Are you an impulse beauty buyer?
Beautiful with brains says: sometimes. I like to do my research and read blog reviews before making a purchase but sometimes I see a new release from one of my favourite brands or a product with a particularly cute packaging and I’ll buy it on impulse. But it only happens with products from brands I trust and the price has to be cheap!
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YES YES YES! Especially in Duty Free!
Jamilla, there are so many great offers at beauty free, it’s impossible to resist and not buy something!
Used to be….but now I have learnt to control myself. But it still happens sometimes.
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Vonvon, that’s great. I’m like you. I used to buy on impulse a lot but these days I’d rather read reviews first. But sometimes the temptation is just too strong…
Nope. I rarely buy anything if I’ve just seen it for the first time, I like to do my research first. I think it’s mostly because when I was first getting into makeup, I would see a product in a magazine and they would hype it up. And 80% of the time, the product would turn out to be quite bad, so now I like to look at swatches and reviews online before getting anything.
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Makeup Morsels, back then when there weren’t any blogs, I would often get sucked in by products advertized by mags and I agree, they were often very disappointing. Thank goodness for blogs, the reviews and swatches are so helpful!
Sometimes, but like you I prefer to research and plan out my purchases.
But if it’s a pretty nail polish or something inexpensive, I’ll buy on impulse at times. I picked up some lip glosses for 500 yen each as I happened to run across a sale, and the glosses turned out to be well worth the money!
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Kuri, isn’t it great when that happens? I think only inexpensive products are worth buying on impulse. If they turn out to be good, you got a great bargain, otherwise, you won’t have wasted a lot of money.
i totally agree. I’ve made too many expensive impulse purchases that turned out badly!
kuri´s last [type] ..my inner French girl
Kuri, I’m sorry to hear that. I think high-end products can be tricky as you expect them to be really good and worth the money, but sometimes they can really disappoint too.
May I interrupt…..
Yes, i also have been doing some impulse buy on inexpensive items, usually less than £2 from shops like TJ Hughes and TK Maxx. Got some Rimmel Colour Mousse eyeshadows at £1.99, when the same in Boots cost £4.99!
Or clearance shelf of drugstores like Boots.
Shall be writing about them in coming weeks!
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Vonvon, those are great bargains! I love clearance shelves/bins, you can find some awesome deals in there. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on those products and see swatches.
Most of the time I do a research and make a list. Sometimes I am very pleased with my impulsive purchases but sometimes not at all.
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Marina, impulse purchases are always risk and they seem to be either very good or extremely bad. lol. Doing some research and making a list is a good way to make sure you won’t be disappointed by your purchases.
Sometimes, especially with sales and cheap items. But only in “real life” shops, when I buy on-line I am more coscentious thanks to pre-payed card, lol!
La Bisbetica, I’m like that too. I never buy on impulse online but in real shops the temptation can be too hard to resist sometimes..
every now and then i am an impulse buyer hah! but most of the time i’d be a good girl and do my research first
money don’t come easy so i always keep an eye!
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Plue, I agree. We need to be careful how we spend our hard-earned money. But every now and then it’s ok to buy on impulse too.
No, I think.
CREAMS LOTIONS BODY BUTTERS OINTMENTS!
Prettykitty, that’s good that you don’t buy on impulse as you can waste money that way. I need more will power lol.
Sorry for the creams thing. I was really goofy last night XD.
no worries. I loved your answer actually.
I impulse but then I think and put them back.
that’s great. I need to follow your example.
Aww… Thxs gio! Im so execited Im going swiming with my friend today!
Have fun!