Feb 14, 2014

Spending Ban Update, Oops!

My new years resolution this year was to implement a spending ban until my birthday in May. This is a little update to let you all know I broke it.... Twice.... Hey I'm not perfect! I'm actually pretty proud that that is all I have done so far! I thought it would be much worse than this.

My first transgression happened about a week ago when I read that Notoriously Morbid was having a 40% off sale from Hello Pretty Bird (go check out that blog!!!). I had received a sample baggie of Neno in my first purchase from them and wanted a full jar SO BADLY! It is the most amazing taupe that is so packed with amazing sparkles! I could not pass up a full sized jar on sale, and while I was at it I ended up also adding one more colour I had my eye on. I will review those when they get here, can't wait!

My second transgression was a purchase I made yesterday. I was out with my boyfriend and was in a rather lousy mood when we happened across a tiny beauty supply store on a random side street, so we wandered in. This is what I picked out:

It is a black gel eyeliner pencil, since I always need one of those, and a brow pencil that looked like the perfect shade for me. Weirdly enough, neither of these actually has a brand name on it anywhere. The eyebrow pencil is called Indelible Brow and I was able to find online that it is made by Dermasoft Beauty. The eyeliner literally just says "Black" on it along with the weight of it, so I'm still working on figuring out what brand it is... The tester seemed like it was great quality though, so I got it regardless. My boyfriend helped pay for the purchase too, so thank you Nick! <3

These were the only two missteps in my spending ban so far, and I don't feel so bad because one was on sale, and the other was a badly needed pick me up that my amazing boyfriend helped pay for.

What do you think? Am I doing badly so far?

5 comments:

  1. Eh, you're not doing too bad so far. A couple of eye pencils and some odds and ends from Notoriously Morbid (which is pretty cheap as far as indies go even before the sale) doesn't sound like a crazy amount of spending. I just got my Notoriously Morbid order from the sale today, by the way, and she threw in a couple of samples with names that seem to be themed around Twin Peaks? Except she doesn't have a Twin Peaks collection on her site?! I hope it's something she's working on now, because I want it! :D

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    1. That's exciting! I hope that means a new collection is coming soon!

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  2. I think regrouping whenever you transgress is the true sign of success! Also hooray for helpful boyfriends :) Does he read your blog?

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    1. I think he does sometimes, but he already sees most of my makeup looks in person, haha!

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    2. I'm sure he doesn't want to miss one moment of your sparkling wit ;P I keep telling myself that's why people read my blog. . . (jokes, i gots 'em)

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