meaganola
Uh Huh Her
Ack! It's almost That Time again! I actually liked not buying as much stuff as usual in March, so I'm going to give that another shot for April. My plan:
There's no way I'll run out of shower gel, so that's still on the banned list. And... I think everything else is on the banned list as well. Unless Birchbox comes out with a stunning LE box, I don't think I'll even get stuff from there with my gift cards ($80, all flipped from points). I want theBalm's Apples cheek/lip palette, but I have so much cream blush already that I can't justify it. I have to put a dent in what I already have before I can get something new.
I wanted to get a drugstore brow powder to keep in my bag for days I forget to do them at home because I've realized I really prefer my brows to be just a shade darker than they are, but all I really want is the *powder*, not the powder and wax or a gel/pencil product, and all of the dark brown powder shadows I've been able to find are shimmery rather than matte, so my mere pickiness there is helping me to not buy it. I guess I'll just deal with having not-as-dark-as-I-would-like brows on the days I forget to do them at home. I'm lucky because my brows don't *need* anything. Even when I had them waxed a few weeks ago, I could barely tell anything had been done unless I looked *really* closely, so I won't bother with that expense any more.
And my comic con is this weekend, which means it will be over by the first of the month, and *that* means I now have to start focusing on planning/saving up for the next one in September. Fortunately, that one is local, and I already bought my pass, so I just have to save up for food and dealer room stuff. I don't even have to pay for parking if I need to shave that cost because I'm a bus commuter, so I can take public transit to the con if it comes down to it.
Finally, it will be time to get back on the routine of shopping one weekend a month and staying home getting my apartment in order the other three weekends. Surgery and ECCC really threw a wrench in those works! (And now, time to go clear out my car's hatchback so I can fit my suitcase in it! I love my car, but the hatch is much smaller than I'm used to, and I'm not sure my suitcase *and* all of the goodies I plan on buying this weekend will fit in there unless I take *everything* out of it. Well, it will be time as soon as Ed stops snuggling and nuzzling. How can I possibly dump a cuddly kitty on the floor? Answer: I can't!)
(ETA: The actual answer turned out to be "Pretty damned easy when he decides it's time to BITE MY EAR.")
- Glamour Doll Eyes -- one small order of sample jars (maybe four, maybe eight. I need to sit down and map out a plan for the rest of the year!) at the beginning of the month. I don't think there is anything else new on the horizon for April, so that will probably be it, although if there *is* another as-yet-unannounced collection, that will be allowed.
- One Geek Chic Cosmetics -- one order, contents to be determined. I had been planning an order for March (samples of the Superneutrals collection), but they did a sneak preview of one of their upcoming collections, and it's a doozy for me: To start with, there's a four-piece Fire Walk With Me nail polish set. *thud* I have no clue what else they're unleashing upon my wallet, but I'm just going to assume I will be ordering it all.
- essence cosmetics -- Eh, not sure what they have coming out, but I haven't seen anything on the international upcoming collections lists that is particularly memorable. The trend edition page on the US site only lists two collections that are already out in my area, not anything upcoming, so I'll just set a $20 limit just in case something amazing does show up here.
- Shampoo/conditioner -- I've been saying this for, what, four months? If I run out, I can get more. I do have some samples that I am kind of working my way through, but I tried one of them and *hate* it, so I think I'll save that one for OH SO VERY DESPERATE times instead of making sure I use it all up before I can get something-new.
- Sephora -- Despite the 15% discount, I probably will *not* buy anything. Except maybe some Carol's Daughter Monoi Oil shampoo and conditioner. That stuff is a huge splurge, but I loved the sample I tried. If they have an amazing GWP or point perk, I can place an order to get it, but I have a feeling that's just not going to happen. I'm just getting jaded and annoyed with the whole Rouge program, and it's making me just not want to bother buying *anything* there. Note to Sephora: Don't promise exciting and thrilling perks if you're not going to bother to come up with any!
- Subs -- Birchbox, GDE, LMdB, and Starbox are prepaid (Birchbox is set through February, GDE runs through December, LMdB ends in July or August, and my first Starbox on the annual plan will be the April box). I can keep Square Hue and Dollar Shave Club. Julep and Scratch... Don't know. I have a feeling I'll probably skip both. I have enough points with Julep to get a free box (or two), but they haven't really put out much stuff lately that I desperately want. And I haven't been very impressed with Scratch's collections the past couple of months. I want to love them, but I am not big on transparent nail wraps, and the colors for the newest collection are very much Not Me. I'll just have to wait and see what the next round brings. (And I keep forgetting I'm subscribed to LMdB! The March box arrived on the day I had oral surgery, and it's *still* in the box. I should just toss it up on eBay one of these days.)
- Fortune Cookie Soap -- I just got a jar of sugar scrub, but if I run out by the end of the month, then I will order two or three more in Garden of Good and Evil scents with one of my discount codes. I love this stuff for shaving my legs, and it's that time of the year! Two or three jars would get me through until the summer stuff comes out, and then I will order jars of those scents since I'm super seasonal on this sort of thing for some reason.
There's no way I'll run out of shower gel, so that's still on the banned list. And... I think everything else is on the banned list as well. Unless Birchbox comes out with a stunning LE box, I don't think I'll even get stuff from there with my gift cards ($80, all flipped from points). I want theBalm's Apples cheek/lip palette, but I have so much cream blush already that I can't justify it. I have to put a dent in what I already have before I can get something new.
I wanted to get a drugstore brow powder to keep in my bag for days I forget to do them at home because I've realized I really prefer my brows to be just a shade darker than they are, but all I really want is the *powder*, not the powder and wax or a gel/pencil product, and all of the dark brown powder shadows I've been able to find are shimmery rather than matte, so my mere pickiness there is helping me to not buy it. I guess I'll just deal with having not-as-dark-as-I-would-like brows on the days I forget to do them at home. I'm lucky because my brows don't *need* anything. Even when I had them waxed a few weeks ago, I could barely tell anything had been done unless I looked *really* closely, so I won't bother with that expense any more.
And my comic con is this weekend, which means it will be over by the first of the month, and *that* means I now have to start focusing on planning/saving up for the next one in September. Fortunately, that one is local, and I already bought my pass, so I just have to save up for food and dealer room stuff. I don't even have to pay for parking if I need to shave that cost because I'm a bus commuter, so I can take public transit to the con if it comes down to it.
Finally, it will be time to get back on the routine of shopping one weekend a month and staying home getting my apartment in order the other three weekends. Surgery and ECCC really threw a wrench in those works! (And now, time to go clear out my car's hatchback so I can fit my suitcase in it! I love my car, but the hatch is much smaller than I'm used to, and I'm not sure my suitcase *and* all of the goodies I plan on buying this weekend will fit in there unless I take *everything* out of it. Well, it will be time as soon as Ed stops snuggling and nuzzling. How can I possibly dump a cuddly kitty on the floor? Answer: I can't!)
(ETA: The actual answer turned out to be "Pretty damned easy when he decides it's time to BITE MY EAR.")