Last week, I showed you what happens when you use that simply adorable RMK Fairy palette from their 15th Anniversary collection. Essentially, you lose all the detail in her pretty little head (although RMK has a very innovative way of getting around it! š ) I spotted an interesting comment from MisSmall that I thought would make interesting discussion amongst us makeup mavens š
Fairy!!!! Oh I can never bring myself to use it! Or I’ll most likely do what I do with most of my purchases (eg. colour pencils), one to keep and one to use. Am I the weirdo here or do most girls do that with their pretty things?
She wasnāt alone, because there were quite a few comments along the same vein of not being able to use something that looks as pretty as that.
What say you, Ladies? Iām sure we are all loathe to dig into a pretty makeup palette and lose the design over time which sometimes, turns it very blah. Would love to hear your thoughts and naturally, hereās mine! š
Iām sentimental about a lot of things, but pretty makeup palettes arenāt one of them. So as you might guess, Iām a āuserā not a ācollectorā of pretty makeup palettes š
I will look at them in all their pristine glory and go āAwwā¦ā and I will die a little inside when I take my brush to the product, but ultimately, my personal belief is that makeup is only beautiful once you use it because its purpose is to make US look beautiful, not just to sit around looking pretty heheā¦
So thatās me. I use my makeup palettes, pretty design or not. I donāt buy to collect although I may buy because its pretty. But I will ultimately use them.
How about all of you? Are you swayed to purchase the pretty makeup palettes that all the various brands have been coming out with? Do you use them or do you keep them in their pristine glory as a collectorās item? Or maybe you adopt the buy one to use, one to collect theory? Incidentally, I met a couple of people who do this, so I am really curious about what you do/think š
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Pretty palettes L-R: Dior Minaudiere, Clarins Nude Inspiration collection, Maison Lancome blush, RMK 15th Anniversary Cheek Palette and Guerlain Cruel Gardenia Meteorites
Iām not emotional that way with makeup >< My rationale is that there will always be other collectibles to entice you and I can't deal with having so much stuff lying around and not use them. I can't speak for everyone but I don't usually bring my makeup out and admire them.
Thatās true about there being others. There will always be others but Iāve seen mint condition palettes fetch good prices on eBay. Iām not sure about now but back then, one could make quite a tidy sum from a pristine palette!
Morning! I suffer from an internal struggle of sorts when it comes to such pretty palettes (especially limited edition ones) where they will be left on my dresser for a while before I finally gather the courage to defile them! I wish thereāll come a day when I can afford to implement the ākeep one, use oneā theory! š
I know! I think that would be sort of fun. A museum of pretty palettes of sorts š
I am easily moved by pretty packaging/ Prints and proceed to buying it but I will definitely use a product once I bought it.. Although I will try to preserve the prints as much as I could hahaā¦ Like use a corner of it instead of using the whole thing XD
Haha Iām guilty for doing that when I use a new eyeshadow palette. I usually start at a corner instead of going for the middle which will show wear the most. Guess we want it to look good even as it serves itās purpose right?
Iād just take a snap first ā and then proceed to ruin the pretty design. What is pixie dust worth if one cannot use it to fly? š
Lol!! I love your quote! Indeed. Pixie dust is as good as cobwebs if we donāt use them for its intended purpose š
i love looking at these pretty palettes but avoid buying them because i know i will not have the heart to use and ruin the pretty pictures imprintedā¦ hence, i go practical and veer towards the non-collectiblesā¦.
Ahhhā¦ Thatās the other way of looking at it š but you have to admit that itās nice to own it right? Try this trick. Take a. Rush, close your eyes and brush across the surface. Youāre done! Now you can use it heheā¦
I used to just buy and not use them because I just couldnāt dig in. However, after starting to blog, I have newfound love for using makeup! I didnāt take out the makeup to admire per se, but it felt painful to swatch and ruin the pretty. When I collect, its mainly for the packaging. If its the product I like, I will definitely use it!
