HELP!
Someone please, please tell me that I'm not the only one who stress- shops?!
Confession: If things are going well, I can typically forget about shopping and just go about my normal routine, enjoying things and being super happy! As soon as I get stressed out though, I tend to want to walk around...and into a makeup isle...... or unwind online...right into a makeup website! I've had some major, major medical things going on lately that are a bit life-altering, and really debilitating at the moment. I've pretty much had to delay much of what I really love and enjoy doing as far as activities go, because of medical issues right now. I've noticed myself using makeup as my way of coping. Even if I don't feel well enough to leave the house some days, I can sit and put makeup on, and it instantly makes me feel better about myself and gives me a nice "pick me up". That's definitely not a good, nor healthy habit though, and I need to stop the stress shopping and stick to a list. (Medical bills + makeup I didn't budget for = my wallet isn't happy!). When I went to Target earlier today to pick up some things for upcoming medical test/hospital trip this week, I did the whole "stress shopping" thing and wound up purchasing a new nail polish and an eyeliner. The problem? Eyeliner (even though I used a coupon) and nailpolish were NOT on my list. To make matters worse, the other night I partook in the Zoya BOGO sale...ummm I did NOT need more polish! It was just pretty, shiny, and distracting! I think that's the point of stress related shopping: distracting yourself from things.
So yeah, I need a bit of a shopping intervention! Do any of you beauties have tips on coping with stress shopping? I should maybe post on this forum every single time I'm tempted to buy something that's not on my list! / Tonight, I tried to think of a better way to handle things a bit, so I picked up a few positive books to read and distract myself with for the upcoming week, when I went to the bookstore. I thought that might help me pass up any more stress shopping I'm tempted to do this week. Every time I'm tempted to shop, just pick up a nice, light-hearted book instead! (I noticed that it worked last week when I saw the doctor and took a funny book along with me. Instead of wanted to immediately go to Target/etc after I left, I went home and read more of my book instead because it distracted me and put me in a better mood.)
Any other tips/ideas though? I'm a bit limited with what I can do for the next little while, (pretty much bed/home bound this coming week) so I mainly need to keep myself away from online sales/etc. (Thankfully, gmail has separated all of the promotional sale emails, so I'm trying to just avoid that email folder all together.) Are there any other websites you beauties enjoy carousing that aren't so tempting on the wallet? Any other ideas or suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Originally Posted by missionista /img/forum/go_quote.gif
OK, I have managed to buy only BB cream to replace what I am out of, and makeup remover to replace what I will run out of tonight or tomorrow. I still have not bought nail polish remover, although I am about to, as I am about to run out of it. So far so good.
BUT I have a cart full of $75 worth of perfume decants/samples because of a great sale... I haven't hit charge yet, but want to. Talk me out of this, please?
Low buy is a little harder for me than no-buy. When I can buy a bit, then I get tempted to buy more. When I can't buy anything, I lose interest a little.
Don't do it!!!! I've failed miserably at this low-buy this month, but tomorrow is a fresh start, try to resist! I am the exact same as you. When I put myself on a strict no-buy, I can push through and not purchase that particular item on my no-buy list. I proved that to myself during Lint when I gave up nailpolish. When I allow myself a low-buy though, I tend to not set limits, and one thing leads to another, and a cart full later....you know!
Originally Posted by
Kyuu /img/forum/go_quote.gif
1) Do you need this?
2) Do you need this RIGHT NOW?
3) If you don't buy this RIGHT NOW would you lose all future opportunities of buying this?
I need to put this at the TOP of my little shopping list I keep on my cell phone, and remind myself of that every time I go into Target, Walgreens, online, etc!
Originally Posted by
Kyuu /img/forum/go_quote.gif
omfg guys I am coming here to confess that I am the worst. I don't deserve to have started this thread
I went to Marshalls and walked out with two ChG and an S!OPI top coat.
IN MY DEFENSE the ChG were holos that
have an MSRP of $14 are on sale at sally's for $5 and i snagged them for $3
but I don't even really like holos as much as other people. I just have polish hoarding tendencies. BUT THE POINT IS I SPENT I NOW HAVE LIKE 50+ BOTTLES OF UNTRIED POLISH. Time to order some nail wheels from amazon...
