It's Crunch TIme: Pre-Vacation(s) No-Buy

Photo courtesy of All That Slap

I tried this last year and it didn't go so well; this time around I'm hoping I can have a little more control.

As of Monday, the countdown for my family vacation was exactly two months away. Funny, I remember when I booked my two trips back in February. Anyway, everything is paid off except for spending and food money. As of right now I have five and six paychecks to go which means I really need to crack down on saving.

I've decided to go on a "soft no-buy", meaning unless I ran out of a H.G. (holy grail) product, I will not buy anything beauty related. Off hand, I think I should be ok minus a few items thanks to the bag of back-ups that are in my room.

Wish me luck :)

As always, thank you for visiting my blog and have a very happy 4th of July!!!!


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Check In Time: Perfume No-Buy: Falling In Love Summer

I want to start this post with a confession...I broke both my shower gel and perfume no buys with Philosophy's latest Scents of Summer TSV.  Please don't judge me...

That being said, since I just finished my bottle of Falling In Love I took out my new Falling In Love Summer spray. I have a feeling that this just might last throughout the summer since it is a 4oz.

This is basically a mix of Summer Grace and Falling In Love with sweet berries, coconut, a light floral and dries smelling very fresh.  I've noticed that unlike a lot of Philosophy's other fragrances, this seems to last longer.


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Check In Time: Perfume No-Buy: FIL

Another one bites the dust...(That song always seems to creep into my head whenever I finish a bottle of perfume...)

Anyway...
Since I finished up my Too-Too rollerball, today I started using Philosophy's Falling In Love, which is quite fitting for the beginning of February.

It's such a pretty and slightly sweet scent that reminds me of a mixture of cotton candy and berries...absolutely love it!

Note: You can read about my no-buy here.


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My Last Purchase of 2012...and A No Buy

I don't know about you but we didn't exactly have a "Rockin' New Year's Eve" considering everyone in my house was sick. Just before I went to bed that night I happened to flip through the channels when I caught a Philosophy presentation on QVC. Without hesitation, I ordered it, which was actually pretty fitting.....

My very last purchase for 2012 was a Fresh Cream duo consisting of a 16oz 3in1 and 7oz body cream (as of right now, it's listed as "unavailable"). Both products smell exactly like fresh whipped cream. In fact, it's actually possible to pull out different ingredients like the vanilla and sugar...it smells really clean, perfect for a Pure Grace lover, while offering a warm and cozy scent. Since it's very light, I feel like these could remain in my bathroom all year long as opposed to being reserved for the cooler months.

I also made the decision to put myself on a shower gel no buy. Right now my bathroom is full along with about three containers of Spring, Summer, and Fall scents in my bedroom. There's so much that I was way too embarrassed to post a picture of my collection.
For now, at least until I can get more of a handle on my little "problem", I'm not going to allow myself to buy anymore shower gels...there's just no more room for all of it!!!

As of right now it doesn't look like any of my bottles are close to being emptied, although, there are several that are at the half-way mark. Much like with my perfume no buy, I want to post empty bottle reports on this as well.

Stay tuned and thanks again for visiting :)

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Philosophy TSV and A No Buy

Who ordered the Philosophy TSV this past weekend?

I did not. I love their 3in1s but can't use anything else because they make me breakout.
I was very proud of myself for not ordering anything this past weekend.

I get the feeling that I'm going to be putting myself on a shower gel no buy in the near future...my collection is taking over. The bathroom is filled, not to mention that I have three baskets full of the non-seasonal scents under my bed.

Yeah, I think I need to use some of these guys up before I buy some new ones....

No Buy-Perfume Addiction...Erm...I Mean Edition

I've come to the realization that I own a lot (and I do mean a lot) of perfume. In the past couple of years my collection has gone from nonexistent to practically overflowing. My goal is to not buy any new scents until I've used up my entire collection. The only exceptions to this will be anything that's free (i.e. samples, gifts, etc.).

So far I have successfully used up Philosophy's Summer Grace and Amazing Grace, both of which I absolutely love but at the same time have felt a sense of accomplishment upon finishing them up.



(photos courtesy of QVC.com)

I figured I'd post an update every time I open a new bottle and am pretty confident that I can stay strong or at least show more self restraint than when it came to my make-up no buy.
Right now, I've gone back to my Betsey Johnson Too Too rollerball.

Wish me luck and stay tuned!

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Mission-No Buy

Every year I look forward to my two trips down the shore...what's not fun are the months prior where I go insane trying to save money in order to be able to take these vacations (often ends up with fighting and tears...not pretty)

Last year it didn't go too well and as a result we couldn't really do much and ate every meal in the motel, which, isn't something I mind but I do like to have the option of enjoying some boardwalk food and games as well.

So this time around I'm hoping to do something different-a no buy. I am going to try my best not to buy anything that isn't necessary. Upon discussing this with my fiance', we also decided to cut out going out as well.

If I can accomplish this we'll be a little more comfortable in spending, not by much, but a lot more than last year.

Wish me luck!!!