Temptalia Asks You – Are you downsizing your makeup habits?

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Date: Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Author:

Are you downsizing your makeup habits? Are you reducing your spending on makeup? Do you economize elsewhere so you can spend the same?

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26 thoughts on “Temptalia Asks You – Are you downsizing your makeup habits?”

  1. Inky says:
    October 11, 2008 at 5:42 am

    I am definitely downsizing my spending – ran out of my favorite Smashbox primer recently and after some google-fu and research, I read that the Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel can be used as a primer. So off to the drugstore I went and yep, it works! saved me about $25 to spend elsewhere.

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  2. Theresa says:
    October 11, 2008 at 6:14 am

    Am trying to but its really really hard with all the upcoming lovely holiday collections. I limit myself to just one item (at the very most, 2!) from each collection compared to previously where I don’t hold back.

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  3. lovekills says:
    October 11, 2008 at 6:36 am

    Yes, I’m definitely downsizing, I went crazy for a while but the financial crisis and economic uncertainty, we certainly have to careful.
    I still browse to see latest launches etc, but I have decreased spending habits tremendously.

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  4. Jessica says:
    October 11, 2008 at 7:36 am

    Yes, just because I’ve been spending money on clothes instead. Also, I’m trying to be good until MAC’s holiday collection comes out as well as other brands.

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  5. Courtney says:
    October 11, 2008 at 7:46 am

    I’m really trying to curb my spending — especially with cosmetics, but with everything. now is the slow season at my job (i’m in sales), so i have to try to save as much as possible to cover for when i don’t make a killer commision :(

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  6. Paola says:
    October 11, 2008 at 8:12 am

    I’M TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT CHEAPER BRUSHES COMPARABLE TO MAC…I’M GOING TO BUY THAT LOEW-CORNELL BRUSH THAT’S SIMILAR TO THE 239 JUST TO TRY IT OUT…AND SAVE MYSELF 22 BUCKS :)

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    • Jen says:
      October 11, 2008 at 9:05 am

      I really like the CVS ‘Essence of Beauty’ brushes. I think it was last week that they had a sale on them for buy one get one free. So I’m sure they’re bound to go on sale again.

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  7. Neena says:
    October 11, 2008 at 8:45 am

    I definately have, but not by choice… I’m saving up for the holidays and I’ll be starting cosmetology school in January so I have to stop shopping so hard. I guess it is by choice then, but I wish I didn’t have to choose between school and makeup :(

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  8. Anitacska says:
    October 11, 2008 at 9:21 am

    No, although I probably should. :) I do buy a lot of stuff on Ebay though that saves me 20-30% on the price. Still I have bought a lot lately and I’m also running out of space to keep them in, so I think I’ll be forced to slow down spending on make up soon.

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  9. Nadia says:
    October 11, 2008 at 9:56 am

    Im trying to be good and shop my current makeup collection but I’m also waiting for the holiday collections and I’ll treat myself.

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  10. Rachel says:
    October 11, 2008 at 10:17 am

    I’ve definitely downsized my spending/make up habits! I started getting addicting to MAC early this year and got impulsive with my purchases. I would buy whatever color looked pretty but now I actually buy colors that I know I’ll wear and started selling the items I won’t use.

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  11. christine says:
    October 11, 2008 at 10:49 am

    yes, definitely. My downsizing started when the prices of cosmetics just seemed to be escalating higher than my wages – probably the last couple years.

    I have always spent top dollar for foundation, concealer and mascara with less $$ on color cosmetics.

    But I would really like for companies to sell smaller sizes for less money.

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  12. kat says:
    October 11, 2008 at 11:25 am

    Unfortunately, I have to! Back from co-op (practicum) to school means I have to cut my spending a lot. But I have quite a bit at this point so it’s no loss!

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  13. Brenda says:
    October 11, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    I’m trying but with these holiday collections it’s really really hard!

    Interestingly enough though, lipstick sales may be a indicator for the economy. If lipstick sales are up, then our economy is down. Look it up on google!

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  14. Mary says:
    October 11, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    yes. I’m trying to finish products before i buy another. For example i used to have 5 or 6 foundations on the go (trying to find the HG) but now I just have one at a time. And I’m trying to shop my current collection of color products. I just have to think “house deposit vs makeup” over and over again.

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  15. Jennifer says:
    October 11, 2008 at 5:33 pm

    Yes and no – I’m spending less, but that’s largely because there’s not much I desperately want in the new collections. I haven’t gotten anything from Ungaro, Manish, Overrich, or Suite Array, only picked up two Cremesheens, and am not hugely considering anything but a lip set or two from the holiday releases. Plus, I have a massive quantity of Back2MAC things that I need to take in – something like 6 lipsticks worth.

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  16. Diana says:
    October 12, 2008 at 1:11 am

    No :( . But thats mostly because I went from a college student to a full time employee with a job. So I wasn’t really buying that much to begin with :) . I try not to buy too much though and it hasn’t been too hard. A lot of collections that I really wanted disappointed me when I saw them in stores.

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  17. classic says:
    October 12, 2008 at 3:29 am

    Manish Arora is very attempt collection 4 me, but I have strong self control not to buy online.

    I save for holiday collection and only one cremesheen collection.

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  18. Shortiee31 says:
    October 12, 2008 at 6:36 am

    I know my limits and if I haven’t got a certain colour or a product that works really good then I don’t mind getting it. x

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  19. Cat says:
    October 12, 2008 at 11:15 am

    Unfortunately yes…but its for a good reason. My and my hunie are saving up for a house. Everyone tell us this is the time to buy so we are going to take advantage. Even thou we are saving I really want the holiday collections.

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  20. gracieo says:
    October 12, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    Nope..just the opposite for me.

    I’m a new mac addict so…. lol

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  21. Karen says:
    October 12, 2008 at 3:08 pm

    Not really, but I have come to a point I think I have everything I need. I have been a lot more selective of what I want. Another I might be spending less on makeup is because I am more selective about MAC’s LE collection. In the past, I will buy almost anything LE from MAC.

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  22. Jennifer Ferm says:
    October 12, 2008 at 6:05 pm

    I haven’t downsized on makeup BUT I have noticed that I hardly get that urge to buy new clothes. Since what I spend on my makeup collection is less than I’d spend on my clothing collection, I end up spending less overall. :) So yay for makeup.

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  23. Christina says:
    October 15, 2008 at 7:03 pm

    Yes! I am saving for a Clarisonic skincare brush :D

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