Well today I checked my bank balance and it was not a happy sight. Between vet bills and lack of earnings it’s been a tight couple of months and it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Therefore I am biting the bullet and embarking on a challenge that haunts the nightmares of makeup addicts everywhere. A No Buy (dun dun dun....)
This doesn’t mean I’m going to stop posting, I have enough recent buys in my stash to keep me going for a long, long time, and there exceptions to the rule. In fact here are some rules (If I make them public I have a better chance of sticking to them!):
1. The no buy is in effect from today until the 30th of June. By that time I will be working full time and heck it’s my birthday so I can buy if I want to!
2. I can (and will) buy makeup for my wedding. It’s my freaking wedding and I’m doing my own makeup. As a bare minimum I need a good foundation for it.
3. I can replace things that run out. Now it is unlikely that I will run out of anything really. I have more than enough of everything to keep me going. Expect triumphant posts celebrating if I actually hit pan on anything though!
Along with the posts in the coming soon section I have a few other things of note coming up. There will be a lot of NOTDs especially as my first ever Konad set should be arriving any moment and I have an entire draw full of polish. Which reminds me I bought Essie Mink Muffs in a blog sale the other day, can’t wait for it to arrive! I have a bunch of lip glosses and eye shadows that also need swatching and a fair few skin care products. Look out for an interesting post on homemade body scrubs too!
Have you ever embarked on a no buy? How hard did you find it? I need support here!
I have tried about 3 no-buys already this year, all have failed! I think the idea of setting yourself rules and exceptions e.g. wedding makeup is a good idea as it'll stop you going off track with the whole thing if you just need to get one item.
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im gna have to do this soon too.
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It's certainly going to be tough! My makeup collection isn't huge but it's more than enough for me to survive. I just have to steer clear of every shop in Scotland that sells makeup haha... x
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