Sunday, March 20, 2011

A confession.

Yesterday I was talking to one of my Twitter friends about the Wet'n'Wild Color Icon trio palettes, and the topic of Nonpareil Boutique cropped up. Another friend suggested a group order when they have their Easter 20% off sale, and I declined to be involved.

Now let me show you why.


In the first week of December I made a declaration that I was not going to buy any makeup, skincare or perfume products for 12 months except for items I legitimately needed (ie: if I ran out of toner or foundation), or items that were limited edition and I wouldn't be able to get them if I still wanted them in 12 months' time. So how's that been going?

This is everything I've bought since making that statement.


Okay, I know that looks really bad, but in my (weak) defence:
  • 95% of it is cheap as chips US drugstore stuff
  • 60% of it is stuff I bought with Christmas money from my mum, doesn't count
  • you can see there is only one small perfume oil (a limited edition Valentine fragrance), and no skincare products at all
  • I have no excuse for the nail polish; it was cheap and cute
  • I have no excuse for the WnW palettes either

So yeah, not doing too fantastically with my goal of not buying, and also reducing my current stash.

Anyway, now I'm back on the wagon! My birthday is in May and my mum always gives me gift vouchers or money, so my goal now is to not buy ANYTHING until then, and then I can have a little spree if there's something I'm hankering for at the time.

We'll see how that goes...
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18 comments:

  1. JadegrrrlMarch 20, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Hhahaha nice haulin', I made a massive WnW shopping list last night :)

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  2. DeeMarch 20, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Well, some of the ones in that picture are what I'm sending so don't buy anything yet!

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  3. DynaMarch 20, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    ahahahhha xD

    FINALLY someone I relate to !! ahahaha

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  4. DeeMarch 20, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    You too, Dyna. I don't feel so alone now. ;-)

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  5. prettymomMarch 20, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    i always vow not to buy things for the next x amount of time. i always break my own promise.

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  6. DynaMarch 20, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    ahahaha xD looking forward to the swatches and reviews xD :D

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  7. LilitMarch 20, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    Ba ha ha ha, nice haul! Well let's hope you can hold off on buying things till your birthday.

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  8. pinkribbonsMarch 20, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Nice haul! No buys are always so difficult. I vowed March was a no buy and i bought 3 rouge coco shines!!

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  9. The Student's Guide To Nail PolishMarch 20, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    Lmao! Nice haul anyway :P I just can't go on a no buy :(

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  10. StaceyMarch 20, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    Hahahaha, that's so cute. And to think that you've been so good and it's still probably more makeup than a regular girl would buy in 6 months or more :-D

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  11. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 1:54 AM

    Hehe, this is why all my makeup related resolutions have never gone well. I can always find an excuse to buy this or that. But in my case I know that the reason of failure is that I just really do not want to buy less :D
    Hope your next round will go well. Love your blog!

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  12. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 1:55 AM

    P.S. Browsing Nonpareil Boutique now :D

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  13. GlossQueen March 21, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    If it makes you feel any better, I looked at that photo and was impressed that you have been so restrained. I find no buys so difficult, maybe you could try a low buy instead?

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  14. StevistaMarch 22, 2011 at 4:57 AM

    Hahaha you're so funny!! :) Good luck with the 2nd round of no-buy ;) I'm currently on a no-buy as well, I've been trying to use up stuff since November or December :) x

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  15. Liz (Beauty Reductionista)March 31, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    LMAO! This cracked me up. I have a similar post to make at some point in the future. Restraining the beast has its consequences, because when it gets loose -- I totally understand.

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  16. Tracy DMarch 31, 2011 at 3:23 AM

    Just found your blog thru Liz, how have I not found you earlier? I've been vicariously guilty about making purchases since following Liz, now you too. It's not stopping me of course..just adding guilt ;)

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  17. DeeMarch 31, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Hello and welcome Liz and Tracy, lovely to see that I'm not the only one who falls off the wagon. :-)

    I probably should admit that I had a mini splurge the other day with some of the proceeds from my blog sale...

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  18. femputerApril 2, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    No judging from me! I did just as crappy at my no buy. :D

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