The Beauty Ban.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
It's finally happened, I've hit rock bottom. I have finally realised that it's all too much - I have too much. I used to look back at spending ban posts and wonder why people ever did them - surely they couldn't have that much? Yes. Yes they could. And now my time has come. Moving around had made it that much more obvious. I can't keep using up half of my baggage allowance on stuff I simply don't need, multiples upon multiples of products that I never get through. So, as of today - 15th May 2014 - I am on a strict spending ban. To start off with, I will only be on the ban for a month - y'know, not throwing myself in at the deep end - but I might do some longer ones later in the year. I'm not hurting for money, but I'm certainly not saving either - and living in a capital city can be expensive. I start my final year of uni in September, so I want to have as much saved as I can before I graduate so I start off life on the right foot. So, I have a few rules/conditions;
I am not allowed to buy any makeup/skincare/haircare/nail items unless;
- I run out of the product and have no other alternative
- I use a gift voucher that I received for Christmas
- Someone else purchases the product for me.
I am going to be very strict on myself as I really want to cut the skincare products I have in half before I return to the UK, and if I manage to finish any makeup items that'll be good, but the main point is not to buy anymore. This is going to be a huge challenge for me, as I'm very much an emotional shopper, and the next month is going to be very stressful. However, I'd rather spend a bit of the money I save on enjoying the rest of my time in Madrid, and then saving the rest for the years to come. Well, wish me luck - and if I do slip up (which I'm determined not to), I'll be sure to shamefully post about it so you can all tell me off!
Let me know if you guys have any tips or tricks that might help me!
