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Those of you who keep up with my content closely will know that I've been on a makeup low-buy since the start of the year and - as promised - I wanted to share my progress (warts and all) with you guys. Maybe to inspire you to try a low-buy or spur you on if you're already involved. This post is a diary of how I've got on over the past three months - the temptations, the purchases that were worth making and lessons I've learnt along the way...
Those of you who keep up with my content closely will know that I've been on a makeup low-buy since the start of the year and - as promised - I wanted to share my progress (warts and all) with you guys. Maybe to inspire you to try a low-buy or spur you on if you're already involved. This post is a diary of how I've got on over the past three months - the temptations, the purchases that were worth making and lessons I've learnt along the way...
- APRIL -
As I mentioned last time - I decided I wanted to do a ColourPop haul for April's purchases. Their products are very affordable but you still have to reach a threshold for free international shipping - I tend to wait until there are a good few things I have my eye on before ordering. You can check out what I picked up in my haul post.
- MAY -
I think I may have picked up a couple of these products towards the end of April but I got them for my holiday to Barcelona, knowing they'd count towards my May allowance, so please let me off... A strange thing happened for me bronzer-wise - for months and months I'd had my eye on the Hoola Caramel Bronzer | £26 | full review | and so picked it up as one of my planned purchases, however I bought the Fenty Sun Stalk'r Instant Warmth Bronzer in Bajan Gyal | £23 | full review | on a bit of a whim... what do you know: the Benefit is nice but the Fenty is amazing! I guess impulse-buys aren't all bad? At the same time I decided to get the Fenty Pro Filt'r Mini Instant Retouch Setting Powder (Honey) | £17 | full review. Realistically, I should've gone a shade lighter because this isn't super-brightening, however it's still a nice powder and the size is so handy for travelling (I did take this one away with me). I like it, but in retrospect I could've made a better purchase with one of my May items. I also decided to get the Milk Makeup Kush Fibre Brow Gel (Grind) | £15 | full review | as there was an offer on Milk Makeup (probably my favourite new beauty brand discovery of 2019) through Cult Beauty and I use a brow gel daily - so it was more of a practical repurchase, however it does the job I want it to really nicely.
- JUNE -
June is my birthday month so - in all honesty - I got a lot of lovely gifts and didn't buy that much, however there was still the temptation of those birthday discounts... which I ended up using to buy two products: the Huda Beauty Tantour (Medium) | £26 | full review | and Natasha Denona Sunrise Palette | £60 | full review coming soon. I honestly had mixed feelings about the Tantour but I'd had my eye on it for a while so I can't say I really regret having picked it up. The Sunrise palette caught my eye the second it was teased to the world and - knowing its release date - I decided I'd save up my pennies and buy this as a birthday treat to myself because it's so beautiful! I also stocked up on my beloved Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz (Ebony) | £23 | full review | after Dorota from Beauty Drama Queen texted me to tip me off that it was half-price in Selfridges. Given I use these every day and how quickly I get through them, it made sense to get myself two. It just means that I won't have to use one of my items up on it for a while now!
- JULY -
For July I've got another ColourPop order on the way - I'm really excited about the products I ordered and will - of course - share the haul with you when it arrives!
- WHAT HAVE I LEARNT? -
I've definitely been a lot less quick to jump and buy the latest releases the second they launch - with the Sunrise palette I did actually miss it the first time round, which turned out to be for the best because I got to read some reviews before I dropped that much money on eyeshadow! I appreciate this isn't a concern for a normal consumer but during the first few months of the year - I really wasn't receiving much PR (probably just due to the season) so I possibly felt more under pressure to keep buying thing 'for the blog'. However I've been lucky enough to have received quite a lot of new things to try for the summer season. Either way - I just want to focus on sharing products I enjoy and / or that you guys want to hear about so if I'm not getting PR and have used up my items for the month then I just need to be a bit more creative with my content; at the end of the day you don't need something new to share your thoughts on beauty!Don't forget to check out my last update and read about my low-buy rules and philosophy!
Are you on a low-buy - how are you getting on and do you have any tips to share?
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