5 WAYS TO START A MAKEUP LOW-BUY THIS YEAR // How to stop buying too much makeup!
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- Sharing 5 ways to start a low-buy in 2021 to help you stop buying too much makeup! Whether you prefer strict rules or a more flexible format, there's something for everyone who wants to start a makeup low-buy.
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Doing a makeup inventory was definitely the biggest help for me to reduce spending. For me it’s about not being as wasteful. I love trying new blushes and lip products but the inventory has stopped me from buying new ones since I would have to add it to my spreadsheet and physically see the number get farther away from my goal. Now if something catches my attention I think it over for a few weeks or months before buying. It’s interesting how different things can be motivating to different people.
last year I struggled a lot with compulsive shopping & emotional shopping. this year I want to do an over all low buy with a few months of a no buy when I feel necessary. My goal is to create a healthy savings account & to work my way through my products! X
Those are great goals!! Good luck! 💞
Good luck! Last year was difficult. I think that a lot of people were having issues with that as well.
Probably my biggest way of avoiding spending is, putting away some of my makeup each season. When I bring out a palette or blush I have stored away for 3-5 months, it's like getting something new & seeing an old friend all at once. And because it's usually something I look forward to using each spring, fall, winter holiday etc., there's an extra hit of adrenaline.
ooh i love that idea!!
I like the seasonal makeup wardrobe/capsule idea
I do a combination of styles. Each makeup category is sorted into different no buy “rules”: complete no buy, replacement only, or 2 out 1 in.
I did a make-up no buy in 2019 and at first my goal was a 3-month no buy. Then , I kinda got used to it and each month I tried to extend it further. Eventually I managed to only buy some mascaras and a brow pencil during a whole year.🙂 I'm thinking of doing a low buy this year, as I'm quite content with my collection.
Last year i spent A LOT of money in compulsive makeup shopping due to anxiety... This year i want to spend less money and i aprecciate a lot this type of content. It helps a lot when you're trying to buy less makeup and you are always exposed to all the new stuff that is coming out to the market everyday.
I love your channel♥️.
2020 was a tough year so that's completely understandable. wishing you luck!
I’m doing a low buy on clothes/shoes but no buy on skincare/makeup because no more is needed! Besides nothing seems unique anymore and I own a lot of products that I love. Wishing everyone the best this year ❤️
I started keeping a log of all my expenses this year, because I felt like I was spending a lot of money. But when I actually analyzed my spending, it amounted to about $100 per month - which I found was reasonable. And because I didn't have any purchases I regretted making last year, I'm just happy with monitoring my purchases since I'm such a frugal spender to begin with.
I'm doing a no-buy for Jan-March this year.. If I slip up and buy something on impulse, it adds another month to my no-buy.. 😊
I did slip up in first week of January... Hence now my no buy is until april😂 but it's effective enough that now wenever I feel an impulse to buy, I'm reminded that I can't buy any thing for another month👏
I'm on a no buy for the first time. I feel like I'm always 0 or 100% so I just go for a no buy to close a window of temptation. You're one of those people who made me realize to make my collection more curated and be mindful if the product I buy will add value to my collection. So thank you. Currently I didn't buy anything since the year start. Anw, you cat tail is complimenting your top hihi so cute!
I like to add things to my cart on a website, and then go look at my collection. Sometimes I find I have something very similar to a product I am about to buy and I take it out right away. I also make myself wait a couple days before I place the order. I often change my mind...or occasionally completely forget I had even looked at something.
Same here! - that also helps me 😊
Haha I wait months to see if it will go on sale and see if I still want it. Typically my desire has passed and I'm eyeing some other shiny new product
This year I’m sticking to a pretty strict no-buy. I have plenty in all categories, and I would like to get my numbers down. I started the year with a few purchases, regretted them when I saw my inventory numbers go up (though I’m still happy about trying those products!), and decided I’m done shopping for the year. Wish me luck!
I‘m on a no buy because I just have too much makeup. At first I wanted to only do January for a start, but somehow January is almost over and I don‘t really crave anything so I‘ll just keep going. I‘m having a baby in May and want to get rid of all the clutter in my life until then 🙈 So far it‘s going quite well... If I ran out of a category of items completely I would purchase this item - but I won‘t run out until the baby finishes school or something 🤣
Thanks for the video. At the 3:00 mark it looks like you have an awesome black tail because your cat is behind you and the fur matches your sweater. :-) Btw, your hair looks great!
lol
For the foreseeable future, I’m completely cutting out buying lip products due to masks. And I’m also not buying new foundations, and just relying on my concealers for coverage 😊
I was on a low buy last year with a pretty strict budget for both replacements and new makeup. I also had some specific rules to help me curb those impulse buys that really eat up my budget, so I had a limit of two major new purchases (ie. a big order from a brand or Sephora) and I also wasn't allowed to buy lip products. I did really well so I'm continuing this year with a slightly higher budget to include skincare. I'm also going to be on an eyeshadow palette no buy until November, which I started at the end of 2020. I'd like to keep an eye on Black Friday sales in case I find myself wanting a new release over the year and it goes on sale, but I would also be happy to go the whole year without buying a palette.
