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Another week has gone, did I break any rules? What have I learnt?
1. A Recap
My rules:
- No spending on ANY make up or skin care. No exceptions. I do welcome free gifts or samples though. Note: during this span I shall have
at least 3 Glamaboxes(all arrived!) coming in, so that can keep me entertained! - Every single day I survive this ban, I will put HK $100 into my Fun Fund. When the ban is over, I can treat myself well (perhaps some
Burberry or GuerlainTom Ford make up??). :D - My 100 Day Spending Ban starts on 1st of April and shall end on 9th of July.
2. Fun Fund (Week 10: 3 - 9 June)
$5,300 + $400
= $5,700
i) 5th June, Watson's:
As I have planned before the trip, I allow myself to buy skin care but not make up in this trip. However I did 'break the rule' three times, buying minimal make up (I think). First, I purchased some eye liners from the brand Bebe Poshe (brand link) - it is a brand developed by a group of Taiwan celebrities. As they were on promotion, I picked up four shades that caught my eye. Then I got myself back-up of one of my favourite mascaras of all time - the Integrate Separate; a mascara base slipped into my shopping basket, too!
ii) 6th June, 86 Shop:
86 Shop (shop link) is a very popular and well-stocked online beauty store, and they recently opened two real stores, one at ShiDa night market. I did not know this before-hand, so it was an entire surprise to me. Spent quite a bit of time inside (enjoying the air-conditioning) and a very conservative amount of money on products. The only make up item I got was a Miss Hana Eyebrow Pencil.
iii) 8th June, Watson's:
Went into a Watson's again per cousin Honor's request. She wanted a Sofina Primavista Ange (brand link) primer, and other things. There was a 23% off all 'drugstore brands', so I got myself a bottle of the primer, too. :O
My entire Taiwan beauty haul will hopefully be written up later this week. Keep an eye out for that! (If you're also interested in the non-beauty things, perhaps I can do it on my other blog too... do you want it?)
iv) Mail!
Came home to four lovely packages after my Taiwan trip. A FeelUnique order mentioned last week, the June's Glamabox which came early (yay!), a bag of heavy UK "stationery" from Sam, and a precious box of Helenere "golden drops" (product link)!
Now I have so much to use and write about I have no excuse to break the ban in the remaining 30 days?
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| Mail! |
3. Lesson Learnt
Indeed I am stronger after these 70 days, I did not expect myself to come back from Taiwan hauling only a few make up items, especially with the 23% off at their Watson's!
Making shopping list in ink really helps. I keep a tiny little notebook that I keep in my handbag throughout the journey. I wrote down what I want after viewing leaflets, magazines, blogs, etc, before I walk into the shops. Inside stores, I compare prices and learn more about the products, then I either purchase, or go back, re-think, and eventually delete them from my list. Sometimes, "seeing" can replace "shopping"!
It is very helpful to have a good friend (Mr. A) as a companion who constantly reminds me of what I own. He also allows me to visit every beauty store I like, making me embarrassed to re-visit the same chain more than twice! Good job, Mr. A!
4. Wants or Wishes
I will write these down weekly, and after the 100 day spending ban I will look back and see what I really will buy. I suppose this is a good way to see how unnecessary some of my desires are...! I am limiting myself to add one wish per day only, is that considered self-control, too?
Affordable:
My Beauty Diary Ginseng Mask (spotted in Manning stores!)
My Beauty Diary Imperial Bird's Nest Mask
MAC Eyeshadow "Patina", "Vanilla"
Luxury:
Chanel "Boy"
Tom Ford "Burnished Amber" (Yuan the enabler, again!)
Too Faced La Creme Lip Cream
a. Shop my stash! Blog Sale!
b. Recap of last week's posts: A short Finished Fortnight post - used up two full size facial serums! (That's the only post I have managed to pre-write and post... :P)
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Beautiful wishes,
Lazy silly Jacq :")
Hurray!! Failure or success, I have been 70 days through this spending ban. Starting from next post I will be counting down the last days decade by decade, in three posts.
I am one month away from my dear Tom Ford palettesss, are you excited?
I am one month away from my dear Tom Ford palettesss, are you excited?
Beautiful wishes,
Lazy silly Jacq :")