have been buying the colors they see someone using. So yes, I guess that goes along with you saying that more people are educating themselves on collections.
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| Originally Posted by ch33tah
In my opinion, the only people who should have a substantially large collection of cosmetics are make up artists, MAC employees and drag queens :b |
Compared to "normal" people, I own a lot of makeup. Compared to a lot of people on here, my collection would be considered small. Like my friend said, everyone has their "thing". I even had this conversation with my cousin the other day. I spend a lot on makeup and clothes. Fashion and beauty has become "my thing" over the past four years. My cousin spends a ton of money of DVD's. I think she's crazy. But then I thought about it. She thinks I'm crazy for all the makeup I own. So that's also something to consider the next time someone mentions your "too big" makeup collection. What's the difference between me and the person that buys a new $400 cell phone each month? NOTHING! We're spending the same amount of money. It just doesn't seem like it because I can get 20 eye shadows compared to your ONE phone/whatever you bought for the SAME PRICE. They see the quantity of things I have compared to their ONE thing and say, "OMG SHE HAS A PROBLEM. SHE OWNS 20 EYESHADOWS! I ONLY HAVE 5 PHONES!"
redambition
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to be honest, i don't think they are being ridiculous. most people would only visit a makeup counter every now and then and so wouldn't be exposed to the hype on each collection.
i can't comprehend buying everything in a collection just because it's LE - my mind doesn't work that way. i buy the things that i really like, and that will hopefully suit me and the colours i already have in my collection.
i admit that sometimes it is hard to pass on something (i am currently umming and ahhing about petticoat MSF), but at the end of the day if i miss out it's not going to cause the world to come to a grinding halt.
i can't comprehend buying everything in a collection just because it's LE - my mind doesn't work that way. i buy the things that i really like, and that will hopefully suit me and the colours i already have in my collection.
i admit that sometimes it is hard to pass on something (i am currently umming and ahhing about petticoat MSF), but at the end of the day if i miss out it's not going to cause the world to come to a grinding halt.
SaturdayStevens
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Exactly! Thank You!
Also, I said I HEARD and NOT I know. Hearing doesn't take research. Anyone who is really concerned about it should be researching it themselves.
| Originally Posted by blindpassion
The original poster was trying to show their enthusiasm for purchasing makeup products. I highly doubt she was cheering on the economy collapse. It times like this its nice to be excited about something. I doubt they meant for it to be interpreted any other way. |
Exactly! Thank You!
Also, I said I HEARD and NOT I know. Hearing doesn't take research. Anyone who is really concerned about it should be researching it themselves.
i'm finding myself getting a little frustrated now with all the limited edition collections. it wouldnt be so bad if it was just one collection in a month but this month in the uk we had 4 collections released! which makes it hard to buy everything you want because that's alot of money going out at once!! i mean this month i really wanted petticoat from the minerals however duue to me also wanting stuff from suite array, coc and manish i had to miss out. if they spread things out it wouldnt be so bad.
sharkbytes
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There seems to be a bit of animosity, even on this board, about the amount some people will spend because they just "have to have it." So what?! I know most of the ladies and gents here with killer collections scrimp and save in other ways. It's not that different from someone who spends $100 a week going to bars or restaurants. Don't get me wrong, if you're plunking down $500 on a collection instead of paying for child care or the rent, then yes there is most certainly a problem. But if you're putting aside your entertainment/disposable income for makeup, then good for you. A lot of people get so caught up in saving that they forget to enjoy what they work for.
Beauty Mark
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To me that seems a little sneaky. If they were simply promoting blood red lipstick, why bother making a new product? I think recommending a similar product is a great idea, but I think it's sort of like false advertising if you stick a non-color story related product in place where one was.
| It's better to have something to suggest as a replacement for a LE item than have a gaping hole in the displayer, or have a displayer with 'sold out' stickers on everything. If the blood red LE lipstick is something trendy to wear, what makes the blood red regular product untrendy? |
To me that seems a little sneaky. If they were simply promoting blood red lipstick, why bother making a new product? I think recommending a similar product is a great idea, but I think it's sort of like false advertising if you stick a non-color story related product in place where one was.