I'm doing a low buy due to I have way to much for one person, and I tend to just buy whatever I want. My goal this year is to only replace things, and I'm only allowing myself 2 eyeshadow palettes this year. (I literally bought the same pallete twice last year, because I have so much and forgot I already had it)
Love this type of content from you!! I’m trying to be much more intentional with my spending this year esp with beauty
Thank you for watching, Grace!!
I’m on a year long no buy, only allowing myself to buy replacements if I don’t already have one. A product specific no buy is probably what I might try next as there are some categories of my makeup collection that are way bigger than others
Last year I definitely overspent as a way to make myself feel better. I'm on a no buy for the first 3 months of the year and then a monthly budget that will carry over each month. I am doing well with it so far. I find the temptation is so much lower no that I have made it not an option.
I am doing a no buy year in 2021. I started keeping inventory in the end of 2019, plus tracking down how much I have spent on each product of the make up in that spreadsheet (also eye opening). I am feeling good, not tempted to buy anything as I just want to enjoy all the products I have already. Doing a project pan to make sure I use up the older products (as I keep track of that as well). Just trying to be more aware of the consumption and not letting anything go to waste. By the end of the year, I plan to shrink down my collection in general (well except eye shadow palettes - not panning anything there). And I have started a blog (to keep myself accountable) about my journey :)
It sounds like you are off to a great start!! 💞 good luck with your no buy year, I’m excited for you!
@@SarahRoseBeauty thank you so much ♥ and please don't tempt me too much this year with your reviews and great discoveries 😂
I think what’s helped me so far was to not allow myself to buy a wishlist item until February. Also just finding other interests besides makeup and seeing less makeup vids. Lately I’ve been into watching budget planning videos and animal videos so that takes a big chunk of my yt watching now haha instead of all makeup vids. Also tracking my spending and saving towards something stops me from even wanting to buy makeup
Omg the tail in the back 😻😹 This video was so timely, I’ve been taking stock of my stuff and really considering what I want to stop buying for a while. The hardest part for me is who/what I watch/follow online. You are one of the very few beauty content creators I can follow without feeling pressured to buy stuff. I hate having to unfollow creators I’ve previously really loved, but I can definitely see their influence in my purchases over the last couple years at times. I want to try the category goal version like you do. I also want to pay more attention to the company I’m supporting in terms of eco-friendly, human-friendly, ethical, fair trade, etc., practices - I think forcing myself to pay attention to those things will dramatically limit where I can shop lol.
This year is my first low buy. I've set up a calendar in an excel spreadsheet and I'm marking off the days in different colours depending on whether I purchased a replacement, an unnecessary purchase or whether I bought nothing at all. I made my no purchase days my favourite colour so it's motivating for me to see the days marked off in a satisfying colour. 😂 Simple things for my simple mind.
Ooh I love that idea so much!!
I use a system I’ve not seen on youtube but I’d like to volunteer it if it could be useful to anyone! I keep track of all purchases and empties throughout the year and make sure the number of empties exceeds the number of new items at the end of the year. I enjoy doing it this way because 1) I don’t feel like I have to replace products in the same category and/or only after using them up and 2) I can get away with buying four things one month and none the next, just based on what I feel like doing at the time. It’s worked well for the past two years!
I love that idea!! 💞
Doing a one in one out low buy this year. It’s really caused me to take a harder look at my collection.
I definitely prescribe to the 1 in 1 out method because it makes me really think hard about that one precious replacement I get to buy so I do a lot of homework and research on the product I am interested in
@@jessicatang983 I do too! I’ve also started to realize how much product you get with different types of makeup. Like I can go through mascara really quick, blush and bronzer not so much.
Thank you for this video, it’s really helpful. I’m copying you and doing a beauty budget low buy like yourself last year. And I’m now going to make a makeup inventory at your recommendation, you’re right, if you know what you have, the less likely you are to spend on more.
I'm doing a product specific no buy this year, with some products being a strict no buy, others being replacement only, etc.
