What is the first thing you do when you get a new piece of makeup? Share!
As Arian predicted, I definitely don’t touch it, LOL! Everything gets put in a temporary home until I’m able to photograph it, then it is swatched, and finally tested. We’re all quite methodical about it over here, haha.
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I mainly buy eye shadow palettes so I swatch all the colors again on my hand. Then start creating all kinds of looks from wearable to theatrical.
i usually always try it out once i get home! I get so excited whenever i get a new product every time lol
I look at it and “plan” ways to use it. Then I swatch some colors next to it. After that it gets put away. LOL!
Depends on the kind of makeup it is! Eyeshadow and eyeliner I open immediately and swatch, sometimes multiple times or alongside colors I think might be dupes or complimentary. Lipstick/gloss I open immediately and put on! Mascara goes into my drawer, and I’ll usually try it out the next time I put makeup on after I buy it.
i follow the same pattern as you! except i photograph first (i don’t want the product photos to look gross since i’ll be posting it on the blog :p), then i’ll swatch & test it right away. then again, i don’t quite have as large a collection as you :p
i try to not unwrap it for as long as i can. when it gets ridiculous i put it in place in my collection
me too!
I usually open it, sometimes I swatch it. New makeup usually takes a few weeks (or longer) before I’ll actually create a look with it.
I scream with joy..on the inside..then plan how to use it.
smell it! haha i always smell it – especially if it’s new lipstick. it’s the first thing i do 🙂
Me too! I throw out the boxes, smell them, and then store them with my collection!lol
For eyeshadow: First, I swatch it over various primers to see which one works best with that specific formula. Then I write that down in a little notepad so I remember which primer to use. Then I start playing!
For foundation: I swatch it on my face, and then compare it to all of my other foundations. I’m a foundation junkie; I have about twenty! If I think the new foundation would better match my skin when mixed with another foundation, I try that. It’s so hard to find a match for my skintone, it’s so pink! 😀
For eyeliner: I swatch it on my hand, then try it out on my eye using various techniques to see which works best.
Blush: I just go right at it and put it on my face. 🙂
Lipstick: I also just put this straight on my lips, usually right from the tube (just so I get a feel for what it truly looks like.)
Everything else: I don’t really have a set method for other things that I don’t buy as often.
It’s weird but I smell it haha
You’re not the only one!
Try it out. Handling it as carefully as if it was crystal…
I usually put it away and then I can never find it when I need it.
Me too!
SWATCH IT!
its lucky if it makes it out of the store unopened! swatching happens almost immediately. yes, even if i swatched the tester minutes beforehand.
I take off all of my makeup and start over with a clean face to create a new look incorporating the new product with things I have in my collection already.
Swatch it then use it 🙂 haha
Hi Christine:
What is dupe for Guerlain Gems?
Thanks
I don’t have one!
I’m going out of my mind trying to find a somewhat dupeable color for gems. i even contacted Guerlain but that went nowhere…….:(
admiration. eventually swatching. lots of swatching.
I guess that’s why you are so incredibly diligent about posting your reviews and photos of the cool stuff quickly for us! Otherwise it sits there making faces at you….”play with me”….from its temporary cubby!
For some reason I smell the product. Even if it is powder or things I use regularly that I already know do not have a scent. I still smell them. I’m so weird huh? LOL
I’m kind of obsessive about it, actually. I always get home and take the product out of its storefront packaging. If it’s a lipgloss, mascara, or anything else that is air-sensitive, I won’t open the actual product. Anything powder or lipsticks though usually I open on up (quality assurance? lol) BUT I refrain from swatching as I usually did that before I bought. I then put any and all packaging back in the bag, put the receipt in the bag, and keep everything for a few months.
I stare at it for like an hour, admiring it’s beauty before I can bring up the courage to ruin it’s brand new perfection.
I take it home, open up my Inventory on Numbers/Excel, then I put in the info on this particular product such as type, LE or permanent, description (once swatched), date opened (especially good for lipsticks and glosses cos who can remember if it’s been two years yet?), etc.
Then it goes into my make up collection to be used!
I usually enter the products name, description, and date that I bought it into my excel spreadsheet to keep track of all my makeup collection. Then I swatch it, try it out, and take notes on ideas for looks.
I just have to put my finger in there and swatch it. Cant help myself 😀 If its a brush I wash it immediately
I used to try everything out immediately. But then, I’ve started to write a blog, and now when I buy something new I ususally take pictures of the product untouched, and then take swatches or try it out 🙂
If I’m planning on posting about it on my blog, then I put it in my drawer until I can take photos. If not, then I might use it (mainly lip products) straight away if it matches the make up I’m already wearing, or save it until it does. Or just put it away untouched until I’m ready to wear it.