I was doing well this summer too... with only purchasing Julep from that GC I had.... suddenly in one month I've amassed another 11 polishes. (no regrets on the Enchanted Polish at least)
I need to be put in the corner in time out!
I got so excited over the ZOYA BOGO sale email I got the other day that I placed an order, and even mentioned it in the coupon section so other polish junkies could partake in the fun too!
What is it with nail polish!??! I swear it has some sort of magic to it that makes you just want to buy things! I'm ashamed to admit that not only did I order off of the ZOYA BOGO sale last night, I also picked up one holo nail polish while I was in Target. (I picked it up as soon as I saw it and walked around the store with it in the basket for an hour deciding on if I need it. OK, I actually put three different colors in the basket, but talked myself out of the other two, and figured it was ok if I just got the limited edition one I really loved, right?! See, that's how they get you with the limited edition colors! I really didn't need any more polish though, especially not with more that will be arriving this week. I tend to stress shop, and makeup is my "drug" of choice.
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Originally Posted by
lioness90 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I'm trying hard to avoid a nail polish sale. So many pretty colors BOGO but I must hold strong. *sigh*
I need your willpower! I've already done way too much nail polish shopping lately. I know I can go without buying it...I gave up nail polish back in the Spring for Lint and did so well when I made it an absolute no-buy option (I even stretched it past Lint, and into late Spring because I had gotten into the habit of not letting myself look at the polishes. Once those Summer collections rolled around though, that went straight out the window, especially since I remembered I was "allowed" to buy polishes again! I think it's too tempting for me when things that are on my wishlist are BOGO or on sale...it just is too hard to resist buying multiple polishes if I know I'm on a "low-buy". I'm going to have to just put myself on a strict "no-buy" for nail polishes! I'm also thinking buying some color wheels and swatching everything will help me see all of the polishes I already own better, so I'm not as tempted to buy impulsively.
Originally Posted by sleepykat /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Do you have polishes in your own collection that you haven't worn yet?
I need to remind myself of that question every time I even think about looking at a new polish!
Originally Posted by
page5 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Good question from sleepykat
My best avoidance technique is to do something else - delete the email or toss the sale flyer, grab a friend or hubby and see a movie or take a walk, etc.
I've missed many sales because I forgot about them. I will also add that I passed on many great sales the past couple of months and surprisingly, I don't have any regrets (I really thought I would).
I need to try some of those avoidance techniques! I shop when I'm stressed out/frustrated. I need to replace that with a book, walk with my dogs, tv with my boyfriend, etc.
Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I should probably explain "Festival of Walletgeddon": There's a certain indie perfume oil company that has *huge* seasonal collections three times a year (as well as smaller collections throughout the year): Halloween (aka the Weenies, typically available late August to mid-November), Christmas (aka Yules, typically available... October, I think, through mid-January), and Valentine's Day (aka Lupercalia aka Lupes, mid-January through March). And by "huge," I mean typically around fifty oils or so per collection. And this company has a sizable cult following, and there are a lot of people who try to GET THEM ALL. This is Armageddon, except for budgets, hence Walletgeddon (I think I actually take the blame for making that word up, unlike "clown prostitute," which I stole from a local podcaster who also loves blush). And since it's not just *one* huge collection of fifty oils but *three* huge collections typically totaling over 150 oils over a series of months, it's a Festival. Oh, and this year, we're anxiously awaiting the return of what was an unfinished behemoth collection, but this time, we'll get the whole thing, so there's probably another 150 oils. Even if you just get decants, those are usually around $4.50 a pop. I used to do a lot of decanting (before I got stuck with dozens of bottles from last year's Weenies that no one is interested in), and it's not unusual for people to spend over a hundred bucks just on decants to test and see what they want to buy full bottles of.
And we can translate this to makeup: Right now is when Halloween stuff comes out (I saw the first wave at Rite-Aid a few days ago), which tends to result in a lot of limited edition holiday purchases at drugstores and mass market merchandisers like Target -- and then winter holiday collections will be rolling out at Sephora and Ulta starting probably next month, which will lead to another round of purchasing, and then there's Black Friday, and then there's the inevitable last-minute scramble for the perfect lipstick/polish/eyeliner for one particular outfit for a party, and then there's last-minute shopping for presents, and *then* there are post-Christmas sales. So. Yeah. Festival of Walletgeddon applies here, too.
This is the most glorious description I've ever heard!!!!