This was super helpful! It's my first year doing a low buy/no buy, and I'm still trying to think through some of my rules. I love hearing about all the different ways to customize the project so it works best for you. I want to be strict, but I also want to set myself up for success. It's early days, so I'm still trying to figure out that balance. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Sarah! I really love this type of mindful beauty content. 👍🏻💜🌻
BeautyCache is a great app to catalog all your products. You can customize for brands, categories, etc and take pix of your items. I found that this really helps me stay in budget and focus.
Thanks for the tip, I've just downloaded the app 😁
Whaaaat that’s so cool!!! I didn’t know something like that existed!
You are so right that low-buys can look so different depending on each person’s personality and goals. I do a 1 in 10 out low buy (used up items only count, not decluttered items) with a yearly budget. I do inventories about every 6 months... I’ve got a ways to go, but I’m heading in the right direction!
I agree-I feel like I got much more in the habit of online shopping this year, particularly over the holidays when I was buying gifts for people, and I realized that online shopping was becoming almost a default activity for me! So I gave myself a January no-buy, with two built in exceptions for products I knew were launching, just to get myself out of the habit or browsing online every time a had a break in my day! I’ve loved it. It has felt like a bit of a reset, because I had to wait to buy something and often it wasn’t as appealing a week or two later. Now I’m trying to decide if I want any rules this year or if I want to see what happens. But January has been so nice as a break!
I've done the cash only low buy and it has worked really well for me in the past. Unfortunately these times make it hard. But it may even help considering that we are going out less. Thanks for a video as I am being much stricter with my makeup this year.
I'm doing a combo budget/no buy this year. I'm allowing myself to roll over any unspent monies to the next month, but there are some items I'm not allowing myself to purchase at all, like lip products (which I don't wear and am drowning in), some clothing items, books, subscription services, etc. I'm also doing a replacements-only system for my hair care/body care/skincare because I want to get down to one product in each category and currently have far too many extras, LOL. I've never tried a budget before, but am excited to see how it goes!
I especially love this video from you! I really enjoy content on intentional makeup/beauty consumption and would love to hear more about this.
I'm doing a monthly budget this year, just to see whether I am happy with the amount of stuff I'm accumulating when spending this amount of money.
This inspired me to write out a lo/no buy list on the write board above my bed (can’t avoid it lol). My danger area seems to be skincare (thou my blush drawer has exploded) so I made my rules around that
i found a beautiful liquid highlighter today (drugstore, so I could buy 2 shades for the price of a mac mini strobe cream) and tested it on the back of my hand and it looked so beautiful and glittery. however what stopped me from buying it was that today while applying my makeup I had swirled my highlighter brush right next to the new swatch and they looked exactly the same. I have enough highlighter to last me a couple of lifetimes, we all do.
I’m doing a low buy in hopes to half parts of my collection! ’m hopeful, but also know that with wearing a mask 12+ hours every single day (plus weekends) that I won’t be able to use much makeup at all :(
In the past I’ve done no-buys, but this year I chose to do a low-buy/makeup budget because my mindset of spending has changed and I don’t think I need as restricting rules :)
My biggest section is lip products (58ish) and eyeshadow palettes (23) other things I only have like 1 of except blush where I have 5 and highlights I have 9. So my goal is to not bring in any eyeshadow, lips, blush, or highlight. But can bring in 1-2 of other categories IF it had my attention for more than a week or two.
I'm on a low buy for both make up and skin care this year - still deciding the exact rules but think it will be replacements only for skin care and one or two out before I bring anything in for make up. I have photos of my make up collection as the screensaver on my phone and that has massively helped me to cut down buying make up already. I need to take photos of my skin care as well. I need to do a full inventory.
My low buy this year is just on lip products. It is currently so large and I know I won't use it all, so I've put myself on a lip product no buy for all of 2021. So far I'm doing good! 🤣
I started off with a monthly budget but that didn't work for me. Then I did an eyeshadow no buy just to over buy lip and blush products. Jan 1st I started a no buy and ended up breaking it couple of weeks later :( While I haven't been successful, the process has led me to be more thoughtful about my purchases. Hopefully the next few months will be better because I really don't need anymore makeup!
I started keeping an inventory and tracking my purchases in January 2019. My general life mindset is "one in, one out", but last year I worked through so much makeup and nail polish (my béte noire). I still want to get down to four core lipsticks, and bought enough in December to not need anything for a while, but I'm quite happy with my progress.
Thanks so Much I’m starting my no buy journey. I started a channel and ended buying way more than I could ever use or film and I don’t even have enough followers to justify my spending. So a no buy is needed. Thanks for the great tips. Xoxo
Omg I can’t shop in person. I end up spending more than I would if I was online shopping.
I really like your channel! You made me be more reflective and mindful of my own collection.
