Stonn. She is yours. After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true.Spock, Amok Time.*
I find this often used to be true of cosmetic purchases: I enjoyed the browsing, planning and agonising over a new collection more than the having. I seem to get less caught up in new collections now, and enjoy (and use) the things I have more. I find if I make myself wait a little while and not buy something the minute it comes out, by the time a couple of weeks have passed I don't feel the same yearning. This also means I have less guilt over the purchases I do buy.
Do you find this to be true? Do you find that once you've bought something you tend to enjoy it less, or do you resist the impulse adrenalin rush to buy?
*Quote from Star Trek. Incidentally, Spock is another of my lovely childhood nicknames, as I have very pointy ears.
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I do find it to be very true. The planning and considering beforehand are part of the excitement for me. I will often force myself to wait that little bit longer before I jump in and buy to see whether it continues to niggle at me or whether it was just a passing fancy.
ReplyDeleteI have to be like this as my budget is limited. I try desperately to only buy things that I really want. Recent passing whims include the NARS spring eyeshadow duos and a couple of things from MAC. I'm very pleased I hung on with the Turtles palette too. Had I bought it at full price, I'm almost positive I would have been disappointed once the thrill of the chase had worn off!
I'm pretty sure my makeup buying habits would baffle Spock!
Spock Love!!! This quote made my day :-D
ReplyDeleteI think I'm past the worst of my makeup obsession phase by now. I've amassed a reasonable stock, I know what works and what doesn't, so now I bypass some collections, and others I wait until they get to the discount bin. I still buy based on impulse or desire, but I've mostly gotten my instincts under check (Spock would be moderately proud)
I definitely agree, this is getting more and more true for me as well. These last months I've found that I was disappointed in things I bought and that the lemming and hunting part was way more exciting than actually owning it.
ReplyDeleteBut now when that happens, I do give or sell or swap the items - I know that anyway I always go back to the things I love so much.
There's an ad up there trying to convince me to buy Star Trek Costumes ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you - I often just enjoy watching online reviews, reading blogs, checking swatches, MakeupAlley etc. Of course I have my impulse purchases, things that I regret buying but I've also found quite a lot of products that work for me. But yes sometimes I feel a bit silly with all those colourful eyeshadows I have when often I don't even have the time or the will to spend more than 15 minutes on my makeup in the morning.
Thank you for this post!
x Klara
I've found similar things - that if I wait, the desire passes and I want something else instead. If I had bought it, I would feel guilty. But now that I control my purchases more carefully, and only buy things that I really know I want, I no longer have guilt over my purchases, and I actually enjoy having and using them more.
ReplyDeleteThe thrill of the hunt is always more satisfying that the consuming part. I found it's better if I try to spread out my purchases instead of doing lots in one go or doing a total no buy. Example, after not being able to go out for 3 months coz of the stupid morning sickness, I found myself buying cosmetics & nail polish almost every time I went to the shop - which is like one/twice a week. So bad, I know.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it counts in the same way but I really, really want a thing, end up buying and then never using it because I don't want to 'spoil' it! Said item then gets forgotten about but I do have days where I pull the box of never-opened things and look through them so I do get pleasure from that but occasionally question why on earth I bought some of the things in the first place. My Estee Lauder solid fragrance is a case in point.. I like having them but my life would be no different at all if i didn't!
ReplyDeleteI've stopped buying things and then not using them, cothes and makeup. that really used to be my thing until thanks to nigella lawson I realised that life's too short - why save something until you or the thing is too old to enjoy it?
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