Congrats on your new car! There's still lots of time to re-rouge this year, and they haven't even gotten to the Black Friday specials. Out of curiosity, what is this miracle product that prevents breakouts? I could use some of that.
tell me about it...In the back of my mind I've been keeping track of the fact that the CCO will be opening in 2 weeks, but I just can't afford to
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if you love it, buy it. this is one of those moments where i would say go for it, because it just won't be available any longer and will be that much harder to get. it's kind of how ive been wanting to try out bourjois but it seems imposible for me to get a hold of it. however, i would say only buy it if you know you'll use it, and don't hoard it. one bottle of foundation lasts a very long time.
Loreal Youth Code Texture Perfecting Serum. Which is SO ODD but my chin was having AWFUL breakouts up until about 2 months ago. I decided to strip down ALL skincare to purity face wash, the serum at night, and a super basic moisturizer in the morning. Breakouts just stopped. Ran out of the serum about 2 weeks ago, figured it probably wasn't doing that much (my skin didn't look PERFECT, but I didn't have any breakouts so I figured it probably wasn't doing anything moisturizer wasn't), stopped using it and switched to just moisturizer at night (same one as the morning), BOOM chin is a hot mess again. Guess my skin likes it?
I agree with jaylilee. If it's your HG foundation...this is one time I'd say go for it and pick up some. Just remember foundation expires so I wouldn't buy too much. If you just sort of like it and like something better...I'd pass.
Ugh, that's frustrating. I've mailed cosmetics to overseas friends who suddenly found themselves out of Covergirl concealer and no way to purchase...is there a way you could have someone send you some if you get desperate? Revlon is pretty widely available in the U.S. Overseas shipping is a little expensive, but not too bad for small packages. You could also buy on Amazon. I'm pretty sure they have worldwide shipping.
Here's what I keep telling myself. $100 = 400 points. That can get me 4 minis. Not even a 500 point set. Are minis worth $25 a piece? No. They're cute, but I wouldn't pay $100 for 4 of them.
What did you buy and what did you toss? I am such a sucker for Clinique GWP eyeshadows (and Clinique GWPs in general), but they always leave me disappointed when it comes to texture and quality, unfortunately.
I too purchased a lot of stuff in this unnamed sale. But hey, it's not August yet? Right?? :blush:
I have to disagree and say pass on the foundation. If they're pulling the brand it'll get increasingly harder to get.. You don't want to fall in love with it and put yourself through searching for it - plus you were doing fine without it until you found out it was leaving! I say cut the cord now and focus on other things you like (those 4 foundations!) until you finish some up. By the time you're really ready for a new foundation there will be something even better out! Technology is always improving and when you do discover something new those backups will be sitting there expiring and you'll have wasted your money.
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Now that I've read this, I have to say I also agree with this...so perhaps it's just a matter of priorities. I mean, foundation is foundation, a gazillion companies make them and you can find great ones across a lot of boards and prices. On the other hand, if it's your HG maybe just extend your searching period a bit longer by purchasing, but ONLY if it's your HG. If it's not.. and you just like it and are only falling into the panic of not having it available later (survival instinct, we do it with food, too), then it's not worth it.I have to disagree and say pass on the foundation. If they're pulling the brand it'll get increasingly harder to get.. You don't want to fall in love with it and put yourself through searching for it - plus you were doing fine without it until you found out it was leaving! I say cut the cord now and focus on other things you like (those 4 foundations!) until you finish some up. By the time you're really ready for a new foundation there will be something even better out! Technology is always improving and when you do discover something new those backups will be sitting there expiring and you'll have wasted your money.
With the Babylips, could you try using up one or two of the ones you have and then purchasing one to try as a reward? We have them here but they're just lip balms really.. not magic like they claim to be. I bought a few when they first came out years ago but have since moved on!
Hope that helps!
i'll be better i promise!
i'm trying to break the habit of *if* i'm going to make an online purchase, i shouldn't throw random stuff into my cart to hit the magic free shipping number. i'm trying to remind myself that the cost of me going into my car, driving to the mall, looking for that item, and then risking buying other stuff/food/coffee makes that cost more than the $5-8 shipping tag anyway!
Okay, I decided that my game plan for "stocking up" for the VIB Rouge sale will be to get just enough of my going-to-run-out skincare items to last me until the November sale, as suggested by @BlackMagicRose. Conveniently, my HG skincare items come in a minis set that is actually cheaper than if I was to buy the things separately. Once I use up what I have, that should be enough to hold me until November. I'm hopeful that by not having skincare to replace during my no-buy that there will be less temptations to slip other things at the cart from Sephora.