Blogging is a good thing then! š previously, I was like some readers. If it was just too pretty, I wouldnāt even buy it. Also, I saw some used testers had the pattern all worn off and it looked ugly. That helps me decide if itās worth buying then š
I totally agree with LeGeeque! Except on really extreme cases, Iām a user as well. Although it pains me everytime I use the product that itāll never look as pretty as when I first got it, the effect on my face usually makes me happy enough to accept that loss. ^^
The one and only case (so far!) that Iāve bought more than one of a product for its beauty was a limited edition (always those, of course) blush from Missha that Iāve failed to buy when it first came out at 2009, which Iāve regretted ever since since everything about it looked so perfectly like me. Fortunately, Iāve seen the blush back for sale at the end of last year on Ebay, and I was so thrilled and amazed at finding it again that I just had to buy a backup to keep and another to use. š I still have no idea if it was made permanent since 2009 and I hadnāt noticed or something else entirely, but I donāt regret the least in paying nearly double the 2009 pricing and hoarding just a tiny little bit on this case, since it was much more than just a pretty package/design.
Contenders for similar hoarding based on their beauty were M.A.C.ās Lightscapade MSF and the new Extra Dimension Skinfinishes, but Iām sure M.A.C. will release Lightscapade again in a few years at most, and I managed to purchase the ED Skinfinishes Iāve lemmied over ā and since their appeal to me is now more their effect than their design, Iām not that sad about using them up without having a backup; I know I wonāt finish up 3 highlighters any time soon. ^^
What I do hoard though (just a bit!) are foundations/concealers/sunscreens, but I think thatās much more understandable in general ā you just canāt afford to lose that perfect product, you know?
Sorry for this huge comment! Iāll try to be succinct some other time.
Hi Rose, thank you for sharing your thoughts! Donāt worry about it being long. Sometimes, our thoughts canāt be summarized right? š I actually havenāt bought a back up of aalette even if I sometimes think of it. I figure I could just get something else. Maybe Iām not sentimental that way š I know what you mean too about hoarding base products! I used to buy back ups of my fave concealer when I saw I saw it go on sale. Then it was discontinued! Madness! And you know how it is. They may bring back a colour, but theyāll never bring back a foundation or concealer
i love collecting pretty palette, and iāll admire it for a very2 long time before i can bring myself to use it, hehe =P looking at all those pretty palette just make me happy & content, itās one of my weird habit i guess, lol
I donāt think itās weird actually. We all have our poison as I always say. Just because I donāt do it doesnāt make you weird, it makes you unique! š
Iām one of them. I buy and collect makeup esp limited editions and anything in pretty packaging. I canāt help myself. I have 2 clear cubes which i store them in, right by my bedside. Makes me happy when I look at my collection. May sound silly and a total waste of money to some but it makes me smile. Some people collect stamps, I happen to collect makeup in pretty packaging.
Aww I donāt think it silly or a waste of money! If it makes you happy and you arenāt going into the poorhouse or in debt, I donāt see what business it is of anyone to say if itās right or wrong š after all, we all have our poisons. Some of us go weak in the knees for bags and shoes and you just go weak for a pretty palette š
Pretty packaging has always been my weakness and most often, the reason I purchase the product. However, if the quality is horrible, I return, give away or sell the item. If I wasnāt a beauty blogger, I would probably just keep it to admire, but since I have a pile of make-up waiting to be reviewed, I rarely keep products that arenāt useful. I just donāt have the space for it, unfortunately. =/
Oh yes, quality is important to me too! Thereās no point in a pretty palette if it is too sheer, light, shimmery, boring, chalky etc we do and should use it after all š
I still havenāt touched a lot of my makeup. But once I finallly dig into it (the first swipe is the hardest!), thereās a sense of relief and then I can just go ahead and ruin the whole thing! LOL Iām sure a psychologist will have a field day with the lot of us!
Haha! Yes! Weād be the perfect neurotic test subjects š like you, I find it hardest to take the fist swipe. After that itās pretty much a free for all š
Iāve not yet bought a āprettyā palette in my life before, but methinks I will just use it regardless! ^.^ But when my Uni friends gave me my Dior Addict Extreme (Riviera), I put it in my makeup drawer for the longest time because it was too āspecialā for me. I actually did not touch it for 3 months!
Itās no longer a virgin now though heh heh heh.
Ah, riviera is a gorgeous colour! I can understand why youād not want to use it. Itās such a bit of luxury isnāt it? š
ah pretty palettes, i couldnāt bear to touch them most of the time, as it will ruin those pretty prints. my cruel gardenia is still sitting prettily at my makeup place, waiting for me to touch it.
now i have a rule for myself, for everything i buy, i have to start using it within that 14 days i buy it, 14 days to admire things not so bad right? š
Have you used your Guerlain Cruel Gardenia yet Plue? ;p.
