tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383409324872023240.post4438839684657843838..comments2024-01-09T03:39:53.229-08:00Comments on Anti-Haul Blog: What I'm Not Buying: Anastasia Beverly Hills Soft GlamEllie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05299622836916628165noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383409324872023240.post-29930103353799602342018-02-21T02:37:10.882-08:002018-02-21T02:37:10.882-08:00i third this. it's so funny that you brought u...i third this. it's so funny that you brought up the naked palettes because that's also when reality kind of slapped me in the face. i was looking at my collection and specifically looked at my 3 naked palettes, which i haven't used in months, and i just wondered why in the world i bought these. they're not that great. they bore me and i realized i only bought them because that was what *everyone* had not because i wanted them. and then i thought about the fact that each of them were $50 so i had basically spent $150 on 3 palettes i am never going to use. well, never again. no more "hype" buys. when you realize how much money you've wasted on makeup that you end up neglecting after the first few months, you also realize what you could have purchased instead or the money you could have saved up. i feel so much better now, realizing all of this. when naked heat came out, i literally thought to myself HELL NO and i'm so glad i'm at a point where i can do that. the old me would have thrown my money at the naked heat not only because i like the color story (even though i already have those colors) but because i want to complete my collection of the naked series (dumb af). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873800223141255729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383409324872023240.post-28896044931586373082018-02-21T02:27:50.390-08:002018-02-21T02:27:50.390-08:00thanks so much! i literally love your blog it'...thanks so much! i literally love your blog it's so entertaining and it's much needed with the extreme makeup addiction that a lot of people have right now, sometimes without even knowing it. it's kind of crazy how there seems to be a new release every 5 minutes nowadays. i feel like there's products being thrown at me from every direction haha. i just bought a bunch of magnetic palettes from shop miss a (btw if you don't know it it's essentially a dollar store for makeup but online and they have the cutest alternatives to z palettes but they are only $6.50 and amazing quality!) and so i'm depotting all my shadows and arranging them the way you've done. it's SUCH a help for me to see with my own eyes that i HAVE the colors in my collection and really prevents me from going through with a purchase. i also think it's so smart to look at a palette you want and arrange your singles to dupe that palette essentially creating your own version of that palette. so creative! thanks so much for your informative content. you're saving me so much money <3 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873800223141255729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383409324872023240.post-40063251546216721862018-02-20T09:41:33.176-08:002018-02-20T09:41:33.176-08:00Yep, I totally agree. I was guilty of the bandwago...Yep, I totally agree. I was guilty of the bandwagon thinking for a long time too, and at some point I finally said, "I don't like the Naked palettes and I don't like the Chocolate Bars." That felt really freeing. And I completely agree about targeting younger consumers. In general I think they are targeting "hard core fans" of influencers. There was a time when I was younger, before people had to disclose sponsorships, where if one of the people I watched on YT recommended a product, I went out and bought it. Now, I'm older and less susceptible to that, and because of all the sponsorships and PR, I take every recommendation with a grain of salt. But younger consumers don't quite have that yet, which is why they're targeted. Ellie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299622836916628165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383409324872023240.post-59258821422464293322018-02-20T09:35:59.152-08:002018-02-20T09:35:59.152-08:00Thanks so much for such a nice comment! I've g...Thanks so much for such a nice comment! I've gotten several requests to write about the Venus XL palette (looks so gorgeous, so I get the temptation!), and that will be coming sometime this week! Thanks for reading!Ellie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299622836916628165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383409324872023240.post-67852782589620562662018-02-20T07:53:23.722-08:002018-02-20T07:53:23.722-08:00I think what you are saying about hype taking on a...I think what you are saying about hype taking on a life of its own once it gets to be a certain amount is absolutely true. I think it can morph into this sort of 'bandwagon' view, where if everyone else owns/uses/loves this product than I should also. <br /><br />I also think that a huge amount of the consumerism targets younger consumers, who are more susceptible to these marketing gimmicks. In particular, I think of my self ten years ago vs. now, and ten years ago I absolutely would have been one of the many people who HAD to have the most hyped products that everyone else loved. Where as now I am far more realistic, I don't have any ABH palettes (though I do have 2-3 of their singles) cause I am now more aware that not only were the previous palettes not colors I use much, but I also tend to prefer singles.Jaymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058972789593794327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383409324872023240.post-53630457112008740332018-02-20T00:07:01.622-08:002018-02-20T00:07:01.622-08:00hey girl! i just found your blog over the weekend ...hey girl! i just found your blog over the weekend and have been binging on your posts. i appreciate these so much. they help me not buy shit i don't need. god knows i don't need another damn palette. i had a request if you could, could you do a post on the new lime crime venus XL palette? i would LOVE to know your thoughts on it because when i saw it on trendmood and now that it's released...i've been drooling over it. i KNOW i shouldn't and i don't need it but i'm so so tempted right now hahaha. i already have the lime crime venus 1 and an assortment of palettes with the same color story but god idk it might just be the packaging but the colors the whole thing is so pleasing to me! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873800223141255729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383409324872023240.post-23990735022439063972018-02-19T18:10:06.717-08:002018-02-19T18:10:06.717-08:00Yeah, the Modern Renaissance hype is truly bafflin...Yeah, the Modern Renaissance hype is truly baffling to me. It's a neutral palette, full of browns and tans, with a few red shades. I think once hype hits a certain level, people force themselves to believe it. And I think you're right about Viseart too. It took me a few years before I was able to actually say that I don't think I like Viseart all that much. I thought they had the best shadows ever, because everyone else said they did, but I've basically decluttered 5 of their palettes from my collection. All I have left is Dark Matte and a few shades from other palettes. I like the mattes from Makeup Geek and Colourpop better. Ellie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299622836916628165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383409324872023240.post-88219651499719736862018-02-19T15:44:40.730-08:002018-02-19T15:44:40.730-08:00Great post.
I received Modern Renaissance for Ch...Great post. <br /><br />I received Modern Renaissance for Christmas. It's a nice palette and I like it but I'm still failing to see the hype. I feel like it's almost blasphemy in the makeup community to say that the MR is anything less than phenomenal and it's confusing to me. <br /><br />Agree about the formula. MR and Subculture feel similar to me formula-wise. I do find Subculture more challenging than my other palettes, but not any more so than MR. I just have to wonder if everyone feels like they SHOULD love MR just because everyone else does. (I think this may be true with Viseart too). <br /><br />I too was surprised that Pink Champagne wasn't in this (I have it in the Self Made palette) as this looks like a nice bridal palette. <br /><br />Hope everything is going ok with your move!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301475530649377898noreply@blogger.com