Temptalia Asks You – How much do you spend a month on beauty products?

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Date: Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Author:

How much do you spend a month on beauty products? Do you know or are you afraid to know?

I probably spend $200-300 a month, depending on how many collections MAC puts out!

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41 thoughts on “Temptalia Asks You – How much do you spend a month on beauty products?”

  1. Ashley says:
    January 30, 2008 at 6:39 am

    Only about $80. My job doesn’t pay well. :P

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  2. Tina says:
    January 30, 2008 at 6:41 am

    It used to be $150-$200 a month. Then, it became tiresome trying to keep up with MAC’s weekly releases. So, now, it’s about $35 every 2-3 months.

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  3. Nell says:
    January 30, 2008 at 7:21 am

    With me buying cosmetics is like lunar phases, there are times of insane spending sprees (strangely enough these are closely related to MACs LE releases)and – thank goodness – there are times when I spend nothing at all. These dry spells are usually sorely needed to financially recover. How much I really spend, I don´t want to know…

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  4. Erin says:
    January 30, 2008 at 8:13 am

    $20-30 a month, on average. Of course, December was a bad month, what with all the crazy extra limited edition stuff. This month I got Neutral Pink, Rich Flesh, and Sculpt/Accentuate and 4N with my Back2Mac. I’m done for a while, Fafi or no Fafi.

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  5. Tekoa says:
    January 30, 2008 at 8:13 am

    I try for $100 a month but its probably $200. I tell myself its because I’m new to this whole makeup thing and I REALLY DO need product X. Its mostly true. *whistles innocently*

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    • Christine says:
      January 30, 2008 at 9:41 pm

      Haha :D I like the way you think, Tekoa. I don’t have a set budget, but I definitely know when I’ve bought more than I should have. I try to keep my hauls under $100 per visit. I used to go crazy on launch days, and I’d alway be happy if I didn’t hit $300+.

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  6. Erin says:
    January 30, 2008 at 8:17 am

    Heh. There’s always that one last product you need to make your life complete.

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  7. Katherine says:
    January 30, 2008 at 8:36 am

    It varies depending on the time of year and the collections coming out. Also, depends on whether or not I need to stock up on skincare items that month. I would say it averages $300-$500/month. Yep, too much, but I have a high stress job, so I to reward myself :)

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    • Christine says:
      January 30, 2008 at 9:49 pm

      I agree that it can definitely vary. But wow! I’m glad you take the time to reward yourself, and I imagine your jbo must be well paying, too, so it’s all good ;)

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  8. macheriecoco says:
    January 30, 2008 at 8:57 am

    Wow including perfume, makeup, skincare, haircare and body stuff I probably average $160. YIKES!

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  9. Lori says:
    January 30, 2008 at 10:35 am

    LOL i’d prefer not to know the exact $ figure. I like to do several shopping trips, then it doesn’t seem so bad.
    I’d say around now it at least 100/mo, will prob get a bit worse in summer when I’m done school and can afford all my lemmings. Then it’ll probably dissipate–I’m not sure how many more paintpots or brown/pink etc eyeshadows I REALLY need. I want to start giving them my love!

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  10. Skyler says:
    January 30, 2008 at 11:39 am

    You read my mind: I don’t know, and I don’t wanna know. :P It can range anywhere from $100-$400. When MAC is releasing huge collections (e.g. Fafi) or a bunch of collections in one month, the number is usually closer to $300 or $400, I’d imagine. Otherwise, between $100 and $200, I’d estimate.

    Scary. *shakes head*

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  11. Chica says:
    January 30, 2008 at 11:59 am

    Probably about £75 ( bout $140 ) a month? I have the odd over £100 spree in Boots but I try to limit those, they make my bank cry!

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  12. Tanya says:
    January 30, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    I can relate to the lunar phases :) There are months were I really don’t spend more than maybe 20$ on one or two new polishes. Then there are months were I spend at Lush, a new OPI line, MAC and then a facial. So anywhere from 20$ and up to the extreme 500$ or even more. My highest costs are facials and when I have to stock up on my face products. Make-up I tend to stay around the 100$ every other month or so. Lush I spend around 100$ every couple of months.

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    • Christine says:
      January 30, 2008 at 9:55 pm

      Me too! I’m very much like that. Sometimes I go weeks without buying much of anything. Restocking sucks, especially if it all runs out at the same time.

      BTW! I forgot to mention, I used the bath bomb you gave me a week or so ago. Oh, man, I was acting like I was a 2 year old (I haven’t taken a bath in about forever). I kept calling my boyfriend in to check out the color of the water! (And to splash him.)

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  13. ariele says:
    January 30, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    I would say I average around $200-400/month, depending on LE releases & if I need to restock essential items like foundation, primer, moisturizer, etc.

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  14. Mariah says:
    January 30, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    I don’t want to know… probably $50-100. But OMG $200-300? That’s how much I spend on food! (Although, I should spend money rewarding myself with makeup instead of food.)

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  15. dee says:
    January 30, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    It can’t be more than 80 dollars, although I’m too much of a punk to actually put it it down and check. I just started really being interested to the point of buying in regards to eye make-up so I’m sure my aveage spending will go up.

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  16. Shefali says:
    January 30, 2008 at 5:57 pm

    Man this is a pretty dangerous question because I actually have to sit and count. But I think per month – probably $200-$500. It gets near the $500 range if I get a facial and some LE MAC thing comes out, and I have to replenish stuff in the same month. I’d say I’m closer to the $200 on average.

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  17. lina says:
    January 30, 2008 at 6:05 pm

    i think around 100-150

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  18. Tonee says:
    January 31, 2008 at 8:31 am

    I try to keep it at $100 or less a month. This is after several years of splurging, mind you ;)

    Whenever there’s a LE collection or a sale, I do get what I like but apart from that, I don’t buy whatever I fancy at full price but instead select products that I will actually use on a regular basis.

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  19. emilyw says:
    February 2, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    oh jesus some months i spend nothin on make up and other months i spend bout three hundred euro which is bout 500 dollars really bad i no but i still live wih my parents and have no financial responsibilities … i no i shud save my money but wheres the fun in dt?? who wants to be the richest person in the graveyard? but for me it all balances out. 9 outta 12 mnths a year i spend nada on make up and the remaining three months i wud spend a bomb!!!

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  20. Sarah says:
    March 5, 2009 at 3:04 pm

    it used to be about £60 a month and with that i’d go for big bargain gift with purchase deals etc. but since then it’s hard to confine myself so and with that payrise it’s gone up to £100 a month, it does vary though, sometimes i don’t have anything much to buy so i forward that ‘balance’ to the next month! result! :)

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  21. BabyDollB says:
    March 5, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    I just went to my local MAC counter early this morning and handed over £141 :D

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