Thank you so much!! 💞
I love doing the low buy And I bought a spiral and wrote down everything I have and I categories and what I feel that I will be continually purchasing is mascara so I really do appreciate you doing this.💕💕
I just found your channel during Christmas time, but I followed a lot your videos since then. I love that you talk about make up in a very mindful way and dont give the impression that it is necessary to have new things all the time :D
Thank you so much!!
Great tips! I’ve found if I make a purchase online I use my debit not credit card this way the money comes out as soon as it’s purchased. If I use my credit card it’s almost an out of site out of mind purchase and it’s easy to spend unnecessary money
Omg!! At 3:05 you seem to have a tail because of you cat behind this is soooo cute😂😂😍😍
I’ve struckered mine as a strict no-buy. I may ask family for things I need to replace, but I don’t want to spend any money on makeup this year. Currently working on finding a new job. (I’m in the Dayton, OH area.)
I’m doing mostly a no buy this year except for eye products where I will actually go through them because that’s the only makeup I use since COVID hit and I have a limit of 4 eyeshadow palettes I can buy this year. I’m doing a general no buy now through the end of March though because I need to save that money since I moved and am waiting to start a new job
I think for me a product specific no buy would be best parts of my collection are wayyy outta control (palettes and highlighters) an other parts are in check (foundations i have 1 the one i’m using) so this would work better for me. Although i do keep foundations on a replacement only thing
I'm doing a mish mash of almost all these ways haha. I'm on a no buy for the first third of the year because I want to save money to furnish my new apartment. Then I'll be on specific category no buys and then one in-one out for the categories that aren't too crazy.
Trying the budget system this year. $40 a month. Just makeup items. Having the list on your person while you look at your wants is a good way to make sure your within your numbers if your taking inventory as well!!!
Great ideas! I think I've finally broken the cycle of impulse spending I've had with makeup for many years. I've finally realized just how picky I am with what I like to wear. I'm extremely fair, so most makeup looks very harsh on me. I've found that I prefer very sheer products, and only certain shades look good with my skin tone. I have those items and I don't need to chase products anymore. For instance, I found my favorite lip product and the literal perfect shade for me that I love and could wear everyday. So now I only have that one lip product. Why would I need to have others when I already have the perfect one? I don't like reds or oranges, etc. I have one perfect color that looks good with any eye look I wear. And the eye looks I like on me are also very limited. I currently have two small palettes (one 6-pan and one 8-pan). I recently purchased the Sultry palette but I've already decluttered that one because it wasn't better than what I'm using now. It was too shimmery and the mattes looked patchy. I like my subtle palettes and that's ok. I'm boring with eye shadow. I just need to accept it.
The color of your eyes is green to me with those eye shadow(♡♡♡ I love them)
Thank you Emma!! 💞
I feel like like last year I learned all I needed to know from my low/no buy hmmm I think this year I won't do the typical low/no buy but I have goals(exa. I wanted to buy from an cool indie brand for the first time but I had an 75$ limit only spent 50$ and used a discount code as well but my next 75$ has to go toward something else(food,skincare,books) before I can get makeup again
This also helps me even within the keeping things curated mindset in a few ways typical I would just buy from inexpensive brands(ucanbe,delanci,ccolor etc...) And just get a whole bunch were as indie brands are a lot more money so it makes you more intentional and keeps what you can get lower. I also like more uniqueness .
i´m doing the fifth methode with some extra rules this year.:)
I did my inventory in January this year (2024). Wow, it is eyes opening and I feel like I am an order... I got way too many products. I started a no-buy as well.
As medium deep tan it hard find right blush or lipstick for myself. I can’t buy orange or red bronzer on my neutral skin tone. Blush is so hard to wear. I realize blush with red lip doesn’t look pretty on me
I truly prefer to buy online, why? I see how much items I have on my shopping card and can watch them over and over just to check if it's really worth it, bc in a store sometimes I let employees persuade me and I don't like it. As well, I know i have been spending so much on makeup and skincare but I know it's bc I was missing a lot of products and with my first work, I purchased my wishlist but I know it's 4 months later but I need to start a low buy year. Thanks.
That's a great point!!
I am kinda on a low buy. There are certain categories I don’t think I will buy either for 2021 or ever again.
You look so beautiful
Thank you Jennifer!!
Not being able to physically go into stores has been helpful because that was my main source of impulse shopping.. even when stores open up again and things go back to normal, I will try not to do that as much..
I started keeping a log of all my expenses this year, because I felt like I was spending a lot of money. But when I actually analyzed my spending, it amounted to about $100 per month - which I found was reasonable. And because I didn't have any purchases I regretted making last year, I'm just happy with monitoring my purchases since I'm such a frugal spender to begin with.