I’m just like you. I don’t touch it until it’s photographed. As it is, I have almost the entire Cham-Pale collection and everything is still sitting in its original packaging, waiting to be loved. I prefer looking at pictures of things that are brand new and not all used up so that’s why I’m so anal about it.
I keep it in its original box for about a day or so. Unless it’s Dazzleglass and in that case I immediately take it out, sniff it and put some on my lips. 😉
I immediatly open it and swatch it…. And contemplate it for a little while
After opening the box I admire it and stare at it for a while, then come up w/ a look and wear it the next opportunity.
I swatch them and play with them for atleats what feels like forever!
i open it immediately, like, before i get in the car, and try it on!!! 🙂
show it to my SO =D
I look at it for a minute, and then I swatch it to see what color I’d use first.
swatch walking out of the shop or in the car! LOL!
I come home and swatch eyeshadow on my arm (for lipstick and blush I just go straight for my face) next to similar colors that might be dupes and complimentary colors that can be used in a look. I never throw out the packaging right away, and in many cases keep it in the packaging forever.
I swatch everything before putting it to use, unless it’s a gloss. Since I don’t live near any of my favorite makeup sellers (Sephore/MAC) I order online and some times a shade just won’t work on my skin tone. I miss being close to MAC store since going in would talk me out of buying things most times. lol
I hate it but when I buy something I am scared to use it because I have so much already open. Particularly lipglass and mascara. I know these are only good for so long so I hate using something new until I finish something else because I already have so much open. Makes me kinda sad that I have so much that I cant enjoy it all.
I usually try it out, like how it works on my skin, to see the finish etc.
But it can also happen that I don’t touch it for days because I’m not sure HOW to use it. It was like that when I got my first blushcreme by MAC.;-)
I bring it home and swatch it, but I don’t apply it until the next day, usually.
If it’s lipcolour, it gets put on! If it’s blush or eye makeup, I usually just swatch it, ooh and aah over it, and then put it away for the next time I do my makeup. The only exception is mascara; I only have one going at a time usually, so those get put away till my current one needs to be trashed.
stick my finger in it,
marvel at its beauty,
then slap it on
even green eyeshadow, at the end of the day after i’ve taken my makeup off i stick my finger in it and wipe it on one eye, then on the other i’ll do a proper look with brushes 😉
If it’s a lipstick/gloss I try it on. If it’s an eyeshadow, I put my clean finger in it to swatch it on my skin to see if the color will work on me. If it doesn’t swatch right I quickly return it.
I either play with it, or take pictures and then play with it, lol! I usually swatch things like eyeshadow alone and over primer and sometimes with different liners. Lipstick or gloss I try on.
I’m a bit crazy, I take pics of my haul then stare at what I bought for a little while, then I put everything away while I plan how I’m going use it all!
Since you do all the work for us as far as reviewing, swatching,testing it out.. I use it ASAP
there’s a shelf on my closet for my whole makeup collection. for things that i won’t use everyday, i usually swatch, test and play the day i get it. but about 50% of my makeup purchases are for everyday use, so i just swatch it the first time i use it. this is the reason why my “product review” blogs are always delayed… LOL.
i get home, take it out of the box, admire the scent/texture/look of it, and then play with it by swatching it on my hand/arm and trying different color combos. it always feels like a new toy! that’s how i am with my ChamPale purchases right now =)
I learn from the best!!!! I have the wheely makeup tray like Christine. 1 drawer is dedicated to products unused…. I then reach for at least 1 next time I really have the time to play….. Thankyou Christine!!!
The first thing I do is enter the product into my excel spread sheet, name of product, if it’s an eyeshadow, lipstick or lipglass, and then I start playing with it, to see what products I already have will go along with it.
Wash my hands, open it, go to my vanity area and try the product on my hand, then I log it into to my spreadsheet with the date of purchase and when I am introducing it into my collection yes, I am organizational nut for I track my makeup so I can get rid of it in a timely fashion.
Open right away to swatch again and again (as if it would be a different color from the store)…literally, in the car on the way home.
as hard as i try not to touch it untill the nx morning, i usually cant help myself from playing with it within the 30min after purchase. lip products dont even make 5min. sigh
I take everything out of the boxes and have fun organizing my entire collection to include my new products and then I put them away and don’t use then until I create a look where I need them lol. But I have so much fun
I use it in a look the next day or I play with it and try nice collor combo’s.
i usually bought eye shadows n after came them home just hide them in my secret box coz i dont want them to be spoil by sis 😛 n let her use when i checked them …:P
i take it out of the box put it in the bin where it would belong and use it when im ready… maybe thats why i have so many unused items… grrrr i need to go to buying rehab.