I have yet to touch that, plus a few things gifted from friends, and the UD 15th Anniversary palette.
Aiyoyo! Please use the UD 15th anniversary palette! Itās a good one. Iāve actually decided to stop looking at UD after their china nonsense so Iām glad I got this palette š
Canāt bear to. Reckon you guys might have to tie me down and make me swatch it. I donāt think Iāll be getting any UD anytime soon either, thanks to the China foofah.
Yes, next time we see you we just might! š
oops not yet ahahahah! so many things that I have yet to use!
Oh girl, Cruel Gardenia is so gorgeous on! Use it!! The 14 day rule is a good one. If you donāt use it, you canāt buy anything else right? š
Yah, I try to stick to it hahahaha, so at least if I know somethingās not working for me, I could give it away while itās still fresh š It wonāt end up in the bin like my other older stuff.
Iāll be digging in soon into Cruel Gardenia! For now am enjoying the bebolas, although that did took me quite a few days to use it, along with the Lunasol brush š
oh, you have a lot of gorgeous palettes PB! i envy you! i love the one on the left(I think thatās Christian Dior?) , my mom have this in a different shade though ā¦. As I said, I will have a hard time using it but eventually I will still use it after maybe a week or two or even a month of looking at it, hihihiā¦ Iād rather use it than be put to waste when the time comes that I can not use it anymoreā¦
Yes, thatās the Dior palette from about 2 years back I believe š I agree with you. Best use it while itās new before it expires. Iāve tossed out some cream products because they smelt bad and itās such a waste!
You people are so funny! Ha haā¦ yes the psychologist will sure have a happy time with us. Monstro!
Oh to add in ā I just use the product. No point it sitting there looking pretty š
What perfect fodder for a psychologist looking into the ways of a womanās mind. Think heāll go mad before heās done lol!
I purchased Nars Hanamichi Kabuki-inspired eyeshadow palette last fall and itās just too pretty to use. Though most of the time, I am a user, not a collector and will happily dig into a palette or blush to use it.
Ooh I remember that one. Boy! Is that a gorgeous palette or what!? I saw it pop up online recently but decided not to get it because whilst gorgeous the colours arenāt something Iād use. Do you think youād ever dig into that? š
Probably not, since the colours arenāt something Iād use either. Iāll probably just open it to look at occasionally. XD
I use mine as much as possible. The only thing I still have yet to break into is the gorgeous Dior minaudiere palette Bee got me last year. Too pretty to use š As for the rest, Iām glad to say Iāve deflowered them š
Congratulations! I remember you had a nice list of stuff you hadnāt used š now to make the deflowering of the Dior palette you mission!
I am usually suckered to buy the makeup if the palette is gorgeous and I would admire it for a while before I dip my brush into it. I wonāt buy another of the same palette for collection purposes because I donāt have the storage space for it and I probably canāt finish the one that I bought for usage. I would use that money to buy other palettes that I am also lemming for. š
Oh yes, thatās wise š I met someone who buys 2 of everything. SA love her, naturally š
Iāve used up everything that I boughtā¦.itās what I used daily in my make up routineā¦so since some of the product bought is from overseas and I need to wait up until 1 month just to get itā¦.I definitely used it up..I am a youtube junkerā¦ so most of the time I donāt know how some makeup texture or what other than waiting for u (Paris) to sample it firstā¦yet again..I used it up but I kept all the empty bottle..not sure am I sentimental about it..but since the expensive things doesnāt comes by easily .. I do keep the box and empty packages ..hahahaha
Lol! Wow you keep the packaging too? I usually toss my boxes. But sometimes, when my skincare comes in nice glass bottles, I feel like its such a waste to toss them out. Yet thereās no place to store them. Sighā¦
Ok, hereās the thing. I donāt buy them. š
Donāt get me wrong, I love cute/special palettes and powder design. And I very much wish I could just buy and admire them everyday. However, I know (for sure) that if I buy them, I wouldnāt be able to get myself to use any of them. So, I just suck it up, and look away. š
Is this what they call ātough loveā? š
Lol!! Yes! Thatās category #3 heheā¦ Another reader mentions that she does that too. Look the other way, excuse she canāt bear to use them. Itās nice to own though, especially if it works well to boot. So Iād suggest the next time, you not look away, but steel yourself and dig right in. The first swipe is the hardest and then itās all downhill š