If you read my first blog you'll know that I embarked on a "53 day No Buy Makeup Challenge". I gave myself until my birthday (which was 53 days) to not buy any makeup. I also secretly tried to not buy and clothing, shoes, or accessories but did not tell anyone because I didn't want to hold myself accountable. What a sissy, I know! My main focus was on makeup because I knew I had an addiction to buying it.
I posted a "Makeup No Buy Challenge Fail" and blogged about products I ended up buying. I decided that I would continue to try and that is what I did, try. I won't sit here and say that I didn't spend any money during the challenge because I did. A couple weeks before my birthday I went out with my girls. We ended up spending the day at Santana Row in San Jose where I indulged in a day at the spa, getting my hair blown out and shopping. We hit up the mall across the street and didn't leave until it closed. I can't believe we spent an hour and a half at sephora. I ended up purchasing a few things. I will also admit that I've been to ulta and did some damage.
What I will say is although this No Buy Challenge wasn't 100% successful I did learn a lot about myself. I learned that I was getting addicted to shopping, especially buying Makeup. I think I tend to buy more makeup than clothing or shoes or anything else because unlike clothes or shoes I know they will "fit" and I don't need to worry about it "fitting me". It's an easy buy. I got caught up in watching youtube and my favorite gurus. I had to try the latest products, and everyone's holy grail products, that I've accumulated a massive amount of makeup, spent thousands of dollars, and will never ever ever use them all up. I've learned that I don't need to buy every color of an item or have every shade of lipstick. I don't need 40 different red/burgandy lipsticks because in truth I could probably get away with having 3 and no one would know the difference. I don't need to latest palette, in fact I don't need to have them all.
I'm not saying I'm never shopping again but I now know that I don't need everything I want. I've realized that the $200 sitting in my shopping cart while I'm shopping online will only give me a temporary high of thinking I'm about to get $200 worth of new things but now I tell myself, "ok, if I buy this I will be $200 poorer".
As corny as it sounds I am a better person because of this challenge. I can put the money I save into getting a house or taking trips with my family. Again, Not to say I will never buy a new lipstick again. Just wiser decisions!
Thanks for reading, XO
Kathleen
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