I like the idea of the Project Palette! I want to hit pan in a couple I've had for a while, but I know I'll get too bored if I don't switch it up often enough. Is there a thread/group for that somewhere? And what is the 30 Days Challenge?
The Project Pan that Palette thread is here:
https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/topic/135019-pan-that-palette-2015/ Join us! I don't know about the 30 days of beauty though. Sounds cool whatever it is!
How is everyone prepping for the challenge? Has everyone sorted their makeup yet? Will you sort before starting?
A couple of week ago I sorted mine into: Trash (has already been hauled away by our friendly garbage service) Keep, and Circular Swap/ Gift Exchange. I'm going to go over my Keep pile with a gimlet eye and see what needs to be added to the CS/GE stash.
I have never been so excited about not spending!
I've prepared a few different ways:
1. Listing out my rules and exceptions here
2. Writing it out on my calendar
3. Believing in myself- believing I can do it and that I will be successful
4. Trying to come up with good rewards for every 10 days.
5. Reorganizing my stash and decluttering my vanity.
6. Making a list of my HG items to remind myself not to try other things in those categories
7. Making a list of things that start to tempt me that I can reevaluate after 100 days.
8. Deleting sales emails before opening them- really just going by sender. I don't even read the subject line.
I sorted my makeup when I did my inventory, so that was immensely helpful, and even took a few things out. Something that's helping me is having a dedicated little bag for items I have to use as I "rotate" -- it's hard when project panning because I must also incorporate my PP items in every day, and they all add up to a full face pretty much, but one of my rules is that I must rotate in my eyeshadows and blushes weekly (my two biggest offenders), so that's helpful.
I've been getting extra pumped up by watching project panners xD my plan of attack is to do bi-weekly makeup baskets so that every item I pick is getting consistent use for at least two weeks straight (10 days, since I don't wear anything during the weekends), and using my blog to catalog my progress and keep me extra accountable.
That's awesome that you can use your blog as progress and accountability!
Some one had made the suggestion of celebrating every ten days, and I love that idea. So thinking of it as ten sets of ten days I believe will be easier mentally.
Also, I think a celebration every ten days sounds great!
I'm glad you guys like the 10 day celebration idea! I was reading about rewards, and came across the suggestion of buying some beads and making yourself a bracelet by adding a bead at every accomplishment. So we could end up with a 10-bead bracelet? I'm not sure though... I mean it's still spending on the beads, and it's not that much of an incentive. Still thinking about possible rewards. Maybe I'll allow myself to umm.... get frozen yogurt? Yeah! That'll be good!
That makes me think of choosing ten items to focus on for each ten days - and then a treat at the end of each ten day period B) . I want to treat myself to movies and books - things I have not been able to focus on because all I think about is beauty shopping. I want my life back.
Great idea!!! Me too!
I've been loving the break from thinking about beauty products. I kind of got overwhelmed with everything. Lately I've been moving my purchasing towards smaller brands who use more natural ingredients and are cruelty free. That really limits where I can shop.. I can't go out to the drugstore and pick up any item anymore. Same with Sephora. I've been doing most of my shopping online so I tend to be more cautious because I can't return things as easily and the shipping costs are often higher. More planning and narrowing down my list means that I tend to buy only what I'm almost certain I'll love. My last two orders like that had a 100% success rate with choosing colors and formulas that worked for me! I know this approach isn't for everyone, but picking a few brands to stick with and base my stash on has helped me limit both my purchasing and my hoarding of products.
So excited to start this challenge! I had to pick up a few staples but I would have run out of them by the end of the month anyway. I've also been enjoying focusing on other things rather than makeup shopping. I've been doing a ton of reading again and I'm trying to get back into making jewelry and knitting as hobbies. It's so refreshing and it really makes you realize how much time (both in terms of time spent browsing or shopping and time spent working for the money to make purchases) that makeup and beauty can suck out of your life. This challenge is about more than a No Buy for me, it's about becoming a more interesting, joyful person.
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I so agree with everything you just said. When I went cruelty-free as my 2014 beauty resolution, I noticed how it limited my spending and even my wants. I love that! It helps me save money and I can't just randomly get any drugstore item that bloggers rave about!!! Plus, it's good for all the animals out there.
Eeeek! There's only a week and a 1/2 left of 2014! Is anyone else a bit anxious to start this challenge? :blink:
Actually, at the moment I'm excited... but we'll see how that changes as it approaches, haahah!
Right now we have 10 days left (counting today).
Everyone ready?
One thing I think that will really help us get ready is thinking about what we want to accomplish. Not just 'not buying for 100 days', but what else we want? Do we want that feeling of control and willpower? To know we could rise to the challenge? To be able to direct that money into savings? Whatever it is, make sure to think hard on it, visualize it, and how it will feel. Remind yourself of that every time you get a craving to spend.
Also:
How does everyone feel about accountability partners? I got a PM from someone interested, and I thought I'd see if others wanted to do it? If so I can make a thread. If not, me and @
@annatomical will go ahead and start on our journey!
One more thing:
What about keeping this thread for the main things, but starting a new thread, one for each 10-day sections? Do you think that's a good idea like how we break down the year into month threads, or would that be too much?
Looking forward to this!!!! If you haven't reevaluated your stash and done inventory and made a list of what is tempting you so far, I highly suggest you do that as soon as possible! Also, if you get giftcards for Christmas- have a plan in mind with what you're going to do with those. Are you going to save them, spend them, choose different things to spend on? Just make sure you have everything planned out!
