only a few days left until 2010. And it's very unlikely that I should buy anything until then (simply because I'm not in Vienna). So I looked through my excel spreadsheet and boy, did I get a lot of free stuff in 2009... 2008 was a meagre year concerning cosmetics due to my exchange term in Singapore (the climate is too hot and humid to think about make up). 2007 was quite a lot, until I looked at 2009. I got 16 products for free. A large part is from the L'Oréal competition, another part from a friend and a few items were X-Mas gifts from retailers. I'm curious what 2010 will bring, but unless MAC re-releases Mothbrown eyeshadow, Coco or Sweet Sienna Pigment or have nice Holiday Sets (looong wait), I'm not supposed to buy. Given the array of colors I own I should have enough for the next few years.
And after doing the math I'm a bit wowed too: in 2009 I acquired cosmetics with a total retail price worth of ~800€, but paid 'only' 650€ due to various discounts and gift cards, and the free items. This does not include perfumes and skin/body care. Now 650€ could have bought me a new bag... on the other side I have lots of colors to play with and maaany substitutes.
One of my new year resolutions will consequently be: BUY LESS MAKEUP!!!
Oh and a random old snippet of the nail polish I'm currently wearing on my left hand... a bright green (looks less bluish in real) frost by a German drugstore brand.
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